Broadwater Farms Joint Venture v. United States

ELR Citation: ELR 21516
No(s). 96-5100 (Fed. Cir. Jul 31, 1997)

The court upholds a trial court determination that a use prohibition issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers under Federal Water Pollution Control Act §404 constitutes a mere diminution in value of a real estate developer's land and does not constitute a compensable categorical taking. The court...