Lindsay S. C. Brinton and Meghan S. Largent Secure Payout for Southern Indiana Property Owners
Lewis Rice Rails to Trails attorneys Lindsay S. C. Brinton and Meghan S. Largent secured the first settlement payout in the Monon South Trail development lawsuit. Representing property owners in Southern Indiana, Lindsay and Meghan have successfully obtained more than $220,000 in compensation for eight landowners in Kay v. United States. Lindsay, who has been working with the affected landowners since 2018, expressed satisfaction with the outcome and indicated more settlements are forthcoming. This case is part of four related claims with expected total compensation of $1 million.
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Lewis Rice's federal takings attorneys represent landowners throughout the United States pursuing takings claims against the federal government. One primary focus of the group is representing landowners in what is commonly referred to as rails to trails takings. Attorneys in this group litigate cases in the United States Court of Federal Claims on behalf of those whose property was taken by the federal government pursuant to the National Trails System Act, which authorizes abandoned railroad lines to be converted to public parks. The goal is to obtain compensation from the government for the taking of their land for the public recreational trail. The attorneys in the Federal Takings Practice Group focus on both proving the taking has occurred as well as establishing the value of the property that was taken. Their national work for landowners includes representing landowners coast-to-coast, including 11 states.
