David Lurie and Harley Racer represent eleven citizens of Hopedale who have successfully challenged the Town’s waiver of its right of first refusal under M.G.L. c. 61 to obtain and preserve 130 acres of Forestland that are critical to the Town’s watershed and open space. They have obtained a Superior Court ruling that the Town’s settlement agreement with the purchaser of the land, a railroad, lacked necessary Town Meeting approval and therefore was ineffective.
Judge clarifies why Hopedale land deal is 'procedurally defective' (milforddailynews.com)
Court rules that Hopedale has right to take back, protect forestland (milforddailynews.com)
Local railroad ordered to keep hands off land in Hopedale - for now (milforddailynews.com)
Hopedale residents appeal court decision in West Street land case (milforddailynews.com)
Hopedale residents suing town, local railroad over 'illegal' agreement (milforddailynews.com)
David Lurie and Harley Racer represent an owner of 77 acres that are being redeveloped in downtown Hopedale in connection with a dispute with a railroad that has blocked access across railroad tracks that bisect the property. They have obtained a ruling by the Surface Transportation Board that the dispute is properly resolved in state court, and a ruling by the state court denying the railroad’s motion to stay the state court litigation.
Draper lawyer: Railroad threatens Hopedale’s downtown redevelopment (milforddailynews.com)
David Lurie and Harley Racer represented an owner of 77 acres of downtown buildings in Hopedale in connection with opposing an urban renewal plan that would have taken property by eminent domain for no payment.
Draper Mill lawyer claims Hopedale refused records request - News - Milford Daily News - Milford, MA
Railroad may not be subject to Hopedale zoning - News - Milford Daily News - Milford, MA
Hopedale settles in lawsuit with local developer - News - Milford Daily News - Milford, MA
David Lurie and Harley Racer represent a conservation land trust and Nahant town residents in multiple lawsuits and administrative proceedings concerning a 55,000 s.f. building proposed by Northeastern University to be constructed in a Natural Resource District on scenic ocean headlands next to a public park in Nahant.
Northeastern University expansion battled in Nahant – Boston Herald
Bill could limit nonprofits’ power to bypass zoning - The Boston Globe
Nahant asks court to let it seize Northeastern University land by eminent domain - The Boston Globe
The Huntington News | Nahant votes ‘yes’ for eminent domain at town meeting (huntnewsnu.com)
Karen Friedman and David Lurie represented a general partner and a non-profit sponsor of affordable housing in a lawsuit with limited partners over the non-profit’s ability to exercise its right of first refusal to obtain ownership of a multi-million dollar low-income tax credit housing project.
Finely Slicing The Public’s Interest: SJC Homeowner’s Rehab Case Has Significant Implications For Tax Credit Developers And Syndicators, Section Review-2019-January/February 2019 (massbar.org)
David Lurie represented the Coalition Against IndyCar Boston in its opposition to the City of Boston’s failure to consider the substantial impact on residents and the environment in the City’s plan to stage the Boston Grand Prix in the Seaport over Labor Day weekend for five consecutive years beginning in 2016.
Grand Prix race draws ire of South Boston condo owners - The Boston Globe
LISTEN: Group Opposed To Boston IndyCar Race Speaks Out (wgbh.org)
IndyCar’s Seaport neighbors in battle for public opinion - Metro US
Citizen activism helped defeat IndyCar - The Boston Globe
5 Investigates: Anger mounting over failed IndyCar race (wcvb.com)