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In most eminent domain cases, landowners fight city hall when their property is in the path of a public works project. But the four Abumayyaleh brothers, who own Cup Foods and other businesses at 38th Street and Chicago Avenue in Minneapolis, want a judge to order the city to buy them out. 

In a new lawsuit, the business owners at George Floyd Square are demanding that the city of Minneapolis take over their property through eminent domain. 

They say operating there has become increasingly difficult since George Floyd's murder in 2020. 

Some residents remain skeptical

The brothers allege that the concrete barricades the city left up for a year created “severe economic hardship” by cutting off traffic, and that the “abandonment of law enforcement in the area” led to a spike in violent crime.

The city has yet to file a response to the litigation.

It comes after a judge in September dismissed a 

 by the brothers in which they sought more than $1.5 million.

Matt Sepic

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In a new lawsuit, the owners of Cup Foods and other businesses at George Floyd Square are asking a judge to force the city of Minneapolis to buy them out. 

A scene outside of Cup Foods with the George Floyd mural

Cup Foods owners want Minneapolis to take over their property through eminent domain

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