BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) – Oxmoor Valley neighbors who first sued to stop construction of a massive Nebius AI data center are now expanding their case, accusing a web of companies of flipping the Milan Parkway site through multiple transactions in about 24 hours to inflate the project’s land cost on paper.
In an amended class-action complaint filed May 25 in Jefferson County Circuit Court, plaintiffs Madelyn Greene and David Butler keep their original claim: that Birmingham violated its own zoning laws when it allowed a 300‑megawatt “AI factory” and related power infrastructure to move forward on roughly 79 acres near Lakeshore Parkway.
But the new filing goes well beyond the original complaint we reported on earlier this month. It adds new defendants tied to the land deals, lays out a much more detailed timeline of how the site changed hands, and adds to allegations about how the city handled key permits after residents started raising questions…