The opinion
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS
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DANNY L. ABBOTT, et al., )
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Plaintiffs, ) No. 15-211
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v. ) Filed: April 22, 2026
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THE UNITED STATES, )
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Defendant. )
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ORDER
On April 21, 2026, Plaintiffs filed two Notices of Acceptance of the United States’ Offer
of Judgment in accordance with Rule 68(a) of the Rules of the United States Court of Federal
Claims (“RCFC”). ECF Nos. 270, 271. As stated by the Government, “[e]ach accepted offer of
judgment concludes all claims for just compensation, including interest, and encompasses any and
all claims for damages and just compensation which were alleged or could have been alleged by
the respective plaintiffs in this action.” E.g., Offer of J. at 2, ECF No. 270-1.
The Court has determined pursuant to RCFC 54(b) that there is no just reason for delay
and thus directs the Clerk to enter judgment in favor of the accepting plaintiffs in the total amount
of $500,690 for just compensation and interest through September 30, 2025, plus additional
interest of $71.26 per day from September 30, 2025, until the judgment is paid, to be distributed
in accordance with the figures shown in the table below.
Count1 Plaintiff(s)2 Offer Plus Per Diem
Interest to Interest
9/30/2025
2 Robert W. Heflin, II 79,443 11.31
10 Charlotte Crouch, Trustee of the 5,183 0.74
Charlotte A. Crouch Trust
12 Kathryn N. Hutchison, Trustee of 14,989 2.13
the Kathryn N. Hutchison Revocable
Inter Vivos Trust, U/T/A dated
November 13, 2008
14 Jason E. & Jennifer L. Brotherton, 2,394 0.34
for the Estate of Brenda G.
Brotherton
16 Howard A. Monzyk, III & Jennifer 5,324 0.76
L. Monzyk
18 Luann Freiberger and Livona A. 20,217 2.88
Lopshire, for the Estate of Brenda E.
Freiberger
19 Ward E. Fischer, Trustee of the 22,896 3.26
Ward E. and M. Jo Ann Fischer
Trust
20 Debra Inman & Pamela S. Biles, for 24,022 3.42
the Estate of Laverne Lunsford
22 Calvin Dean Taylor & Leta Taylor 1,121 0.16
(f/k/a Cathy Taylor)
24 Del Yamnitz, Inc. 27,124 3.86
26 Henry W. & Pat R. Humme, Co- 6,859 0.98
Trustees of the Henry W. and Pat R.
Humme Revocable Trust dated
March 13, 2014
28 Joe L. Horner, Trustee of the Joe L. 8,857 1.26
Horner Living Trust
35 Vicki Brown, Doris Hoffman, 9,272 1.32
Wilbert Wankum, Jr., Ronda
Binkley, Joseph Wankum, Kevin
Wankum, Patrick Wankum & Julia
Harrison
39 James Phillip Samson & Rebecca L. 5,846 0.83
Samson, Trustees of the Samson
Family Trust, dated January 7, 1998
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The numbers in this column correspond to the numbers in the “Count” columns of the
charts attached to the Government’s Offers of Judgment. See, e.g., ECF No. 270-1 at 4.
2
Accepting plaintiffs are listed as named in the Fifth Amended Complaint. See ECF No.
268.
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40 S E B, L.P. 15,127 2.15
43 Alison Margaret Pensy, Trustee of 8,457 1.20
the Alison Margaret Pensy
Revocable Trust, dated June 19,
2009
54 Denise A. Peth, Trustee of the 6,071 0.86
Mildred A. Sassmann Revocable
Living Trust, dated August 29, 2005
55 Jeff L. Heintz, II & Jessami Heintz 10,946 1.56
71 Tina Yawn, for the Estate of Terry 21,875 3.11
Ray Stevens
74 Kathryn S. Baker, Trustee of the 10,073 1.43
Kathryn S. Baker Revocable Trust,
dated June 16, 1995
76 Kenneth T. Klebba, Trustee of the 159,264 22.67
Kenneth T. Klebba Family Living
Trust and Betty S. Klebba, Trustee
of the Betty S. Klebba Family
Living Trust
82 Virginia K. McEnroe, Trustee of the 35,330 5.03
Virginia K. McEnroe Trust, U/T/A
dated May 28, 1993
Totals $500,690 $71.26
SO ORDERED.
Dated: April 22, 2026 /s/ Kathryn C. Davis
KATHRYN C. DAVIS
Judge
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