Legal Opinion
Win & Son, Inc. v. City of Philadelphia
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided February 11, 2016No. CIVIL ACTION No. 13-5977PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
McHUGH, United States District Court Judge.
This case concerns the obligations of a municipality when it seeks to condemn and demolish privately-ownéd buildings that are in imminent danger of collapse. Plaintiffs Win & Son, Inc. and Huan Yi Yu brought this action against the City of Philadelphia (the “City”), along with government contractors, USA Environmental Management, Inc. (“USAEM”) and Pedro Palmer Construction, Inc. (“PPC”), alleging that Defendants improperly demolished a warehouse owned by Plaintiffs and in the process destroyed a collection of valuable art and artifacts…
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3Cited by22 opinions
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