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  • December 12, 2025

    Real Estate Recap: Empowering NYC Nonprofit Buyers

    Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including attorney reactions to a New York City a bill that would give nonprofits the opportunity to buy certain residential buildings.

  • December 12, 2025

    Texas Justices Broaden Protections For Road Contractors

    The Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday that contractors doing work superintended by the state Department of Transportation may be able to avoid personal injury liability, reasoning that an appellate panel erroneously found the department had to hire the contractors for the statute's protections to apply.

  • December 12, 2025

    Guatemala Must Pay $32M Awards, Court Rules

    A D.C. federal judge on Friday enforced some $32 million in arbitral awards owed by Guatemala to a highway contractor, rejecting the country's arguments that the dispute belongs in its domestic courts or that it should be put on hold while related proceedings in the country play out.

  • December 12, 2025

    Lockheed Martin Must Face Parents' Suit Over Birth Defects

    A Florida federal judge said Friday that Lockheed Martin Corp. must face claims from three families that allege chemicals produced at its weapons factory in the state contaminated the surrounding environment and caused birth defects in their children.

  • December 12, 2025

    National Trust Sues To Halt Trump's Ballroom Construction

    The National Trust for Historic Preservation asked a D.C. federal judge to stop construction on a White House ballroom until Trump administration officials complete mandatory review processes that they blew off before unilaterally razing the East Wing to make room for the structure.

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