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Real Estate - August, 2013

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• Traub Lieberman Blames Carlton Fields In Malpractice Row
• 11th Circ. Revives Temple's Suit Against Fla. City
• CFPB's Cordray Ratifies Rules Written As Recess Appointee
• 2nd Circ. Asks For NY's Take On Coverage Slashing Clause
• Developer Wants In On Philly Casino License Challenge
• NCUA Sues Morgan Stanley Over $556M RMBS Sale
• QBE Not Liable For Wilma-Damaged Condo, Fla. Judge Rules
• Ex-Worker Accuses Wells Fargo Of Anti-Competitive Activity
• Pa. Rep. Seeks To Repeal Contested Pro-Fracking Zoning Law
• ResCap Gets A Leg Up In Bondholder Interest Fight
• PE Firm Westbrook Closes $213M Sale Of Midtown NYC Office
• Rainmaker Q&A: Carr Maloney's Jan Simonsen
• Sometimes A Taking Is Not Really 'Taking'
• NJ Affordable Housing Panel Should Meet Monthly, Judge Told
• NJ Court Rejects Town's Environmental Rezoning
• CFPB Resists Mortgage Rule Delays, Putting Heat On Lenders
• Ex-New Mexico City Official Charged For HUD Fraud Ring
• $1B Fla. Development Not Subject To Voter Threshold Raise
• Blavatnik Award In JPMorgan Case Raised To $63M
• ResCap Attacks Bondholders' Challenge To Discovery Rules
• Sheppard Mullin Faces Daily Fine In LendingTree IP Fight
• Chicago-Area Atty Arrested For Misusing $2.3M From Clients
• Developer Must Show Minimum Wage Docs, Ill. Town Says
• Developer Scores $288M Loan For NYC Condo Tower
• Vedder Price Picks Up Holland & Knight Government RE Pro
• Inland Picks Up Houston Galleria Hotels For $220M
• New Fraud Suit Pins $1.2M Theft On Disbarred Fla. Atty
• Carlyle, Townsend To Invest $200M In 17 Chinese Warehouses
• NY AG Indicts 2 Attys Over $1M Mortgage Fraud Ring
• LA Concealed Fault Line Info For $664M Project, Suit Says
• New Headaches For Owners Of Foreclosed Rentals In Chicago
• Zoning OK Delayed In $100M Philly Whole Foods Project
• Rainmaker Q&A: Buchalter Nemer's Manny Fishman
• Wells Fargo Kickback Case Won't Be Reopened, Judge Says
• New Mortgage Rule Plays Into Fannie, Freddie Reform Efforts
• Sealing The Deal: Bilzin Scores $1B Convention Center Project
• Groups To Appeal NJ Decision For LG Headquarters Building
• Tribe Rebuffs 'Gimmicky' Partnership Offer For $808M Casino
• Fed. Circ. Blocks HUD From Awarding Housing Contracts
• Blank Rome, Cozen Suit Over Failed Project Kicked To Pa.
• Texas Justices Asked To Revive $17M Drilling Ban Award
• Developer Of $3B Meadowlands Mall In Talks For Big Leases
• 8th Circ. Junks FCA Suit Over St. Paul Development Contracts
• Don King Loses Appeal For Deposit In $23M Jai Alai Deal
• Flynn Snaps Up 62 Midwestern Taco Bells In Franchise Buy
• King & Grove Takes Over At Hotel Chelsea
• Hyatt Adds 6th Orlando Hotel With $717M Peabody Purchase
• St. Pete, Fla. Residents Vote To Cancel $50M Pier Project
• WTC Developer, Airlines Settle Art Loss Claims
• Rainmaker Q&A: Dickinson Wright's Michael Lipton
• Regulators Ease Proposed Rule On Mortgage Risk Retention
• Mind What You Say, Puffery Has Its Limits
• Federal Court Must Rule In Beach Property Suit, 4th Circ. Says
• Objectors' Atty Fee Bid Nixed In Citi Investors' $590M MBS Suit
• US Seeking $6B From JPMorgan In Bad MBS Suit
• Amtrak Relieved Of Debt In Property Tax Dispute With NJ City
• 10th Circ. Won't Kill $1B MBS Row With RBS, Others
• Judge Trims Travelers' Overbilling Suit Against Centex
• Calif. Trump U. Case Heralds Epic Battle For NY AG
• Critical Habitat Rule Will Handcuff Property Owners
• State Housing Agencies Support HUD In Bid Protest Appeal
• 4 Tips To Keep Clients From Tossing Money Down A Sinkhole
• S&P Updates Guidance On Eminent Domain Foreclosure
• Spectra Doesn't Have To Face Jury Over $1B Pipeline Pay
• NJ Agency Can't Duck Jets, Giants' Meadowlands Suit
• The Spotlight Is Now On Soil Vapor Intrusion
• Squire Sanders Adds Health Care, Corporate Partner In Ohio
• Evanston Calls NAC's Refusal To Cover Builder 'Unscrupulous'
• Private Iranian Claimants Booted From US Forfeiture Case
• Nordstrom Puts Down $102M To Own Space In Extell Project
• NJ Court Backs $2M Award For Hoboken Condo Association
• 2nd Circ. Cans FCA Suit Over Building's Rent Control Exit
• Rainmaker Q&A: White And Williams' Maulin Vidwans
• Appeals Court Upholds TransCanada Land Seizure
• Rakoff Sends $1B BofA Fraud Case To Trial
• FDIC 'No Value' Ruling Blocks BofA's $1.7B Suit, Judge Says
• Deals Rumor Mill: KKR, Abramovich, Suntech
• Wells Fargo, Assurant Stuck In Force-Placed Kickback Suit
• 3rd Circ.'s Close Look At Exceptions To CAFA Removal
• NY Court Demands JPMorgan Pay $50M In MBS Suit
• Unions Can Face Liability Over 'Sham' Suits, 4th Circ. Rules
• Law Group Didn't Red-Flag 1031 Buyer's Misdeeds, Jury Hears
• Del. High Court Finds Managing Partner Ouster In Good Faith
• Greenberg Wrongly Garnished Account For Fees, Suit Says
• 10 Ways To Defuse A Project Turned Political Bomb
• Freddie Mac Asks 2nd Circ. To Nix Investor Case
• Post-Lennar, Going Rogue Still Risky For Texas Policyholders
• $808M Wis. Casino Finally Gets Feds' Approval
• Mich. Asks High Court To Rule On Fannie, Freddie Tax Fight
• Wolf Rifkin Hires Bankruptcy, Real Estate Pro In Reno
• NJ, Pa. Counties Take Fannie, Freddie Tax Fight To 3rd Circ.
• TPG To Sink $109M Into Chinese RE Developer
• Recused Judge's Orders Nixed In Freddie Mac Securities Suit
• Fannie, Freddie Duck Chicago's Property Maintenance Rule
• Deals Rumor Mill: LA Times, Investec, Charoen
• Texas Justices To Eye Fight For Unclaimed Settlement Funds
• Brockton, Mass., Right In Rejecting Eminent Domain Scheme
• Trump Univ. Bilked Students Out Of $40M, NY AG Says
• Rainmaker Q&A: Bilzin Sumberg's Scott Baena
• Lost Opportunities: Why Cases Settle At The Wrong Time
• Judge Grills Jets, Giants Attys Over Meadowlands Claims
• Dallas DA Aquitted Of Contempt In Mortgage Fraud Case
• Brookfield To Pay $905M To Resolve AIG Credit Swap Dispute
• ResCap Borrowers Take $1.6B Haircut In Mortgage Settlement
• Wells Fargo Settles $28M Swaps Suit Against Capmark
• EverBank Escapes Foreclosure Abuse Audit With $43M Deal
• Texas High Court Finds Coverage For $6M Voluntary Payments
• Judge Won't Toss Miami Beach Club's $50M Malpractice Suit
• Calif. Assembly OKs Bill To Speed Up Base Redevelopment
• NJ Appeals Court Hands Oil Co. Mixed Ruling In Enviro Suit
• 3rd Circ. Reverses Immunity Finding In Deadly Fire Suit
• 5th Circ. Should Merge Faulty Drywall Appeals, Plaintiffs Say
• Hunton & Williams Guides Savanna In $104M NYC Office Deal
• Ailing Brooklyn Hospital On Hunt For Manager As SUNY Exits
• Sealing The Deal: Weil Saves Foxwoods With New Debt Tool
• Next NYC Mayor Faces Real Estate Balancing Act
• NYC Condo Developer Sues Zurich Over $20M Sandy Losses
• NJ Nonprofit Stands Up To Christie On Affordable Housing
• $975M Vikings Stadium May Be Delayed By Agency Probe
• Split Sidewalk? It's The Developer's (Or Lender's) Burden
• Rainmaker Q&A: Ballard Spahr's Stephen Kastenberg
• Real Estate PE Firm Acquires Age-Restricted Community
• FIRREA: A Renewed And Formidable Enforcement Weapon
• The Fate Of Anti-Assignment Clauses After Bankruptcy
• NJ Appeals Court OKs $210M Prudential Tax Credit
• Brooklyn Hospital In Limbo After Judge Voids Deal With NY
• BofA, JPMorgan Say $25B Mortgage Pact's Terms Fulfilled
• Gas Co. Pushes 2nd Circ. To Undo NY Fracking Loss
• Morgan Stanley Can't Dodge $155M Singapore Suit
• Wells Fargo Can't Claim $82M Tax Refund, 8th Circ. Rules
• ResCap Bankruptcy Judge Delays Mortgage Settlement Ruling
• Wells Fargo Says BofA Ruling Doesn't Help US Fraud Case
• Texas Court Axes $10M Verdict In Developer's Contract Row
• Atlantic Yards Developer Looks To Sell Stake In Project
• 5th Circ. Axes Landowners' Suit In Interstate Flooding Row
• NY Goes After Agents, Brokers On Force-Placed Insurance
• German Bank's $160M MBS Suit Too Late, UBS Atty Says
• NY City Planning OKs 3 Major Queens Developments
• Rainmaker Q&A: Steptoe's Tammie Alexander
• 5th Circ. Upholds KeyBank's Win In $202M Loan Default Row
• Anderson Kill Lures Construction Insurance Vet From Olshan
• CFPB Sends Shot Across Mortgage Servicers' Bow
• Landowner Can't Bar Keystone From Repairing Pipeline
• Fla. Citizens Insurer Seeks 6.6% Home Rate Increase
• Brandywine Seeks OK For 28-Story Philly Apartment Tower
• Fla. Approves Plan For Troubled Miami Theater
• Chicago Agency Sues To Hasten Land Sale For $540M Arena
• Miami-Dade Appraiser Sues To Assert Office's Independence
• Self Storage Deal Size Rises As Market Strengthens
• WP Carey Picks Up State Farm Austin Complex For $110M
• Investor Seeks To Block $8.6B Colonial-MAA Merger
• NJ Parking Agency Seeks Ruling To Aid Redevelopment
• Andrews Kurth Wants $10M Stanford Malpractice Suit Axed
• NY Real Estate Atty Disbarred For Forging Condo Docs
• Ex-Carlyle Exec Sued For Breaking $1M NYC Apt. Deal
• Altisource Offers Up To $150M For Real Estate Servicer
• ResCap Judge Says He Will OK Disclosure Statement
• NY Judge Says LICH Closure Violates Spirit Of Sale Plan
• Deals Rumor Mill: TPG, Blackstone, AIG
• Warren Wants More Info On $225M FHA Settlement
• Neighbor Can't Stop 'Jersey Shore' Spinoff From Filming
• Fort Lauderdale OKs $250M Project On Historic Tree Site
• Tax Tweaks On Property Transfers From C Corp. To REIT
• Rainmaker Q&A: Dickinson Wright's Harlan Robins
• NJ Gov. Vetoes Environmental Oversight Bill For Private Wells
• Ally To Pay Treasury $5.2B For Preferred Shares
• PE Firms Sue JPMorgan Over $1.78B Of Failed MBS
• Disbarred NJ Attorney Cops To Illegally Practicing Law
• Rakoff Gives DOJ License To Be Bold In Bank Crackdown
• Versace Mansion Staff Says Rothstein Claim Is Improper
• Mount Sinai Doesn't Owe 10 Years Of Back Rent, Panel Rules
• Whole Foods, Apartment Tower Clear Philly Planning Board
• Homeowners In Chubb Row Ask 2nd Circ. For Class Cert.
• Rihanna Wins Sanction On Inspector In Water Damage Suit
• German RE Firm Deutsche Wohnen Eyes €2B Deal For Rival
• Crisis Mismanagement And Other Cautionary Tales
• Deals Rumor Mill: JC Penney, RBS, Blackstone
• Wells Fargo Shakes 3 Suits Claiming It Violated $50M Deal
• Enviros Cheer NJ Gov.'s Veto Of Pier Development Bill
• Jones Day Inks Lease For 1st Fla. Office In New Miami Tower
• Citigroup Gets OK For $730M Bondholder Settlement
• Akerman's Orlando Office Welcomes Back RE Shareholder
• Calif. Clears The Air For Significance Thresholds
• Fla. County Kills $98M Washington Nationals Stadium Plan
• Mortgage Cos. Shut Down Over Missing Client Funds
• Rakoff Takes Broad View Of Bank Fraud Law In $1B BofA Suit
• Manatt Adds 3 Class Action Pros From BuckleySandler
• FDIC Sues Ex-ShoreBank Execs Over $73M In Failed Loans
• NJ Senate Passes Delayed Tax Incentive Bill
• KPMG Says Prior Settlement Bars TierOne Shareholder Suit
• Detroit Construction Exec Cops Plea In Bid-Rigging Case
• JPMorgan Selling Chase Manhattan Plaza Office Tower
• Spectra Should Face Jury Over $1B Pipeline Pay, NJ Co. Says
• Capital One Buys Beech Street's $10B Gov't Loan Portfolio
• Chevron, Others Sued Over Oilfield Waste Disposal
• 8th Circ. Tightens Window For Mortgage Rescission Claims
• Deals Rumor Mill: Lloyds, Alibaba, Carlyle
• ResCap's $597M FGIC Deal Scores NY State Judge's Blessing
• Zillow Pays $50M For NY Real Estate Website StreetEasy
• A Little-Discussed Aspect Of The Eminent Domain Dispute
• Full DC Circ. Asked To Weigh DOL Shift On Loan Officer OT
• Hong Kong Maintains Highest Retail Rent In The World
• Fannie, Freddie Face Billions In Loan Losses, Report Finds
• Residential Brokerage Leader Re/Max Files For $100M IPO
• Wells Fargo Board Wants FHA Deception Suit Dismissed
• Blackstone Offers $322M For Hong Kong Property Co.
• Pa. Court Says Harleysville Must Pay $3.6M In Loan Tiff
• New Capital One Loan Bias Suit Barred By Prior Settlement
• 9th Circ. Hotel-Condo Ruling Eases Developers' SEC Worries
• 2013's Top Banking Rulings Give Lenders A Leg Up
• NYC Housing Authority Begins Divisive Private-Leasing Plan
• JPMorgan Reaches Deal Over $1B Hedge Fund Losses
• Colo. Atty General Won't Reopen Tax Debate For $824M Hotel
• Freddie Mac Challenges $600M ResCap, FGIC Settlement
• Penn National Committed Up To $50M Fraud, Reinsurer Claims
• Pa. Supreme Court Will Hear Philly Senior Housing Appeal
• CUNA Mutual Sues To Recoup $280M In RMBS Purchases
• Philly Again Beats Developer's Due Process Claims
• Judge Or Jury? A Critical Eminent Domain Question Answered
• Marriott Inks $800M Deal To Hand Over 3 Edition Hotels
• NYC Gets Nod From State To Address Hospital Crisis
• Climate Action Plan: A Boon For Landowners
• 2 Surprises In Bezos' Purchase Of Washington Post
• Arent Fox Scores Orrick Real Estate Deal Pro
• S&P Can't Escape $600M Calif. Suit Over Crisis-Era Ratings
• Support Grows For TransCanada In Eminent Domain Fight
• NJ Gov. Commits $135M To Post-Sandy Affordable Housing
• Lack Of Inventory, Not Overvaluation, Spurs NYC CRE Prices
• Oil Heir Says Ex-Atty Isn't Clear Of Probe Of Dallas DA Ties
• Md. Judge Tosses Suit Over $720M Annaly-CreXus Deal
• Penn National Snags Key Nods For Casino-Focused REIT Split
• Wells Fargo Ducks Class Cert. In Loan Discrimination Suit
• 5th Circ. Asks Texas High Court To Review Home Loan Mods
• NY Utility Sues Insurers For Coverage Of Pollution At 22 Sites
• Thompson & Knight Lures 4 Ex-Patton Boggs Trial Attys
• CFPB Guides Lenders On Changes To Mortgage Rules
• NY AG Settles With Home Improvers Over Contract Violations
• UBS Unit Can't Nix Trusts' Mortgage Loan Buy-Back Suit
• Consumer Law Claims Over Hess Oil Seem Shaky, Judge Says
• NJ High Court Demands Mediation Settlements In Writing
• Ex-Taylor English Atty Admits To Ripping Off Clients
• Barclays Center Developer Lands LI Hockey Stadium Rebuild
• Citi Investors In $590M MBS Suit Rip Subclass' Fee Bid
• Blackstone, Apollo Execs Pay $320M For NJ Devils
• Berkshire Hathaway Unit Buys RE Broker Prudential Fox
• Predrilling Efforts Can Extend Fracking Leases, Judge Says
• PNC Bank Challenges ResCap's $300M Mortgage Settlement
• Bank Execs, Directors Seek Exit From FHFA Mortgage Suits
• New Philadelphia Tax Ordinances Will Impact Charities
• Limestone Co. Sues To Block $300M Gas Pipeline On Its Land
• Akerman Plans Move To Bigger Space In West Palm Beach
• Sanctions Nixed In Foreclosure Fraud Suit Barred By Noerr
• Texas Court Upholds $48M Judgment In Real Estate Fraud
• Lawrence Graham Adds London Finance, Insurance Partners
• The Cost, And Ethics, Of Doing (Legal) Business
• Fla. Appeals Court Reinstates Challenge To County Land Code
• Deals Rumor Mill: BC Partners, Mizuho, BTG Pactual
• Blackstone, DDR Strike $332M Deal For Regency Malls
• Calif. Appeals Court Nixes Wal-Mart Expansion Challenge
• SL Green Drops $386M On Manhattan Mixed-Use Property
• Manhattan Property Still Overvalued, Real Estate Execs Say
• Jennifer Aniston Accused Of Stiffing Contractor In LA
• 5th Circ. Revives Foreclosure Suit Against BofA Unit
• JPMorgan, Mutual Funds Settle $225M MBS Lawsuit
• American West Hid Ties To Claims Agent, Trustee Says
• Patron Capital Injects $199M Into Expanding Hostel Co.
• The End Of Debate Over Conditional Use Variance Proof
• Tiara Decision Doesn't Signify Endless Tort Claims
• 2 Laws — Myriad Tax Consequences
• LA Panel Greenlights $218M Mixed-Use Development
• BofA, Countrywide Settle Remnants Of RICO Class Action
• Sales Of Hotel Units Weren't Securities, 9th Circ. Rules
• Paul Hastings Can't Shake Malpractice Suit Over RE Row
• Gov't Defends $1B BofA Lawsuit Over 'Defective' Mortgages
• 10th Circ. Asks For CAFA Ruling In BofA Foreclosure Suit
• Feds Clear Dallas DA Donor In Oil Heir Fraud Probe
• Dallas Cowboys Ink $115M Long-Term Deal For New HQ
• Syncora's $320M JPMorgan Fraud Suit Nixed In NY Court
• Amalgamated Bank's $2.3M RE Appraisal Award Reinstated
• Fla. High Court Disbars Atty Charged With $8M Theft
• Deals Rumor Mill: Blackstone, Onyx, Steinway
• Pa. Bill Would Prohibit Sexual Orientation Discrimination
• Antares Sues Former Partner Over $200M Property Deal
• No Timber Rights Assurance For Pa. Property Buyers
• Mass. High Court's Lessons For Title Insurers
• Feds Again Get Nod For MBS Suit Against ResCap Affiliates
• PNC Loan Bias Suit Doesn't Meet Dukes Standard: 3rd Circ.
• BofA Borrowers Defend Class In Force-Placed Insurance Case
• Fate Of Fla. Keys Developers Hinges On Takings Appeals
• Pa. Rep. Seeks To Repeal New Gas Lease-Pooling Law
• Realty One Exec Accused Of Raping, Harassing Employee
• Hedge Fund Asks 2nd Circ. To Revive SunTrust MBS Suit
• Blackstone Snaps Up $2.7B Apartment Portfolio From GE
• Iran-Linked Property's Owners Face Sanctions Bid In 9/11 Suit
• Landry's Owes $3M For Terminating Texas Hotel's Lease
• Related Pulls Out Of Embattled $600M Miami Project
• Holland & Knight Picks Up Real Estate Pro From Mayer Brown
• Gardere Lures Ex-Haynes And Boone RE Pro To Dallas Office
• Apple REITs Advance Plan To Form Mega Hospitality REIT
• Calif. Mortgage Seizure Plan Faces Uncertain Outcome
• NJ Court Upholds Lower Price For Health Care Co.'s RE Deal
• Officials Offer Plan To Fund Orlando Soccer Stadium
• Obama's MBS Task Force Primed For Fights With Big Banks
• Landmark Status Caused $7M Loss, Fla. Landowner Says
• NJ Court Upholds Approval For LG Headquarters
• $773M CMBS Sale Drives Huge Delinquency-Rate Drop: Fitch
• Miami Air Cargo Co. Sues Landlord Over Potential $24M Fees
• Fifth Ave. Retail Rents Break $3K-Per-Square-Foot Record
• Austin Stands Firm On Wages In $300M JW Marriott Project
• ICP Hedge Fund Bankruptcies To Center In Cayman Islands
• Non-US REITs Respond To Growing Investor Demand
• Judges Can Void Some Foreclosed Mortgages, Pa. Court Says
• PE-Backed Caesars Rakes In $438M For Macau Golf Property
• ARC Healthcare To Drop $123M On 4 UnitedHealth Properties
• Inland Sells Core Lease Assets To AR Capital In $2.3B Deal
• Dallas' Glass Buildings Face A Glaring Controversy
• Dollar Tree, Family Dollar Accused Of Undercutting Grocer
• Bill Seeks To Have NYDFS Regulate Title Insurance Agents
• Deals Rumor Mill: BlackBerry, Smithfield, Amgen
• What To Know About Fla.'s New Fast-Track Foreclosure Law
• 3rd Circ. Grants $10M Account To Wachovia In Bankruptcy Deal
• Three Blank Rome Attys Accused Of Malpractice
• Supporters Of $447M Calif. Arena Blast Detractors' Ballot Plot
• Fla. Law Firm Accused Of Running Mortgage Relief Scams
• CommonWealth REIT Challengers Win Round In Arbitration
• 9th Circ. Revives Claims Over Wells Fargo Loan Modifications
• Affordable Housing May Trip Up Fannie, Freddie Fixes
• LA Site's Monument Tag Unfairly Blocked Project, Suit Says
• Fla. AG Targets Co. Running Mortgage Relief Scam
• Canadian REIT Acquires $294M Stake In Echo Realty
• Borrower Class Says $57M ResCap Set-Aside Isn't Enough
• PNC May Face Federal Suit Over Its Mortgage Practices
• Fannie, Freddie Report $15B Combined Quarterly Profit
• Lehman's Harlem Residential Portfolio Sells for $139M
• MLB Calls Foul In Antitrust Suit Over Stalled A's Move
• Calif. Appeals Court Nixes Dorsey & Whitney Fee Litigation
• FHFA Raises Flags Over Eminent Domain Home Loan Seizure
• Md. Panel Passes Contentious Tax Deal For $1.3B Project
• Fidelity Beats Insurer At 1st Circ. In Water Damage Fight
• Navigating The Philadelphia Zoning Process
• Fairway Market Bags 46K-SF At Hudson Yards
• Latin Private Real Estate Market Set To Boom: Report
• Lessons From Record-Breaking Do-Not-Call Penalty
• Banking Giants Sue Calif. City Over Mortgage Seizure Plan
• S&P Defends Practices In $1.5B Goldman, Citi MBS Debacle
• Whistleblower Attys Eye DOJ Fraud Theory For New Bounties
• JPMorgan Chase Discloses DOJ Probes Over MBS Sales
• Prudential Can't Keep Countrywide MBS Claims Out Of MDL
• BofA Calls Feds' $1B Suit Over Faulty Mortgages A Bluff
• End Of Fannie And Freddie Is In Sight
• Vornado, Oxford Joining $1.3B Deal For Manhattan Tower
• Pa. Developer Denied New Trial In Defamation Suit
• Rainmaker Q&A: BuckleySandler's Jonice Tucker
• US Sugar Loses Appeal Over Rock Mining Permit
• Lehman Closes $960M Portfolio Sale To Blackstone, Prologis
• Nomura To Pay $21.2M To Exit RMBS Class Action
• Deals Rumor Mill: Amgen, Wal-Mart, Cinven
• Honda To Spend $215M To Bolster Operations In Ohio
• Top NYC Landlords Subpoenaed For Tax Break Info
• TCW Lied About MBS Risk Level, Funds' Attorney Says
• Brookfield To Pay $1.1B For Industrial Property Owner IDI
• Honesty Still Matters, As Told By Espedito V. Nat'l Fire
• Appeals Court Revives Debt Collection Suit Against NJ Firm
• BofA Defrauded Investors With $850M MBS Sale, Feds Say
• Greenwood Gets Pass In Slots Bid, Despite Prior Dealings
• Wash. Ruling Fuels Claims Faulting Insurers For Agent Antics
• Former Execs Sue Morgans For $18M After Dissident Win
• Obama Housing Plan Sets Up Fight Over Government's Role
• Dentons Guides PE Buyout Of Commune Hotels
• Toshiba, SanDisk Prep $4.1B Flash Memory Plant
• Homeowners Receive Class Cert. In Morgan Stanley HAMP Suit
• Speedway Corp. Nets $80M For 676-Acre Staten Island Site
• Wilson Elser Adds RE, Bankruptcy Pro In West Palm Beach
• Wal-Mart Can't Ax Pa. Land Development Row
• NJ High Court Backs Railroad's Eminent Domain Power
• Watchdog Group Lays Pay-For-Play Claims On Forest City
• Orlando Venues Seek Millions In Orange Co. Tourism Funds
• Obama Says US Mortgage Market Still Needs Backstop
• Madoff Comparison Feud Isn't Insurable, Suit Says
• Balfour Closes In On $508M Fla. Campus Project Contract
• Fannie Mae Shareholders Sue Over FHFA, Treasury Dividends
• Bezos Strikes Lease Deal For Current Washington Post HQ
• Insurer Says Coverage Void In Philly Building Collapse
• Rainmaker Q&A: Goodwin Procter's Gil Menna
• Deutsche Bank Hit With Fraud Suit Over $535M RMBS Sale
• Bloomberg Gets NYC Prevailing Wage Law Struck Down
• Thermo Fisher Sues Hampshire Partners Over Toxic NJ Land
• Texas City Blocking Hispanic Mall, Developer Claims
• Pa. High Court To Hear S. Philly Shopping Center Challenge
• Faegre Baker Accused Of Seeking Excessive Fees In IP Spat
• Tax Appraisals Of Refineries Unconstitutional: Calif. High Court
• NJ High Court Says Town Went Too Far In Refusing Variance
• MetLife, SunTrust Strike $5B CRE Loan Partnership
• Accountant Must Yield Tax Docs In Taylor Bean FCA Case
• High Court Asked To Revisit CERCLA Cleanup Liability
• HSBC Says Damages May Reach $1.6B In FHFA Action
• Jamestown Properties Drops $308M On DC's One Metro Center
• FGIC Fires Back At Freddie Mac Over ResCap Bankruptcy Deal
• Deutsche, Others Targeted In Whistleblower's Robosigning Suit
• Court Pares TV Studio's $4M Suit Over Exxon Land Deal
• NJ Appeals Court Revives Merlino & Gonzalez Malpractice Suit
• Holland & Knight Sued Over Broken Chicago-Area Sublease
• ARC Healthcare Tops $1B Mark With $128M Senior Home Buy
• NYC Co-Op Allowed To Sue Over Shoddy Building Work
• $29B Anglo Irish Loan Book Shopped Around By Liquidators
• DOI Seeks Delay In Calif. Casino Land Row
• States' Challenge To Dodd-Frank Measures Gets Scrapped
• NY Developers Charged With $96M Ponzi Scheme
• Pa.'s Act 52 Tax Changes — Explained
• Starwood Capital Drops $135M On Pittsburgh's Liberty Center
• Ga.'s Stance In The Split On Construction Defect Coverage
• BofA Says Feds Prepping Suits Over Mortgage Securitizations
• 1st Circ. Urged Not To Reinstate Developer's Ch. 11 Plan
• San Francisco Needs More Hotels, Planning Commission Hears
• NY 'Shadow Docket' Law Shifts Onus To Foreclosure Lawyers
• Distressed Property Assets Lure Yield-Hungry Investors
• $18.5M Mall Lease Award Needs Trim, Pa. Appeals Court Says
• $500M Countrywide MBS Deal Gets Preliminary Nod
• Texas Court Lets Lexington Duck $4M Coverage Verdict
• Wash. High Court Says Insurer Liable For Agent's Violations
• Reps. Seek To Ease Foreign Investment In US Real Estate
• House GOP Warns Ex-CFPB Staff May Profit Off New Rules
• Tousa's Ch. 11 Liquidation Plan Confirmed By Fla. Judge
• Sills Cummis Can't Stop Bond Enforcement In NJ Rent Battle
• Triple Five Gains Control Of Xanadu Site In NJ
• Mortgage Firm To Pay Shareholders $14M To End Fraud Suit
• ResCap Settles Suit Over Mortgages With $300M Claim
• Convicted Ex-Crowell Atty Faces Disbarment
• Deals Rumor Mill: TPG, Sharp, KKR
• Buchanan Ingersoll To Launch Fort Lauderdale Office
• Hudson Pacific Drops $106M On Seattle Amazon Office Tower
• NYC Pols Have High Hopes For East River As Funding Rolls In
• Noteworthy Changes To Wash. Model Toxics Control Act
• Philly Casino Sues Pa. Board To Stop Potential Rival