Ideker Farms, Inc. v. United States

ELR Citation: 48 ELR 20039
No(s). 14-183L (Fed. Cl. Mar 13, 2018) (Firestone, J.)

In a 259-page opinion, a federal claims court held that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is responsible for causing recurrent flooding along the Missouri River. Farmers, landowners, and business owners filed takings claims against the government, arguing that the Corps' management of the Missouri Ri...