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Real Estate - August, 2019

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• Calif. Community Sues To Bar Highway Work Over Flood Risk
• Royal Park Says It's Settling RMBS Suit Against HSBC
• Aerosol Artists' Rights Need Limits, Developer Tells 2nd Circ.
• Dealmakers Hunker Down For A Robust Fall IPO Market
• Shapiro & Gellert Helps With $97M NYC Hotel Project Loan
• Borrowers Seek Class Cert. In Wells Fargo Foreclosure Suit
• Paul Hastings Nabs Skadden Capital Markets Pro In LA
• Texas High Court To Hear $100M Church Case, Utility Fight
• Ski Resort Investor Sues To Stop $264M Sale To Vail Co.
• Dismissal Imminent In Weyerhaeuser's Toxic Joints Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: DR Horton, Goldman, Toyota Dealer
• Boston, Airbnb Settle Suit Over Short-Term Rental Regs
• How A New Law Affects Texas Wind Farm Leases
• New Best Practices Under E-Discovery Spoliation Rule
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Vineyard's RICO Suit Against Pot Farm Neighbor Can Proceed
• Live Well Financial Execs Charged With Overvaluing Bonds
• Cullen And Dykman Helps With $55M NYC Building Loan
• How Law Firms Can Create Content Decision Makers Will Read
• Real Estate Rumors: Crescent Heights, Goldman, Peppercorn
• Sortis Invests $60M In Wash. Opportunity Zone Project
• Trump Org. Escapes Most Of Cohen's Suit Over Unpaid Fees
• Builders Split Liability In $22M Accident At Goldman Sachs
• Ditech Ch. 11 Plan Ignores Customers' Interests, Judge Says
• Chancery OKs GGP Investor's Brookfield Merger Doc Request
• ResCap Sues LendingTree To Collect $68.5M Judgment
• Real Estate Rumors: Chicago Tower, Armada Hoffler, Skanska
• Bias Accuser Can't Dodge Costly Arbitration, E&Y Argues
• Willkie, Kirkland Steer Le Tote's $100M Deal For Lord & Taylor
• Gibson Dunn Guides TPG's $309M Manhattan Loan To Beacon
• 2nd Circ.'s Seminal Rejection Of FCPA Conviction Challenge
• Restaurants Unlimited Gets $37M Ch. 11 Stalking Horse Offer
• Fund To Pay NY $2.8M For Backing Alleged Mortgage Scheme
• Drywall Co. Says Bloomberg, Turner Can't Dodge Bid-Rig Suit
• Regent Properties Picks Up Houston Office Towers For $89.5M
• Promise Healthcare's Ch. 11 Sale Swings Back To Lexmark
• Deutsche Bank Tells 2nd Circ. It Has Trump Tax Documents
• Paul Hastings Aids $272M Morgan Stanley-Blackstone Loan
• Democrats Take Aim At Trump's Ambitions For G-7 Summit
• Insurance Co. Must Pay $10M Settlement, Policyholder Says
• Starwood Venture Buys 319,000-Sq.-Ft. Texas Office Campus
• Real Estate Rumors: Academica, Host Hotels, Urbanica
• Arbitration Options For Calif. Employers After A Case Begins
• Carnival Can't Sink Helms-Burton Trafficking Suit
• NY Extends Clock For Bringing Martin Act Suits To 6 Years
• PE-Backed Shoe Retailer Cole Haan Gears Up For IPO
• Tribe Will Let Mortgage Financing Suit Go After HUD Retreat
• Real Estate Rumors: Brookfield, RREEF, Ill. Condo Complex
• NYC Real Estate Week In Review
• 1 Global Receiver Seeks To Recover $4.3M Ex-CEO Payments
• Piedmont Cuts $231M Deal, Consolidates Atlanta Development
• Cleveland May Join Crusade To Increase Eviction Atty Access
• Insurer Slams Realtor's Bid To Remand Harvey Coverage Suit
• Zillow Board Wants Derivative Suit Over CFPB Probe Tossed
• Wells Fargo Can't Shake Sacramento Redlining Suit
• Court Wants Info On Arbitration Of $200M Burford Suit
• 9th Circ. Affirms Immigration Atty's EB-5 Fraud Suit Loss
• Driller's Inaction Voided Gas Lease Rights, Pa. Panel Rules
• Real Estate Rumors: Telefonica, Unqork, Neuro Skills Centre
• Judge Says Lehman Mortgage Suit Stays In Bankruptcy Court
• Latham, Paul Hastings Steer Reported $135M Vegas Hotel Buy
• 6 Pitfalls Of California Commercial Cannabis Leases
• NJ Governor Halts Embattled Tax Break Programs For Now
• For Lawyer, Chance Powerball Job Leads To New Career Path
• NJ Appeals Court Upholds Tax Court's Reservoir Valuation
• DOJ Hammers 'Unprecedented' Rejection Of FCA Dismissal
• $1.6M Atty Award OK'd In Mortgage Co. Call-Taping Settlement
• City Slams Enviros' Bid To Stop Ex-Casino Site Development
• Philly School District Didn't Get To Show Evidence, Panel Says
• Hinshaw Nabs LeClairRyan Consumer Finance Atty In LA
• HomeAway Fights Class Cert. Bid In Traveler Fee Suit
• Emmet Marvin Helps With $125M JPMorgan Manhattan Loan
• Jones Lang LaSalle Lands $140M Financing For Mass. Lab
• Westgate Resorts Gains Ground In Timeshare Suit Win
• Real Estate Rumors: Fosun, AT&T, AvalonBay
• DLA Piper Adds Investment Pro As Partner In LA
• Fintech Startup Pagaya Issues $115M ABS To Expand Platform
• Superfund Redevelopment At 20: Continuing Challenges
• Holland & Knight Reps Starwood On NY Project's $130M Loan
• Trump Gets Green Light To Appeal Dems' Emoluments Suit
• Timeshare Exit Attys Can't Leave Wyndham False Ad Suit
• Toll Bros. Can't Arbitrate Suits From Secondary Homebuyers
• Delaware Beach Town Raises Local Lodging Taxes To 11%
• Calif. Likely To Have More CEQA 'Projects' Following Ruling
• Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone, MetLife, John Buck
• Miami Judge Booted For Prejudging Nonexistent Motion
• Landlords Say Coal Co. Is Overreaching In Ch. 11 Plan
• Litigation Finance Can And Should Protect Its Reputation
• Developer Closes $87M Construction Loan For Ariz. Westin
• Greystone Secures $179.2M In Loans For Multi-Unit Properties
• Polsinelli Nabs Bilzin Sumberg Partner For New Miami Office
• Trump Calls Off Danish Summit Amid Friction Over Greenland
• Promise Healthcare Suitor Claims Push To Exit Ch. 11 Sale
• Del. Court Guts Insurance Suit Over $43M Skyscraper Deal
• Homeowners Say Enterprise Pipeline Caused $50M In Damage
• Real Estate Rumors: MRK, Taconic, Witkoff
• 7th Circ. Upholds Ind. City's License Rule For Property Fixes
• Property Owners Fight Pratt & Whitney's Bid For Quick Win
• $54M Ponzi Scheme's Architect Gets 22-Year Sentence
• Liberty Mutual Beats Suit Over Injured Worker's $3.8M Deal
• Ares Nabs €1.78B For Europe-Focused Real Estate Fund
• Philly Injection Site's Head Defends Facility's Legality
• Mass. Tribe Says DOI Ignored Law In Trust Land Decision
• Jilted Buyer Objects To Promise Healthcare's New Ch. 11 Sale
• Commerzbank Bids For Quick Wins In BNY Mellon RMBS Suit
• Calif. Bill To Make Local Tax Votes Easier Dies In Assembly
• Ex-Palm Springs Mayor Indicted On Bribery, Perjury Charges
• NJ Power Project Skirted Proper Review, Suit Claims
• Hong Kong Developer Unit Buys Greene King For £2.7B
• Facebook Faces More Consumer Claims Over Housing Ads
• 9th Circ. Won't Rethink Upholding Santa Monica's Airbnb Rule
• 4 Life Science Cos. Lead 5 IPO Filings Totaling $476M
• Trustee In Woodbridge Ch. 11 Seeks Recovery Of Fraud Funds
• Real Estate Rumors: Jones Day, Stag Industrial, Stockbridge
• Harrison Street Closes $1.6B Senior Housing-Focused Fund
• Developer Lands $128M Loan For Dallas Office Tower
• Feds Slam SoCal Edison, Frontier In Forest Fire Suit
• 2 Insurance Coverage Issues Raised By Cyber Warfare
• Starwood's Mortgage REIT Wraps Up $1.1B CLO
• Online Mortgage Lender Better.com Lands $160M In Funding
• Crisis Messaging To Protect Law Firm Brand And Bottom Line
• Home Inspectors Not Exempt From NJ Consumer Fraud Law
• Trump's Greenland Folly: 'Not As Simple As Buying A Resort'
• Atty Can't Tap Into Receiver Assets In Belize Fraud Case
• Mich. Gets Win Over Tribe In Fight Over State Boundary
• Citi Investors Drop $2.3B Toxic Mortgage Class Action
• Sam Chang Lands $83M Loan For Manhattan Hotel
• Real Estate Rumors: GSI, Mack, Chicago Condo Deconversion
• When A Click Doesn't Count As Arbitration Acceptance
• Charter Hall Reveals AU$700M Partnership With Telstra
• 6th Circ. Backs Landowners' Cert. In Chesapeake Royalty Row
• Casino Investors, Noteholders Agree To Joint IPO Probe
• WeWork IPO Filing Reveals Legal, Governance Risks
• 11th Circ. Won't Revive Suit Over Ocwen's Software Problems
• Real Estate Lawyers On The Move
• Real Estate Developer Ducks TCPA Suit Over Marketing Texts
• Arbitration Pact Valid Even If Signed After Suit: Calif. Panel
• Receiver Can Sell More Property In Jay Peak EB-5 Fraud Case
• Enviro Says City Can Go Beyond Ohio's Lake Erie Rules
• Kirkland Scoops Up Real Estate Specialist From Paul Hastings
• Real Estate Rumors: Apple, Uber, Slate Property
• What You Should Know About Courtroom Closures
• Ashford Trust Sells Marriott, Hilton Hotels For $37.8M
• Fox Rothschild Settles Malpractice Claims Over Bias Suit
• Tribal Casino Fight Won't Wait For Supreme Court Ruling
• Real Estate Startup Flyhomes Nabs $141M In New Funding
• Fla. Judge Warns Attys Of 'Duty Of Candor' In Property Suit
• Senate Dems Demand More Info On Border Wall Land Seizure
• Homeowners Seek OK Of Nationstar Deal In Mortgage Tax Suit
• NJ Atty Can't Beat Convictions In Mortgage Fraud Scheme
• Casino Investors, Noteholders Spar Over IPO Probe
• Irish Firms Steer Henderson Park's $1.5B Irish REIT Buy
• Real Estate Rumors: Bridge Investment Group, Amazon, AIG
• OYO Hotels & Homes Investing $334M In Vacation Home Biz
• 4 Working Capital Safe Harbors For QOZ Startups
• Opportunity Zone Regs May Trigger Biz Property Sales Crunch
• Wyndham Hotels Ups Share Repurchase Program By $300M
• Skadden To Guide Massive WeWork IPO
• SD Loses Challenge To Tribal Trust Land
• Calif. Property Tax Ballot Measure Resubmitted With Changes
• Reality TV Stars Indicted On Bank Fraud, Tax Evasion
• Blackhawk Mining Gets OK For $240M Ch. 11 Financing
• NJ Court Tells Developer To Pay Up In $4M Condo Spat
• Real Estate Rumors: Mirae, JBG, Rockport
• Why I Became A Lawyer: A Seaweed Scientist's Odyssey
• NYC Real Estate Week In Review
• Brookfield Unit Drops $1.8B For Stake In Genworth Canada Biz
• EPA Seeks To Undermine High Court Precedent In Water Rule
• Promise Healthcare Seeks OK For $22M Ch. 11 Asset Sale
• Tucker Arensberg Can't Slip Suit Over Pa. Oil Property
• $280K Atty Fee Should Stand, Cushman Worker Tells 1st Circ.
• A&L Goodbody Steers Union Investment's $213M Office Buy
• NY Tax Minutes: Trump Tax Returns, New Corporate Tax Regs
• Real Estate Rumors: Ahs Residential, Rockfeld, Fairbridge
• Law Firm Wins Nix Of $1.3M Fee Reduction In Client Dispute
• Applebee's Franchisee Can't Bring $20M Suit Against His Dad
• Security Co. Denied Partial Win In $4.5M Hurricane Suit
• 3 Ways Real Estate Lawyers Are Preparing For A Downturn
• Gibson, Bryan Cave Construct $1.5B Broadmark REIT Merger
• 11th Circ. Upholds Split Verdict For Hilton Resort, Unit Owners
• Charity Accused Of Iran Sanctions Violations Gets New Trial
• 3rd Circ. Revives Pa. Takings Case Following Justices' Ruling
• EPA Floats Rule Narrowing State, Tribal CWA Pipeline Reviews
• Wells Fargo Blasts Bankrupt Fund's Bid To Probe Casino IPO
• Alaska Tribe Says Politics Swayed Gaming Land Ruling
• Landownwers Object To Blackhawk DIP Financing
• Real Estate Rumors: NY Community Bank, Acore, Springbank
• Charter Hall Partnership Picks Up Sydney Office For $428M
• 2nd Circ. Says McDonnell Rule Doesn't Apply In FCPA Cases
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Ditech, Customers Continue Ch. 11 Plan Wrangle
• Developers Land $300M Loan For Downtown Miami Tower
• Herrick Feinstein Hit With $1.1B Malpractice Suit
• Airbnb Suit Seeks To Block Fla. County's Tax Info Requirement
• Insurer Must Fully Replace Condo Siding, 7th Circ. Affirms
• Energy Co. Can Pursue $100M Trade Secrets Theft Claim
• 5th Circ. Says DQ'd Juror Can't Sink $298M FCA Verdict
• NYC Real Estate Week In Review
• Real Estate Rumors: Facebook, Bank OZK, Blue Roc
• NJ City Beats Anti-Trump Bias Suit In Kushner Project Fight
• Woodbridge Adversary Suit Tossed In Favor Of Calif. Actions
• Clark Hill Atty Ducks Sanctions In $10M Real Estate Dispute
• JLL Lands $50M In Financing For Farmhouse-Style Complex
• Clients Benefit From Law Firm Expense Growth
• NY Building Owner Sued Over Legionnaires' Disease Outbreak
• Newsom Wants $331M Settlement To Go To Housing Legal Aid
• Enviros Push To Pursue Suit During Tribe's 9th Circ. Appeal
• Consumers Raise Legal Claims At Ditech Ch. 11 Confirmation
• Texas Justices Asked To Seal Trade Secrets In $706M Dispute
• Cozen Can't Escape Suit Over Ex-Partner's Philly Project Role
• Keeping Railroads Secure From Drones
• Hackman Inks $650M Deal For Carlyle-Backed Production Co.
• Changing Ethics Rules Is Key To Law Firm Innovation
• Fox Rothschild Brings On Turner Padget Bankruptcy Partner
• Immigration Atty Can't Push Malpractice Suit Into Arbitration
• HomeFed Investors Sue In Del. Over $189M Jefferies Merger
• Trump Org. Rips Deal To Pay Cohen's Legal Fees As 'Made Up'
• Mayo Clinic Wins $11.5M Tax Refund As Educational Org.
• NY Life Originates $60.2M Loan Backed By NJ Warehouses
• Claims Trimmed In US Bank Premium Point Fraud Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Lennar, MUFG, Commerz Real
• Builder Can't Force Chubb To Cover Theft, 8th Circ. Affirms
• 4 Firms Steer Trio Of REITs In $893M Combination
• 6th Circ. Clears 2, Says Bank Fraud Was 'Wrong Crime'
• Windstream Lenders Want In On Suit Against Uniti
• UBS Defends Doc Request In DOJ's Crisis-Era RMBS Suit
• NJ Transit Agency Must Face Billboard Access Claim
• National Coordinating Counsel: Key To Virtual Mass Tort Team
• The Eminent Domain Consequences Of Knick Ruling
• Sears Buyer Says Ch. 11 Plan Won't Cover Claims
• Halting Pipelines During FERC Appeals Will Be Tough Sell
• Bankrupt Atty Can't Shield Home After $1M Malpractice Loss
• 'Congress Giveth, Can Taketh,' 9th Circ. Judge Tells Enviros
• Elliott Urges Scout24 To Split Up Real Estate, Auto Units
• Real Estate Co. Rips Arbitration Bid In Harvey Coverage Fight
• Enbridge Keeps Sanction Over Landowner Pipeline Info Push
• Deals Rumor Mill: Blackstone, Noble Midstream, Accelya
• Judging A Book: Castillo Reviews 'Raising The Bar'
• States' Green Goals May Fuel Clean Energy Land-Use Fights
• Casino Investor, Noteholders Want Ch. 11 Probes Into IPO
• 15 Minutes With Radisson Hospitality's General Counsel
• Developers Can't Restart $664M Hollywood Project On Appeal
• FTC Wins Asset Freeze In Sprawling Belize RE Fraud Case
• Travelers Beats Claims From Construction Co. Over $5.6M Fire
• Real Estate Rumors: Foxconn, Revera Living, Cboe
• Fortress Buys Assets From Majestic Wine For $116M
• Airbnb, Miami Beach Settle Suit Over Vetting Property Owners
• Konner Teitelbaum Works On $5M OceanFirst NYC Loan
• RE/MAX Presidential Latest Realty Co. Hit With TCPA Suit
• Fla. High Court Is Asked If Rent Claim Is OK In Insurance Row
• Exclusion From Male Group Can't Sustain Job Bias Claim
• DC Circ. OKs $1B Pipeline But Slams FERC For 'Limbo'
• NYC's 'Orwellian' Thinking On High-Rise Can't Bypass Review
• Longfellow Buys Bain Research Triangle Properties For $405M
• US Trustee Says Sears Ch. 11 Plan Releases Aren't Allowed
• Spencer Fane Continues Growth With 19-Atty Add In Houston
• Ex-Brixmor Heads Indicted 3 Years After Accounting Scandal
• Real Estate Rumors: Acier, Cboe, Thomas Neary
• Hospital Corp. Fends Off 11th Circ. Appeal Of FCA Claims
• Freedom Mortgage Strikes $9.5M Deal In Unwanted Calls Suit
• Contractor Sues Over Unpaid Pa. Highline Project Work
• Couple Accuse Ex-Miss Sweden Of Interior Design Fraud
• Real Estate Moguls On The Move
• Ex-Philly Sheriff Gets 5 Years In Contractor Kickback Scheme
• A Welcome Turning Of The Tide On State Preemption Of Cities
• Deutsche Asks For Early Win In Preferred Securities Suit
• Key Fair Lending Insights From DOJ 'Redlining' Deal
• Bankruptcy Courts' Buzzkill Of The Marijuana Industry