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Real Estate - September, 2017

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• Jury Awards Over $274M In Billboard Defamation Case
• Some Claims To Advance In Schorsch, RCS Trustee Suit
• Judge Nixes $130M Land-Use Jury Award, Orders New Trial
• NY Ex-Broker Swindled Retirees For $6M, Says SEC
• Ocwen Settles With 10 States Over Regulatory Actions
• NY Real Estate Broker's Suit Against Airbnb Gets Tossed
• Hurricane Harvey Will Test The Public Necessity Doctrine
• Philly's $118M Tax Reassessment Plan Faces New Challenges
• Deals Rumor Mill: AC Milan, Sushiro Global, Cedar Realty
• Feds Say Skelos Reversal Irrelevant In NY Corruption Case
• Passco Buys DC-Area Apts. From AEW Venture For $113M
• CNA Insurer Gets Quick Win In Sandy Row, But Not Chubb
• Housing Program Isn't A Charity Under Ohio Law, Court Says
• Real Estate Rumors: Thesys Technologies, Acore, Duke Realty
• Gibson, Cravath Guide CoStar's $750M Offering
• Hogan Helps Land Housing Discrimination Win In New York
• Ignore Borrower Choice In Loss Mitigation? CFPB Says Yes
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• 3rd Circ. Shields Bankruptcy Trustee In Property Damage Row
• 5 Tax Fights To Watch In The Supreme Court
• 2nd Circ. Won't Undo $806M RMBS Judgment
• Islanders Submit New Arena Bid For Belmont Racetrack Site
• Tax Court Rules Farmers' Rent Isn't Self-Employment Income
• SEC Ordered To Turn Over Empire State REIT Docs Index
• Attys Get Potential Path To Payment In $350M EB-5 Visa Case
• New Sedona Principles Stress Information Governance
• SEC Accuses Calif. Couple Of EB-5 Investment 'Sham'
• Real Estate Rumors: Goldman Sachs, Farbman, Extell
• Williams Details Eminent Domain Plan For $1.9B Pipeline
• Paul Hastings Wrangles Complex Lease For Facebook In SF
• Marriott Loses Stay Bid In Time-Share Purchasers' Suit
• Between Counsel And Class Members, Silence Is Golden
• Why The Proposed Calif. Land Use Law Is Deeply Flawed
• Why Hybrid Credit Facilities Are Trending
• Temporary Expensing May Limit Potential Economic Growth
• PE Firm Wins Bid To Arbitrate Fight Over Mexico Property Sale
• Airbnb Must Answer For Rowdy Guests, Landlord Says
• Sheppard Mullin Can Arbitrate Claim It Bungled $50M RE Deal
• CBRE Guides $87M Sale Of Saint Paul Apartment Complex
• Bank Trustee Looks To Ramp Up Embezzlement Probe
• Ohio Justices Overrule Board On School Property Owner's Tax
• Real Estate Rumors: EY, Barings, Peachtree Hotel
• Rain, Rain, Go Away, Don't Flood Again In Texas Any Day
• Focusing On Climate Resiliency And Adaptation In Mass.
• For More Value And Diversity In Outside Counsel, Go Small
• Half A Dozen Firms Aided Top Mass. Real Estate M&A Deals
• Trump, GOP Propose 20% Corporate Tax Rate
• Quicken Rips Ga. Borrowers' Suit Over Post-Payment Interest
• Pokanoket Nation Details Land Deal With Brown University
• Feds Look To Nip Comanche Bid To Stymie Chickasaw Casino
• 10th Circ. Mining Ruling Digs Up Worry For Tribal Projects
• Foley & Lardner, Nelson Mullins Guide $270M Hotel Loan
• Chinese Magnate Seeks New Trial Over Alleged Witness Lies
• Real Estate Rumors: Flushing Project, TH Real Estate, CIM
• Carlton Fields Adds Miami Commissioner To Real Estate Team
• Native Groups Back Tribe's 1st Circ. Bid To Redo River Row
• Minimize Marijuana Risks With Special Lease Clauses
• Trump Names New Asst. Defense Logistics Secretary
• Wanda Hotel Development Paying $112M For Hotel Operator
• Starwood Takes $250M Stake In Small-Space Hotel Co. Yotel
• Dems Push For Clawbacks On Departing Equifax CEO's Pay
• MBS Investors Want Rethink Of Bank Wins In BNY Mellon Suit
• House Votes On FAA Reauthorization, Disaster Tax Relief Bill
• Real Estate Rumors: Bon Jovi, Draft, Chicago Hard Rock
• KKR Boosts Takeover Offer For Pepper Group To $540M
• REIT Propertylink Rejects Centuria's $455M Buyout Offer
• Lessons Learned: Storm-Proofing Community Associations
• Investcorp Drops $350M On Arizona, Florida Properties
• 5 Tips For Structuring Inbound US Real Estate Purchases
• BofA Loses Bid To Drop Class Allegations In Loan Suit
• Ex-Attys Ask For Way To Get Paid In $350M EB-5 Fraud Case
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• QBE Can't Secure Coverage Of Force-Placed Insurance Suits
• Real Estate Industry Must Ride The Technology Wave
• Calif. Panel Says Real Estate Atty Was Wrongly DQ'd
• Real Estate Rumors: Reliance, Google, Jernigan
• DLA Piper Renews 119K-Square-Foot Silicon Valley Lease
• Texas Justices To Hear Anadarko Drilling Lease Fight
• Is An Assault On The Flood Exclusion Coming?
• Toys R Us Faces Chapter 11 Challenges
• When Antitrust Becomes Anti-Competitive
• Singapore's GIC Joins $909M Deal For Tokyo Disney Sheraton
• NJ Court Orders Narrower Class In Renters' Atty Fee Row
• Real Estate Rumors: James Dyson, Silverman, Spaces
• Amazon Takes $20M Tax Carrot To Expand In NYC
• Lehman Faulty-Mortgage Suit Must Wait, FDIC Says
• Ill. High Court Backs Reversal Of $1.8B Power Line Approval
• 6th Circ. Says Islamic Center Tax Row Not A Federal Matter
• Moscow Mall Investor Wins Asset Fight In $93M Award Suit
• BlackRock Selling Singapore Tower For Nearly $1.6B
• Darden Spinoff REIT To Pay $67M For 41 Restaurants
• Digital Realty Trust V. Somers May Kill Corporate Compliance
• Storm-Damaged Businesses Need Environmental 'Baselines'
• The Role Legal Finance Can Play In Firm Year-End Collections
• Holland & Knight Inks $5M Deal To End Malpractice Claims
• Ga. Landowners Take Transco Pipeline Fight To 11th Circ.
• SEC Says Ex-DC Atty 'Minimizes' Role In $14M Ponzi Scheme
• Greenberg Traurig Pays $9.8M To Settle Lender's Claims
• Appeals Court Affirms Parking Ban In Boston Land Use Row
• After Nev. HOA Foreclosures Hobbled, Deutsche Prods Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Wells, Museum Center Corp., Blatteis
• Madison Buys Out JV Partner's Stake In $1B Retail Portfolio
• No Duty To Cover Fraud Suit Against Mall Owner, Judge Rules
• Mass. Accuses Firm Of 'Unethical' Nontraded REIT Sales
• US Warns Banks To Watch Out For Corrupt Venezuelan Cash
• O'Melveny, DLA Steer $100M Deal For Braves Florida Facility
• Nonpolluting Co. Prevails On Appeal For Cleanup Grant
• InterContinental Wants NYC Hotel Contract Enforced Or $175M
• DC Councilman's Estate Settles Out Of Bid-Rigging Suit
• CFPB Moves To Protect Borrower Info Under Mortgage Law
• EXCLUSIVE: Boutique Tiber Hudson Forming In New York, DC
• Valley Forge Quashes School Districts' Reverse Appeals
• When Can LLCs Appoint A Special Litigation Committee?
• 7 Firms Saw Complex $77M Housing Deal To The Finish Line
• 'Per-Doc' Pricing Can Improve Document Review
• Conn. Can't Escape Tribe's $610M Land Compensation Suit
• Ex-Atty Gets 38 Months For Defrauding Investors Of $1.4M
• Fla. Building Code Improvements A Bright Spot During Irma
• JLL Can't Access Atty Emails In Failed Land Sale Row
• Insurer Escapes Builder's $4.45M Deal Over Faulty Homes
• Irma Claims Total More Than $2B So Far In Florida
• Owner Lands $127M Financing For Pittsburgh Properties
• NY Atty Takes Plea Deal Amid Claim He Threatened Witness
• DOI Claims Immunity In Blackfeet Water Rights Suit
• Calif. Atty, EB-5 Investor Settle Bitter Counterclaims
• Primary Insurers Must Cover Investor Claims, 9th Circ. Told
• Condos, Insurer Debate 'Collapse' Meaning In Coverage Row
• Real Estate Rumors: Related, Terra, Equity Commonwealth
• Deals Rumor Mill: Sprint, Renova Energia, Apollo Global
• NJ Casino Property Owner Sues To Block Strip Club
• US Bank Wants Ambac RMBS Suit To Yield To State Actions
• Walgreens' $4.4B Rite Aid Buy Advances Despite FTC Friction
• Alarming Trend Continues With Weymouth Condo Fire
• Preparing For Art-Related Claims After Hurricane Harvey
• Real Estate Rumors: Bridge Investment, RWN, Exeter
• Jurors Hear Secretly Recorded Spat At NY Atty's Fraud Trial
• Stroock, Wilf Steer Skyline's $83M NYC Development Site Buy
• Deals Rumor Mill: Toys R Us, Rolling Stone, Walgreens
• Stellar Gets $105M Refi From Capital One For NYC Portfolio
• Roofing Co. Appeals To Texas High Court In Class Cert. Row
• Wind Farm Needed Osage Nation Lease, 10th Circ. Says
• 2 Pillars Of Commonsense Reform
• REIT Had Reasons Not To Pursue Investor Claims, Judge Told
• Investment Banks Keep Fighting FDIC After 2nd Circ. Defeat
• Trends In Credit Crisis Settlements
• 9th Circ. OKs $75M Settlement In MGM CityCenter Suit
• 5 Ways To Fix The False Claims Act
• Damages Math Set In MBS Suits Against Goldman, Deutsche
• Fla. Atty Says Lender Didn't Allege Actual Harm In EB-5 Row
• 3 Focus Areas For Texas Property Owners After Harvey
• Crowdfunder's Extortion Claims Against Ex-Exec Hit Setback
• TransUnion To Settle FCRA Allegations For $8M
• Man Who Pled Guilty In $96M Ponzi Scheme Gets 12 Years
• Judge Nixes Challenge To Calif. Tribal Trust Land Decision
• Tenn. Exec Argues Over Jurisdiction In Fla. Time-Share Suit
• Man Gets 3 Years For $2.7M Home Equity-Loan Scheme
• NJ Atty Gets Prison For Part In $873K Fake Mortgage Scheme
• Mass. Senate Short-Term Rental Tax Bill On The Move
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Mortgage Lenders' False Claims Loss Blows Up To $298M
• Paul Hastings Aids Banks On FibraHotel $220M Offering
• Tribe, Feds Urge 1st Circ. To Rethink River Waters Ruling
• Credit Suisse Sets Aside $79.5M For MassMutual RMBS Deal
• Calif. County Questions Tribe's Roots In Casino Spat
• Real Estate Rumors: Chetrit, LoanCore Capital, Brennan
• Cullen & Dykman Steers Signature Bank's $85M NYC Loan
• Time Limit On Asbestos Depositions Threatens Due Process
• NY Top Court Denies Saudi Co.'s $10B Barclays Fraud Appeal
• A Guide To The Executive Branch Official Nomination Process
• Dykema Hires Ex-Aronberg Goldgehn Corporate Finance Atty
• Flooded Houstonians Blame Army Corps After Dam Releases
• Feds Slam Fraudster's 'Ridiculous' Bid For 1-Year Sentence
• Judge Trims Tribe's Suit Over Okla. Fracking Approvals
• Judges Have Leeway On 'Hardship' Decisions, 3rd Circ. Says
• SF's Landlord 'Buyout' Law Irrational, 9th Circ. Hears
• Loeb & Loeb Beats 'Classic Hot Potato' DQ Bid
• NJ Justices Say Timing Of Condo Defects Suit Is Unclear
• Calif. Developer Can't Secure Coverage For Defect Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Joshua Harris, Capital One, Falcone
• Proskauer Aids New York REIT's Sale Of Stake In $1.7B Tower
• Houston Shopping Center Landlord Wins Insurance Suit
• Normandy-Greenfield JV Nabs $81M Loan From Natixis
• Sidley-Repped Goldman Invests $233M In Baltimore Project
• Okla. Landowner Urges 10th Circ. To Revive Drill Permit Suit
• Barclays Dodges Investor Suit Over $2.5B Offering
• Pet Supplier's Ex-GC Destroyed Evidence, Feds Tell Judge
• Ex-SEC Atty Gets 9 Months For Stealing From Web Sales Co.
• 8 Key Insurance Coverage Considerations For Harvey, Irma
• Keppel DC REIT Buys Dublin Data Center In $78M Deal
• Insurers Don't Owe Coverage For $2.4M Fidelity Settlements
• Niger Can't Block Enforcement Of $46M Award In France
• Justices Asked To Back Toss Of Tribal Casino Challenge
• Real Estate Rumors: Stuart Handler, Q Mgt., Matt Damon
• What I Learned In My 1st Year: Never Give Up
• Chancery Urged To Throw Out $800M Morgans Hotel Deal Suit
• Hyatt Centric The Loop Chicago Hotel Sold In $110M Deal
• 4 Ways Amazon Is Shaping Brick-And-Mortar Retail
• K&L Gates Picks Up Oil & Gas Duo From Winstead In Texas
• 3rd Circ. Backs Pa. Property Seizure For $1.9B Pipeline
• Pa. Court Deals Blow To Operating Loss Tax Deduction Limit
• Navigating The Amazon: Retail Leases Must Evolve
• Deals Rumor Mill: Toshiba, QHotels, Bandhan Bank
• Real Estate Rumors: Evocative, Pacific Life, Fortis
• 9th Circ. Partially Revives Wells Fargo Rate Index Class Action
• CoStar Inks Deal To Buy ForRent For $385M
• No Stay For High Court Bid In Navajo Right-Of-Way Suit
• Hurricane Harvey Makes 3 Landfalls: How Many Occurrences?
• WeWork Hits Chinese Rival UrWork With TM Suit
• Managing Flood Risk When '1,000-Year' Floods Seem Common
• DOJ Hits Ex-Deutsche Trader With Crisis-Era Fraud Claim
• Atty, Law Firm Rip Diamond Resorts Suit Over 'Secret Sauce'
• Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone, IG3, Tiffany
• McDermott, Sonnenschein Sherman Steer $61M NYC Deal
• Why Do I Have A Hurricane Harvey Claim From Hoboken?
• 5 Biggest Client Questions After Hurricane Harvey
• CFPB Wins $7.9M Against Mortgage Loan Servicer
• Google Pays NetApp $319M For Silicon Valley Properties
• Why More Global Giants Are Renouncing Their HQs
• Law360 Reveals The Global 20 Firms Of 2017
• Firms Stay The Course On London Growth Amid Brexit Haze
• Global Firms Snap Up India Work With Liberalization In Limbo
• Where The Global 20 Are Bolstering Their Ranks
• Wells Fargo Workers Win Class Cert. In Reimbursement Suit
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• SEC, Texas Man Settle Suit Over Alleged Investment Scam
• The Environmental Impact Of Hurricanes: From Sandy To Irma
• Real Estate Rumors: Kaufman, Northwell, William Lauder
• Amanahraya REIT To Buy Malaysia Tower For $108M
• Cities Line Up To Announce Courtship Of New Amazon HQ
• Cautionary Tales For Landlords Of Bankrupt Tenants
• Minn. Wins Halt Of $2.2B Flood Mitigation Project
• Carlyle Group Real Estate Leader Joins Kirkland & Ellis
• Justices Asked To Hear Fla. Island Property Rights Case
• Court Revives Property Tax Row Against NJ Town
• McDermott, Greenberg Steer $100M Akelius-Atlas NYC Deal
• Fla. Judge Acquits Miami Woman Of Fraud Just Before Irma
• How Collaboration Is Changing Inside Some Law Firms
• BNY Mellon Gets Quick Wins On Some Claims In RMBS Suit
• 4 Ways Hurricane Irma May Affect Florida Real Estate Deals
• Telecoms' $3M Arizona Cable Line Deal Needs More Info
• Aman Resorts Involuntary Bankruptcy Saga Draws Judge's Ire
• Real Estate Rumors: REIT First Industrial, HNA, Lennar
• Clarifying The Limits Of Title Insurance Claims
• Fried Frank Snags Real Estate Pro From Simpson Thacher
• Amazon Planning New $5B Campus, Searching For Host
• PE Real Estate Players Think Outside The Box To Find Deals
• Detroit Residents' Arena Fund Suit A Delay Tactic, Orgs. Say
• Dealing With Difficult Lawyers
• House Dems Slam Energy Industry Influence On DOI Panel
• Investment Fund Fraudster Asks For 1 Year Max In Prison
• Alibaba-Backed Best, Mortgage Co. Prep IPOs Totaling $959M
• Real Estate Rumors: Gap, SL Green, Florida Community Bank
• Property Database Patents Not Obvious, Fed. Circ. Hears
• BIA OKs Tribes' Business Leasing Regulations
• Ocwen To Pay $1M For Force-Placed Insurance Problems
• Pa. Law Firm Hit With Suit Over Inflated Tax Collection
• Tribeca Condo Project Nabs $52M In Construction Financing
• Feds Say 'Sweeping' 1MDB Discovery May Expose Witnesses
• FERC Eminent Domain Powers Are Unconstitutional, Suit Says
• Flood Victims Hit Houston, Harris County With Action
• Fake Architect Busted In 'Operation Vandelay' Gets Prison
• Real Estate Rumors: Zara, Blackstone, TPG
• Texas Justices To Review Personal Liability For Enviro Fine
• Immigration Atty Dodges SEC's Bid For EB-5 Ban
• DOI Secretary Zinke Names Members To Mineral Royalty Panel
• Paul Hastings Steers Invesco's $631M Hotel Portfolio Buy
• Pa. Town, DOJ Ink Settlement In Mosque Discrimination Row
• Saul Ewing, Arnstein & Lehr Merger Yields 15-Office Firm
• Moscow Mall Investor Pushes For Assets In $93M Award Fight
• Texas Justices Will Review Retained Acreage Split
• Weil Draws On Team Dynamics For Win In Archstone Suit
• Iran-Linked Manhattan Office Tower Can Be Sold, Judge Says
• Warburg Pincus Invests $183M In China's Nova Property
• 5 Key Insurance Tips In The Wake Of Hurricane Harvey
• 3 Things Developers Are Eyeing Amid Retail Bankruptcy Wave
• Delaware Suit Brings Lessons For Externally Managed REITs
• Renzi Asks Justices To Review Latest Conviction Appeal Flop
• PwC Can't Halt $2B Suit Over Mortgage Fraud That Sank Bank
• Court Rebuffs Native Group's Bid For Federal Recognition
• Dodd-Frank Protections Require SEC Reporting, Justices Hear
• Lawyer Faces Contempt Over Email Threat In Visa Case
• Subcontractor Covered In Goldman Construction Suit
• Japanese Co. Takes Major Stake In $3.6B Hudson Yards Tower
• Cubs See Win In Rooftop Sightlines Battle At 7th Circ.
• Travelers Has No Defense Duty In Shoddy Construction Fight
• Real Estate Rumors: United Overseas Bank, Yahoo, JMG
• Real Estate Moguls On The Move
• Hurricane Harvey And Concurrent Causation In Louisiana
• HFF Guides $109M Deal For San Diego Office Tower
• Tenet To Sell Philadelphia Hospitals To Paladin For $170M
• Insurers May Be Stuck Between Rock And A Hard Place: Part 2
• Kirkland Taps Ex-Ropes & Gray Partner For London Office
• New Flexibility Comes To REIT Earnings Distribution