"County's liability for broken promises and ruined livelihoods could reach $100,000,000."
Posted on Tue Sep 11 2007
With the County’s litigation track record
in this area, judgment is unlikely to be entered for at least four
years, and all the while these families will be deprived of the income
they anticipated, based on the County’s assurances. While there
is no guarantee of a favorable outcome, changes in composition of the
United States Supreme Court over the past few years will tend to
protect property rights against overly-restrictive regulation. This
cannot give comfort to the County.