Legal Opinion

Banks v. United States

United States Court of Federal Claims

Decided December 22, 2011No. Nos. 99-4451 L, 99-4452 L, 99-4453 L, 99-4454 L, 99-4455 L, 99-4456 L, 99-4457 L, 99-4458 L, 99-4459 L, 99-44510 L, 99-44511 L, 99-44512 L, 00-365 L, 00-379 L, 00-380 L, 00-381 L, 00-382 L, 00-383 L, 00-384 L, 00-385 L, 00-386 L, 00-387 L, 00-388 L, 00-389 L, 00-390 L, 00-391 L, 00-392 L, 00-393 L, 00-394 L, 00-395 L, 00-396 L, 00-398 L, 00-399 L, 00-400 L, 00-401 L, 05-1353 L, 05-1381 L, 06-72 LPublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION 1

HEWITT, Chief Judge.

This is an action for just compensation filed by owners of property along the eastern shore of Lake Michigan. Plaintiffs’ properties are located along an area of the shoreline that erodes naturally, but allege that the government’s construction and maintenance of a pair of jetties effected a taking by speeding the erosion of their properties.

This Opinion addresses a jurisdictional issue that arose after the second trial held by the court to address the merits of plaintiffs’ claims. The court holds that, because plaintiffs’ claims accrued earlier than 1952,…

2Cases cited111 opinions

  1. Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
  3. Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  4. Steel Co. v. Citizens for a Better EnvironmentSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
  5. New Hampshire v. MaineSupreme Court of the United States · 2001

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Banks v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2014
  2. Halim v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2012
  3. Kalick v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2013
  4. National Food & Beverage Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2012
  5. Keehn v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2013

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