Archive for the ‘Cases’ Category

United States v. The Inn at Antietam (Jury Trial 1997)

Posted by David Deutsch

The United States condemned a bed and breakfast and surrounding property offering the owners $80,000. The matter was tried to a jury in the federal district court in Baltimore, Maryland, and the jury verdict was $792,000.

State of Maryland v. Park 100 Limited Partnership (1996)

Posted by David Deutsch

The State Highway Administration condemned 16 acres of industrially zoned property located in Anne Arundel County from a 100 acre parcel. The Administration appraised the property for $789,000. Dale Zeitlin settled this case for $6,289,000.

State of Maryland v. Konterra (1995)

Posted by David Deutsch

This eminent domain case involved the taking of approximately 20 acres from a 270 acre industrial zoned parcel of land. The Maryland State Highway Administration valued the property at $400,000 with no severance damages. The case was settled for $4,100,000, and the State agreed to build access into the client’s remaining property.

State of Maryland v. Vogel Farm Partnership (1995)

Posted by David Deutsch

This eminent domain case involved the taking of approximately 7 acres from a 100 acre residential zoned parcel of land. The Maryland Highway Administration valued the property at $197,050 with no severance damages. The case was settled for $1,950,000.

State of Maryland v. Cromwell (1994)

Posted by David Deutsch

In this Maryland eminent domain case the State Highway Administration offered $10,500,000 to our client. Dale Zeitlin settled this case for approximately $22,000,000. The focus of the valuation was the deprivation of value due to loss of access. Dale Zeitlin not only handled the case as the trial lawyer, but also did all of the valuation analysis. The case was settled before an expert appraiser was hired.

State of Maryland v. Seven Oaks (1991)

Posted by David Deutsch

This case, filed in Anne Arundel Circuit Court, Annapolis, Maryland, involved the taking of approximately 30 acres of property for which the State Highway Administration originally offered $1,300,000. The case was settled just before trial for $7,800,000.

State Highway Administration v. Legum (1993)

Posted by David Deutsch

This eminent domain case was filed in Anne Arundel Circuit Court, Annapolis, Maryland. The State Highway Administration offered $3,500,000 for land. Dale Zeitlin settled this case on the eve of trial for $8,800,000 plus additional land valued at approximately $1,000,000, for a total settlement of approximately $9,800,000.

The Hopi Tribe v. Navajo Nation (Bench Trials 1992)

Posted by David Deutsch

Four week trial in United States District Court, District of Arizona involving three separate cases consolidated for trial. These three cases were originally filed in 1979, and were handled by various law firms in Phoenix and in Washington, D.C. Zeitlin & Zeitlin was hired by the Navajos in 1990. The Hopi claims when Dale Zeitlin entered the case were for approximately $200,000,000. Prior to trial the Hopi claims were successfully reduced to approximately $63,000,000.

Arizona Department of Transportation v. Valley Citrus (1986)

Posted by David Deutsch

Property located at 83rd Avenue and Bell Road. ADOT offered $6,000,000, Dale Zeitlin settled the case for $10,000,000.

Arizona Department of Transportation v. Tang (1988-89)

Posted by David Deutsch

Property was taken at Beardsley and I-17 in Phoenix. ADOT offered approximately $3,250,000, and Dale Zeitlin settled the case for approximately $6,600,000.