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Real Estate - May, 2013

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• FCPA Powerhouse: Debevoise
• Chinese Drywall Maker Challenges Fla. Case In 5th Circ.
• Blackstone Bags Hilton Hotel Quartet From Apollo, Sage JV
• Class Too Narrow In PHH Reinsurance Suit, Court Told
• Rothstein Trustee Says Versace Mansion Suit Violates Stay
• Citigroup, Investors Reach Accord In Subprime Loan Suit
• Industrial Real Estate Booms As Investors Seek Stability
• Trump Triumphs Over Final Claims In Condo Fraud Suit
• Hersha Inks $93M Deal For SoCal, Miami Hotels
• SEC Sues Over $19M Scam Tied To Bogus Cemetery Buys
• Top NBA Prospect's Dad Denies $2.5M Mortgage Fraud
• Chicago Condo Owners Sue To Block $1B Wolf Point Project
• CFPB Adds New Categories To Consumer Complaint Database
• Lloyds Sheds $5B US RMBS Pools In Latest Disposition
• Deals Rumor Mill: Cerberus Settles, RBS Scrambles
• Real Estate Pro Leaves Rockefeller Group To Rejoin McCarter
• Nursery Says NY Should Pay Up After Closing Rail Crossing
• Giants, Jets Revive Suit To Block American Dream Project
• NJ Senate Approves Pier Development Bill
• Panamanian Trump Hotel Developer's Ch. 11 Plan Gets Nod
• Freddie Mac Must Give BofA Docs In $1.6B MBS Fight
• Tishman Rewrote Lease To Avoid $15M Commission, Suit Says
• Heads Up: Eco-Ventures Have Edge In South Fla. Deals
• Mass. Foreclosure Laws Violate Constitution, 1st Circ. Hears
• Remaining NY Force-Placed Insurers Sign Up For Reforms
• Akerman Moves To Larger New York Office On 5th Ave.
• Sealing The Deal: Greenberg Reps Chetrit In $1B Sony HQ Buy
• NJ Senate Clears Bill To Ease Cluster Development Rules
• Investors Awarded $26M Over Failed Vegas Casino Venture
• Offers Can Establish Value In Condemnations: Pa. High Court
• Obama Extends Mortgage Modification Program To 2015
• FCPA Powerhouse: Davis Polk
• Pa. Stance On Dunham Rule Confounds Pa. Mining Industry
• Allstate Settles $200M MBS Suit Against Citigroup
• Lenders Must Learn To Speak 'Military'
• Fla. Panels Advance $147M Margaritaville Resort Plan
• NJ Court Says City Clerks Must File Referendum Proposals
• Calif. Appeals Court Finds No Conflict For Firm Repping LLC
• Spurned Dakota Tenant Can't Use Evidence Of Defamation
• CFPB Mortgage Rule Changes Leave Small Banks Wanting More
• BofA Escapes Full $1.75B Countrywide Loan Repurchase
• McGuireWoods Atty Sued Over Contract Breach In Island Deal
• Muni Law Expert Joins Anderson Kill's Calif. Office
• Del. High Court Won't Move $10M Carlyle MBS Suit To Kuwait
• 9/11 Victims Want Iran To Cover $6B Judgment
• US Bank, Wells Fargo Escape $125M Chicago Hotel Loan Suit
• DelShah Loses Fraud Suit Over $4M Loss In Condo Conversion
• $1B Empire State Building IPO Approved By Shareholders
• Warburg Consortium Puts $200M Into Vietnamese RE Co.
• Pension Fund Denied Bigger Share Of $624M Countrywide Deal
• NJ Justices Won't Lift Injunction On Affordable Housing Funds
• Carlyle Snaps Up Stakes In Chinese Mall Duo
• A Different Kind Of Roof For Commercial Properties
• FCPA Powerhouse: Crowell & Moring
• Citi Settles FHFA's Suit Over $3.5B in MBS Sales
• New Accounting Rules To Spur Balance Sheet-Friendly Leases
• Texas Pipeline Industry Faces New Eminent Domain Hurdles
• Mack-Cali, Allstate Not Liable In Death, Appeals Court Says
• Witkoff, Fisher Bros. Buy St. John's Manhattan Campus
• Trump-Brand Developer's Ch. 11 Plan Hits Snag
• Prudential Kicks In $160M Loan For GID's NYC Apartment Buy
• Clarion Drops $225M On NYC Office Tower
• NY Agency Off The Hook For Extra Post-9/11 Cleanup Costs
• Bizzi Gets Green Light For $230M Manhattan Condo Sale
• Missing Fla. Attorney Pegged In Foreclosure Scheme
• American Realty To Pay $2.2B For Commercial REIT CapLease
• Day Pitney Adds Real Estate, Enviro Pro In NJ
• FCPA Powerhouse: Cahill Gordon & Reindel
• Fidelity Strikes PE-Backed $3B Deal For Mortgage Co. LPS
• Is Immigrant Investment Right For Your Project?
• The Ethical Neutral: What Must Be Disclosed In Mediation
• Developer Loses Bid To Block Govt.'s Clean Water Act Claims
• High Court's Fla. Wetlands Case Could Upend Takings Law
• REIT Brokers To Face More Suits, Fines
• Bankrupt Lender, Developers Settle $36M Loan Fight
• US Bank Sued Over Robosigning, Mismanaged RMBS Trusts
• CBRE Scoops Up $144M Atlanta Tower From Colonial
• Developers Can Arbitrate Defect Claims, Pa. Court Says
• Law360 Names 10 FCPA Powerhouse Firms
• Burkle Made 'World War III' Threats, Morgans Investor Says
• AIG Unit Dodges Some Empire Land Defense Costs
• Atton Hotels Will Expand To US With $55M Miami Property
• Extell, Carlyle Must Pay $5.8M Interest On Condo Refunds
• Countrywide Gets Mortgage Pool Contract Suit Pared
• $2B Hospital Project Again Clears San Fran Panel 
• NGL Pipeline Co. Loses Bid To Access Private Land
• 11th Circ. Backs Wells Fargo Win In Mortgage Transfer Case
• Former Stockbroker Seeks Bail In 'Rebecca' Con Case
• Trump Wins Fraud Trial Over Chicago Condos
• FDIC Wins Malpractice Suit Against Law Firm Over $5M Loan
• Fish Can't Duck Fraud Suit Over $28M Award, Texas Court Told
• Deals Sizzle, BBQs To Follow For Busy Deal Makers
• Terrafina Buys $600M Mexican Portfolio From Kimco JV
• Lehman To Reap Up To $2B From Pair Of REIT Stock Offerings
• Blackstone Teams With Prologis On $960M Industrial Deal
• $200M Miami Mixed-Use Project Cleared For Construction
• NYC Planning Board OKs Queens Tennis Stadium Expansion
• NJ Lawmakers Rip Christie On Housing Funds
• 'Hate' Demonstrations At Philly Towers Halted By Judge
• Bankrupt REIT Gets $50M In Deal With BlackRock, Lenders
• NY Appeals Court Won't Cut BofA Faulty Underwriting Claims
• ResCap Gets $2.1B From Ally To Settle Creditor Claims
• Liberty Property Drops $133.5M On DC Office Building
• Deals Rumor Mill: Yankee Candle, THL Partners, Volvo
• Good For Business: Florida's LLC Rewrite
• Cooley Boosts Litigation Team With DLA Piper Enviro Atty
• UBS Ruling Allays Fear Factor For SEC Whistleblowers
• NJ Court Orders DEP To Revisit Brownfield Cleanup Loan
• Trump Ran 'Bait And Switch' At Chicago Tower, Jury Hears
• FHFA Wants Banks To Handle Debt Instrument Credit Ratings
• Kindred Healthcare Sues Landlord Over $10.5M Default Threat
• BakerHostetler Lures Ex-Kutak Rock Atty To Litigation Group
• CityCenterDC Sues DOL Over Public Works Wage Order
• AIG Construction Defect Coverage Row Sent To Arbitration
• Lincoln Center Sued Over Using NYC Park For Private Events
• NYC Planning Board Votes To Give MSG 15-Year Permit
• Travelers Unit Demands New Lawyer In Building Defect Suit
• Mass. Fines Ameriprise, Others $1M Over REIT Sales
• Morris Manning Aids Cole's $97.5M Buy Of Hillshire HQ
• NY Creates Tax Uncertainty For Unauthorized Life Insurers
• Internal Whistleblowing Deserves Protection, Judge Tells UBS
• Temporary Regulatory Takings Do Exist In Calif.
• Texas Beach Access Bill Clears State Legislature
• Mayer Brown Snags Real Estate Finance Pro From Dechert
• Commerce Bank Founder Loses Bid For $17M Parachute
• Tech Co. Faces Sanctions In Patent Row With Simon Property
• Developers That Razed Beastie Boy Home Sued For $6M
• Real Estate Deals Shift To Secondary Markets
• Tampa Panel Nixes Channelside Project Bid In Surprise Vote
• Fla. Atty Pegged For Stealing Millions Hit With New Suit
• Appeals Court Backs RE Mogul In Nursing Home Buyout Row
• Miami Beach Hotel Owner Can Dump Marriott, Judge Says
• Miami Law Firm Helped Run Ponzi Scheme, Investor Says
• Ill. Pension Fund Slaps AIG With Securities Fraud Suit
• $6.4B Philly Airport Expansion Inches Toward Takeoff
• DOJ Slams S&P Bid To Toss Inflated RMBS Ratings Suit
• Yahoo To Take 4 Floors At Former NY Times Building
• Nationwide Mortgage Settlement Nets Over $50B In Relief
• Pitfalls For Lenders Redeeming Ala. Property
• WaMu Noteholders Can't Join $10B Fight, DC Circ. Says
• Winston & Strawn Snags NY Property Pro From Nixon Peabody
• Republicans Blast CFPB On Qualified Mortgage Standard
• GrayRobinson Lands Ex-Bilzin Sumberg RE Pro In Miami
• BlackRock Buys PE Adviser To Double Real Estate Holdings
• Insurers Dispute Liability For NYC Tower's Sandy Flood Losses
• Former DBSI Brass Deny Ponzi Scheme Charges
• Atlanta Falcons Clinch $200M NFL Loan For New Stadium
• Calif.'s Subcontractor Defense Regime: Order Or Chaos?
• 9th Circ. Won't Rehear Casino Ruling But Issues New Opinion
• Airlines May Launch 'Act Of War' Defense At 9/11 WTC Trial
• 11th Circ. Slashes Fla. Firm's Award In Condo Coverage Row
• Lew Likely To Face Flak Over IRS, Not Financial Rules
• Real Estate Co. Accuses Adviser Of $32M Financing Fraud
• Marriott Says Fla. Permit Delay Could Cost Millions
• Full 2nd Circ. Pressed To Rethink Condo-As-Lot Decision
• Someone 'Had To Stand Up' To Trump, Condo Investor Says
• Fannie, Freddie Exempt From Transfer Tax, 6th Circ. Says
• PBGC Wants 2nd Circ. To Rethink Morgan Stanley ERISA Case
• Bankrupt Norse Holding Land Hostage, Suit Says
• First Potomac Nets $259M In DC Industrial Portfolio Sale
• $8.5B BofA Settlement Will Be Weighed By Judge, Not Jury
• Wayne Newton Museum Developer Files Ch. 11 Plan
• Deals Rumor Mill: Freeport-McMoRan, Blackstone, Billabong
• PokerStars' Bid To Buy Casino Sinks In NJ Court
• Latham Witness Can't Claim Piece Of $10M Judgment
• NY Crane Rulings Affirm Building Owners' Liability Worries
• Fla. High Court Says City Can't Give Its Lien Superpriority
• S. Korean Investor Drops $218M On Chicago Office Tower
• Revenue-Sharing Deal Fueled Trump Condo Buys, Jury Hears
• NJ Sports Authority OKs Amusement Park Plans
• First American Charges Excess Mortgage Fees, Class Claims
• Falcone, Execs Wrongly Forced Out Casino Co. CEO, Suit Says
• MDM Group Buys Miami Lot For $1B Convention Center-Hotel
• Rise Of The Machines — Predictive Coding Goes Mainstream
• No Conflict For RE Law Firm In NYC Tower Suit, Judge Says
• Rakoff Gives Dexia's $774M JPMorgan MBS Suit 2nd Life
• SunTrust Blocks FINRA Arbitration In MBS Row
• Pa. Rep. Wants More Clarity In Royalty Checks To Gas Lessors
• Amazon's Plan For Fla. Warehouse Hits Sales Tax Snag
• Aussie Gambling Co. Must Face Suit Over Fontainebleau
• Shareholder Can't Get Head Start In S&P Suit, Judge Says
• TIAA Pays GGP $410M For Stake In Vegas Retail Complex
• Citibank Asks Judge To Toss Reinsurance Fraud Class Action
• Jackson Walker Can Try To Ax Overbilling Claims, Judge Says
• Boston Panel Greenlights 2 Hotels For $2B Seaport Project
• Fla. Force-Placed Insurance Suits Can Proceed, Judge Says
• Ex-Commerce Bank Director Tells Jury He Sped CEO's Ouster
• Homebuilder Tousa Eyes Liquidation Amid Sluggish Market
• Hustler Magazine's HQ Trades For $89M To REIT
• Judge Won't Certify BofA Appeal In RMBS Action
• Bid To Reform Broke Texas Windstorm Insurer Shot Down
• Free Speech Law Can't Protect Atty From Client Suit
• Empire State Building IPO Nears Full Shareholder Approval
• Donald Trump Fights $350M Scottish Wind Project
• Pa. High Court Won't Hear Appeal Of Predatory Lending Fine
• Wells Fargo Can't Shake Suit Over Conflict As RMBS Trustee
• Goldman Shouldn't Get $3M Bonus For Lease, Landlord Says
• Christie Unveils $300M Plan To Buy Homes Hit By Sandy
• $1.1B In Convention, Tourism Projects On Tap For Chicago
• Judge Backs Class Cert. In PHH Reinsurance Kickback Suit
• Cavalli Says Tory Burch Remodel Is Hurting Beverly Hills Biz
• NYC Found Liable For Crane Collapse Under Labor Law
• LandAmerica Trustee Sues To Erase PE Firm's $10M Claim
• Wells Fargo Dodges Claim In $13M RE Investor Suit
• Tribe's Floodwater Damage Case Sinks In 11th Circ.
• BofA Wants To Keep $10.5B RMBS Suit In Federal Court
• Know Your Risks Before Going Green In Construction
• Monitor Co. Creditors Seek To Claw Back $2M From Landlords
• Commerce Bank Alumnus Says CEO Involved In Probed Deals
• Jones Day Reps DDR In Deal For $1.5B Mall Stake
• Fitch Questions Seagram Building Loan's AAA Rating
• 2nd Circ. Asked To Overturn RSUI Win In Crane Collapse Suit
• Ft. Lauderdale Board OKs $250M Project On Historic Tree Site
• $950M Plan For NYC Four Seasons Gets Financing Kick-Start
• Deutsche Bank Unit Can't Duck $330M MBS Suit
• Hines Scoops Up $218M Tech-Haven LA Offices From Tishman
• NYC Ordered To Extend Sandy Hotel Aid Program
• Trump Tells Jury He Had Right To Amend Condo Deals
• Sony Open Promoter's Suit Over Tennis Stadium Tossed
• Freddie Mac Asks 2nd Circ. To Affirm Toss Of Investor Suit
• Ryan Cos. Floats Plans For $400M Project At Vikings Stadium
• 4th Circ. Weighs In On Bona Fide Purchaser Defense
• Goldman Dodges Insurer's $63M MBS Suit In 2nd Circ.
• Arnold & Porter Atty Says Bank Couldn't Certify CEO Payout
• Race Heats Up For Miami Beach Convention Center Revamp
• Morgans Director Wins Injunction To Halt Yucaipa Deal
• Goldman's Blankfein Needn't Testify In $1B Toxic Assets Suit
• SF Giants' $1.6B Project Takes Step Ahead With Panel's Nod
• Nomura Escapes Suit Over $99M in MBS Trust Losses
• Donald Trump Takes The Stand At Chicago Condo Trial
• Fla. Agency Says County Can't Restrict Electricity Access
• Smaller Sandy Buyout Sparks Fears Over Future Storm Costs
• Brooklyn Developer's $50M Suit Over Property Deal Junked
• Realty Co. Demands $16M In Fees From Midtown Lease Deal
• Architecture Firm Must Leave Sculpture Behind, Landlord Says
• Mass. Governor Greenlights $500M Fenway Area Project
• Lloyd's Wants Out Of LA Firm's Malpractice Coverage Suit
• Goulston & Storrs Snaps Up Real Estate Pro From Willkie
• Morgan Stanley Says Investors Limited In $145M MBS Fight
• Post-Sandy Coastal Protection Bills Advance In NJ Assembly
• Quarles & Brady Adds Luxury Real Estate Pro To Fla. Office
• NYC Panel OKs $3B Willets Point Development Plan
• Holland & Knight Snaps Up DC Condo Pro For RE Group
• NJ Panel Reverses $4M Judgment In Condo Conversion Suit
• DLA Piper Stiffed Cos. On Office Remodel Bill, Suit Says
• Vanguard Law Group Claims Fla. Firm Infringed Trademark
• Goldman Dodges Insurer's $120M CDO Claims On Appeal
• Merrill Can't Ax Fraud Claims In $60M Magnetar MBS Suit
• Cozen Nabs Pair From McCarter & English, Klehr Harrison
• NJ Blocked From Seizing $140M In Housing Funds
• S&P Prez Tells SEC To Ditch Industry Reform Plan
• ResCap Keeps Examiner Report Sealed With Ally Deal
• Morgans Hotel Recap Should Be Blocked, Judge Hears
• Chicago Trump Tower Reneged On Condo Deals, Jury Hears
• Firms, Trump Targeted In $1B Row Over Investment Losses
• MSR Seeks lP Asset Sale While Dodging Fund Suit In Ch. 11
• Athenahealth Puts Up $168M For Harvard Office Complex
• Ex-Morgan Stanley Unit Can't Duck Mortgage Modification Suit
• CPC Wants $1M In Legal Fees From Domino Site JV Partner
• Minor Notice Errors Don't Bar RE Projects, NJ Justices Rule
• NJ Borough Asks High Court To Alter Payouts In Land Seizures
• Wells Fargo, QBE Reach $19M Force-Placed Insurance Deal
• Quik Park Wants $2M For Sandy Coverage From Lexington
• RE Mogul Swig Must Refile Docs In Fight With Wall St. Investors
• 2nd Circ. Won't Free Ex-FBI Agent Who Hid Affair With Source
• PNC Can't Dodge Suit Over 'Banker's Interest' Calculation
• MGM Faces More Competition For $800M Casino License
• Chase Says Force-Placed Policyholders Broke Contracts First
• NY To Chip In $48M For Buyouts Of Storm-Ravaged Homes
• Deals Rumor Mill: Partnership Assurance, UBS, Euronext
• WBL's Biggest Shareholder Clears Way For $1B Sale To UEL
• The Who, What And Why Of Public-Private Partnerships
• NJ Beach Dune Project Hinges On High Court Case
• 4 Tips For Evaluating An M&A Target's Legal Risks
• Sills Cummis Won't Get NJ High Court Review Of Rent Battle
• $9M Hurricane Isabel Coverage Row Sent Again To Arbitration
• BofA Says $25B Mortgage Deal Bars NY AG's Suit
• $8.5B BofA Deal Negotiators Fight Investors' Jury Request
• Miami Hotels Set To See $750M In Investment, JLL Says
• San Francisco Defeats Enviro Challenge To Redevelopment
• BofA Sells $125B CMBS Servicing Portfolio To KeyCorp
• Deals Rumor Mill: Yahoo, Carlyle, Dish
• Cerberus Unit Pays $504M For Lloyds' Real Estate Loans
• LNR Partners Seeks Condos' Foreclosure Over $35M Loan
• Bakery Chain Owners Ordered To Pay $30M For Default
• Crane Collapse Deals Should Be Unsealed, Appeals Court Says
• Paulson Puts MSR Hotel REIT In Ch. 11 To End 'Terrorization'
• Cuomo Lays Out Cards For Upstate NY Gaming Resorts
• Rothstein Trustee Amends TD Bank Shield Order In New Plan
• Wells Fargo Escapes Suit Over Securitization Scheme
• Refinery Tax Assessments Are Fair, Calif. High Court Hears
• Noteholders Back Trump Hotel Developer's Ch. 11 Plan
• Investors' E-Trade Deceit Suit Moves Forward After 5 Years
• Fla. Justices Expand Magistrate Judge Role In Foreclosures
• Rida Rescues $824M Colo. Convention Hotel Project
• UEL Values WBL At $1B In Sweetened Last-Ditch Buyout Bid
• Texas Court Axes $53M Award In Suit Over Real Estate JV
• MGM Throws Down Gauntlet To Rival In $800M Casino Project
• Renovated: Fla. Rules On Design Professional Liability
• Prudential Says UBS Fraud Doomed $208M MBS Purchase
• Property Owner Slams Generic Zoning To Pa. High Court
• CFPB Seeks Time To Clarify Credit Insurance Rule
• $2B Cornell Tech Campus Gets NYC Council Green Light
• E-Discovery In The Cloud: Who Can Get Your Data?
• Foreclosure Atty Who Fled With Millions Hit With 1st Client Suit
• REIT Two Harbors Makes Play For Mortgage Servicing Rights
• Obstruction Charge Tacked Onto Investor's Bid-Rigging Rap
• Prosecutors Get Last Laugh In $1B BofA Fraud Case
• NY Ruling Against Goldman Pokes Hole In Diligence Defense
• Freddie Mac Slams BofA's Doc Request In $2B MBS Fight
• Hines To Reap $1B Though Sale of NYC Office Towers
• MBIA Strikes $350M Deal To End Societe Generale MBS Suit
• Zoning Change Doesn't Trigger Due Process: 2nd Circ.
• NJ Cracks Down On Foreclosure Relief Scams
• Calif. Appeals Court Finds Property Tax Law Unconstitutional
• Utilities Need PUC Approval To Seek Condemnation: Pa. Court
• McGlinchey Shakes $10M Bomb Range Suit In 5th Circ.
• Ashford Hospitality REIT Spends $90M On Key West Resort
• Sunstone REIT Shells Out $250M For Boston Hotel
• $1B BofA Mortgage Suit OK'd Under Controversial Fraud Law
• Bank Asks 9th Circ. To Junk $16M Verdict In Developer Row
• Jeffer Mangels Adds Land Use, Enviromental Pro To LA Office
• Conoco Scores Space In Houston's Coveted Energy Corridor
• Commercial Leasing Recovery Remains Uneven
• Health Care REIT Drops $1B On Canadian Senior Home JV
• 5 Dentons Capital Markets Partners Decamp To Alston & Bird
• 5 Reasons For Optimism In The Venture Capital Community
• Fannie Mae, KPMG Pay $153M To End Accounting Fraud Case
• Duke Sells Off Retail Center For $188M
• BofA Win In $200M Loan Suit Upheld By NY Appeals Court
• Cushman Ordered To Fairly Bargain With Electrical Union
• NJ Formally Adopts FEMA Flood Maps, But Skeptics Remain
• Blackstone Set To Exit Mall Owner GGP With Stake Sale
• NYC Planning Agency Backs 15-Year Permit For MSG
• Starck-Led Design Firm Sues Developer Over Unpaid Fees
• Lehman Brothers To Sell Ritz-Carlton Hawaiian Resort
• BofA Can't Shake AIG's $10.5B Countrywide RMBS Suit
• Morrison & Foerster Snags CMBS Pro From Nixon Peabody
• CIFG Gets Fraud Claims Restored In $275M Goldman Suit
• Owner Begs Judge To Boot Marriott From Miami Beach Hotel
• Seattle Council Greenlights Taller Towers, More Density
• ResCap Wins Plan Extension To Keep Ch. 11 Control
• Investment Co. Rips Suit Over Chicago's $563M Garage Lease
• Chartis Partly Escapes Suit Over Losses On $103M Hotel Loan
• Deals Rumor Mill: Warburg Pincus, Carlyle, Telefonica
• NJ Casino Owners Can't Abandon PokerStars Sale
• 3 Firms Want Miami Beach Club's $50M Malpractice Suit Axed
• Bankrupt Developer Has Slim Odds In $11M Feud, Judge Says
• ResCap Creditors Fight CFO Testimony In RMBS Trial
• Dolphins' Stadium Upgrades Unlikely Without Public Funds
• Sills Cummis Owes More Than $1M In Back Rent, Suit Says
• Rakoff Ruling In $1B BofA Case May Halt DOJ Hot Streak
• Prudential's $200M Barclays MBS Suit Returns To State Court
• BofA, US Bank Lose Bid To Toss RMBS Class Action
• Repurchase Is Ambac's Only Out In $856M MBS Case: Merrill
• MBIA, BofA Strike Major $1.7B MBS Settlement
• SAIC Crafts $225M Sale, Leaseback For Virginia HQ
• $615M MBS Suit Aims To Rewrite Deal's Terms, Deutsche Says
• ResCap Sues UMB, Wells Fargo Over Lien Value
• Single-Floor Condos Are Considered Lots, 2nd Circ. Says
• Fannie, Freddie Will Only Buy Qualified Mortgages, FHFA Says
• Prominent NY Democrat Held For Foreclosure Embezzlement
• Rex Energy Unit Can't Dodge Pa. Landowners' Payment Suit
• NYC, Citibank Hit With $3M Suit Over Bike-Share Station
• LNR Partners Hits Philly Building Owner With $4M Loan Suit
• Starwood Capital Snaps Up $159M Conn. Mixed-Use Center
• UBS Pays $358M To Settle Assured's RMBS Suit
• SEC Weighing Suit Against RBS Over Mortgage Bonds
• NY AG Says Wells Fargo, BofA Breached $25B Mortgage Deal
• Oldest Independent School In US Reaps $97M In Campus Sale
• A Troubling Surprise For Construction Projects
• Deals Rumor Mill: Neiman Marcus, Icahn, TPG
• Insurer Sued Over O'Melveny's Role In Crane Collapse Cases
• Developer Challenges Miami's Restrictions On Mining Property
• Miami Stadium Bill Dies With Legislative Session's End
• Texas House Stops Bill Letting Pipeline Cos. Condemn Land
• Fannie, Freddie Say Multifamily Biz Needs Gov't Lifeline
• S&P Settlement Talks Hint At DOJ Shift On Admissions
• Feds' FCPA Probe Of Okada Puts Halt On Wynn's Suit
• Arch Insurance Gets Coverage Ruling Tossed In Appeals Court
• Lightstone Plans 48-Story Tower In Lower Manhattan
• Ex-Head Of DocX Sentenced To As Much As 20 Years In Prison
• Fla. Senate Approves Bill To Speed Up Foreclosures
• FHFA, AGs Drop Objections To $8.5B BofA MBS Settlement
• 2nd Circ. Nixes Derivative Suit Over GE's Mortgage Co. Buys
• Versace Mansion Owners Duped Miami Restaurateur, Suit Says
• Philly Settles Bid To Kick Boy Scouts Out Of City Building
• Choate Hall Lures Back Boston Real Estate Pro
• Under Pressure From Jana, Oil States Mulls Asset Spinoff
• NY Judge Ships BofA's Fontainebleau Project Doc Spat To Fla.
• FINRA Warns Brokers Against Misleading REIT Marketing
• Boies Ignored Conflict In $350M Antitrust Case, REIT Says
• Lehman Sues To Slash Syncora's $1.3B Mortgage Note Claim
• NYC Park Doesn't Have To Foot Piers' Upkeep: Appeals Court
• Unions Sue To Stop Subsidized Brooklyn Mixed-Use Project
• PokerStars Seeks To Revive Atlantic City Casino Takeover
• Flagstar Agrees To Pay $110M To Settle MBIA's MBS Suit
• Nashville Can't Kick $30M Price Tag For Tower Music's Land
• NJ Appeals Court Nixes State Lease With Noncompliant Bidder
• Landlord Win In Sandy Rent Discount Suit Won't Be The Last
• 2nd Real Estate Exec Gets 7 1/2 Years For $18M Fraud
• Wells Fargo Says Mortgages Allow For Force-Placed Coverage
• Chevron Nabs Pittsburgh-Area Land For Possible Regional HQ
• Ohio's First Casino Raises $570M For Refi, Real Estate
• $55M Settlement Opens Path To Empire State Building REIT
• Settlement Resolves Suits Over Deadly Fla. Garage Collapse
• Brack Capital Nets $85M In Sale Of NYC Boutique Hotel
• Seneca Claimed Gas Rights Too Late, Pa. Appeals Court Says
• Wells Fargo Dodges Foreclosure Sanction In NY Appeals Court
• Condo Owners Want $125M Starwood Suit Heard By Justices
• Drillers Can't Use NY Law To Supersede Local Fracking Bans
• Carlyle MBS Suit Belongs In Kuwait, Del. High Court Hears
• Merrill Lynch Ducks Mortgage Fee Class Action In 9th Circ.
• Judge Ramps Up $46B Goldman, Bank Of Scotland MBS Suit
• Stonegate Accuses Mortgage Co. Of $5M Ponzi Scheme
• NY Bias Bill May Create Legal Quagmire For Co-Op Boards
• Obama's FHFA Pick Hangs In Balance Of Fannie, Freddie Battle
• Fla. Building Commission Clarifies ADA Rules For Apartments
• Fannie, Freddie Exempt From Md. Transfer Taxes, Judge Says
• More Investors End Fight Against $8.5B BofA MBS Settlement
• NJ Bill Would Force Banks To Maintain Vacant Properties
• PokerStars' Deal For Atlantic City Casino Falls Through
• Charity Can't Recover MBS Losses From BNY Mellon
• Trump-Brand Developer Hits Ch. 11 With $220M In Debt
• Fillmore Capital Sues Capmark Over $220M Miami Mall Loan
• The ABCs Of Data Center Leasing
• Banks Sued For $200M Over Retiree Village Loans
• GGP Lands $1.5B Loan Refi For Mall Portfolio
• MPG Office Trust Buyout Triggers Shareholder Class Action
• Investor Counterclaims Revived In $1B Las Vegas Project Suit