Mr. Gancarczyk was part of the litigation team that successfully completed litigation in approximately seventy - six
eminent domain cases over seven counties which included: twenty negotiated dispositions, thirty - one favorable directed verdicts, twenty - four favorable summary judgments, and one successful jury verdict.
At least in some
cases, they say, one of the reasons developers ask municipalities to unsheathe their
eminent domain sword is so they can hold the threat of condemnation
over the owner's head while they go in with a modest offer.