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Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal Of Lawsuit In Favor Of Easement Holder

June 21, 2021

The Second District Appellate Court affirmed dismissal of landowners’ claims for being barred by the statute of limitations. See Super Mix of Wis., Inc. v. Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America, LLC, 2020 IL App (2d) 190034. An energy company, represented by Spesia & Taylor, was sued by landowners after the company refused to move and reroute its pipeline located in an easement on the properties at issue. The energy company’s easement had ... Read More

Filed Under: Commercial Litigation, Eminent Domain, Energy & Utilities, News & Cases Tagged With: Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Eminent Domain, Energy & Utilities, Spesia & Taylor, Super Mix of Wis. Inc. v. Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America LLC 2020 IL App (2d) 190034

Busy Four Months for Spesia & Taylor’s Public Utility and Transactional Teams

October 17, 2018

By Christian Spesia The public utility and transactional teams at Spesia & Taylor have participated in asset purchases and commercial real estate closings amounting to more than $45,000,000 in consideration since July 1, 2018. The majority of the total consideration resulted from two purchases of municipal sewer and water systems by a public utility client. Partner Christian Spesia and the public utility team worked with the client on the ... Read More

Filed Under: Energy & Utilities, Real Estate & Zoning

Spesia & Taylor Helps Client Avoid Massive Rate Hike For Lease Of Public Utility Easement

October 23, 2017

By: Michael A. Santschi Many companies transporting oil and gas by pipeline find it to be more expedient to rent rights-of-way from public utilities, rather than go through the effort and expense of acquiring their own permanent rights.  The contracts governing these leases are generally designed to last for many years, and as a result they often contain mechanisms that allow the lessor to adjust the rate of the lease over time to account for ... Read More

Filed Under: Energy & Utilities

Third District Appellate Court Affirms Directed Verdict In Favor Of Energy Company

January 16, 2017

Earlier in the year, attorneys from Spesia & Taylor successfully obtained a directed verdict on behalf of an energy company only six months after filing a condemnation suit in Will County. The defendant-landowner filed an appeal, arguing that the trial court erred in ruling on their Traverse and Motion to Dismiss without first conducting an evidentiary hearing, and that the trial court had subsequently made several erroneous evidentiary ... Read More

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Attorneys at Spesia & Taylor Complete a Major Utility’s Purchase of the North Maine Water and Wastewater Systems

February 13, 2016

The Utility Team at Spesia & Taylor recently completed the closing on the North Maine water and wastewater collection and distribution systems, which were purchased by one of the Firm’s Illinois Public Utility clients. The North Maine systems provide service for 44,000 customers in Cook County, Illinois.  Partner Chris Spesia took the lead on the transaction and worked closely with the attorneys for the former municipal owner of the North ... Read More

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