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Real Estate - April, 2019

302 articles

• D&O Insurers Kept In Del. REIT-Related Legal Fee Suit
• Trump Seeks To Sink Deutsche, Capital One Subpoenas
• Cannabis Cos. Say RICO Suit Over Pot Smells Going Nowhere
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive Real Estate Mogul's $100M Libor Suit
• Insurers Breached Duty To Cover Schorsch, Other Execs
• Hess Customers Can Continue With Tainted Oil Class Claims
• Sills Cummis Adds Ex-Gibbons Real Estate Attorney In NJ
• Real Estate Rumors: Sarkis Izmirlian, Rubicon, Hunington
• House Advances California Tribe's Land Deal Bill
• Farmer Who Said Pipeline Co. Hurt Crops Can't Get New Trial
• Gibson Dunn Helps Colony REIT With $61M Queens Loan
• Free Speech Law Can't Stop CFO's Wrongful Termination Suit
• REIT, Biotech And Tech Startups Launch IPOs Totaling $215M
• Fla. Court Defaults Timeshare Exit Co. For Disobedience
• UK Real Estate Director Agrees To 5-Year Disqualification
• World's Tallest Modular Hotel Project Lands $65M Loan
• Real Estate Rumors: RXR, Riviera Point, Menin
• 6th Circ. Gives Wyndham Redo On Workers' $5M OT Win
• Insurer Not Barred By Fla. Law For Atty Fees In Sinkhole Case
• 10th Circ. Says IRS Not Bound By Mistaken Lower Penalty
• Manulife REIT Inks $122M Deal For 2 Va. Office Towers
• Home-Share Sites Urge 9th Circ. To Rehear License Ruling
• NYC Real Estate Week In Review
• Investcorp Drops $170M To Buy US Distribution Facilities
• Pa. Brownfield Plan Tweaks Scrapped For Blocking Out Public
• A Chat With Cleary Chief Talent Officer Hy Pomerance
• High Court Won't Hear Ga. Pipeline Land-Taking Dispute
• Kickback Cover-Up Claims Cancel Time Bar, 4th Circ. Says
• Former Tribe Members Sue Deutsche Bank Over Mortgage
• Nonparties Have No Duty To Hold Evidence, Fla. Panel Affirms
• Airbnb Gets Broker's Retread NY Antitrust Suit Evicted
• Bear Stearns Fights Reed Smith Dismissal Bid In $500M Suit
• Texas Justices Clarify Evidence Needed For Atty Fees
• RI Property Preservationist Charged In $10M Fraud Scheme
• Real Estate Rumors: Toys R Us, lphadyne, Hillwood
• Fla. Developer Pleads Guilty To Role In EB-5 Visa Scheme
• Carlton Fields, Kasowitz Steer $330M Brooklyn Loan
• HSBC Gets Another Shot At Deutsche Bank RMBS Suit
• Bryan Cave Expands Real Estate Practice In NY, Miami
• Town's Zoning Rule Bars Short-Term Rentals, Pa. Justices Say
• Forced Arbitration Is A Far Worse 'Product' Than Jury Trials
• Allianz Buys Milan Office Towers From BNP Paribas For €83M
• Preet Bharara On The Human Factor In The Justice System
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• HSBC Inks Deal To Repay Borrowers For Auto-Charged Fees
• Insurer Must Face Claim Over Water Damage To NJ Home
• Mont. Justices Revive Insurer's Challenge To $10M Deal
• US OK'd Illegal Construction On Condor Habitat, Activists Say
• Cashed Royalty Checks Don't Kill Eagle Ford Lease Fight
• Real Estate Rumors: Raanan Katz, Midwood, JLL
• Morgan Stanley Paying Calif. $150M For RMBS Lies, AG Says
• How Cos. With Cuba Ties Can Fight Helms-Burton Act Suits
• Ditech Borrower Files Class Action In Ch. 11 Case
• New Treasury Proposal May Help Investors Get To Land Of OZ
• Activists Call For Enviro Review Of Immigration Programs
• Shopko Creditors Say Retailer Should Liquidate
• HFF Lands $145M Loan For San Diego Apartment Project
• The Complex Issues Attys Face In Guiding Casino M&A
• Ex-NFLer Can't Stop Contractor From Renting 'Dream Home'
• MGM Detroit, Tribes Cleared To Intervene In Land Trust Fight
• Homeowners Didn't Waive Privilege In Insurance Suit: Panel
• GE Mortgage Unit Will Address Last Subprime Claim In Ch. 11
• New Senior REIT Floats $53M Derivative Settlement In Del.
• HFF Lands $16.9M Loan Slated For Industrial Redevelopment
• Ill. Gov. Denies Wrongdoing After Reports Of FBI Tax Probe
• Real Estate Rumors: Capital One, Charter Schools USA, Uber
• Hospitality Startup Selina Raises $100M In Series C Financing
• Supermarket Income REIT Buys Tesco Store For £45M
• Brotherly Betrayal: Carpet Biz Owner Says Sibling Stole Name
• 5th Circ. Revives Builder's Objection To Road Work On Its Plot
• Jury Trials, Though In Decline, Are Well Worth Preserving
• Investors In Event Center Say Utah Developer Misled Them
• Pa. Developer Avoids Prison In Ex-Mayor's Graft Case
• Wyndham's False Ad Suit Is Off-Base, Timeshare Exit Co. Says
• Landowners Slam Kinder Morgan Over Permian Pipeline Plans
• 2 Insurance Brokers Aim To Duck Volcano Damage Class Suit
• Katten Muchin Draws Trio Of Akin Gump Attorneys
• Remorse Cuts Ex-NFL Player's Fraud Term To Under 3 Years
• Real Estate Rumors: Oaktree, United Community Bank, Natixis
• British Land-Sainsbury Venture Sells 12 Stores For $555M
• A Broader View Of The US Supreme Court Bar
• Ex-NFLer Looks To Block Builder From Renting Dream House
• Health Care Cos. Should Beware Usurpation Of Opportunity
• Keppel REIT Drops $221M On Seoul Office Tower
• GE Mortgage Unit Opens Ch. 11 To Wrap Up Subprime Claims
• Chicago Developer Can't Beat Fraud Conviction At 7th Circ.
• Philly Schools Can't Get Out Of $118M Tax Assessment Fight
• Mortgage Borrowers Push For Committee In Ditech Ch. 11
• NYC Real Estate Week In Review
• Real Estate Rumors: MassMutual, BBX Capital, Dashlane
• 3rd Circ. Sinks Condo Association's Sex Segregation Rule
• Avenatti's Former Law Partner Wins Atty Fees In Contract Row
• Applebee's Franchisee Can't Enforce Iffy $20M Deal With Dad
• MoFo, Weil Steer ON Semiconductor's $430M Facility Deal
• HFF Guides Sale Of 1.5M-Sq.-Ft. Ohio Portfolio
• Are Calif. Real Estate Agents Still Independent Contractors?
• Trump Sues House To Block Subpoena For Financial Records
• Home Builder Gets Atty Fees In Property Maintenance Suit
• Zillow Can't Shake Amended Investor Suit Over CFPB Probe
• Wells Fargo Battles Cert. In Reimbursement Fight At 9th Circ.
• Gov't Proposes Screening Immigrants In Public Housing
• NJ Urges 3rd Circ. To Stop PennEast Pipeline Condemnations
• Real Estate Rumors: Academica, ExecOnline, Home Chef
• Failed Hotel Booking Website Faces RICO Suit
• $2.8M Housing Fund Row Belongs In New Suit, 7th Circ. Says
• In Virtual Teams For Mass Torts, The 'Law Team' Is Critical
• Scaramucci, His Firm Are Optimistic On Opportunity Zones
• New Rules May Spark Investment In Opportunity Zone Cos.
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• BNY Mellon Pans Royal Park's Bid For Sampling In RMBS Suit
• 5 Times Lawyers Settled During The Big Show
• NY Panel Greenlights Museum Of Natural History Expansion
• Polsinelli Adds 2 New Partners To LA Practices
• 2 Firms Aid Deal For Stake In $5.6B NYC Portfolio
• Chubb Off The Hook For Abusive Developer's Legal Bills
• Sears Sues Ex-CEO For Siphoning Billions As It Struggled
• Ditech Employee Bonus Program Gets Ch. 11 Court Approval
• Fla. High Court Pulls Ruling On Atty Fees In Foreclosures
• Historic Pa. Hotel Owner Says Neighbor Violated Land Deal
• The Big Picture: How #MeToo Is Changing The Legal Industry
• Jury Trials Are In Decline For Good Reason
• Real Estate Lawyers On The Move
• Nonprofit Atty In $10M Suit Deserves Sanction, RE Co. Says
• Real Estate Rumors: Gogo, Rotem Rosen, YMP
• Global Medical REIT Closes $94M Deal For Rehab Facilities
• Transco Asks High Court To Ignore Pipeline Access Case
• Arbor Lodging Lands 6-Hotel Portfolio For $135M
• Trump Admin Expands Lawsuits Over Seized Cuban Assets
• Escape Hatch Remains For Judges Accused Of Misconduct
• Like-Kind Exchanges Hold Tax Traps For The Unwary
• Atty Barred From Securities Industry For Visa Fraud Scheme
• V&E Lands 16-Member Real Estate Team From Kasowitz
• Insurer Says $1M Penalty Not Covered In Condo Owners' Row
• Seattle's Inclusionary Zoning Scheme May Face Challenges
• FTC Can Only Seek Injunctive Relief, Credit Co. Tells 7th Circ.
• Soma Capital Lands 120K-SF Calif. Warehouse For $20M
• Whitestone REIT Overstated Profits, Investor Alleges
• IHG-Branded Hotel Operator Sues Building Owner Over Delays
• Real Estate Rumors: KPS, WeWork, Kotler Family
• Federal Courts' #MeToo Response Is A Guide For State Courts
• Westgate Resorts Seeks Final Default Order In Timeshare Suit
• IRS Proposes Relaxing Opportunity Zone Rules For Investors
• Ponzi Schemer To Pay Victims $82M After Fraud Ruling
• Riding #MeToo Wave, State Courts Get Their Ships In Order
• EEOC's Lipnic On Sexual Harassment In The Courthouse
• Conn. Justices Won't Revive Insurer's Suit Against Adjuster
• 7th Circ. Affirms Sentence For $179M Loan Fraud Ringleader
• Battle Lines Drawn In Water Rule Replacement Drama
• Windstream Gets Greenlight For $1B In DIP Funding
• Ex-Reed Smith Real Estate Atty Joins Barnes & Thornburg
• Tenn. Justices Side With Policyholders In Labor Costs Row
• Rio Tinto Invests $302M More In Contested Ariz. Copper Mine
• Mich. Tribe Says Court Has Jurisdiction Over Boundary Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Coca-Cola, 7-Eleven, Durst
• Logistics Property Leases Out 1.1M Sq. Ft. In Texas
• Why I Became A Lawyer: A Circuitous Path To The Law
• Duplex Owners, Agency Snubbed Non-Koreans, NJ Says
• NYC Real Estate Week In Review
• Bow Street Doubles Down On Mack-Cali Offer Of Up To $2.9B
• 2 Firms Drive $1.24B Cloverleaf Acquisition By Americold
• Lloyd's Should Foot Bill For Scaffold Injury Suit, Insurer Says
• Wall Of Secrecy Surrounds Sexual Harassment In State Courts
• Discipline Rare For State Judges In Sexual Misconduct Cases
• Senior Dems Want Trump Hotel Lease Docs From GSA
• Jeans Maker Diesel Gets Ch. 11 Refit Plan Confirmed
• Ex-Cuomo Aide Must Forfeit $320K From Bid-Rigging Scheme
• Weil, Schulte Roth Guide Astarte's £400M Real Estate Fund
• DOI Can't Dodge Calif. Tribal Land Suit, Landowner Says
• NJ Taxpayers Will Face TCJA Consequences After Tax Day
• High Court Passes On Fight Over Land For Ill. Power Line
• Real Estate Rumors: CoreVest, LoanCore, Reichmann
• Judging A Book: Conrad Reviews 'The Jury Crisis'
• DOL's Overtime Rules: What To Expect For High-Paid Workers
• Working With Foreign Parties In Real Estate Transactions
• Attys Win Fees, Sanctions In Suit Over Title Co. Takeover
• Insulation Co. Says W.Va. School Board Out To Seize Property
• Trump Hotel Cos. Want To Keep Panama Counterclaims Alive
• Sierra Pacific Looks To Ditch Price-Fixing Kickback Suit
• Texas Justices Say Denying Oil, Gas Lease Was Duty Breach
• Mayer Brown Helps Bank Of China With $196M NYC Loan
• NJ Firm's Founding Attys Not On Hook For Lease, Court Says
• Real Estate Rumors: Nuveen, Zvi Schiff, Related
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Puerto Rico Retiree Plan Says Banks Fixed Bond Prices
• BofA Loans $401M For Industrial Portfolio Purchase
• Investors Say Developer Misled Them On $1.6B Oman Project
• GE Pays $1.5B To End DOJ's Crisis-Era Mortgage Claims
• Revamping Your Approach To Client Development
• HUD's Facebook Case Raises New Fair Housing Act Questions
• Fla. House Cracks Down On Benefit Assignment Abuse
• Ditech Seeking Ch. 11 Sale As It Negotiates With Creditors
• Brewery Landlord Says Neighbors' Suit Tanked Building's Sale
• No Redo For La. Appraisers In 5th Circ. Fight Over FTC Case
• Ex-Woodbridge Directors Charged Over $1.2B Ponzi Scheme
• M&G USA Lienholders Seek $1.6M Fee For Aid To Del. Ch. 11
• Port Liable In $16M Injured Ferry Worker Row: Wash. Justices
• 8th Circ. Upholds $11M CERCLA Judgment Over Building Sale
• SEC's Landlord Protests New HQ Lease Terms In Claims Court
• Deals Rumor Mill: National Enquirer, Vanke, Sberbank
• Citibank Slammed With $8M Suit By NJ Debt Collection Firm
• LA Building Listed For $36M Is Under Contract To Be Sold
• Law360's Real Estate Editorial Advisory Board
• Canadian REIT Cuts $120M Property Deal With PE Group
• Considerations When Using CEQA To Fight Land Use Projects
• Real Estate Rumors: Brickman, Schostak, Lindsay Chambers
• What Lawyers Must Know Before Acting As Escrow Agents
• Investment Firm Closes Net Lease Real Estate Fund At $533M
• Big Bank CEOs Face Scrutiny Over Size Before House Panel
• No Extra Interest For Subway Founder's Damages Award
• Shopko Seeks Green Light To Sell Optical Business
• Investor In Posh NYC Hotel Sues To Enforce $5M Sale Option
• NY Life Unit Loans $915M To Mapletree For US Portfolio
• Ex-Roberts & Holland Partner Joins Tax Team At Fried Frank
• Real Estate Rumors: Longpoint, Netflix, Sandstone
• Faulty Jury Instruction Derails Wis. Fire Escape Award
• FCP Venture Sells NC Office Property For $58M
• When Landlords Are Liable For TM Infringement By Tenants
• Developer Lands $120M Loan For Union Square Tech Project
• Pashman Stein Boosts Corporate Group With Ex-Media GC
• Munsch Hardt Adds Ex-Coats Rose Construction Atty In Texas
• NYC Real Estate Week In Review
• Freelance Attorneys Are An Asset To In-House Legal Teams
• Developer Claims Cos. Worked To Block Nashville Hyatt
• The Tax Price Tag On Public-Private Partnerships
• Real Estate Rumors: Ventas, SDG, Copart Of Connecticut
• No Added Atty Fees In Nationstar Case, 11th Circ. Says
• Varde To Manage Spanish Real Estate Assets Worth €800M
• Mortgage Servicer To Pay $2M In Mass. Loan Modification Deal
• Early Disclosure Sinks $7.1B Crown Resorts Takeover Bid
• King & Spalding Nabs Class Action Litigator In Chicago
• Tax Discrimination Not Justified, CSX Tells 4th Circ.
• Calif. Water Co. Wants OK To Keep Using Tribal Easement
• FERC Can't Justify $7B Pipeline Approval, DC Circ. Told
• 3 Firms Steer $95M Loan For Manhattan Mixed-Use Project
• Ditech Ch. 11 Releases Lack Transparency, US Trustee Says
• Real Estate Rumors: Memorial Healthcare, Acres Capital
• What Commenters Have To Say About Proposed CRA Updates
• Judge Questions Why Boston Can't Regulate Airbnb
• Loeb & Loeb Nabs DC-Based Real Estate, Hospitality Atty
• Pair Of Singapore REITs Will Merge To Form $5B Company
• 'Varsity Blues' Parents To Cooperate With Prosecution
• Rules For Mass. Discrimination Claims Could Get Revamped
• Ex-Lobbyist Who Helped Put Away Cuomo Ally Gets Leniency
• PennEast Challengers Rehash Nixed Claims, DC Circ. Hears
• Texas Justices Say Trader Can Cite $7M Oral Deal In Lien Fight
• Day Pitney Ducks NJ Malpractice Claim Over Enviro Deal
• NY Developer Gets 6 Years For $58M Investment Fraud
• The Justices' Latest Take On Regulation Of Alaska's Parks
• Appeal Of Charter's Exit From Tower Suit Premature: 7th Circ.
• Hard Rock Taking Over Jack Cincinnati Casino In $780M Deal
• Pebblebrook Nabs DC Hotel Near Capitol Building For $111M
• Foreclosure Firm Again Ducks Colo.'s Illegal-Profiting Claims
• Sprawling Chicago Condo Court Fight Leads To $1M Sanction
• Texas Duo Convicted Of Bilking Investors Out Of $22M
• 5th Circ. Remands Dusky Gopher Frog Habitat Case
• Senate Confirms Calabria To Lead Housing Finance Regulator
• Texas School District Fights Property Exemption Repeal Ban
• Ditech Mortgage Holders Object To Planned Bonuses In Ch. 11
• 19th Century Rule Can't Cover Fracking, Pa. Justices Told
• Fla. Realtor Accused In TCPA Suit Of Sending Unwanted Texts
• Fox Rothschild Snags Ex-GrayRobinson Enviro Atty In Miami
• Over A Dozen Firms Aided Top 1Q Real Estate M&A Deals
• NJ Building Owner Must Face Realtor's Commission Suit
• Senate Panel Clears DOI Nominee Despite Ethics Furor
• REIT WP Carey Injects $188M Into 5 U.S. Properties
• The Overlooked Laws That Apply To Business Purpose Loans
• HFF Arranges $100M Loan For Ga. Creative Office Building
• Prop 65 Rental Property Rules Leave Questions Unanswered
• Valley National Mortgage Holder Can't Retry RICO Claims
• Real Estate Rumors: LinkedIn, Brookfield, Goldman Sachs
• 'Big Tech' Questions Echo Early Days Of US Corporate Law
• Tribal Members Scoff At Oil Cos.' Bid To Toss Pipeline Suit
• Atty Suspended For Urging Client's Tenant To Kill Himself
• DOI Switcheroo Spells End For Tribal Land Suit, Court Told
• Seyfarth Steers Mack-Cali's $487M Sale Of Office, Flex Assets
• CRA Update Could Be Done Within Year, Top Regulators Say
• More DOL Letters Needed For Clarity On Enforcement Strategy
• Texas Home Developer Abandoned Project, Investors Say
• Housing Finance Reform A Priority, Lawmakers Tell Bankers
• Calif. Group Looks To Stop Tribal Casino Land Acquisition
• Allianz CEO Bucks Typical Asset Management Hold Timeline
• Allstate Beats Appeals In Faulty-Foundation Coverage Fights
• Baltimore Targets 11 Banks In Latest Price-Rigging Suit
• $706M Trade Secret Verdict Is A Mistake
• Pa. Landowners Lose Class Status In Shell Oil Lease Suit
• Law Firm Ducks Timeshare Cancellation Conspiracy Suit
• JLL-Owned REIT Drops $47M For Bay Area Industrial Center
• NY Investor Sues Downey Brand For $191M Over REIT Sale
• Winston & Strawn Lands Sidley Austin Real Estate Atty In LA
• Real Estate Rumors: Firebird, Kuafu, The Villages
• Two Firms Guide $1B Ameriprise Insurance Biz Sale
• Marriott Cos. Get Fla. Timeshare Purchasers' Suit Trimmed
• Texas Atty Gets 3 Years For $5.3M Mortgage Fraud Scheme
• Syndicated Conservation Deals Appear Marked For Extinction
• HUD Charge Could Force Facebook To Rein In Algorithms
• Chicago Title Wins $1.45M Damages Redo In FDIC Fraud Suit
• Randy Quaid Fails To Dodge Property Suit, Sanction Atty
• HFF Steers $165M Loan For Denver's Dairy Block District
• Trump Can't Undo Obama Bans On Arctic, Atlantic Drilling
• NY Pols Pass Budget With Congestion Pricing, 'Mansion Tax'
• California Tax Takes: Voters Should Consider 'Split Roll' Cost
• Real Estate Rumors: Extell, Virtuous Retail, Lennar