On this episode of Legal with Leah, Ty Higgins visits with Ohio Farm Bureau Policy Counsel Leah Curtis about a recent Supreme Court decision regarding eminent domain, the topic of the first Supreme Court case that Ohio Farm Bureau has…
Eminent Domain
Joe Cornely - March 27, 2019
Ohio Farm Bureau fights expanded eminent domain authority
The fight to protect landowners from expanded eminent domain authority continues. Ohio Farm Bureau successfully prevented an expansion of takings authority in the Senate’s version of the transportation budget, but it could return. Legislators from both chambers must reconcile their…
Eminent domain power remains unclear
The question of whether or not a “finished natural gas” or liquified gas pipeline can use the power of eminent domain to legally seize property in the state of Ohio remains unclear. Ohio Farm Bureau had filed a legal brief…
Amanda Domsitz - Sept. 27, 2017
Legal with Leah: Pipeline and Eminent Domain
Can pipeline companies take your land via eminent domain? OFBF policy counsel Leah Curtis says there’s no one answer and there’s still some legal uncertainty. And she tells you where to turn for help. Listen to Legal with Leah, a podcast…
Legal Update: Important legal clarity gained for Farm Bureau members
Ohio Farm Bureau staff continues to stay involved in legal issues that affect Farm Bureau members, especially as it involves property rights and the use of eminent domain throughout the state. Many of the cases OFBF has recently been involved…
Farm Bureau legal advocacy agenda full in 2017
Ohio Farm Bureau’s legal advocacy agenda was packed at the end of 2016 and more of the same is expected in 2017, especially as it involves property rights and the use of eminent domain throughout the state. “For farmers, property…
Farm Bureau helps landowners in pipeline eminent domain case
Carol Teter and John Lovejoy are fighting a pipeline’s proposal to take their land by eminent domain.
Joe Cornely - March 31, 2016
When does eminent domain apply?
Farm Bureau can help members understand the eminent domain process and point them to experienced legal counsel.
Callie Wells - Feb. 24, 2016
Legal with Leah: Eminent domain
The power of eminent domain has been in the news recently because of a highly visible political candidate. Eminent domain is revisited in two four-minute Legal with Leah podcasts with Ohio Farm Bureau Director of Ag Law Leah Curtis.
Amy Beth Graves - Sept. 30, 2015
Be careful with pipeline easement negotiations
Ohio’s natural gas and oil boom is resulting in a flurry of pipeline construction all over the state as well as complaints about high-pressure tactics from leasing agents. Landowners are advised to contact an attorney if approached about a pipeline easement.