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Flint Cooper Hires Nationally Recognized Leader Trent Miracle As Partner To Lead Its Mass Torts Practice
EDWARDSVILLE, IL (SEPTEMBER 19, 2023) – Flint Cooper is pleased to announce that Trent Miracle has joined the firm. Miracle will serve as the managing
Flint Cooper Hosts Educational Meetings for Landowners Seeking Compensation From the Federal Government Along the Bonita Estero Rail Trail
EDWARDSVILLE, IL (March 13, 2023) – Flint Cooper, a law firm specializing in Rails-to-Trails litigation, will host educational landowner meetings at the Fairfield Inn &
Flint Cooper Seeks Compensation from the Federal Government on Behalf of Landowners Along the Bonita Estero Rail Trail
EDWARDSVILLE, IL (March 13, 2023) – Flint Cooper, a law firm specializing in Rails-to-Trails litigation, works on behalf of landowners who may have a claim
Flint Cooper Hosts Educational Meetings for Landowners Seeking Compensation From the Federal Government Along the Saluda Grade Trail
EDWARDSVILLE, IL (February 28, 2023) – Flint Cooper, a law firm specializing in Rails-to-Trails litigation, will host educational landowner meetings at The Lodge at Flat
Flint Cooper Seeks Compensation From the Federal Government on Behalf of Landowners Along the Saluda Grade Trail
EDWARDSVILLE, IL (February 28, 2023) – Flint Cooper, a law firm specializing in Rails-to-Trails litigation, works on behalf of landowners who may have a claim

Flint Cooper Seeks Compensation From the Federal Government on Behalf of Landowners Along the Great Redwood Trail
EDWARDSVILLE, IL (February 09, 2023) – Flint Cooper, a law firm specializing in Rails-to-Trails litigation, works on behalf of landowners who may have a claim
Flint Cooper Hires Nationally Recognized Leader Trent Miracle As Partner To Lead Its Mass Torts Practice
EDWARDSVILLE, IL (SEPTEMBER 19, 2023) – Flint Cooper is pleased to announce that Trent Miracle has joined the firm. Miracle will serve as the managing member of the firm’s mass torts practice. With over 25 years of experience handling a broad array of mass tort cases, Miracle has helped thousands of people harmed by the negligence of pharmaceutical giants Johnson & Johnson, AbbVie, Bayer and Merck. At Flint Cooper, Miracle and his experienced team of professionals will litigate the firm’s mass tort cases, as well as manage the strategic direction of the practice. “We are thrilled to welcome a seasoned veteran like Trent to our team. He is an experienced litigator in high-profile casesand will be taking our mass torts practice to the next level,” said Ethan Flint, co-managing member of Flint Cooper. Over his career, Miracle and his team have secured over $2 billion in settlements for clients injured by dangerous drugs and defective medical devices, including notable pharmaceutical settlements involving Bextra, Ephedra, Ortho Evra and Vioxx. Miracle’s leadership, expertise and professionalism have led federal judges to appoint him to serve on plaintiffs’ steering committees for several multidistrict litigations (MDLs) involving Yaz, DePuy hip replacements and Propecia. Most notably,
Flint Cooper Hosts Educational Meetings for Landowners Seeking Compensation From the Federal Government Along the Bonita Estero Rail Trail
EDWARDSVILLE, IL (March 13, 2023) – Flint Cooper, a law firm specializing in Rails-to-Trails litigation, will host educational landowner meetings at the Fairfield Inn & Suites Bonita Springs in Bonita Springs, Florida on Tuesday, April 4, 2023 to discuss potential compensation claims landowners may have against the federal government under the Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution if their property abuts the proposed Bonita Estero recreational trail project in Lee County, Florida. The attorneys will be available to answer any questions landowners may have and will explain why and how a claim can be made against the federal government, as well as how compensation may be determined. Each meeting is free and open to the public. Rails-to-Trails takings are property confiscations by the federal government under the National Trails System Act (“Trails Act”). The Trails Act authorizes abandoned railroad corridors to be converted to public recreational biking and walking trails, while preserving the right-of-way for future use as a railroad if such use becomes viable again in the future. Further, the Trails Act and its implementing regulations prevent the abandoned railway from reverting to the abutting landowners, and instead grants the trail sponsor a new easement for a new
Flint Cooper Seeks Compensation from the Federal Government on Behalf of Landowners Along the Bonita Estero Rail Trail
EDWARDSVILLE, IL (March 13, 2023) – Flint Cooper, a law firm specializing in Rails-to-Trails litigation, works on behalf of landowners who may have a claim against the federal government under the Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution if their property abuts the proposed Bonita Estero recreational trail project in Lee County, Florida. Rails-to-Trails takings are property confiscations by the federal government under the National Trails System Act (“Trails Act”). The Trails Act authorizes abandoned railroad corridors to be converted to public recreational biking and walking trails, while preserving the right-of-way for future use as a railroad if such use becomes viable again in the future. Further, the Trails Act and its implementing regulations prevent the abandoned railway from reverting to the abutting landowners, and instead grants the trail sponsor a new easement for a new purpose — namely, an easement for a recreational trail. Federal courts have long held that landowners whose property abuts a rail line being converted into a recreational trail are entitled to compensation under the takings clause of the Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution. Although the government may take a landowner’s property, it must pay the landowner fair market value for the property
Flint Cooper Hosts Educational Meetings for Landowners Seeking Compensation From the Federal Government Along the Saluda Grade Trail
EDWARDSVILLE, IL (February 28, 2023) – Flint Cooper, a law firm specializing in Rails-to-Trails litigation, will host educational landowner meetings at The Lodge at Flat Rock in Flat Rock, North Carolina on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, and at The Historic Landrum Depot in Landrum, South Carolina on Wednesday, March 8, 2023 to discuss potential compensation claims landowners may have against the federal government under the Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution if their property abuts the proposed Saluda Grade recreational trail project in Henderson and Polk counties, North Carolina, and Greenville and Spartanburg counties, South Carolina. The attorneys will be available to answer any questions landowners may have and will explain why and how a claim can be made against the federal government, as well as how compensation may be determined. Each meeting is free and open to the public. Rails-to-Trails takings are property confiscations by the federal government under the National Trails System Act (“Trails Act”). The Trails Act authorizes abandoned railroad corridors to be converted to public recreational biking and walking trails, while preserving the right-of-way for future use as a railroad if such use becomes viable again in the future. Further, the Trails Act and its
Flint Cooper Seeks Compensation From the Federal Government on Behalf of Landowners Along the Saluda Grade Trail
EDWARDSVILLE, IL (February 28, 2023) – Flint Cooper, a law firm specializing in Rails-to-Trails litigation, works on behalf of landowners who may have a claim against the federal government under the Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution if their property abuts the proposed Saluda Grade recreational trail project in Henderson and Polk counties, North Carolina and Greenville and Spartanburg counties, South Carolina. Rails-to-Trails takings are property confiscations by the federal government under the National Trails System Act (“Trails Act”). The Trails Act authorizes abandoned railroad corridors to be converted to public recreational biking and walking trails, while preserving the right-of-way for future use as a railroad if such use becomes viable again in the future. Further, the Trails Act and its implementing regulations prevent the abandoned railway from reverting to the abutting landowners, and instead grants the trail sponsor a new easement for a new purpose — namely, an easement for a recreational trail. Federal courts have long held that landowners whose property abuts a rail line being converted into a recreational trail are entitled to compensation under the takings clause of the Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution. Although the government may take a landowner’s property, it

Flint Cooper Seeks Compensation From the Federal Government on Behalf of Landowners Along the Great Redwood Trail
EDWARDSVILLE, IL (February 09, 2023) – Flint Cooper, a law firm specializing in Rails-to-Trails litigation, works on behalf of landowners who may have a claim against the federal government under the Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution if their property abuts the proposed recreational trail project in Mendocino, Humboldt and Trinity counties. Rails-to-Trails takings are property confiscations by the federal government under the National Trails System Act (“Trails Act”). The Trails Act authorizes abandoned railroad corridors to be converted to public recreational biking and walking trails, while preserving the right-of-way for future use as a railroad if such use becomes viable again in the future. Further, the Trails Act and its implementing regulations prevent the abandoned railway from reverting to the abutting landowners, and instead grants the trail sponsor a new easement for a new purpose — namely, an easement for a recreational trail. Federal courts have long held that landowners whose property abuts a rail line being converted into a recreational trail are entitled to compensation under the takings clause of the Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution. Although the government may take a landowner’s property, it must pay the landowner fair market value for the property