Litigation
Jul. 17, 2014
Small contingent of lawyers making big dent in high speed rail project
Stuart Flashman and his partners in several anti-rail suits aren't just trying to gain concessions. Their ambition is to stop construction before it starts, and they hope the project's funding problems will ultimately kill it.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Thin, bespectacled and sporting a grandfatherly white beard, Stuart Flashman isn't an intimidating figure. But he's one of few men who can boast he's stopped a train in its tracks. An Oakland environmental attorney, Flashman has won two cases - a third resulted in a split ruling - against California's highly controversial high speed rail project. He and his allies argue the state agency overseeing...
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!
Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)
Already a subscriber?
Sign In