One of the first things that Penn DOT will do when they approach a landowner in an eminent domain case is say that they, themselves, have commissioned an appraisal that has set the value of the property, and that the landowner should settle for that amount.
On February 3, 2021, the Supreme Court of the United States granted review of the September 10, 2019 Third Circuit Court of Appeals decision which held that New Jersey is entitled to immunity from condemnation suits initiated by PennEast Pipeline Company for the purpose of building a 120-mile pipeline from Luzerne County, Pennsylvania to Mercer County, New Jersey.