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Court of Federal Claims Hears Final Arguments in Addicks Barker Downstream Case

Reduce Flooding — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 21:26:11 +0000

4/10/2025 – Law firm McGehee ☆ Chang, Landgraf, Feiler issued a press release today on the final arguments in the Addicks Barker Reservoirs litigation in the Court of Federal Claims. Arguments took place on April 8, 2025 and conclude the liability portion of the case. The judge advised that he intends to issue a ruling “soon.” […]

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Addicks-Barker Litigation Update

Reduce Flooding — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 23:54:37 +0000

12/9/2024 – Testimony concluded today in the latest appeal of the Addicks-Barker lawsuits arising out of Hurricane Harvey. During Harvey, homes both upstream and downstream of the Addicks and Barkers Reservoirs flooded. Residents allege that the Army Corps’ management of gates on the reservoirs contributed to flooding their homes. The cases have wended their way […]

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Government Again Moves for Summary Judgment In Addicks-Barker Downstream Cases

Reduce Flooding — Sun, 01 Jan 2023 20:12:40 +0000

On November 21, 2022, the U.S. Government filed a 70-page motion for a summary judgment in the Addicks-Barker Downstream Cases. In 2020, Judge Loren A. Smith dismissed the downstream cases, ruling that the plaintiffs had no right to sue the government for “taking” their property in what he called a 2,000-year storm. However, in June […]

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