Rising Sea Levels and Prohibited "Takings" - A Different Sort of Climate Change Litigation

  A little noted anniversary passed this past week.  The odd 2009 storm, Nor’Ida (the progeny of a nor’easter and a hurricane), swept along the east coast pounding some areas with record storm surge five years ago in the second week of November.  Who is keeping Nor’Ida’s memory alive?  Among others, homeowners in Nags Head, North Carolina have especially good memories, as shown by their long-running litigation, Sansotta v. Town of Nag's Head.  They have been in state court, federal district court, the Fourth Circuit and on November 6 (one ...