Lawsuits
Examples and Resources
Rite Aid v. New Hampshire, Town of Henniker, 1998
In this 1998 Superior Court case from New Hampshire, the drugstore chain Rite Aid sued the Planning Board of Henniker, New Hampshire for denying them site plan approval. The retailer wanted to build on land that was commercially zoned, and Rite Aid claimed they could use this commercial land “as…
Penn Central Transportation Co. v. New York City, 438 U.S . 104 (1978)
This landmark decision by the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a “takings” claim brought against the City of New York, after the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission refused to allow construction of a 53-story office tower atop Grand Central Terminal. The question presented to the…
Wal-Mart has a bad track record with the EPA regarding the company’s ability to protect watershed areas. In 2001, the corporation paid a $1 million settlement for stormwater violations at 17 sites across the country. Follow-up inspections at 24 stores revealed that the company continued to discharge…
