Bart Didden used to own a property in Port Chester, N.Y., on which he had plans to build a CVS pharmacy.(The Week)(G & S Port Chester sued)(Brief article)

Bart Didden used to own a property in Port Chester, N.Y., on which he had plans to build a CVS pharmacy. His property, however, was within a designated "redevelopment area," and G & S Port Chester, the developer charged with revitalizing the area, decided it wanted to build a Walgreens there. Village officials encouraged G & S to reach an agreement with Didden. According to Didden, the owner of G & S made him a simple proposal: If Didden did not want his property seized under eminent domain, he would either pay G & S $800,000 or give it a 50 percent stake in the CVS. Didden refused, and the ...