March 26, 2025
Y. David Scharf of Morrison Cohen LLP, who represented the lenders in a recent settlement with Amtrak after a yearslong dispute over control of Washington Union Station, spoke with Law360 Real Estate Authority about crafting a strategy for the case, how transaction work supports litigation work, and vice versa, as well as the $505 million deal that left all parties "equally unhappy."
March 10, 2025
Amtrak will pay an additional $255 million to end its eminent domain case that sought to take over Washington, D.C.'s Union Station in order to improve it, according to a stipulated judgment handed down by a District of Columbia federal judge.
April 03, 2024
In a letter made public Tuesday, lawmakers raised concerns to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg about Amtrak's pending bid to take control of Washington, D.C.'s Union Station, which, if successful, could upend eminent domain precedent.