See Todd Zywicki's comments, then the exerpt from the referenced article below:

Kelo Fallout--Jurors Stepping In Where Judges Fail?

A reader sends along this article reporting on a $7.7 million judgment awarded to a small business owner in San Diego whose property was condemned in order to make way for a new luxury hotel. The article implies that this was an unexpectedly high award. His lawyer "called the verdict a 'home run' ... and important for other property owners." The city had offered $3 million before trial. The city has not announced whether it will appeal.
[ The Volokh Conspiracy - Kelo Fallout--Jurors Stepping In Where Judges Fail? ]

Then this:

The hotel developer will have to pay the judgment under terms of its agreement with the city.

Bruce W. Beach, the attorney who represented the city, said it was unknown whether the verdict would be appealed.

"It's too early to say," Beach said. "We are disappointed in the result. There are some legal issues that we need to discuss with the agency first."

Bartolotta said the city offered $3 million before the trial.
[ SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Metro -- Jury gives man forced from store $7.7 million ]

If it was the developer that was held liable why then had the city itself been offerring to settle? Was the favoratism compounded by the use of the public power to use tax dollars to settle a private party's potential liability? Whatever happened to charges of official misconduct?