Legal Opinion
Thomas v. United States
United States Court of Federal Claims
Decided June 2, 2015No. 10-54LPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Rails-to-Trails; Class Action; Final Approval of Settlement Agreement; Final Approval of Class Counsel Fees
ORDER GRANTING FINAL APPROVAL TO PARTIES’ PROPOSED SETTLEMENT AND CLASS COUNSEL’S MOTION FOR FEES
NANCY B. FIRESTONE, Judge
This is a class action Rails-to-Trails ease concerning certain properties in Shelby County, Tennessee. Plaintiffs alleged that the government “took” their property interests without just compensation when it authorized the conversion of the rail corridor to a recreational trail. The parties have reached a settlement agreement for the appraised fair market value of…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Evans v. Jeff D. Ex Rel. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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- Donald Knight and Foster Pepper & Shefelman, a Law Partnership, Plaintiffs/cross-Appellants v. The United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1993
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3Cited by3 opinions
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