Furlong v. United States

Rails-to-Trails; Class Action; RCFC .23(e); Final Approval of Settlement Agreement

OPINION AND ORDER

SWEENEY, Judge

Before the court is the parties’ request, pursuant to Rule 23(e) of the Rules of the United States Court of Federal Claims (“RCFC”), for final approval of the proposed settlement agreement in this Rails-to-Trails class action. Upon review of the proposed settlement agreement, and for the reasons stated below, the court grants the parties’ request.

I. BACKGROUND

In this case, plaintiffs contend that they own real property adjacent to a 9.14-mile rail corridor in Albany County, New…