Real Estate Archive » April, 2022

Real Estate - April, 2022

285 articles

• HSBC Beats RMBS Trustee Suit On Champerty Grounds
• Groups Want 9th Circ. To Give Alaska Land Swap A 2nd Look
• Florida Real Estate Roundup: PEBB, Merrick Manor, Catalfumo
• Chicago Developers Fight EB-5 Investors' Asset Review Bid
• Ute Tribe Loses 10th Circ. Bid To Overturn Water Theft Ruling
• Why NY Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act Should Pass
• EB-5 Visa Program In Limbo As Calif. Lawsuit Seeks Relief
• Kennedy Wilson Drops $418M On 3 Apartment Complexes
• Enviro Assessment Rule May Help Lower Buyers' PFAS Risks
• DOI Had Power To Deny Trust Land To Mich. Tribe, Court Told
• Developer Wants 4th Circ. To Rehear Virus Coverage Appeal
• FisherBroyles Adds Corporate Partners In Chicago, Dallas
• Real Estate Rumors: Easton Group, WS Development, RFR
• Associates, Look Beyond Money In Assessing Lateral Offers
• Trump Still In Contempt, Must Tell AG About Docs Under Oath
• Florida Dems Call For Special Session To Include Rental Relief
• Mich. Pot Co. Nabs Financing With Federally Chartered Bank
• NJ Bank Founder Cops To Bogus Loan Charge
• Texas Judge Won't Halt Receiver's Work In $9.9M Judgment
• Small Districts Caught In Fallout From Fla. Battle With Disney
• New York City REIT Proxy Battle With Comrit Heats Up
• Real Estate Rumors: Eric Orenstein, Wells Fargo, Cabot
• Firms Are Reducing Office Space Amid Occupancy Shrinkage
• DLA Piper Promotes 74 Attys To Partner Across The Globe
• Feds Rest Tribal Bribe Case After FBI Agent Tells Of Payments
• Winstead Adds 4 Real Estate Attys In Texas, North Carolina
• VP Can Raise No-Bid Challenge, Biz Can't, NJ Justices Say
• Preventing Impermissible Client Solicitation After ABA Opinion
• Bankruptcy Doldrums Persist Despite Economic Pressures
• Hersha Hospitality Trust To Sell 7 Non-NYC Hotels For $505M
• Ukrainian Rulings Not Irrelevant In Fraud Case, Court Hears
• Mass. Tribal Bribery Witness Doesn't Spell Out Quid Pro Quo
• Senate Report Slams Ongoing Hazards In Military Homes
• Real Estate Rumors: RRD International, Calta, Starbucks
• Wyo. Class Can Take On Anadarko In Drilling Gatekeeping Suit
• Shareholder Returns To Stearns Weaver Miami Shop
• Lessons On Avoiding E-Discovery Violations And Sanctions
• Gibbons Can't Toss Malpractice Suit Over Construction Debts
• Lying Strategy Not Unlawful, Ex-Nomura Trader Tells Jury
• AMP To Sell Real Estate Biz To Dexus For Up To $393M
• 3rd Circ. Shoots Down Airport Drink Rule Antitrust Case
• Fla. Gov. Calls For Property Insurance Legislative Session
• Trump Appeals $10K-A-Day Contempt Order In NY AG Probe
• Flint Official Says State Ignored Water Concerns
• NJ Bank Beats Customer's Suit Over $1.4M Hacking Scam
• NJ Justices Seem Likely To Erase New Biz Rule For Profits
• 9th Circ. Says Realtors Group Must Face Rival's Antitrust Suit
• Former VP Hits Insurance Co. With Age Discrimination Suit
• Real Estate Startup Ducks Counterclaims For Bashing NAR
• Real Estate Rumors: Host Hotels, Fundrise, Roman Jones
• Munger Tolles Rights Racial Injustice In Property Dispute
• NY Clergy Call For Statewide Right To Counsel For Tenants
• Construction Co. Settles Raiding Claims With Former Director
• BofA Urges Nev. Court To Keep HOA Title Insurance Suit Alive
• Norris McLaughlin Expands In New York With RE Partner
• Collaborative Tech Will Dictate Future Law Firm Success
• Atty Merits Sanction In Cuba Real Estate Suit, Court Told
• Bancorp Must Repay $12.5M Over Pandemic-Busted Deal
• NJ High Court Finds Record Lacking Over City's Payroll Tax
• Calif. City Reaches Deal In Angel Stadium Land Sale Dispute
• Pot Venture Wants Vineyard's Smell Suit Tossed For Good
• Cannabis REIT Is A 'Marijuana Bank' In Disguise, Suit Says
• Why The Metaverse Matters For Real Estate Attorneys
• Sports Investor Cops To Large-Scale Crypto 'Shadow Banking'
• Ralph Lauren Atty's Error Can't Ax NYC Rent Deal, Court Told
• Recent Rulings Affirm Need For Up-To-Date Phase I ESAs
• Real Estate Rumors: Asana Partners, Verition, Publix
• 8th Circ. Revives Fraud Claims Against Bankrupt Co.'s Owners
• Fla. Developer Must Pay $800K In Fees Over Failed $160M Suit
• Greenberg Traurig Lures 6 Winston & Strawn Real Estate Attys
• Ga. Judges Allow Foreclosure Claims Against Law Firm, Bank
• How To Effectively Prepare A Witness For Remote Testimony
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Arbitration Award For Co.'s Hurricane Losses
• Trump Held In Contempt For Defying NY Investigation
• Wachtell, Simpson Steer Blackstone's $7.6B REIT Buy
• Jury Finds Developer Stole Money In Ga. Biz. Court's 1st Trial
• NY Court May Probe Botched $500M Fraud Case Despite Pleas
• Midwest Homeowners Win Cert. In Realtors Antitrust Suit
• Calif. Tribes Back Non-Native Lessees' Bid To Nix Land Taxes
• Atty Seeks Time To Investigate Defense Of Deed Transfer
• Hedge Funders Avoid Prison In Bungled SDNY Case
• Quicken Axed Banker Over Discrimination Reports, Suit Says
• UC Berkeley Case Highlights Need To Narrow CEQA's Reach
• Real Estate Rumors: AJP Capital, Google, Trez Capital
• $142M Award In Chinese Restaurant Fight Gets Initial OK
• Windy City Shuffle: Crowell & Moring, Benesch, Ballard Spahr
• New Bancorp CCO Sizes Up Third Parties Amid Fintech Boom
• Architect Tells Jury Tribal Bribery Case Has 'Fatal Hole'
• Fla. Firms Launch 3rd Circ. Fight Over Ch. 11 DQ, Sanctions
• Chinese Co-Living Co. Couldn't Know COVID Risk, Judge Says
• As Cyber Risks Surge, Remember Attorneys' Ethical Duties
• ND Judge Blocks Tribal Court In Smoking Ban Case
• ​​​​​​​Chinese Bank Can't Nix $1.5M Harassment Deal, NY Court Told
• Montana Resort Wants Separate Suit Over River Pollution
• Fla. Lawmakers OK End To Disney Special Taxing District
• Condo Termination Considerations For Fla. Developers
• Invesco Venture Scores $101M Loan For Colo. Project
• Atty Slams Wells Fargo For Rejecting Black Judge In Bias Suit
• Leases With Rent Increase May Follow Aid For Some In NYC
• Real Estate Rumors: Steve Hudson, Feil, Derick Pomerantz
• Rethinking E-Discovery Readiness Amid Rise Of Collab Tools
• Fla. GOP's Move Against Disney Could Cost Counties Billions
• Ga. Justices Won't Hear Law Firm's Appeal In Escrow Case
• Biscayne Capital Principal Cops To $155M Fraud
• Real Estate Rumors: Seacoast, SL Green, Zimmerman
• BIA Restores Calif. Tribes' Land-Leasing Authority
• NYC Rent Board Report Finds Some Economic Growth In 2021
• Loan Dispute Is Misunderstanding, Ga. Developer Tells Jury
• Trump Says No Contempt Since He Doesn't Have Documents
• Crypto And NFTs Could Change The Future Of Real Estate
• Host Hotels Sells Sheraton New York Times Square For $373M
• Fox Rothschild And Developer Agree To Dismiss NJ Suit
• Modular Construction On The Rise Amid Labor, Cost Concerns
• Embracing ESG: Uber Counsel Talks Safety Standards
• DaVita Offshoot Says Landlord Ended Security To Force It Out
• Prospectively Appointing Jackson To High Court Is Unlawful
• Ex-Flint Official Gave Bad Info To Congress, Jury Hears
• Vrbo Flouted LA's Home-Sharing Law, City Says In Suit
• Lenders Of $51M Must Face Corporate Borrowers' Fraud Claim
• Green Financing Co., Borrowers Settle Home Loan Claims
• Pierce Atwood Adds Real Estate Lending Partner In Boston
• Real Estate Rumors: Macklowe, Rialto, Madison Realty
• Law Firm Can't Shake Bankruptcy Fee Ruling At 3rd Circ.
• Simpson, Dentons Lead Blackstone's $12.8B Housing Splash
• Ex-Calif. District Boss Charged In $25M Water Theft
• Detroit Beats Medical Pot Facility's Zoning Law Challenge
• Huge Calif. Warehouse Project Saved With Far-Reaching Deal
• Wells Fargo Beats Suit After Stock-Owning Judge's Recusal
• Condo Owner Too Late To Accuse Insurer Of Fraud
• Seniors Home Nabs $2M Cash Collateral Over Ch. 11 Objection
• 4th Circ. Calls For Treble Damages In Collapse Coverage Row
• Banks Challenge FDIC's $624M Sale Calculation In RMBS Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Bindi Investments, Chase, Bayview
• Real Estate Co. Payments Disputed In Ga. Biz Court's 1st Trial
• Husch Blackwell Adds Real Estate Finance Partner In Chicago
• The Efficacy Of Real Estate Joint Venture Exit Strategies
• Hinshaw Adds Fintech, Consumer Finance Pro In New Orleans
• Trump Presses Fed. Court To Hear Challenge To NY AG Probe
• Sullivan, Fried Frank Guide $800M DigitalBridge-Wafra Deal
• Dorsey Email Purge Draws Sanctions Bid In NY Condo Spat
• Fla. Attorney Gets 2-Year Ban For Work With Nonlawyers
• Justices Won't Review Wash. Tribal Boundary Row
• Kramer Levin Attys For Ex-NY Lt. Gov. Call Bribe Case 'Flimsy'
• NJ Town Hit With Civil Rights Suit Over Housing Deals
• Best Practices For Avoiding Bank Reference Letter Scams
• Justices Won't Disturb Maine's Win In Tribal River Rights Fight
• Real Estate Investor Looks To Revive $10.7M Armenian Claim
• ND Secretary Of State Wants Tribes' Redistricting Suit Tossed
• Florida Real Estate Roundup: JMH, GID, The Easton Group
• Wilson Sonsini Staying Put In 190K Square Feet In Palo Alto
• NY Real Estate Board Wants Rethink Against Compass Suit
• Nonreliance Clause Enforceability Still Murky In Fla. Courts
• Real Estate Rumors: Harbor Group, Jerusalem Furniture, BSD
• Time To Fix Legal Industry's Environmental Pro Bono Problem
• Nationwide Beats Eatery's Bad-Faith Claim In Partial Victory
• Buchalter Adds 4 More Salt Lake City Laterals
• 4 Ways Lawyers Keep Busy When Public Markets Are Shut
• Ruling Highlights Nexus Of Water Rights, Bankruptcy Law
• Biden Taps Michael Barr For Fed's Top Bank Regulatory Job
• Baltimore State's Atty Must Face Perjury, Fraud Allegations
• Developer Loses $500M Virus Coverage Appeal At 4th Circ.
• Billy Joel, Architect Settle Stolen Home Design Suit
• Chicago Project Owners May Hold Funds Owed, Investor Says
• Loeb & Loeb Atty Can't Delay Trial In Suit By Redstone's Ex
• NYC Rent Board Report Finds Operating Costs Up
• Real Estate Rumors: Barings, Ares, Wexford
• Builders, Conservatives Urge High Court To Narrow CWA
• O'Melveny Conflict In Trump Ally's Trial May Need Workaround
• Remembering An Underappreciated Legal Skill — Listening
• 76ers' Insurer Rips Virus Coverage Suit, Says Hoops Are Intact
• Failure To Show Prejudice Foils Insurer's Coverage Suit Win
• Ex-Hospitals Owner Hits Medtronic With $1.3M Clawback Suit
• 6th Circ. Douses Musician's Studio Fire RICO Claims
• DOI Insists It Has Authority To Cancel Solenex Oil Lease
• Non-Atty Can Pursue Title Biz Assets, Axed From Owner Bid
• Lenders Ask 7th Circ. To Revive Mexican Property Dispute
• 3rd Circ. Tosses NJ Developer's Suit Over Land Grab Plan
• Insurer Tells 11th Circ. Filing Error Dooms Hotel's Mistrial Bid
• Attorneys Can Promote Trade, Security Amid Global Conflict
• Real Estate Rumors: Continuum, Dwight, Grover Corlew
• 3 Firms Serve Up Rockpoint's Investment In Margaritaville
• NY Judge Says Precedent Clear, Tosses Virus Coverage Suit
• A Casino At Citi Field? How Steve Cohen's Bid Could Play Out
• Laguna Point Lands $329M Loan For LA Residential Portfolio
• Tenant Background Checker Violated FCRA, Suit Says
• Disbarred Atty Asks 9th Circ. To Scrap Calif. Bar's $2M Bill
• Minneapolis Landlords Seek 8th Circ. Redo In Ordinance Row
• NY Foreclosure Bills Would Destroy A Key Consumer Right
• Colo. AG Asks State High Court To Undo River Wading Ruling
• Real Estate Rumors: Morningstar, A&E, Leon Medical Centers
• Real Estate Tech Startup IMMO Bags $75M In Series B
• US Says Ukrainian Court Ruling Not Final Say In Fraud Case
• Texas Panel Revives Condo's Hail Damage Coverage Suit
• NY Feds Drop $500M Fraud Case, Avoiding Misconduct Probe
• 7th Circ. Won't Revive Loan Foreclosure RICO Claims
• Allstate Says Opinion Of Policyholder's Appraiser Is Unreliable
• Brooklyn Residents Challenge Development At Church Site
• High Court Urged To Narrow Clean Water Act's Jurisdiction
• 7th Circ. Won't Nix Sanctions Against Ill. Atty In Copyright Suit
• ICDR Can't Claim Immunity In False Ad Suit, Court Told
• 9th Circ. Questions Mall Over Coverage For LA Fitness Suit
• How Cos. Can Avoid Pitfalls During Office Build-Out
• The Future Of Legal Ops: Reining In Outside Counsel Costs
• Joint Venture Nabs Okla. City Rental Complex For $59M
• Years-Old W.Va. Park Damage Claims May Not Be Time-Barred
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• AIG Unit Urges 2nd Circ. To Back $7.2M Coverage Win
• NY AG Says Real Estate Firm Must Comply With Trump Probe
• A&E Real Estate Pays $266M For Manhattan Apartment Tower
• Landlord Fights DaVita Subsidiary Suit Over Unsafe Building
• Chicago Office Co. Can't Get Class Status In Union Work Fight
• When Congress Seeks Cos.' Nonpublic Info From Regulators
• Credit Bill Rule Doesn't Apply To Superfund Claims
• Late NY Budget Deal Queues Up Housing Policy Fights
• IPO Outlook Slightly Brightens After A Dismal Start To 2022
• Insurer Tells 9th Circ. To Nix Coverage For Condo Row
• Real Estate Rumors: First Horizon, Covington, Waterton
• Akerman Lands Ex-BCLP Tax Partner In Denver
• Republic Of Congo Says Suit Over NY Condo Must Be Tossed
• Real Estate Rumors: Barings, Northwind, Santander
• Trump Criminal Probe Still On Despite Resignations, DA Says
• Lawmakers Seek To Extend Opportunity Zone Program
• Ruling For Soccer Club Should Stand, EU Court Adviser Says
• Berkshire Hathaway Unit's $13M TCPA Deal Gets Initial Nod
• 11th Circ. Reverses Loan Cos.' Win In Deed Dispute
• In Early Mediation, Negotiate With Empathy, Not Threats
• Trump Water Rule Wrongly Stricken, 9th Circ. Told
• Joint Venture Lands Financing Toward $60M Vermont Mall Buy
• 11th Circ. Sends Back CFPB's Ocwen Suit For Closer Look
• Trump In Contempt For Not Turning Over Docs, NY AG Says
• ECJ Rejects Finnish Law Limiting Real Estate Exemptions
• New York AG Accuses Eviction Attys Of Deceiving Tenants
• Insurers Keep Win In $490M COVID Coverage Dispute In NJ
• Diplomatic Immunity Invoked In Venezuelan Bribery Case
• DOJ Sues Pa. Landlord For Refusing Support Animals
• Half A Dozen Firms Guided Top Q1 Hospitality M&A Deals
• Chubb, Travelers Investors To Vote On Climate Disclosures
• Addressing Problematic Drinking In The Legal Profession
• Michigan Wants Judge To Toss Enbridge Pipeline Suit
• NewLake Investing Up To $34M In Missouri Cannabis Property
• Fennemore Craig Absorbs Gresham Attys And 2 SoCal Offices
• Jay Peak Ex-Exec Aims To Duck $1.6M Payout For EB-5 Fraud
• SEIU Launches FTC Suit Over NJ Co.'s 'No Hire' Rule
• Real Estate Rumors: Rubell Family, Best Buy, Vivian Dimond
• Justices Reinstate Trump Water Rule During Appeal
• Wells Fargo Sued Over Alleged Racial Bias In Home Lending
• Ex-Flint Mayor Says Water Report Omitted Safety Concerns
• Kansas Urges 10th Circ. To Take Wyandotte Land Out Of Trust
• Hill Wallack Hit With Putative Class Suit Over Debt Collection
• NY Real Estate Board Can't Duck Compass Antitrust Suit
• Transforming Law Firms' Diversity Intent Into Real Progress
• Possible Insurer Claims Eyed Ahead Of Condo Collapse Talks
• Maynard Cooper Grows In Florida With Boutique Merger
• Real Estate Rumors: Clearline, Blackstone, Pacific Western
• Law360's 2022 Real Estate Editorial Advisory Board
• Timeshare Exit Cos. Can't Duck Florida False Ad Suit
• Veris Residential Hires GC To Lead Rebranding Transition
• Pleas Delay Probe Of Gov't Missteps In $500M Fraud Case
• Queens Tenant Atty Orgs Say They Can't Take Cases In April
• More Than A Dozen Firms Guided Top Q1 Real Estate Deals
• CFPB Backs Borrowers' 9th Circ. Appeal In Wells Fargo Case
• More Than 20 Law Firms Led Q1's Top 10 Global M&A Deals
• Morris Manning Adds Construction Co's Ex-Top Atty In Atlanta
• Limetree Bay Says Ch. 11 Plan Deal Resolves Dismissal Try
• Ex-Gov. Can Appeal Order Forcing His Testimony In Flint Trial
• 3 Firms To Seek Up To $4.4M In Fidelity National Suit Settlement
• Calif. Mileage Limits Won't Solve Housing, Climate Problems
• NY Judges Ignored Income, Gift Reporting Rule For Years
• REIT Fights Insurer's Limits For Flood Damage At Hospital
• Real Estate Rumors: Waterfall, Durst, Matt Development
• Justices Must Apply Law Evenly In Shadow Docket Rulings
• Mortgage Co. Can't Dodge CFPB's Deceptive Lending Claims
• US Can Collect $55M In Tax From Diamond Estate, Court Says
• 3rd Circ. Preview: Oil Contract, Foreclosure Highlight April
• NYC Housing Court Memo On Atty Shortages Meets Pushback
• Conn. Atty, Suspended Over Client Payouts, Quits Bar
• Tips For Negotiating Litigation Funding Agreements
• Seyfarth Adds 2 Partners In New York, Another In DC
• Sidley Snags Longtime Weil Real Estate Atty As New Partner
• Real Estate Rumors: Truist, Zelig Weiss, Prospect Real Estate
• Bradley Arant Adds Atty To Growing Dallas RE Practice
• Foley & Lardner, DLA Guide Cannabis REIT's $300M Offering
• 2nd Circ. Wary Of Tossing UBS Whistleblower's $1M Trial Win
• Florida Real Estate Roundup: Tishman, Botaniko, Lee Health
• 3 Ways The Russia-Ukraine War Could Affect US Real Estate