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Real Estate - April, 2013

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• Former Real Estate Exec Gets 10 Years For $18M Fraud
• UBS Seeks To Appeal Disclosure Ruling In $113M MBS Suit
• Fla. Lawmakers OK Plan To Spend $200M Mortgage Settlement
• Mayor Can't Dodge Embezzlement Rap Over Katrina Grant
• Banks Bring New Savvy To High-Leverage Real Estate Loans
• Nursing Home Co. Says $25M Buyout Loan Wasn't Funded
• Fla. Bill To Speed Up Manufacturing Permits Heads To Gov.
• Austin Can't Avoid Developer's Flood Takings Claim
• Deutsche Bank Says $330M MBS Suit Filed Too Late
• 85% Of Real Estate Execs Bullish About Market: Survey
• Craigslist's Claims Trimmed In Real Estate Listings Row
• Hunton Helps Snag $300M To Turn Ex-AIG Offices Into Condos
• Lloyd's, Others Want Out Of $53M Contractor Coverage Suit
• Bondholders Slam ResCap's Foot-Dragging On Ch. 11 Plan
• Fannie, Freddie Exempt From NJ Transfer Taxes, Judge Rules
• Deutsche Bank Gets $150M RMBS Suit Trimmed
• Bear Stearns Settles $100M HomeBanc Adversary Suit For $3M
• Brooklyn Complex Owner Seeks $20M In Sandy Coverage
• Brandywine, Verizon Settle $20M Philly Land Deal
• US Drops FCA Claim In Wells Fargo Mortgage Fraud Suit
• Rakoff Casts Doubt On Gov't Claims In $1B BofA Fraud Suit
• Morgan Stanley, Ratings Cos. Agree To Pay $225M In SIV Row
• Fla. Senate Clears Dolphins Stadium Upgrade Bill
• Developer Accused Of Filing Ch. 11 To Ditch $45M Judgment
• Goldman Sachs Asks 2nd Circ. To Kill MBS Suit
• Fla. House Passes Bill To Expedite Foreclosures
• Miami Club Accuses Investor Of Sabotage To Help Competitor
• Hospitality Attys See Hotel Deals Boom In Southeast Asia
• Hotel Co. Sues To Stop NYC Eviction Over Union Picket
• NJ Assembly Approves Flood Permitting Measure
• Smith Buss, Banks Hit With $15M Suit Over NYC Condo Deal
• JPMorgan Tears Into Insurer's $100M Bear Stearns CDO Suit
• Judge Backs $1B Empire State Building REIT IPO For Now
• Bench Rulings Come Fast And Furious in Morgans Board Spat
• HUD Approves $1.83B NJ Sandy Disaster Recovery Plan
• SEC Claims Calif. City Defrauded Airport Bond Investors
• Akerman, CWCapital Swiped Atty Fees From Loan, Suit Says
• Greenwich Stuck In Deutsche Bank Cleanup Coverage Row
• Wells Fargo Gets Mortgage Kickbacks Action Pared Down
• Condemn Now, CEQA-Compliance Later? Maybe
• Morgan Stanley, Ratings Cos. Settle Long-Running SIV Suits
• Grand Canyon Developer Must Pursue Tribal Court: 9th Circ.
• Advance Realty Buys Former Sanofi Research Campus In NJ
• AIG Gets Subprime Class Action Pared Down
• Del. Draws Line In The Sands Of Discovery
• SUNY Nixes Plan To Close Hospital After City Council Vote
• Lawmaker Pushes For Acceptance Of Private Flood Coverage
• TD Bank Owes $13.5M For Pearlman Ponzi Scheme: 8th Circ.
• Venable Hires Ex-DLA Piper RE, Tax Trial Atty In Baltimore
• Parsing The 4th Circ. Stance In Campbell V. Hanover
• Cousins Puts Up $102.4M For Austin Office Tower
• Nixon Peabody, Atty Face $1.5M Malpractice Suit From RE Co.
• QBE, BofA Conspired To Rip Off Mortgage Holders, Suit Says
• Christie Vetoes Sandy Relief Oversight Bill
• Citigroup Appeals For Coverage In $55M Mexican Land Gaffe
• Pa. High Court's Gas Rights Ruling Will Protect Land Deals
• Willkie Farr Skirts Suit Over $100M Extended Stay Penalty
• Fla. Senate Alters Plan For $200M Mortgage Settlement Funds
• TransCanada Settles East Texas Land Seizure Suit
• MBIA Suit Over $1B Sports Venue Bonds Tossed
• NY Appeals Court Lets J-51 Overcharge Actions Continue
• Syncora Didn't Evaluate Risky MBS, JPMorgan Says
• Carter Ledyard Malpractice Suit Tossed In Appeals Court
• $2.8B Vegas Hotel's Lenders, Contractors Near Ch. 7 Deal
• CIFG, Syncora Lose Appeal Of $1.8B MBS Suit In NY Court
• Philly Music Venue Operator Launches Fraud Suit Over Lease
• $19M Claim Put To Bed In River Road Hotel Bankruptcy
• CIFG's MBS Claims Not Specific To Insured Loans, BofA Says
• $450M Pittsburgh Redevelopment Project Dodges Delay Bid
• 8th Circ. Upholds Fraudster's $6.8M Penalty, Sentence
• Houston Eyes More Housing Projects With Code Change
• S&P Ratings Suit Belongs In State Court, Judge Rules
• CoreLogic Buys Case-Shiller Home Pricing Indexes
• Olshan Hit With $12M Malpractice Suit Over NYC Hotel
• Cuomo Moves To Protect Credit Scores Of Sandy Victims
• Fried Frank, Goodwin Guide Brookfield's $423M MPG Buy
• NJ Senate Committee Clears Sandy Coastal Protection Bills
• 3 Courts Weigh In On Faulty Workmanship Coverage
• Fla. House Passes Public-Private Partnerships Bill
• Portman-CMC Spares Theater In Miami Convention Center Bid
• Fitness Center Can't Shake Development Fee: Appeals Court
• Tenants' Atty Threatened With Sanctions In Subway Stop Row
• Dallas Eatery Owes $1M In Lease Dispute, Appeals Court Says
• Cincinnati Vendor Rents Are Trade Secrets: Top Ohio Court
• Trump's $200M Old Post Office Project Gets Early Approval
• 'Ridiculous' $2.7B MBS Suit Needs Reining In, Judge Says
• HAMP Mortgages Redefaulting At Alarming Rate: Watchdog
• Hudson Yards Leans On NYC As Revenues Lag, City Reports
• Philly City Council Beats Developer's Due Process Claims
• Razed San Antonio Building's Owner Loses Award In 5th Circ.
• MoFo Relocates To Cozier Digs In LA
• New Cherryland Twist May Plague Real Estate Deals Nationwide
• NY Empire Zone Liability Hinges On Property Rights Question
• NY Appeals Court Raises Real Estate Mogul's Damages Tab
• Lehman Must Pay For Meadowlands Loan Snafu, Investor Says
• Ohio Exec Cops To Scamming FBI Construction Projects
• Bronx To Get World's Largest Indoor Ice Center In $275M Deal
• NorthMarq Beats Negligence Claims In Real Estate Finance Suit
• Office Space Giant Dodges RICO, False Ad Claims
• CFPB's Cordray Defends Data Collection Before Senate Panel
• Seattle Panel Backs Upping Developer Fees For Extra Space
• FDIC's Strategic Capital MBS Suit Ruled Time-Barred
• 5 Arbitration Assumptions That Aren't Always True
• San Fran Panel Advances Condo Conversion Proposal
• BofA, US Bank Urge Judge To Throw Out MBS Class Action
• Creditor Fails To Thwart Developer's Future Bankruptcy Filings
• Cortland Partners Puts Up $244M For 5 Apt. Communities
• House GOP Bars Testimony From CFPB Director Cordray
• Deloitte Not Liable For Mortgage Execs' Fraud, 9th Circ. Says
• Orlando Magic Push Forward On $100M Mixed-Use Complex
• $1.3M Won't Rectify NJ Landfill's Pollution: Appeals Court
• S&P Seeks Dismissal Of DOJ Suit Over Inflated MBS Ratings
• Rosemont Plunks Down $172M For Denver WTC
• Miami Archdiocese Sues City For $89M Over Zoning Changes
• RE Mogul Can Use $25M Loan For Nursing Home Deal
• CFPB Eases Qualified Mortgage Job Verification Standard
• Ex-Jersey City Pol Pleads Guilty In Corruption Probe
• Okada Review Blasts Wynn Resorts' 'Biased' FCPA Probe
• $367M Calif. Tower Deal Tripped Up By Financial Claims
• Day Pitney Hires Former O'Melveny Head Of NY Real Estate
• Assurant, Citibank Try To Sink Force-Placed Insurance Claims
• Mortgage Fraudster Deserved Higher Sentence, 6th Circ. Says
• Class Cert. Denied In Fla. Insurance Hike Action
• DDR Escapes Most of Coventry's $500M Mall Suit
• TIF Suit Over $1B Project Full Of Holes, RE Trust Says
• A Must-Read For 'Repo' Counterparties
• Missing Atty Who May Have Stolen Millions Suspended In Fla.
• TransCanada Land Seizure Won't Get Day In Texas High Court
• Tenants Want NYC 2nd Ave. Subway Line Work Blocked
• Wilmington Trust Seeks ResCap Judge's OK To Sue Ally
• Baltimore Planners Advance $1.3B Harbor Point Project
• 2nd Circ. Grants AIG's Bid To Transfer $10B BofA MBS Suit
• Fox Rothschild Swells RE Practice With 9th Ex-Day Pitney Atty
• Wells Fargo Foreclosure Settlement OK'd On 3rd Try
• Goldman Exits NY Suit Over Alleged MBS Lies
• Texas PE Firm Launches $150M Medical Real Estate Fund
• So You Think You Have Replacement Cost Coverage ...
• Legal Notices In Bankruptcy: To Read Or Not To Read?
• Africa — Open For Business
• Bills To Create CEQA Courts Hinge On Funding Question
• Calif. Ruling Protects Brokers From Disgruntled Outsiders
• Sacyr Unit Pays $184M For Downtown Miami Office Tower
• New York Bank Regulator To Examine Compliance Consultants
• Morgans' Lawyers Must Yield To Director's Discovery Demands
• BofA Brass Can't Dodge Investors' Revised Mortgage Claims
• Fla. Senate Panel Passes $200M Mortgage Settlement Bill
• NJ Speeds Up Coastal Permitting To Ease Sandy Rebuilding
• Cushman Leads $71M Single-Office Deal, NJ's Biggest Of 2013
• Miami Dolphins' Stadium Bill Heads To Fla. Senate Floor
• Marketing Execs Can't Shake Claims They Defrauded Simon
• $1.2B Project Developer Accused Of Collusion With Creditors
• Starwood Drops $245M On Charlotte Office Tower
• Fla. Justices Told 'Foreclosure King' Enabled Firm Misconduct
• Cantor Fitzgerald Gets Hedge Fund Investors' Claims Pared
• Montgomery On Its Own In Hyundai Land Suits, Insurer Argues
• Becker & Poliakoff Moving HQ To Downtown Fort Lauderdale
• Boies Denies Ethics Breach In $350M Marriott Antitrust Case
• Texas Appeals Court OKs Realtor Group's Property Tax Break
• 3 Ways To Leverage Internet Access During Trial
• Senate GOP Backs DeMarco Amid Rumors Of New FHFA Chief
• Pipeline Co. Facing $50M Claims Sues Insurer Over Attys
• Toll Bros. Moves Ahead With $185M NJ Apartment Complex
• Blackstone Puts Up $450M For Hawaii Hyatt Hotel
• Force-Placed Insurer QBE To Pay $10M In NY Probe
• What Boards Can Learn From Morgan Keegan
• Traffic Reroute Isn't A 'Taking,' Texas Tells Appeals Court
• Fla. House Panel Approves Public-Private Partnerships Bill
• Wells Fargo Deal Doesn't Bar Mortgage Fraud Suit, US Says
• Fla. Senate Panel Clears Bill To Strengthen State FCA
• NJ High Court Mulls Standards For Zoning Relief
• King & Spalding Guides Landmark Saudi Thermal Energy Deal
• Bounced Checks For $9.3B Foreclosure Deal Fixed, Fed Says
• Sills Cummis Gains Ex-NJ Electoral College Prez, IP Pro
• Gunster Lands Former US Ambassador In Miami
• Calif. High Court Urged To Toss Developer Bribery Charges
• BofA Reaches $500M Deal In Countrywide MBS Class Action
• Deals Rumor Mill: Liberty Global, Carlyle, Commerzbank
• US Bank Wrongfully Foreclosed On LA Skyscraper, Suit Says
• Bankrupt Mortgage Processor's $1M Exec Bonus Plan OK'd
• Miami Developer Was Forced Out Of Condo Complex, Suit Says
• Office Real Estate Bubble May Buoy Broader Market
• RE Bar Group Drops Suit Over Lawyerless Property Deals
• Vision Capital Sues Hotel Group Over Unpaid Placement Fee
• Foreign Pension Funds Could Back US Infrastructure
• UBS Must Hand Over Docs To FHFA In $182B RMBS Row
• Bankruptcy Exclusion Bars $103M Hotel Claim, Chartis Says
• Appeals Court Voids $1M Verdict Over Razed Historic Building
• CFPB Moves To Keep Mortgage Protections From Lapsing
• Ga. Law Firm Can't Dodge $1M Mineral Lease Contract Suit
• Fla. Nursing Home Development Bill Clears Senate Panel
• Canadian Watchdog Loses Antitrust Case Against RE Group
• Minn. Appeals Court Revives Tribal Casino Expansion Suit
• Olympus Property Pays $55M For Jacksonville Complex
• Fla. Panel Advances Bill Streamlining Foreclosure Cases
• NJDEP Says Refusals To Ink Easements Stalling Dune Project
• 2nd Circ. Asked To Revive Developer's Apartment Buyout Suit
• BNY Mellon, NYC Beat Class Action Over Tax Liens
• Fla. Foreclosure Defense Atty, Client Funds Reported Missing
• RE Exec Can't Escape Ponzi Conviction In 10th Circ.
• Don't Fear The REIT Conversion Boom
• Commonwealth REIT Slams $3B Corvex, Related Takeover Bid
• Polsinelli Nabs Chicago RE, Wind Energy Pro From Reed Smith
• Developer OK'd To Examine Bankrupt Ranch Land Manager
• NJ Court Says Town Gave Proper Notice For Zoning Changes
• NJ Tax Lien Schemer Gets Probation, Fine
• Wells Fargo Wants Suit Over $50M Home Loan Deal Junked
• Witkoff Group Drops $25.5M On South Beach Hotel
• Behringer Offers Equity Backing To Spur Austin Luxury Tower
• $500M Wrigley Field Face-Lift Plan Scores Key Approval
• Top Issues Facing Landowners Of Oil And Gas
• Investor Row Over $400M Philly Hotel Project To Advance
• San Francisco Defends $508M Convention Center Expansion
• Optimistic Outlook Prevails At Real Estate Conference
• NM Enviro Group Seeks Contempt Order In Building Code Row
• ResCap Judge Approves Up To $7.8M In Bonuses
• Seattle Sinks 2nd Attempt To Block Funding For $490M Arena
• DC Circ. Wary Of WaMu Noteholders' Bid To Join $10B Fight
• BofA Says Feds' $1B Junk Mortgage Claims Too Vague
• Landmark Hudson Yards Lease Will Spur More West Side Deals
• Carlton Group Says BCBG Owes Commission On $238M Refi
• Land Investor Asks 9th Circ. To Revive Securities Fraud Suits
• Reports Of Death Of Fla. Economic Loss Rule Are Exaggerated
• Taylor Bean Ex-Honcho Owes Insurer $1M, 4th Circ. Rules
• Ally Could Be On Hook For $25B, ResCap Creditors Say
• Treasury To Audit $1B Fla. Mortgage Assistance Program
• Seibu Shoots Down Cerberus Tender Offer, Board Nominees
• Ex-Credit Suisse Exec Admits To Cooking MBS Books
• Developer Seeks $8.2M From Ex-Partner Over Manhattan Reno
• DBSI Bosses Charged With Lying About Firm's Finances
• NYC Building's $15.5M Appraisal Survives Owners' Appeal
• ResCap Judge Leaves $8M In Bonuses Up In The Air
• 11th Circ. Weighs How To Split Fee Award Among 3 Firms
• BofA Withheld Insurance Funds, Homeowners Claim
• Banks Seek More Time To Comply With CFPB Mortgage Rules
• BofA Can't Escape Reinsurance Pay-To-Play Class Action
• NJ Fund Sues State National For Zoning Dispute Coverage
• Amended Complaint Nullifies Original In 3rd Circ.
• Obama's Mortgage Refinancing Program Extended By 2 Years
• American Realty Abandons $9.7B Cole Credit Takeover Bid
• OCC, Fed Grilled On Use Of Independent Bank Consultants
• Chinese Investors Reach $1.5B Deal To Back SF Project
• Oppenheimer Escapes $767M Suit Over MBS Funding
• What's In A (Tropical Storm's) Name?
• Miami Dolphins Stadium Upgrade To Get Public Vote
• Feds Want Subpoena Over Versace Mansion Quashed
• Taxpayers May Reap $51B Profits In Fannie, Freddie Bailout
• 7th Circ. Denies Deposit Refund To $2.2M Trump Condo Buyer
• Goldman Can't Duck Prudential's $375M RMBS Fraud Suit
• Hotel Developer Says Suit Over $400M Project Can't Stand
• Historic $173M Stuy Town Settlement Wins Final Green Light
• MSR, Paulson Execs Sued Over $59M Debt, Bankruptcy Sale
• Carlyle Unit Puts Up $267M For Shanghai Office Tower
• Realty Co.'s Malpractice Suit Can't Stem Legal Bills: NJ Court
• KKR Acquires Colonie Center Mall In Albany
• NY Appeals Court Backs Rite Aid In $2M Landlord Tax Row
• Sandy Outage Doesn't Reduce Tenant's Rent, NJ Judge Says
• Pa. High Court Upholds Maverick Steel Win In Stadium Row
• National Union Sued Over $40M Coverage In Negligence Row
• Coach Pours $750M Into Hudson Yards Project For New HQ
• Calif. Plumbs The Depths Of Water Damage Exclusions
• A Brave New World For Bank Regulation
• Credit Suisse Pares $590M MBS Suit From Credit Union Board
• BofA Beats MBS Claims In $741M Colonial Bank Saga
• Miami Panel To Weigh Dolphins Stadium Upgrade Deal
• UBS Skirts Fraud Suit Over $331M In MBS Losses
• Tax Firm Can't Appeal Fight Over $8M Building Seizure
• PE Firms Must Tread Lightly To Cash In On Mortgage Servicing
• Goldman Beats Capmark's $147M Clawback Suit
• NYC Council Rezones Pier For Shipping Container-Built Market
• Atmos Can't Build Pipeline Until Landowner Row Is Finished
• Highlands Agency Didn't Shortchange Developer: NJ Court
• ResCap Fires Back At US In Defense Of $8M In Bonuses
• $1B Wynn Casino Backed By Philly Neighborhood Association
• Home Properties Gets $109M For Md., NY Properties
• Investcorp Picks Up $200M Office Sites In Houston, DC
• Fla. Lawmakers Decry Expedited Foreclosure Bill
• Polsinelli Lands Ex-Bell Nunnally Health Care Litigation Pro
• MaxMara Escapes Prada Suit Over Hawaii Boutique Lease
• Cuomo Pushes Fannie, Freddie To Curb 'Balloon' Payments
• What The Future Holds For Fracking In NY
• Borrowers To Get First Of $1.2B Foreclosure Deal Payments
• FDIC Fires Back At PwC's Bid To Dodge $1B Negligence Suit
• Healthier Retail Sector Drives Industrial RE Investment
• 5th Circ. Blocks Contractor Claims Against Bankrupt Hospital
• NYC, NYU Avoid Additional Discovery In Parkland Dispute
• NJ Mortgage Title Co. Settles Suit Over Closing Fees
• Lehman Investors Want $640M Fraud Suit Back In State Court
• Simpson Thacher Renews Manhattan HQ Lease Through 2033
• Concerns Prompt Fla. Lawmaker To Pause Land Swap Bill
• Ex-Krahl CFO Gets 3 Years In Kickback, Billing Fraud Case
• Daytona Speedway Tax Breaks OK'd By Fla. Senate Panel
• Miami Condo Board Sues Builders Over Luxury Tower Defects
• Morgans Hotel Delays Rights Issue As Activists Square Off
• Texans Can't Join $25B Wells Fargo Mortgage Fraud Case
• NY AG Defends Timing Of $22.5B JPMorgan MBS Suit
• Mitsubishi Buys $3.7B Loan Portfolio From Deutsche Bank
• Excluding Recorded Calls Would Harm Tourre Case, SEC Says
• Pa.'s S&P Ratings Suit Must Wait For MDL Ruling, Judge Says
• Fla. Land-Buying Amendment Heads For High Court Review
• Travel Cos. Ordered To Pay $55M In Texas Hotel Tax Case
• CFPB Shines Harsh Spotlight On Shady Reinsurance Deals
• Ex-Credit Suisse Exec Pleads Not Guilty To Fraud Charges
• SF Law Library Loses Bid For Larger, More 'Suitable' Digs
• Tax Lien Bid-Rigging Schemer Settles Class Action
• Cole REIT Rejects ARCP Takeover Bid, Acquires Holding Co.
• UCLA's $162M Hotel Plan Wastes Public Funds, Suit Says
• Halcon Fracking Contract Suit Sent Back To Pa. Court
• Texas High Court Voids Ruling Giving City Land To Pipe Co.
• Investor Backs Morgans Director In Yucaipa Challenge
• Hilco's PE Unit Rescues Music Chain HMV
• FHFA's $6B MBS Suit Against UBS Can Go On, 2nd Circ. Says
• FTC Finds New Targets For Fair Credit Actions
• Amended Complaints Not Bound By Earlier Claims: 3rd Circ.
• BofA Slams Real Estate Group's 'Labyrinthine' Ch. 11 Plan
• NJ Tax Bill Debate Postponed As Enviro Group Attacks
• Chamber Of Commerce Calls For Dodd-Frank Overhaul
• Delta Unveils $229M Makeover Of LA International Terminal
• Exxon Reaped $2B By Selling Land From Under Flight Co.: Suit
• Lenders Face Hefty Fines In CFPB Mortgage Insurance Probe
• Fannie, Freddie Profits Stoke GSE Debate
• Ex-Pa. House Candidate Suspended From Bar For 30 Months
• Comcast Kills Class Cert. In Overcharge Case, Title Co. Says
• Mortgage Co. Sold Bad Loans At HUD's Expense, Suit Says
• Lloyd's Must Cover Malpractice Suit Over $7M Loss, Firm Says
• GAO Rips Regulators Over Botched Foreclosure Review
• Appeal Halts $400M Hotel Project Case, Philly Court Told
• Top NY Court Nixes Starwood's Bid For $10M Chubb Coverage
• Wells Fargo Borrowers Seek Class Cert. In Home Loan Suit
• Bear Stearns Hid CDO Risk Ahead Of $100M Loss, CIFG Says
• ResCap Can't Justify $8M Employee Bonuses, US Trustee Says
• Hines REIT Pays $197M For Equity Residential Mass. Property
• Fla. Senate OKs Bill To Develop New Water Supplies
• Insurer Skirts Coverage For $20M Fremont Mortgage Loss
• CFPB Issues $15M Fines Over Mortgage Insurance Kickbacks
• US Bank Can't Get $23M From Bankrupt Trump Tower Builder
• NY Pol Took Cash To Draft Bogus Legislation, Feds Say
• Morgans Hotel Director Sues To Block Yucaipa Deal
• Bill To Fund Dolphins' $389M Stadium Redo Advances In Fla.
• Miami Beach Panel Approves Large Mixed-Use Project
• Hogan Lovells Hit With Malpractice Suit Over $36M Verdict
• Fed Rule Gives Regulators Cover To Boost Nonbank Scrutiny
• NJ's Enviro Regulator Secures $5M Superfund Settlement
• Arrests May Signal NYC Election Bribe Probe Hit Its Apex
• Fla. Libel Case Tossed After Law Blogger Given Media Status
• Fla. Law Firm's Property Interest Suit Gets 2nd Life
• Sacramento Faces Suit Over $447M Kings Arena Project
• JPMorgan Dodges Dexia's $774M RMBS Fraud Claims
• Dorsey & Whitney Must Face School Bonds Suit, 6th Circ. Rules
• Atlantic Sues To Avoid Covering Condo Defect Claims
• Insurer Hits Credit Suisse With $250M MBS Fraud Suit
• Squire Sanders Lands Edwards Wildman RE Pro In Fla.
• Real Estate PE Fundraising At Lowest Level Since '03: Report
• ETP Unit Must Face $162M Property Tax Suit, Texas Court Says
• How Lawyers Benefit From Early Neutral Evaluation
• American Realty Ups Cash Portion Of $9.7B Cole Offer
• Ex-Troutman Atty Loses Appeal Over $120M In Merger Funding
• American Realty's Cole Bid Puts Internal Mergers In Spotlight
• BofA Can Face Criminal Fraud In $1B Civil Suit, US Says
• NJ Atty Disbarred Over RE Venture Misconduct
• Security Price Drop Not Enough For ERISA Breach: 2nd Circ.
• US Bank, LNR Escape Suit Over $335M Real Estate Loan
• How To Avoid Litigation When Selling RE Loan Portfolios
• Investors' $6B Suit Against DLA, Apple REIT Gets Tossed
• Countrywide Can't Shake $4B MBS Suit In NY Appeals Court
• S&P Blasts DOJ Over States' RMBS Litigation Strategy
• Empire State Building Skyride Co. Sues Landlords In Ad Row
• Amended Miami Stadium Funding Bill Advances In Fla. Senate
• BofA, Credit Bureau Can't Duck Suit Over Mortgage Notices
• Ambac Can't Compel Discovery In $641M JPMorgan MBS Suit
• Donald Trump Drops 'Orangutan' Suit Against Bill Maher
• Activists Square Off Over Morgans Hotel Recap
• BofA Inks $165M Deal To Cover Credit Unions' MBS Losses
• David Lerner Loses Coverage For FINRA, Class Claims
• Recession Not 'Extraordinary' Enough For Revising Ch. 11
• Arianna Huffington's Huge Parties Wrecked NY Loft, Suit Says
• Landesbank's Challenge To Mortgage Receiver Stayed In Del.
• How They Won It: Irell Unravels Nevada Robosigning Case
• Fla. Senate Panel Approves Bill Amending LLC Statutes
• Ad Agency Interpublic Enters NYC Garment District
• Morgans Inks Deal With Yucaipa To Shed $230M In Debt
• NY Hospital's Closure Delayed Again After 2nd SUNY Vote
• BofA Beats Foreclosure, Robosigning Class Action
• Flaster/Greenberg Adds Saul Ewing RE Pro In Philly
• Developer Loses Fight Over Shopping Mall Tenants
• Deutsche Bank Beats Homeowner Suit Over Securitized Loans