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Ninth Circuit upholds railroad’s right to lease land under right of way for pipeline use
February 06, 2018
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U.S. Chamber urges Ninth Circuit to uphold railroad rights of way
April 05, 2017
The U.S. Chamber filed an amicus brief in support of Union Pacific's appeal to the Ninth Circuit on whether it can grant subsurface easements on its rights-of-way for pipelines conveying oil, gas, and other petroleum products across the western United States. The brief urged the Ninth Circuit to reverse the district court’s decision in order to ensure the predictability of contractual and property rights involving railroad rights-of-way and to protect the multitude of benefits derived from infrastructure within the railroad rights-of-way.
Jeremy B. Rosen and Eric S. Boorstin of Horvitz & Levy LLP served as counsel for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on behalf of the U.S. Chamber Litigation Center.
Ninth Circuit grants Union Pacific's permission to appeal
October 18, 2016
U.S. Chamber urges Ninth Circuit to hear appeal of case disrupting railroad rights of way
August 15, 2016
The U.S. Chamber filed an amicus brief in support of Union Pacific's petition for permission to appeal to the Ninth Circuit on whether it can grant subsurface easements on its rights-of-way for pipelines conveying oil, gas, and other petroleum products across the western United States. The brief urged the Ninth Circuit to permit an immediate appeal because the district court's decision will disrupt the predictability of contractual and property rights involving railroad rights-of-way and to protect the multitude of benefits derived from infrastructure within the railroad rights-of-way.
Jeremy B. Rosen and Eric S. Boorstin of Horvitz & Levy LLP served as counsel for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on behalf of the U.S. Chamber Litigation Center.
Case Documents
- Court Minutes, Order -- In re SFPP Right-of-Way Claims (USDC - Central District of California).pdf
- Union Pacific's Petition for Permission to Appeal -- In re SFPP Rights-of-Way Claims (Ninth Circuit).pdf
- U.S. Chamber Amicus Brief -- In re SFPP Rights-of-Way Claims (Ninth Circuit).pdf
- U.S. Chamber Amicus Brief -- Serrano v. Union Pacific Railroad Company (Ninth Circuit).pdf
- Opinion -- Serrano v. Union Pacific Railroad Company (Ninth Circuit).pdf