Civil Litigation,
Constitutional Law
Jun. 27, 2018
Takings case is a carnival of constitutional errors
Now and then you come across a case where the underlying facts are so ludicrous you wonder what possessed the defendant to press the issue.
Michael M. Berger
Senior Counsel
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP
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Los Angeles , CA 90067
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Email: mmberger@manatt.com
USC Law School
Michael M. Berger is senior counsel at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP, where he is co-chair of the Appellate Practice Group. He has argued four takings cases in the U.S. Supreme Court.
TAKINGS TALK
Now and then you come across a case where the underlying facts are so ludicrous you wonder what possessed the defendant to press the issue when the error was initially pointed out or to litigate when it should have found an easier way to resolve it. Garrett v. New Orleans, 17-30692 (5th Cir. 2018) [ruling attached below] is that case.
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