Oregon Appeals Court

PROPERTY - Oregon denied Boise Cascade Corp.'s request to harvest timber where a pair of spotted owls were found, temporarily banned logging in the areaand paid the company $25. A jury found that the state had illegally taken Boise Cascade's property without just compensation and awarded the company $2 million. The Oregon Court of Appeals upheld a decision denying Boise Cascade's motion to reinstate its state-law takings claim. See ruling.

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