U.S. Supreme Court,
Government
Sep. 4, 2019
Courts now look to a city’s design in inverse condemnation actions
The California Supreme Court recently held that a city protects itself from inverse condemnation claims resulting from a sewer system backup by designing a reasonable sewer system with appropriate safeguards for these foreseeable damages.
MUNICIPAL MATTERS
The California Supreme Court recently held that a city protects itself from inverse condemnation claims resulting from a sewer system backup by designing a reasonable sewer system with appropriate safeguards for these foreseeable damages. This new case places responsibility on private landowners to ensure that all required safeguards in the city's design have been implemented before proceeding with an inverse condemnation claim agains...
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