After one year of contested proceedings, a Kankakee trial court ends condemnation cases in favor of a public utility company represented by Spesia & Taylor. Attorneys John Spesia, Jeff Taylor, and Jacob Gancarczyk had successfully settled the claims of six out of eight landowners prior to trial, and at trial they resolved the remaining two claims by directed verdict. Defendants in these last two cases had sought over $300,000 in damages, but ... Read More

Nine months after an energy company—represented by Spesia & Taylor—filed eight condemnation lawsuits, it had the property rights it needed to construct its project.  Attorney Chris Spesia worked with landowners and their counsel to resolve six cases by settlement. Two of the landowners proceeded to trial, demanding over $95,000 and claiming that a pipeline caused damage to the remainder of their property.  After a four day jury trial, ... Read More