The 9-0 ruling by the U.S Supreme Court that the firm’s clients can pursue litigation against the State of Texas for unlawful taking of property led to numerous media reports and the firm’s designation as one of the week’s “Legal Lions” by Law360. At issue in Devillier v. Texas is a barrier the…
The United States Supreme Court issued an opinion ruling in favor of Burns Charest clients and takings plaintiffs. In the opinion, the unanimous Court determined, based on representations made during argument by the Texas Solicitor General, that the federal Takings Clause remedy was available under Texas law and, as a…
Oral Argument before the United States Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. took place yesterday on behalf of Texas landowners’ right to sue the State of Texas under the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Plaintiffs, represented by Burns Charest LLP in the class action, are landowners…