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Appeals Court orders recalculation of damages in two Map Act disputes

The North Carolina Court of Appeals is ordering a trial judge to revisit the amount of money the state Department of Transportation must pay to resolve two Map Act disputes in Wake County. While that could mean less money for plaintiffs than the trial court had ordered, appellate judges rejected DOT’s argument that Map Act restrictions should be treated as “indefinite” rather then “temporary.”

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Map Act disputes from Wake County could have major impact for taxpayers, property owners

The North Carolina Court of Appeals wrestled Wednesday with two Map Act cases from Wake County that could have significant impacts for both property owners and state taxpayers. Plaintiffs in the cases argued during an hourlong hearing that the state Department of Transportation seeks a Map Act “discount.” The department responded that the plaintiffs would force taxpayers to pay sums “many multiples higher” than awards offered in hundreds of other Map Act cases.

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Map Act plaintiff challenges DOT’s ‘calamitous’ claims about recent ruling

A plaintiff in a Map Act dispute with the North Carolina Department of Transportation disputes the department’s claims about a recent state Court of Appeals decision. DOT argued that the decision could produce “calamitous” results for taxpayers.

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Lead 2010 Map Act plaintiffs, lawyer support DOT in current dispute

Plaintiffs who helped launch Map Act litigation against the North Carolina Department of Transportation back in 2010 are supporting the DOT in a current Map Act dispute. They filed paperwork Friday at the state Supreme Court to submit a friend-of-the-court brief in the case.

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NCDOT predicts ‘calamitous’ results of recent Map Act ruling

The North Carolina Department of Transportation is asking the state’s highest court to take up a recent Map Act case. DOT argues that a lower court ruling could lead to “calamitous” results if it’s allowed to stand. The challenged ruling could generate 1,600 new lawsuits and push state taxpayers' total Map Act bill over $1 billion.

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With 580th case settled, NC land owners can finally move on from the MAP Act

Often at the end of something, one thinks about how it began. For me and my partners Paul Hendrick and Tim Nerhood, that “something” is 15 years of litigation against the North Carolina Department of Transportation over the Map Act — the law that allowed the NC DOT to reserve land for highways without paying for...

Matthew Bryant
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DOT appeals Wake County cases with major Map Act implications

The North Carolina Department of Transportation is asking the state’s second-highest court to take up two cases that could have a significant impact on payments to property owners targeted by the Map Act. In both cases, a Wake County judge issued rulings in June 2023 that favored property owners over the DOT.

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DOT overspending blasted by state auditor at Senate committee meeting

Lawmakers blasted the N.C. Department of Transportation for careless overspending, suggesting the DOT is using the coronavirus to “cover up” irresponsible cash management.  The Senate Transportation Committee used a Wednesday, May 20, meeting to lambaste DOT for overspending hundreds of millions of dollars. The agency was mired in financial problems before the outbreak. The coronavirus...

Julie Havlak