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  • March 15, 2023

    Work Begins On 50-Acre Mixed-Use Project In South Florida

    South Florida-based developers 13th Floor Investments and Key International said Wednesday they have broken ground on the Parks at Delray project, a 50-acre mixed-use development in Delray Beach.

  • March 15, 2023

    Kimco Wants Va. Developers' Net Profits Suit Tossed

    Kimco Realty urged a Virginia federal judge to dismiss a suit alleging that the real estate investment trust's $3.8 billion Weingarten Realty Investors acquisition caused two brothers to lose $6 million for a development project, arguing that Kimco's appraiser for the brothers' net profits share of the project wasn't "unqualified" under the project's net profits agreement or the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice.

  • March 15, 2023

    NY Castigates Atty Who Sought Penn Station Financials

    New York's economic development arm upbraided an attorney who sought access to a financial analysis of the Penn Station revitalization plan, telling a New York state court that the attorney misidentified the nature of a bank account statement at the center of his request.

  • March 15, 2023

    ​​​​​​​RealPage Denies Austin Tenant's Screening Error Claims

    Rental software firm RealPage Inc. has asked a Texas federal court to dismiss a woman's suit that alleges the company inaccurately reported her criminal history in background checks for two Austin, Texas, apartment complexes.

  • March 15, 2023

    State Court Will Oversee Los Angeles Settlement With Vrbo

    A California federal judge ordered a lawsuit against short-term rental company Vrbo to be resolved in a state court, since the state government is the plaintiff and the case concerns its consumer protection laws.

  • March 15, 2023

    2nd Circ. Lets The Money Store Slip 'Fraud On Court' Claim

    The Second Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a proposed class action's fraud on the court claim Wednesday, ruling that the alleged conduct didn't impact the outcome of the suit over payment data that allegedly could have shown illegal fee-splitting involving mortgage servicers.

  • March 15, 2023

    Fla. Couple Lose Assessment Fight Over Property Transfer

    A Florida couple who transferred their nonhomesteaded property to their business were no longer entitled to a 10% property tax assessment limitation, because the transfer was a change in ownership, a state appeals court affirmed Wednesday.

  • March 15, 2023

    DOJ Accuses Mich. Property Manager Of Sex Harassment

    A property manager in a Detroit suburb demanded that several women who were looking to rent have sex with him in exchange for securing housing, the U.S. Department of Justice alleged in a civil complaint this week.

  • March 15, 2023

    Property Owner, Insurers Settle $8.4M Hurricane Harvey Claim

    A property owner in Texas has reached a settlement with several insurers over its $8.4 million Hurricane Harvey-related property damage claim, several years after a federal judge sent the dispute to arbitration.

  • March 15, 2023

    Tracking The Plaintiffs' Firms Vying For RealPage Litigation

    Law360 is tracking the various federal RealPage cases around the country as they grow in number. We show how and where claims have emerged, and which firms are behind them.

  • March 15, 2023

    Colo. Dept. Says Biz's Property Sales Don't Need Apportioning

    A company that leases out real estate in Colorado does not need to apportion the income it made from sales of properties because the transactions weren't made in the company's regular course of business, the state Department of Revenue ruled. 

  • March 15, 2023

    IRS Updates Housing Expense Limits For 2023

    The Internal Revenue Service released limitation adjustments that reflect geographical differences in housing costs for housing expense deductions and exclusion limitations for 2023.

  • March 14, 2023

    La. Landlord Says Appeal Needed In Insurance Arb. Fight

    A New Orleans property owner is urging a Louisiana federal judge to allow an appeal of its January ruling allowing a group of 11 insurers to force arbitration of the landlord's $7 million Hurricane Ida damage claim, saying another Louisiana federal court issued a conflicting ruling in a similar dispute.

  • March 14, 2023

    Detroit Says Vacant Buildings Are Havens For Drugs, Murder

    The city of Detroit accused multiple owners of vacant and abandoned buildings in three identical suits in Michigan state court of allowing those properties to become dangerous havens of drugs and murder.

  • March 14, 2023

    Florida Approves $46M To Conserve 21,000 Acres

    More than 21,000 acres of land in Florida that are home to 700 species will be conserved after the state approved the land purchase for $46.6 million, according to an announcement Tuesday.

  • March 14, 2023

    DOJ Tells 9th Circ. Harm Shown From Realtor Rules

    The U.S. Department of Justice told the Ninth Circuit that a lower court focused on the wrong market and made other mistakes when tossing a suit attacking a rule from the National Association of Realtors that restricts listings by agents outside its local networks.

  • March 14, 2023

    Chinese Fugitive's Co. Seeks Acquittal In LA Bribery Case

    A real estate company convicted of bribing a former Los Angeles City Council member has asked a California federal judge for an acquittal or new trial, arguing the prosecution's strategy was to "front-load the jury" with evidence about the councilor's independent criminal acts and pay-to-play scheme. 

  • March 14, 2023

    NY Legislature Proposes Tax Hike For High Earners

    New York would temporarily increase personal income tax rates for high earners and make other changes to tax policy under proposals issued Tuesday by the state Senate and Assembly in response to the budget proposed by Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul.

  • March 14, 2023

    Borrowers Urge Judge To Keep Nationstar Mortgage Suit Alive

    A proposed class of borrowers alleging that Nationstar Mortgage LLC wrongfully denied certain loan modifications during the coronavirus pandemic pushed back on the company's position that they lack a legal basis to bring the claims, urging an Ohio federal judge to keep their suit alive.

  • March 14, 2023

    Mich. Mother Denied Lease For Having A Child, Judge Says

    A Michigan federal judge sided with a renter who accused a landlord of discriminating against her for having a child, ruling Tuesday that the landlord's email responses telling the renter that she didn't want tenants with children violate the Fair Housing Act.

  • March 14, 2023

    Surfside Judge Quits Fla. Bench, Seeks 'Next Chapter'

    The Miami-Dade County Circuit Court judge overseeing the Champlain Towers collapse litigation has announced that he will resign at the end of March after 12 years of service.

  • March 14, 2023

    4 Firms Guide Mexican Developer's $810M SPAC Merger

    Mexican luxury hospitality developer Murano and a special-purpose acquisition company on Tuesday announced their plans to merge that would take the combined entity public at an estimated $810 million, in a deal guided by four firms.

  • March 14, 2023

    Tiny Homes Maker Hires New Top Atty From King & Spalding

    Texas-based Legacy Housing Corp., which specializes in manufactured houses and so-called tiny homes, announced that it named a former associate with King & Spalding LLP as its new general counsel.

  • March 14, 2023

    HUD's IG Finds Monitoring Grantees Remotely Is Effective

    The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Office of Community Planning and Development was able to effectively monitor the agency's grant programs when the COVID-19 pandemic forced remote work, according to a report from HUD's Office of Inspector General.

  • March 14, 2023

    6 Questions For Prometheus Materials About Bio-Concrete

    Colorado startup Prometheus Materials is aiming to replace carbon-intensive cement plants with material made by living cells. Here, CEO Loren Burnett talks to Law360 about the company's growth and the potential of bio-cement in a more carbon-conscious world.

Expert Analysis

  • What To Consider When Leaving BigLaw To Go Solo

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    Attorneys contemplating leaving their once-ideal job in BigLaw to start their own business should take certain concrete steps before they depart, such as saving money and drafting a business plan, and prepare for some common challenges, says Claudia Springer at Novo Advisors.

  • Prepping For Fair Lending Exams Amid NY Enforcement Trend

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    The New York Department of Financial Services has made clear that it is focused on fair lending compliance — in its recent consent order to resolve violation allegations in a state-chartered bank's indirect auto lending program — so both banks and nonbank lenders must be prepared for detailed, data-driven reviews of their lending programs, says Brian Montgomery at Pillsbury.

  • My Favorite Law Prof: How I Learned Education Never Ends

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    D.C. Circuit Judge David Tatel reflects on what made Bernard Meltzer a brilliant teacher and one of his favorite professors at the University of Chicago Law School, and how Meltzer’s teachings extended well past graduation and guided Judge Tatel through some complicated opinions.

  • New-Parent Attorneys Need Automatic Litigation Stays

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    To facilitate parental leave for solo practitioners and small-firm attorneys excluded from the Family and Medical Leave Act's protections, the American Bar Association should amend its rules to implement automatic litigation stays for attorneys welcoming a new child, says attorney Gabriel Levy.

  • Associate Skills That Impress Firms In A Cooling Job Market

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    With the lateral hiring market calming down and law firms no longer overlooking resume deficiencies when evaluating candidates, associates at all levels should be cognizant of the skills and attributes that make them marketable to prospective employers, says J.B. Pullias at VOYlegal.

  • Certificate Of Merit Considerations In Designer Error Suits

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    Daniel Miktus at Akerman ​offers tips for bringing error and omission claims against design professionals, unpacking several state statutes that require third-party certification of the designer's failure to meet applicable standards of care.

  • Judicial Minority Would Alter Jurisdiction For Foreign Cos.

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    While the Fifth and Eleventh Circuits recently reaffirmed that a foreign corporation may not be held liable for foreign conduct in U.S. federal court, if the U.S. Supreme Court were to adopt an emerging minority view, it could reshape the personal jurisdiction landscape established by the court's seminal International Shoe v. Washington ruling, says Andrew Rhys Davies at Allen & Overy.

  • High Court Could Resolve Thorny Atty-Client Privilege Issue

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    The U.S. Supreme Court recently granted review in a federal grand jury proceeding that presents a rare opportunity to clarify — and possibly significantly expand — the scope of the attorney-client privilege for complex mixed-purpose communications with counsel, says David Greenwald at Jenner & Block.

  • Refining Info Governance As E-Discovery Gets More Complex

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    Courts are increasingly requiring litigants to produce chats and other conversations recorded on business collaboration platforms as evidence, so companies should develop strategies for preserving and organizing such data to timely comply with e-discovery requests and to protect sensitive information, say attorneys at Akerman.

  • Risk Mitigation In Face Of Rising Legal Malpractice Claims

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    As the recent rise in frequency and cost of legal malpractice claims is expected to continue amid global high inflation and economic uncertainty, law firms and insurers would be wise to evaluate key risk areas and consider six steps to minimize exposure, say Nicole Shapiro and Cory Stumpf at Atheria Law.

  • The Perils of Piecemeal Invocation of Arbitration Rights

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    A Missouri federal court's decision in Burnett v. National Association of Realtors, currently on appeal, suggested that the right to arbitrate cannot be asserted piecemeal in the class action context — but a body of case law can guide on what happens when named plaintiffs don't have agreements but putative class members do, say Stephen Safranski and Ryan Marth at Robins Kaplan.

  • Keys To A 9-0 High Court Win: Look For Common Ground

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    When arguing for the petitioner in Golan v. Saada before the U.S. Supreme Court earlier this year, a focus was placed on appealing to multiple judicial philosophies with the aim of not only winning each justice’s vote, but also achieving clear guidance from the court’s opinion, says Karen King at Morvillo Abramowitz.

  • Limiting The Scope Of Representation Is Critical For Lawyers

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    A Mississippi federal court's recent decision in Kee v. Howard L. Nations PC highlights the importance of well-written engagement letters, and shows why it is vital for attorneys to specify exactly which services they intend to supply, says Ronald Levine at Herrick Feinstein.