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Real Estate - June, 2022

326 articles

• Historic Virgin Islands Resort Sues Feds Over Land Ownership
• Miami-Dade Hails $100M, New Efforts To Tackle Housing Crisis
• DOJ Charges 3 Fla. Men With Running $100M Crypto Scheme
• NY AG Atty Says No 'Bad Blood' In Eviction Law Firm Suit
• Health Care Giants Commit to Biden Admin Carbon Pledge
• Panthers' HQ Builder Told To Revise $20M Loan Docs
• 7.8M Homes At Hurricane Damage Risk In 2022, Report Finds
• Cushman-Newmark Merger Could Spur Uptick In Conflicts
• Court Says $20M Deal For Houston Skyscraper Not Binding
• Greenberg Leads Invesco On $70M Loan For Ohio Property
• Real Estate Rumors: Divya Patel, Barren County, Prologis
• UK Tribunal Denies Co.'s Bid For $44M Tax Deduction
• Assessing Risk Amid Rise Of Building Info Modeling Tech
• Concrete Subcontractor Gets 2nd Chance At $400K Claim
• DC Circ. Pauses Landowners' Spire Eminent Domain Fight
• Ethics Considerations For Attorneys Joining Nonprofit Boards
• What The Subchapter V Debt Limit Raise Means For Small Biz
• NAR Gets A Break In Realtor's 'Exceedingly Redundant' Suit
• Rising Star: Kramer Levin's Seth Niedermayer
• GrayRobinson Adds Business Law Shareholder In Orlando
• Trustee Looks To Claw Back $1.4M In Kossoff Firm's Ch. 7
• Justices To Mull Limits Of Fraud In NY 'Buffalo Billion' Cases
• Mortgage Co. Hits Ch. 11 With $500M Debt After Layoffs
• Wells Fargo Faces Top Dem's Wrath, Investor Suit Over Hiring
• 6th Circ. Reverses Injunction Against Musician's $2.5M Award
• Creditors Seek To Move Ch. 11 Of Panthers' HQ Builder To SC
• Sears Lease Fight Hits High Court, Gulf Coast Plan Approved
• Monaco Bank Seeks Redo On $92M Racketeering Suit
• Trump No Longer In Contempt In NY AG's Fraud Probe
• MDH Partners Inks $1.26B Deal Led By Eversheds Sutherland
• Texas Justices Stay Out Of Property Management Fight
• Real Estate Rumors: Dependable Equities, Thor, Lennar
• What Maine's Recent PFAS Crackdown Means For Companies
• Firm Says $10M Malpractice, Racial Bias Claims Filed Too Late
• Venable In LA Recruits 3 Land Use Attys From Ervin Cohen
• 11th Circ. Says Nationwide Unit Not Liable For Late Claim
• Mo. Panel Affirms Homeowner's Roof Damage Coverage Win
• Rising Star: Kirkland & Ellis' Kimberly McGrath
• Switch Omitted Financial Info On $11B Merger, Investors Say
• SL Green Wants Assets Pinned Down In $185M Award Fight
• Real Estate Co. Can't Get $12M Virus Coverage Under Policy
• Real Estate Rumors: Jepeway, CannonDesign, Lalezarian
• NY Contractor Relief Bill Is Much-Needed, But Imperfect
• One Mystery Word Has Set Off A Race For Rural EB-5 Deals
• Texas Infrastructure Act And Renewables Projects: 1 Year In
• Frustrated Court Says Lender Must Face Ponzi Scheme Suit
• NYC Office Tower Ch. 11 Shines Light On Blocking Provisions
• Clean Energy Co. Intersect Gets $750M Boost From 3 Firms
• Atlanta Hotel Asks 11th Circ. To Revive Mold Damage Claim
• Liberty Unit Seeks To Ax Wash. Landlord's Coverage Suit
• Ga. Judge Won't Rethink Pond Pollution Coverage Ruling
• Rising Star: Greenberg Traurig's Michael H. Davis
• Paul Hastings Leads $2.4B Blackstone, Sixth Street Sale
• Apt. Insurer Says It Has No Duty To Defend In Fatal Shooting
• Regal Ordered To Pay Rent Despite COVID Theater Closures
• HUD To Label 'Troubled' Projects In New Checkup Rule
• LA Developer Convicted In City Council Bribery Scheme
• Justices Won't Hear Petition Over Alaska Native Land Dispute
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Appeals Court Says Attys Had Enforceable Lien To Get Fees
• Storm Clouds Loom Ahead For Real Estate Investors
• Tenants Want Final OK Of $4.6M Eviction Fee Deal In NC
• Calif. Ruling Steadies Fraught EB-5 Landscape For Now
• Liberty Mutual Unit Must Face Condo's Irma Damage Claim
• Investor Must Arbitrate Case Over $36M Hurricane Irma Award
• Real Estate Rumors: Knighthead, CIM, AcadeMir Charter
• Marriott Project Backers Win NJ Appeal Over Failed Land Deal
• Toshiba Defends $500M Hydro Plant Work In Bid To Duck Suit
• Blank Rome Welcomes DLA Piper Corporate Atty In LA
• Hotel REIT Says Insurers Must Cover COVID-19 Losses
• Justices Decline Case Challenging Copyright For Floor Plans
• Watson Farley & Williams Guides $374M Cruise Terminal Deal
• Rising Star: Cadwalader's Christopher J. Dickson
• Steptoe & Johnson Adds Oil And Gas Attorney In Woodlands
• High Court To Hear Sears Lease Fight With Mall Of America
• NY AG Says Trump Satisfied Order That Prompted Contempt
• Feds Urge Jury To Convict Developer Of Bribing LA Pol Huizar
• Architect Says Gov't Can't Back Up Casino Bribery Conviction
• Mining Project On Sacred Apache Land Lawful, 9th Circ. Says
• Mortgage Lender Seeks Win In FHA Whistleblower Fraud Suit
• NJ Developer Wants To Claw Back Cash From Ex-Executives
• Jailed NY Atty Kossoff Urged To Settle $4.5M Escrow Suit
• Lender Sues Texas Developer Over Stalled Multifamily Project
• EB-5 Venture Founder Ordered To Pay $2.4M To His Company
• Real Estate Rumors: Santander, Moinian, Physicians Realty
• 4th Circ. Enforces $2M Award In Philippine Land Fight
• Advising A Cannabis Business Amid Patchwork Of Regs
• PNC Gets Trims In Calif. Man's Suit Over Fraudulent Transfer
• Mass. Atty Charged In Pot Shop 'Pay-To-Play' Scheme
• NJ Midyear Report: Disbarment Rethink, Record Access Wins
• How To Avoid Construction Lien Traps In Bankruptcy Filings
• T-Mobile Fights Pa. Cell Tower Eviction Over Electricity Bill
• Texas Justices Clarify Eminent Domain Counterclaim Rules
• Leech Tishman Accused Of Helping Exec Steal, Hide Funds
• Now's The Time To Address Archaic Law School Curricula
• Pebblebrook Inks $174M Deal For Rhode Island Resort
• Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade
• Texas Justices Say High-Speed Rail Can Use Eminent Domain
• Feds Let Flipped Witness Keep Dirty Cash Tax-Free, Jury Told
• Pa. Justices To Hear Zoning Spat Over Suburban Hospital Plan
• Real Estate Rumors: Shvo, Midloch, Housing Trust
• Sears Bankruptcy Case Shows Modification Disclosure Is Key
• Judge Approves $1B Surfside Deal, Holds Off On Fee Request
• Kossoff Pushes Against Default In $4.5M Escrow Case
• SEGRO Inks $237M Debt Deal After Recent London Buys
• Group Tells 11th Circ. Cumberland Island Dock Permit Flawed
• Husch Blackwell Adds Winstead RE Litigator In Houston
• Developer Asks Judge To Rethink Pollution Exclusion Ruling
• Woods Oviatt Merges With Rochester Real Estate Boutique
• Lessons From Lawyer Fee-Sharing Agreements Gone Wrong
• Fed Circ. Affirms Lawyer-Spouse Plaintiffs Can't Nab Atty Fees
• Trump Ally Can't Escape Illegal Lobbying Charges
• LA Fundraiser Says He Was Urged To Blame Huizar For Bribes
• Ex-Fla. Mayor Gillum Indicted On Corruption Charges
• Red Hot Housing Market May Cool Down, Harvard Study Says
• DOJ Says Trade Group Can't Join Suit Over EB-5 Visa Freeze
• 11th Circ. Axes Ex-Deputy GC's Suit Against Atlanta Agency
• LeClairRyan Bankruptcy Highlights Pass-Through Tax Issue
• Real Estate Rumors: EverWest, Apollo, Pebb Capital
• Ill. Panel Says Property Co. Members Owe $1.2M In Atty Fees
• 9th Circ. Ruling Offers Guidance On Automatic Stay Violations
• Macy's Claims No Responsibility For $2.7M Garage Repairs
• NYC Rent Stabilized Units See Highest Rent Hikes Since 2013
• GAO Says Comptroller Could Improve Fair Lending Oversight
• Meta Inks Deal To End Feds' Biased Housing Ads Suit
• NJ Developer Gets Cautious OK For Ch. 11 Property Sales
• Landlord Seeks Coverage For Capital Gazette Shooting Suits
• FTC Probing NYSE Owner's $16B Deal For Black Knight
• Clarion JV Gets $210M Loan To Build Calif. Industrial Project
• DC Circ. Nixes Challenge To FERC Pipeline Powers
• Real Estate Rumors: Coco Plum, CenterPoint, Two Trees
• 8 Steps To Creating A Legal Ops Technology Road Map
• Restaurant Is Owed Interest On Fire Claims, Minn. Panel Says
• Dentons Adds Ex-Seyfarth Shaw Litigator In Oakland
• PROREIT, Crestpoint Enter $177M Real Estate JV
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• The Law360 400: Tracking The Largest US Law Firms
• Will BigLaw Regret Its Hiring Spree As The Economy Softens?
• Wells Fargo To Pay $3.75M In Ponzi Scheme Class Settlement
• Ex-LA Official Took Bribes To Save Projects, Ex-Aide Testifies
• 5th Circ. Remands Deutsche Bank Borrower's Collection Suit
• Texas Justices Won't Review New Trial Order In $740M IP Fight
• 1st Circ. Reverses Bank's Foreclosure Win On Judge's Error
• Real Estate Rumors: FirstBank Florida, A&E, Henry Torres
• NC High Court Backs Atty Fee Award In Scotched Home Sale
• Texas Justices To Decide Fate Of Brownsville Flooding Suit
• Tribes Ask High Court To Keep Clean Water Act Protections
• Pa. Judge Allows Vendors Back Into Pittsburgh's Airport
• Dem Bills Would Up Tribes' Say On Public Land, Sacred Sites
• State Farm, Ohio Firms Beat Lender's Fraud Suit At 6th Circ.
• Minn. Prosecutor, Sheriff Seek To Escape Tribal Policing Suit
• Hurricane Season Hits Increasingly Tough Insurance Market
• Insurer Asks 11th Circ. To Reverse Appraisal Order
• 5th Circ. Nixes Citigroup Unit's Win In Foreclosure Suit
• Travelers Seeks Quick Win Over Covering $50M Hotel Dispute
• Icahn-Related Funds Say Servicer Hid $62M Trust Losses
• NFIP Experts Urge Senators To Mitigate Flood Risks
• D.C. AG: Housing Authority Ignored Tenants With Disabilities
• 7th Circ. Says Debt Owner Missed Chance For Eatery's Deed
• Cushman Can't Halt NY AG's Subpoenas In Trump Probe
• The Importance Of Data And Data Analysis In Litigation
• Charter School On Leased Land Exempt From Property Tax
• Keller Williams Says Suit Can't Connect It To Robocalls
• Insurer Loses Bid To Limit Boston Hotel's Virus Losses
• Ill. Justices Maintain Private Owners Can Limit River Access
• Texas Shoreline Structures Can Be Taxed By Mainland City
• AmGuard Says Poor Construction Worsened McDonald's Fire
• Holland & Knight Absorbs Pircher Nichols For New LA Office
• Reed Smith Adds Finance And Tax Vet To Global Corp. Group
• Real Estate Rumors: Wellington Polo, Columbia, Southport
• LA Developer Told Informant Ex-Pol 'Played' Them, Jury Hears
• 6th Circ. Denies Class Cert. In Ohio Tax Foreclosure Case
• 11th Circ. Dismisses Appeal Over 107 Acres In Mortgage Deal
• Insurer Asks 5th Circ. For Escape From Water Supplier's Suit
• 5th Circ. Revives $27M Oil Royalties Suit Over Bank's Mistake
• Performance Bonds May Not Cover All Contract Obligations
• Debt Co. Asks 11th Circ. To Undo Fault Finding For False Bills
• Flatiron Building Owners Win Forced Sale Of Minority Stake
• Real Estate Rumors: Butters, The Information, Wayne Rosen
• NY Landlord Attys Say 'Bad Blood' Spurred AG Office Claims
• Lathrop GPM Tops Off Franchise Team With Partner In Dallas
• Cushman's Holtzman On Miami's Hot Class A Office Market
• Polsinelli Adds New Shareholder In Boston
• Insurer Must Defend Oil Co. In Earthquake Suit: Okla. Justices
• Ga. Judges End Estate Administrator's Atlanta BeltLine Claim
• Oklahoma Seeks Early Win In Coal Mining Fight With Feds
• 10th Circ. Nixes Home Inspector Group's Tagline TM Suit
• NJ Panel Finds Insurance Certificate Not Enough To Serve Co.
• Trumps Must Face NY AG's Fraud Questions, Court Says
• Feds Seek Early Win In Cherokee Suit Seeking Audit Of Trust
• Small Biz Debt Limit Raised, Crypto Exec Can't Ditch Case
• After Blocking Of Drilling Lease Ban, Biden Admin. Seeks Win
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Property Co.'s Fatal Accident Coverage Win
• Developer Pleads Guilty To Role In $31M Bank Embezzlement
• Real Estate Rumors: Walter Rua, Longfellow, Related Group
• BakerHostetler Adds 5-Atty McGuireWoods Real Estate Team
• Latham Steers Silver Lake's $500M Soundstage Investment
• GrayRobinson Adds Litigator In Fort Lauderdale
• Untangling A Web Of State Regulations For Cannabis Lounges
• Steps Companies Can Take To Mitigate Privilege Labeling Risk
• Reed Smith Expands RE Practice In Miami
• Wells Fargo Hits Back At Racist Lending Practices Claims
• Gay Couple's Class Claims Shrunk In Liberty Mutual Bias Suit
• Immigrant Investor Sues USCIS Over EB-5 Processing Delay
• Ga. Appeals Panel Revives Affordable Housing Project Suit
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• EPA Tells High Court Wetlands Project Needed Water Permit
• Kershaw Cook Aims To Avoid Firm's Fees For Camp Fire Suits
• W.Va. Enviro Dept. Says Opposing Attys Are Suing Own Client
• Finance Company Claims Georgia Rival's GC Defamed It
• Choice Buys Radisson Hotel Group Americas In $675M Deal
• Real Estate Rumors: Eduardo Pelaez, Metro Loft, Graham
• Walton Global Enters $300M Housing JV With Rockpoint
• High Court Keeps Unsafe Military Housing Suits In State Court
• 3 Firms Guide Prologis' $26B Acquisition Of Duke Realty
• Texas Justices Send Houston Fee Fight Back For Repleading
• No Limit For NJ Cities On Low-Income Housing Demands
• Judge OKs Ch. 11 Loan, Rent Escrow For Dallas Senior Home
• What Litigation Funding Disclosure In Delaware May Look Like
• Chicago Flooring Co. To Pay $1.2M For Bid-Rigging
• TCEQ Doesn't Have To Restart Injection Well Permit Review
• Real Estate Rumors: Amazon, OKO Group, Bay Road Partners
• Fined Facility Challenges Ariz. Sober Living Laws
• Cleary Revives NYC Hotel's Prospects In $121M Property Fight
• Former Exec Says EBay Should Pay Legal Tab Despite Plea
• Insurer Doesn't Have To Cover Border Wall Payment Scam
• 5th Circ. Upholds La. State Senator's Lightning Coverage Loss
• Idaho Tribes Look To Revisit Land Rulings In Railway Row
• Minn. Need Not Defend County Reps In Tribal Suit, Court Says
• NJ Developer To Seek Ch. 11 Approval To Run Property Sales
• NYC Office Tower Wants Ch. 11 Sale Plan To End Case Quickly
• NY Decision Does Not Mean The End Of RMBS Litigation
• NY Law Firm Can't Escape Suit Over Soured $30M Loan
• Loan Workout Group Debuts At Cullen And Dykman
• Thor Equities Defends Experts Ahead Of Virus Coverage Trial
• 9th Circ. Clears Travelers On Mall's LA Fitness Suit Coverage
• NJ Justices Say Atty Clause Unneeded In Realty Auction Sale
• Real Estate Rumors: Elion, NexPhase, Brittany Kaplan
• Trump Kept In Contempt Limbo, Will Testify In July
• Airbnb Ad Ban Isn't Restraint On Free Speech, 5th Circ. Told
• Ch. 11 Cheat Sheet: National Realty Investment Advisors LLC
• CoStar Scores Win In Contract Fight With Ex-Licensee
• Jury Hears RE Firm Cost Police & Fire Pension Plan $1.2B
• Commercial Tenant Takeaways From Conn. COVID Ruling
• Calif. Judge Slams Door On 'Ambiguous' Tribal Remains Suit
• Justices Told To Let Architecture Copyright Issue 'Percolate'
• Nominee For Federal Procurement Policy Chief Withdraws
• Mass. Court Affirms Strict Read Of Prompt Contractor Pay Law
• Firms Seek $500K For Deal To End Real Estate Biz Suit In Del.
• Paul Hastings Adds Latham Real Estate Finance Pro In LA
• NJ Diocese GC Returns To Norris McLaughlin As Member
• Real Estate Rumors: Vornado, Jorge Orbay, McKissack
• Nonprofit Says Insurer Wrongly Withheld D&O Policy Benefits
• NJ Developer National Realty Hits Ch. 11 With $500M+ In Debt
• Better.com Duped Investors To Keep SPAC Deal, Ex-Exec Says
• Hawaii Property Managers Sue Over Short-Term Rental Rules
• US Trustee Fee Hike Nixed, Infowars To Drop Its Ch. 11 Case
• Real Estate Lawyers On The Move
• Arden Logistics Acquires 1.3M-Square-Foot Portfolio
• 2 Housing Cases Strengthen Calif.'s Density Bonus Law
• Raytheon To Move Headquarters From Mass. To Va.
• States Push DC Circ. On Trump Lead Water Deadlines
• Panel Upholds Appraisal Order In $2M Irma Damage Dispute
• Real Estate Rumors: Shvo, Morgan Stanley, GL Homes
• Wells Fargo Beats Class Claims In NJ Over Inspection Fees
• Circuit Courts Back Insureds' Losses In Virus Coverage Suits
• NJ Justices Seek Review Of Real Estate Law In Wage Suit
• Vrbo Urges Judge To Keep Rental Suit Federal
• Chinese Developer Seeks US Recognition For $1.4B Reorg
• Chicago Pol In Corruption Case Ordered To 'Tell It To A Jury'
• Harlem Tenants Sue For Overdue Repairs After Deadly Fire
• What To Expect From CFPB's Entry Into Cryptocurrency Arena
• Oklahoma Judge Won't Block Fort Sill Apache Casino
• Feds Assert New Power To Move Species Based On Climate
• How In-House Legal Leaders Can Drive Corporate Growth
• American Homes 4 Rent, Värde Ink $500M Facility Deal
• Trump Ally's Underling Wants Separate Lobbying Trial
• Real Estate Rumors: Claudio Mekler, LFB, Blackstone
• Chicago Developers Must Pay $1.65M For Breaking Settlement
• Panthers' Real Estate Co. Can Draw Up To $5M On Ch. 11 Loan
• 2nd Circ. Sides With Insurer On Slashed Benefits Suit
• Justices Won't Hear Ch. 11 Equitable Mootness Case
• High Court Agrees To Hear Montana Easement Case
• O'Melveny Cleared To Rep Trump Ally In Lobbying Trial
• Dallas Senior Home Asks Court To OK $10.1M Ch. 11 Loan
• NY Session Wraps Amid Unresolved Housing Fights
• The Biggest Changes In EPA's New Water Rule
• Mass. Precedent Dooms Virus Coverage Suits, 1st Circ. Says
• Foley Reps Hospitality REIT In $260M Buy Of Texas Property
• Texas Justices To Review Class Cert. In Student Housing Case
• Ch. 11 Cheat Sheet: GT Real Estate Holdings
• Florida Real Estate Roundup: Alta, Skanska, BTI Partners
• Failed Funding For Panthers Complex Blamed For Co.'s Ch. 11
• Texas Justices To Review Apache's $190M Lease Fight
• BofA Seeks Atty Fees After Winning FHA Lending Bias Suit
• Attorneys Should Tread Carefully On Job Counteroffers
• Lidl Market Beats 'Spot Zoning' Challenge To NJ Store Project
• Insurer Questions Jury's $9.3M Hurricane Damage Verdict
• Alston & Bird Scoops Up McGuireWoods Real Estate Partner
• Bronx Residents In ADA Suit Say Sidewalks Must Be Cleared
• Architect Says Casino Bribery Conviction Lacked Proof
• Feds Lowballed Arlington Over Cemetery Land, 4th Circ. Says
• Building Owner Awarded $1.5M In Collapse Coverage Row
• Fed. Circ. Revives Hurricane Harvey Takings Claims
• IPOs Remain Muted As Lawyers Watch For Signs Of Activity
• DC Circ. Won't Vacate Boiler Efficiency Regulations
• EPA Wants More Water Permit Power For States, Tribes
• Banished Ute Tribe Members Seek Quicker Reinstatement
• Walton Global Finances $100M High-Growth Market Facility
• What Calif. Housing Laws Mean For Historic Real Estate
• The Future Of Legal Ops: Time To Get Serious About Data
• Panel Tells Philly Judge Not To Allow Nonlawyer Counsel
• NY Firm Phillips Lytle Expands With 6 New Attys
• Morris Manning Adds Ex-Taylor English Hospitality Chair
• $3.7M Settlement Reached To End Labor Costs Coverage Suit
• Seyfarth Bolsters Seattle Presence With New RE Partners
• EPR Properties Bets $142M On Resort, Waterpark
• Carolina Panthers Owner Punts Real Estate Firm Into Ch. 11
• Sidley Not Conflicted, NJ Diocese Ch. 11 Moves Forward
• 11th Circ. Upholds Florida Developer's Virus Coverage Loss
• Romer Debbas Merges To Form 35-Atty Firm In Manhattan
• CitiMortgage Urges 9th Circ. To Undo Revival Of FCRA Suit
• EPA Opposes Effort To Restart Water Rule Challenge
• 3rd Circ. Won't Void Dueling Atty Fees In Lakeside Land Row
• Insight Into California's Increasing Cannabis Litigation
• Park Hotels Sells 25% Stake In San Diego Hotel For $102M