Author Archives: Terry Hernlund

Case Alert – Arizona Supreme Court – Real Estate Law: Court Expands Damages Available to Landowners for Condemnation of Appurtenant Easements

Posted on January 30, 2025 by Terry Hernlund

Case Alert – Arizona Supreme Court – Real Estate Law

Court Expands Damages Available to Landowners for Condemnation of Appurtenant Easements

This week, the Arizona Supreme Court issued a new opinion in State of Arizona v. Foothills Reserve Master Owners Association (link to case: CV230292PR.pdf). The Court held that, in eminent domain cases, a landowner who owns an appurtenant easement (an easement that benefits the landowner’s property and runs with the land) is entitled to compensation for both: (1) the value of the appurtenant easement condemned, and (2) severance damages, which may include the diminution in value of the landowner’s remaining property caused by the condemnation of the easement.

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Legal Alert: Corporate Transparency Act Preliminary Injunction REINSTATED

Posted on January 6, 2025 by Terry Hernlund

 

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News: Gammage & Burnham Announces the Promotion of Ivan Gonzalez to Member

Posted on January 2, 2025 by Terry Hernlund


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News: Gammage & Burnham Announces the Promotion of Ivan Gonzalez to Member

We are proud to announce that effective January 1, 2025, Ivan Gonzalez is promoted to Member at Gammage & Burnham. This promotion is a testament to Ivan’s hard work, dedication, and the significant contributions he has made to the firm and its clients.

Ivan has been an integral part of our Litigation Practice Group, where he has demonstrated a strong strategic approach to commercial litigation, contract disputes, and real estate and construction matters.

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Legal Alert: Corporate Transparency Act Obligations Resume with Extended Deadlines

Posted on December 26, 2024 by Terry Hernlund

Legal Alert: Corporate Transparency Act Obligations Resume with Extended Deadlines

 

On December 23, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted a stay of the nationwide preliminary injunction against the enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”). The stay of the nationwide injunction means that reporting companies must file timely Beneficial Ownership Information Reports (“BOIR”). Previously, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas found the CTA unconstitutional and issued a nationwide injunction against its enforcement.

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Legal Alert: Corporate Transparency Act PUT ON HOLD!

Posted on December 6, 2024 by Terry Hernlund

Legal Alert: Corporate Transparency Act PUT ON HOLD!

This week, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a new opinion in Texas Top Cop Shop v. Garland et al. (Case No. 4:24-cv-00478, December 3, 2024), finding that the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) “is not justified by the Commerce Clause nor the Necessary and Proper Clause” and concluded that the plaintiffs had established a substantial likelihood of success on the merits in their argument that the CTA is unconstitutional.

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