Legal TREND. Can a foreign entity have the power of eminent domain?

A fedceral appeals court will rule whether the power of eminent domain for a pipeline in Ohio. 

What do I need to know?

• Nexus is a partnership that is partly foreign owned
• While awaiting a court ruling, a local govenrment in the project’s path, approved a settlement on city lands, but the city legal counsel says the agreement is not elegibile for approval on a ballot
• The city’s agreement does not impact the landowner lawsuit over the question of eminent domain authority

Akron Beacon Journal | In Green, Nexus battle continues even as trees are cleared