Textainer Equipment Management Ltd. v. United States

OPINION

FIRESTONE, Judge.

The plaintiffs in this case claim that the United States Army (“Army” or “government”) has taken their property without just compensation in violation of the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States. Pending before the court is the plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment.

The plaintiffs, CAI International, Inc (“CAI”), Cronos Containers Limited (“Cro-nos”), and Textainer Equipment Management (U.S.) Limited (“Textainer”), the successor in interest to Capital Lease Limited (“Capital”), own and/or manage a large fleet of “intermodal” shipping containers.1…