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Real Estate - July, 2013

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• Calif. Court Denies Class Cert. In PG&E Easement Suit
• MetLife Sinks $145M Into Dallas-Area Apartment Complex
• Tousa Asks For Approval Of Amended Ch. 11 Plan
• US Bank's Consent Judgment Upheld In $30M RE Loan Row
• Clarion Shells Out $99M For Stamford Rentals
• Gas Driller Sues Pa. Landowners Under Lease Pooling Law
• $4M Bank Loan May Belong To Bankrupt Title Co.: 6th Circ.
• Alloy, Monadnock Selected For Brooklyn Mixed-Use Project
• 2nd Circ. Shuts Door On Developer's Apartment Buyout Suit
• Pa. Town Erred In Nixing Stone Quarry Plan, Court Says
• NYC Midtown Rezoning Plan Gets Tweaks From Mayor
• Asian Investors Eye Global Cities For $150B In RE Funds
• Deals Rumor Mill: KKR, Accenture, Soros
• ResCap Suit Over Mortgage Servicing Deal Tossed In NY
• Dechert Reps NXT On $783M Private Equity Loan Fund Closing
• UBS To Pay SEC $60M Over CDO Fraud
• Cuomo Offers Bank Credits To Spur $3B Infrastructure Effort
• Ex-Bryan Cave RE Partner Signs On As Akerman Shareholder
• BRE Properties Slammed Over Not Taking $4.6B Buyout Offer
• Rainmaker Q&A: Greenberg Traurig's Matt Gorson
• Eminent Domain No Easy Fix For Cities Fighting Foreclosures
• Fla. Development Files For Authority To Issue $12M In Bonds
• Mountain Funding Teams With Developers On Utah Community
• CPC Wants Suit Over $180M Domino Factory Sale Tossed
• Sony Open Organizer's Defense Limited In Facility Dispute
• Nationstar Sued Over Canceling $150M Loan Auction Deal
• Freddie Mac Attacks ResCap, FGIC Bankruptcy Deal
• Chicago Agency Sues To Seize Land For $540M Arena Project
• Miami Beach Sues To Clear Path For Convention Center Plan
• Bankruptcy Court Decision Not 'Advisory,' 3rd Circ. Rules
• Wilson Elser Adds Employment Vet To Vegas Office
• Cobalt Capital Sells 1.4M-SF Dallas Industrial Portfolio
• ResCap Bondholders Lose Bid To Dismiss Company's Attys
• BofA, Law Firm Face Suit Over Foreclosure Atty Fees
• No End In Sight For SIGTARP's Pursuit Of TARP Abuse
• NJ Lawmakers Point Fingers After Open Space Bill Falls Short
• Cousins Drops $1.1B On Texas Office Portfolio
• Seneca Must Cover Suit Over Gas Station Slip, REIT Says
• Financial Industry Rebound Drives Up NYC Office Lease Deals
• Future Claims Rep Sanctioned In American West Ch. 11
• Fla. Woman Sues Over Chinese Drywall In Condo
• Fannie, Freddie Investors Sue Over Stock Losses
• Rainmaker Q&A: Bilzin Sumberg's Stan Price
• 'Rebecca' Fraudster Cops Plea
• Property Rights Coalition Blasts US Blueways Initiative
• Art Buchwald's Estate Asks Judge To Revive Citibank Suit
• Loan Servicers Exempt From TILA Disclosure Rules: 11th Circ.
• Mall Owner Asks Texas Court To Review $50M Insurance Row
• DLA Inks Lease Deal For 45-Story Chicago Spec Tower
• SEC's New Focus On Accounting Fraud: What's On Its Radar?
• Laurus Snaps Up 15-Story O'Hare Hotel From Tishman
• 11th Circ. Revives Funding Claims Over Failed Casino
• Fla. High Court Urged To Disbar Atty Charged With $8M Theft
• Developers' Suit Over EPA's Ariz. River Finding Nixed
• Lehman Unit Not Owed Coverage In $15M RE Suit
• Norse Energy Gets Nod On Plan To Sell NY Drilling Rights
• 3rd Circ. Calls Foul On Pa. Town's Immigration Laws
• Hotel CMBS Market Chugs On Despite Interest Rate Bobble
• Online Gambling Co. Wants To Set Up Shop In Atlantic City
• Miami Couple Say Club Deprived Them Of Millions In Sale
• Irving Ends Suit Over Music Complex With New $165M Deal
• Pa. Developer Says His Brother Froze Him Out Of Business
• Pandora Signs 10-Year Lease With SL Green For NY Office
• Fidelis, BlackRock Pay $126M For Houston Shopping Center
• GMAC To Pay $230M In Fed Foreclosure Deal
• Chinese Developer Spends $1B On LA Development Site
• Morgan Stanley Must Face Borrowers' Mortgage Bias Suit
• Deutsche Bank Unit Can't Escape $640M RMBS Dispute
• Two Steps Forward, One Step Back For General Contractors
• Rainmaker Q&A: Robins Kaplan's Martin Lueck
• W. P. Carey To Combine With Nontraded REIT In $4B Deal
• UBS To Pay $885M To Settle FHFA Suits Over MBS Sales
• San Francisco Eyes Delay On Big-Box Zoning Changes
• Admiral, Essex Settle Construction Co.'s Row Over $8M Verdict
• Herrick, Cozen, Blank Rome Suits Merged In Building Row
• Walter Investment Sued Over $120M Merger Troubles
• Goulston & Storrs Boosts DC Atty To Hospitality Co-Chair
• DC Judge Tosses Suit Over Indian Casino Construction
• DC United, City Sign Deal To Build $300M Stadium
• Rainmaker Q&A: Bradley Arant's Kay Bains
• Pa. High Court To Settle Confession Of Judgment Procedures
• NYC Undertaxes Most Valuable Apartments, Report Says
• Rainmaker Q&A: Neal Gerber's Angela Elbert
• NJ's Sandy Response Marked By Rebuilding, Energy Oversight
• Sobeys Pockets $1B In Grocery Store Sale To Canadian REIT
• NJ Court Backs $12M Tax Reduction For Contaminated Site
• PMI Wins Confirmation Of Ch. 11 Reorganization Plan
• Morgan Lewis Faces Appeal In Developer's Malpractice Suit
• Report Blasts Fort Lauderdale's $32M Aquatic Center Deal
• Delay On NJ Tax Incentive Bill Hampering Real Estate Deals
• Final Vote Limits Madison Square Garden Permit To 10 Years
• Calif. Court Shields Short Sellers From Deficiency Judgments
• Senate Bill Would Ease Capital Regs For Community Banks
• NYC Panel Backs $87M Funding For FreshDirect's Bronx Move
• Barclays Says $188M MBS Suits Too Late Under German Law
• Miami Office Owner Claims Fraud In $6M Loan Agreement
• Brookfield Closes $4.4B Real Estate Opportunity Fund
• Senate To Reform FHA Before Tackling Housing Finance
• Fla. Appeals Court Revives Corruption Case Against Mayor
• LA Council Certifies Enviro Report For $664M Project
• NY City Council OKs Expansion For US Open Stadium
• $500M Wrigley Reno Plan Rounds Another Base
• Rainmaker Q&A: Bird Marella's Gary Lincenberg
• UBS Faces IndyMac MBS Claims Again After 2nd Circ. Ruling
• 500 Days Of The Revised Removal Statutes
• Hunton & Williams Sues FDIC For Colonial Bank Docs
• GOP's Fannie, Freddie Wind-Down Bill Moves To House Floor
• $170M SF Tower Dodges Permit Appeal, But May Face Suit
• 5 Hurdles Facing Modular Building In NYC
• Hogan Lovells To Launch Luxembourg Office Aug. 1
• Newark Board Backs Overhaul For Historic Building
• NJ Court Nixes Challenge To $6.3M Condo Grant
• MSR, Five Mile Trade Jabs Over IP Assets From $1.5B Sale
• Mortgage Lender Pushed High-Interest Loans, CFPB Claims
• 5th Circ. Strikes Dallas Suburb's Immigrant Rental Law
• RE Developer Gets 2 Years In Commonwealth Fraud Scheme
• Miami Investment Firm Buys Ritz-Carlton Fort Lauderdale
• HUD Sets Stage For FCA Claims Against Fund Recipients
• Thai Telecom Aims To Raise $2.3B With Infrastructure Fund
• Owners Of Condemned Building May Sue City, Pa. Panel Rules
• NJ High Court Clarifies Zoning Relief Standards
• China Puts 5-Year Ban On New Gov't Office, Hotel Projects
• Highwoods Takes Full Ownership Of 5 Orlando Office Towers
• Jones Day Helps TriGate Close $324M Real Estate PE Fund
• Deals Rumor Mill: Dell, DuPont, Lotte Shopping
• UBS Can't Shake Investor Group's $109M MBS Suit
• Broe, Chicago Reach Early Deal For $500M Port Project
• Wendy's To Shed 425 Stores To Franchisers By Mid-2014
• BofA Sues FDIC Over 'No Value' Ruling For Colonial Bank
• Rainmaker Q&A: BuckleySandler's Margo Tank
• Calif. Can't Trim Claims It Reneged On $2.3B Property Sale
• Tricon Capital Buys LPs Out Of $333M US Housing Fund
• Nonbanks, Get Ready For Broader CFPB Oversight
• Fed's Pullback Could Threaten REIT Dominance
• Cerberus Snags 2 German Retail Portfolios Out Of Receivership
• Haynes And Boone Nabs Trio Of Winstead Real Estate Pros
• $8.5B BofA MBS Deal Was Appropriate, Expert Says
• Dallas DA Can't Recuse Judge Who Held Him In Contempt
• Asian Hotel Deals Spike To $1.3B In 2013, Report Says
• DLA Piper Loses Bid For Quick Win In Landlord Fee Fight
• Philly Mall Loses Bid To Block 'Hate' Demonstrations
• Spain's Abertis Drops 2 Airports In $370M Sale To ADC & HAS
• Thor Equities Puts Up $124M In 2 Manhattan RE Deals
• UBS Settles $6.4B Suit Over MBS Sales To Fannie, Freddie
• NJ Launches $100M Program To Elevate Homes Post-Sandy
• Blackstone-Backed Extended Stay Files For $100M IPO
• Fla. Attorneys At Odds Over Condo Mortgagees' Liability
• Liberty Mutual Pays $2.1M To Settle Surety Bond Row
• Ins And Outs Of CEQA Streamlining For The Bay Area
• Rainmaker Q&A: Pachulski's Bradford Sandler
• 2nd Circ. Won't Give Discovery Relief In $200B FHFA Suits
• Dallas DA Says Judge Who Held Him In Contempt Is Biased
• NY Broker Can Take Cut Even If Lease Deal Fails, Judge Says
• Citibank, Fifth Third Escape Reinsurance Fraud Suits
• NJ Court Upholds Seller's Win In Condo Conversion Battle
• Trustee Didn't Duck BofA Fight With $8.5B Deal, Expert Says
• Judge Boots US Objections To PMI's Ch. 11 Plan
• Tourre Did Nothing Wrong, Goldman Exec Testifies
• House Bills Would Soften Big Contractors' Bid Edge
• 11th-Hour Order Keeps Ailing Brooklyn Hospital Open
• 5 Things Real Estate Pros Must Know About Bankruptcy
• National Grid Won't Hit Flood-Stricken New Yorkers With Fees
• Morgan Stanley Dodges Bulk Of Investors' $122M MBS Suit
• Sedgwick Adds Real Estate Finance Pro In San Francisco
• NYC Revises Midtown East Rezoning Plan Amid Concerns
• BIA Blasted Over Land Trust Rule Change, Ore. Casino
• Law360's Global 20 Firms Blaze New Trails Worldwide
• $325M Deal Puts Hyatt Into All-Inclusive Resort Market
• Asian Hotelier Strikes $202M Lease Deal For UK Hotel
• American Homes 4 Rent Files $794M IPO
• Does CFPB Have Jurisdiction Over Service Contracts?
• Trenton Affordable Housing Developer Indicted In Fraud Case
• Investor Group Asks Court To Revive Dorsey Fee Litigation
• Cross & Simon Attorney Accused Of Malpractice
• Chicago Panel Clears Wrigley Field Reno, $3B Complex
• Some RE Investors Ditch Equity For Debt As Deal Prices Rise
• WTC Developer Can't Seek Damages Against Airlines: Judge
• Mack-Cali To Sell $223M Philly RE Portfolio Through JVs
• Insurers Seek To Recoup Millions After Calif. Wildfire
• Trust Expert Praises BNY Mellon's Work On $8.5B BofA Deal
• Allstate Sued Over Oakland Development's CWA Case
• Sen. Panel OKs FHFA Head, Setting Up Floor Battle
• Tishman Wins $1B Miami Beach Convention Center Project
• Stark & Stark Snags Commercial Real Estate Pro In NJ
• Anti-Concurrent Causation Exclusions Receive Spotlight
• Calif. Suburb Hit With $5M Suit Over Land-Use Restrictions
• Blackstone To Take Retail Property REIT Public In $100M IPO
• NJ Court Says Utilities Board Snubbed DEP Bid To Buy Site
• Bear Stearns Investors Target Ratings Agencies For $1B Loss
• Credit Suisse, Highland Face Off Over RE Loan Trades
• Prosecutors Unleashed As $5B S&P Action Rolls On
• Calif. Court Sends Greenberg Glusker RE Suit To Arbitration
• Valero Resists Tax Assessor's Bid For Texas Refinery Data
• Receiver In $35M NYC Building Foreclosure Escapes Challenge
• MGM Wins City Support For $800M Mass. Casino
• Judge Tells Attys In Tourre Trial To Stop Boring Jurors
• NY Law Firm Hit With $172M Suit In RE Venture Row
• Witkoff-Led Group Drops $650M On NYC's Park Lane Hotel
• Lew Says More Financial Rules May Follow Dodd-Frank
• Bankruptcy Auction For Versace Mansion Gets Judge's Nod
• Investors Sue Gov't Over Fannie, Freddie Stock Losses
• NY AG Wants Details On $575M In Sandy Charitable Donations
• Harvard Prof Backs WTC Owners' $3.5B Claim Against Airlines
• Paul Hastings Aids GI Partners' $550M Office Trio Buy
• Sidley Lands Clean Tech Atty To Boost Energy, RE Teams
• Apollo To Fully Exit Realogy In $1.2B Secondary Share Sale
• S&P Can't Ditch DOJ's $5B MBS Fraud Suit
• 3 Resolutions To The Cross-Claim Conundrum
• MBS Investors Could Have Derailed $8.5B BofA Deal, Atty Says
• Fund Turned To Goldman To Short Housing Market, Jurors Told
• Cortland Partners Drops $107M On 2 Texas Apt. Complexes
• San Francisco Board OKs Changes To CEQA Appeals Process
• Morgan Stanley Can't Shake MetLife's $757M RMBS Suit
• Cordray Confirmation Ends Battle To Limit CFPB's Powers
• Lord & Taylor Sues DC-Area Mall Over Redevelopment
• Moving MSG Could Spur Billions In Development, Report Says
• Condo Board Hits Wolf Haldenstein With $2M Malpractice Suit
• NJ Makes 1st Buyout Offers For Sandy-Damaged Homes
• Airlines Say WTC Owners 9/11 Losses Covered By Insurers
• MSR Slams Five Mile's Objection To $2M DIP
• Lexington Sued Over Negotiation Of $42M Defect Deal
• Law Firm Ducks 'Shadow Docket' Foreclosure Action
• Hedge Fund Demands Hotel Owner's Position On Possible Sale
• Rainmaker Q&A: Kelley Drye's Andrew White
• Rainmaker Q&A: Greenberg Traurig's Nancy Mitchell
• Enviro Liability Has A 'Special' Place In Real Estate
• W.Va.'s Take On Scope of CGL In Defective Construction
• Swire Pays $64M For Miami Site With Eye On CityCentre Plans
• Cielo Realty Picks Up $9M Texas High-Rise
• SEC Settlement In $50M Fraud Suit Fails To Pass Muster
• Commerce Bank's Hill Got Fair Shot In $17M Suit, Court Told
• Calif. Industrial Markets To Top Out Around 2016
• Aspen Needn't Defend $40M Mortgage Suit, Judge Says
• SEC Highlights 'Wall Street Greed' As Tourre Trial Opens
• FTC Seeks More Info On Fidelity's $3B LPS Acquisition
• Servicing Changes Key To $8.5B Deal, Mayer Brown Atty Says
• Mexico's Fibra Uno REIT Pays $1.8B For Commercial Portfolio
• Senate Bill Would Boost FHA Insurance Reserves
• Dallas DA Avoids Contempt Hearing In Oil Heir Fraud Case
• NYC Hostel Law Faces Safety Hurdle
• BlackRock Sells Seattle Office Property At $12M Loss
• 2nd Circ. Remands ResCap Appeal Of FHFA's MBS Suit
• NY Lawmakers Seek Fix For Brooklyn Hospital System
• Wells Fargo's $6B Commerzbank Deal Beefs Up UK Portfolio
• Ex-Allen Matkins Team Launches New Calif. Real Estate Firm
• Chevron Beats Pa. Fracking Water Storage Challenge
• PE-Backed Homebuilder WCI Aims To Raise $222M In IPO
• SEC Claims Trimmed In Radius Capital MBS Suit
• Rainmaker Q&A: Seyfarth's Andrew Pearlstein
• Annaly REIT 'Externalization' Clouds Pay Practices, Suit Says
• PE Firm Says NJ Hospital Conspired To Undermine Sale
• Miami Beach Panel Won't Delay Convention Center Vote
• BofA Urges Denial Of Class Cert. For Troubled Homeowners
• Crash Victims Sue Ben & Jerry's For $10M Over Seating Area
• Mayer Brown Atty Says BNY Mellon Fought For $8B BofA Deal
• Goldman Sachs Hit With Another Suit Over $580M RMBS Sale
• Investor Sues RE Partners For $6.5M Over NYC Deal
• Bankrupt ResCap Seeks Approval To Jettison Fla. Property
• Federal Planning Agency OKs Plans For $200M Trump Project
• $50M Vegas Casino Project Suit Kept Alive By Judge
• Carriers Get Liability Shield In NY Emergency Text Plan
• Penn National Pitches $200M Slots Parlor In Mass.
• 10 Personal Liability Pitfalls For Directors And Officers
• Rainmaker Q&A: Paul Hastings' Michael Fitzgerald
• Texas Pipeline Cos. Now Under Closer Watch
• Seyfarth Shaw Adds Schwartz Junell Commercial Litigation Pro
• Homeowners Lose Appeal Of Hurricane Ike Takings Claims
• Sen. Banking Leaders Reach Bipartisan Deal To Fund FHA
• MSR Slams Five Mile's Bid To Convert Bankruptcy To Ch. 7
• Cubs Strike Signage Deal For $300M Wrigley Field Project
• Ex-Housing Authority Worker Charged In Fraud Scheme
• NY Public Library Hit With 2nd Suit Over $350M Reno Plan
• Clean Water Act Inconsistency Lingers Long After Rapanos
• Multifamily Deals Lead NYC Market
• Mass. High Court Limits Title Insurers' Duties
• Mortgagee Demands Sandy Payout Issued To Loan Recipient
• Gov't Hit With Class Action Over Fannie, Freddie Takeover
• $8.5B BofA Deal Talks Open To All, Mayer Brown Atty Says
• Coral Gables Sues To Block Utility's 'Massive' New Poles
• Home Warranty Covers Subdivision Structures: Fla. High Court
• House GOP Bill Would Remove Gov't Mortgage Guarantee
• Considerations For Private Funds After Lift Of Ad Ban
• Nev. Gaming Agency Approves First Casino-Focused REIT Split
• Eckert Seamans Snags Philly Bankruptcy, RE Pro
• Ex-Goldman Exec Can't Keep 'Fabulous Fab' Email Out Of Trial
• Koontz Dramatically Alters Land Use Regulatory Landscape
• 9th Circ. Nixes Radical Bunny Execs' Appeal In SEC Suit
• NYC Let Modular Building Skirt Contractor Rules, Suit Says
• NY Real Estate Co. Enters Ch. 11 After $51M Court Loss
• Bad Timing Dooms Barclays $550M RMBS Suit
• NJ Court Checks Gov. Powers With Affordable Housing Ruling
• Allocation Plan Needed In $500M Countrywide MBS Deal
• Fla. Keys Properties Weren't Taken By County, Court Rules
• Ex-Sidley Real Estate Head Admits Faking Expense Receipts
• Appraisals Not Under Arbitration Code: Fla. Appeals Court
• Cozen, Blank Rome Say Herrick Crane Collapse Case Distinct
• Paul Hastings Reps Starwood In $735M InTown Suites Buy
• American Realty Capital Drops $91M On NYC Office Condo
• Gov't Sued Again Over Fannie, Freddie Takeover
• Five Mile Says MSR's Bidding Plan Wastes IP Assets
• Minneapolis Officials Open Talks On $400M Downtown Project
• Fox Rothschild Opens 4th NJ Office With Day Pitney RE Team
• Pepper Stages RHG Bid War With $130M Buyout Offer
• Liquidators Hit Big 3 Ratings Agencies With $1B RMBS Suit
• EPA's Institutional Controls Guides Bring Uncertainty
• Multifamily Brightest Spot In Calif. Markets, Survey Says
• Mass. High Court Backs State AG In Law Firm Probe
• Pa. Lease Pooling Law Paves Way For Marcellus Expansion
• Battle Brews Over Trustee For Versace Mansion Bankruptcy
• Ex-TMST Execs Can't Escape SEC Fraud Suit
• Thornburg Underwriters Rightly Dropped From Suit: 10th Circ.
• 7th Circ. Kills Suit Over Hedge Fund's $7M Freddie Mac Loss
• Jets, Giants' Suit Breaks Deal, Meadowlands Developer Says
• PMI's Ch. 11 Plan Aims To Avoid Tax Bill, US Atty Says
• CBRE Brokers Sale Of Prominent $65M Dallas Tower
• Developer Can't Shake Hoboken Condo Owners' Fraud Claims
• $8.5B BofA Deal Not Compromised, Mayer Brown Atty Says
• Wells Fargo Wins $10M From Investment Fraudster On Appeal
• Antitrust Counterclaims Survive In RMLS Copyright Suit
• NYC Official Backs $3B Queens Redevelopment Plan
• Miami Beach Hotel Sues Ex-Contractor Over $42M Renovation
• Despite Limits On Evidence, Tourre May Still Have A Case
• CFPB Atty Joins Alston & Bird's Capital Markets Practice
• Nelson Mullins Opens Fla. Office With 3 Fowler White Attys
• Ex-Goldman Trader Tourre Can't Trim Fraud Case Before Trial
• Enviro Regs Don't Trump Atty Privilege, Calif. Court Says
• FHFA Sued Over Halt On Low-Income Housing Payments
• Contract Allows For $6.5B Archstone Sale, Lehman Says
• Enviros Defend Fracking Ban To Delaware River Agency
• A Wrinkle In Fla. Usury Law Regarding 1st Mortgages
• Akerman's Latin American Group Head Jumps To Jones Day
• Texas High Court Asked To Nix Keystone Land Seizure Ruling
• Wynn Unscathed After SEC Probe Into $135M Macau Donation
• Still No Consensus On Scope Of Absolute Pollution Coverage
• Attys Seek $85M From $500M Countrywide MBS Class Deal
• Reversed Compensation Ruling May Advance NJ Dune Project
• Insurer Must Pay Full Contractor Cost, Fla. High Court Says
• NJ Court Upholds $500K Wetlands Disturbance Fine
• S&P Stumbles In Bid To Toss DOJ's $5B MBS Suit
• Ark. Bank Co. Enters Ch. 11 With $16M Recapitalization Offer
• Mayer Brown Atty Says $8.5B BofA Settlement Talks Got Testy
• Wells Fargo ARM Violated Truth in Lending, 9th Circ. Hears
• Clarion Lands $110M Loan Anchored By Skadden's DC Base
• A Template For Tamping Down Corporate Activism
• ResCap Plan Offers Some Recovery To Unsecured Creditors
• Cuomo Signs NYC Housing Agency Board Shake-Up Into Law
• Ping An Pays $388M For Lloyd's Of London Headquarters
• Jehovah's Witnesses Net $375M In Brooklyn Portfolio Sale
• Patton Boggs Settles Energy Co.'s $1.3M Malpractice Claim
• Deals Rumor Mill: Lloyd's, Blackstone, TPG
• Dykema Launches Austin Office With Tax, Real Estate Pros
• Hedge Fund Sues Treasury Over Fannie, Freddie Takeover
• Goldman Duped Investors In $450M RMBS, Suit Says
• Developer Loses Appeal Over London Luxury Hotels Stake
• Miami Secretly Working With Island Developer, Suit Says
• S&P, Moody's Hit With Class Action Over RMBS Ratings
• Texas Land-Pooling Fights Spur New Work For Energy Firms
• Chinese Co. Can't Duck Faulty Drywall Claims, 5th Circ. Told
• Wells Fargo Must Face Default Notice Suit, 9th Circ. Says
• Academics Challenge $350M NY Public Library Renovation Plan
• Landlord Wants Kogan Trichon's Files In $1.9M Lease Dispute
• NJ Appeals Panel Backs Refi Lender's Priority In Default Row
• Private Equity JV Nabs $400M Senior Housing Portfolio
• EXCO Unit To Pay $1B For Chesapeake Shale Plays
• Five Mile Wants MSR Hotels' Bankruptcy Converted To Ch. 7
• Proskauer Adds Ex-Rockefeller Group CEO To RE Group
• Ill. Follows Vapor Intrusion Regulation Trend
• How Va., Md. And DC Put Defective Product Claims To Rest
• SEC Suit Over $50M First Financial Scam Survives
• NJ Appellate Court Nixes PokerStars Casino Bid
• DC Circ. Ruling May Curb DOL Flip-Flopping
• 2 Attys Lose Bid To Toss NYC Housing Bribery Charges
• Florida Jump-Starts Public Projects With New Finance Law
• Fed's Bank Capital Rules Set Stage For Wall Street Brawl
• Mexican Developer Says Barclays' $11M Suit Belongs In UK
• Gunster Inks Lease For Digs In New Miami Tower
• Miami Shopping Center Owner Sues To Block Rival Project
• McDermott Bungled Will For Harrah's Heiress, Suit Says
• Burkle Seeks New Board Election In Morgans Hotel Fight
• Ex-Hotel Owner Lodges $1M Suit Over Parking Lot Deal
• NYC Residential Sale Volume Skyrockets In Q2
• Tishman Snags $372M Loan For SF Condo Tower
• DC Circ. Nixes DOL's Change To Loan Officer OT Status
• Foxwoods Casino Owners Restructure $2.3B In Debt
• Deals Rumor Mill: Carlyle, Providence Equity, Toksoz
• Practice Tips For Working In The Williston Basin
• Fed Eases Final Capital Rules For Community Banks
• Far-Ranging Consequences Of Superstorm Sandy Legislation
• ICP Hedge Funds Seek Ch. 15 Protection In NY
• Cole RE Investments Pays $161M For Texas, Mass. Properties
• O'Melveny Steers CoreLogic's $661M Deal For Data Businesses
• $100M Settlement Gets Tentative OK In MBS Row
• American Realty Capital Snaps Up $220M NYC Office
• Q&A With Manatt's Michael Berger
• Host Hotels Nets $161M In Sale Of Ritz-Carlton SF To Thayer
• PE Real Estate Fundraising More Than Doubles In Q2: Report
• $367M Nets Hudson Pacific Entry Into Seattle Office Market
• ResCap Noteholders Say $1.8B Claim Must Be Allowed
• NYC Building Owners Sue For $80M In Sandy Flood Coverage
• TX Home Equity Lenders, Get Ready For Change
• Citigroup To Pay $1B In Fannie Mae Mortgage Buyback Deal