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    Jul. 23, 2005
    Verdicts and settlements
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    Torts
    Eminent Domain
    Condemnation

    Confidential

    Settlement –  $11,800,000

    Judge

    Bonnie L. Sabraw

    Court

    Alameda Superior


    Attorneys

    Plaintiff

    Alice Beasley

    Clarissa Canady

    John Erickson


    Defendant

    Ethan Friedman

    Heidi A. Timken

    Bill Speir


    Experts

    Plaintiff

    Paul E. Talmage
    (technical)

    Wayne Rasmussen
    (technical)

    Defendant

    Earl James
    (technical)

    Michael Dyett
    (technical)

    Michael F. Waldron
    (technical)

    Charles Abrams
    (technical)

    Kevin Weiss
    (technical)

    Facts

    Defendants Marvin Blankstein and Manuel and Juanita Del Arroz owned a 20-acre parcel of land in San Francisco. Plaintiff San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) filed a condemnation action so that it could use the land for a 5.4-mile track extension for the Fremont Station. BART initially valued the land at $2.28 million. The defendants contended that the property was worth at least $17.06 million.

    Settlement Discussions

    BART increased its initial appraisal value from $2.28 to $5.5 million. Sixteen days prior to trial, BART paid defendants $12.1 million.


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