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Real Estate - October, 2022
350 articles
- Wells Fargo Says SEC Probing Its Hiring Practices
- First Guaranty Mortgage Gets Green Light For Ch. 11 Plan
- REIT Denied In Bid To Reopen $20.6M Coverage Suit
- Feds Must Pay $450K For Texas Reservoirs Flooding Properties
- Jury Hears Final Arguments Over Fannie, Freddie Profit Sweep
- Judge Says 1903 Pittsburgh Merger Procedure Now Invalid
- Miami Firm Leads $1B Mixed-Use Overhaul Of Michigan Mall
- NY Tribe Says It Is Immune From Pot Sellers' Eviction Claims
- SC County Gets $81M In Votes On Panthers-Tied Ch. 11 Plan
- Okla. Transportation Dept. Sues BIA For Highway Land
- Utah's $100K Atty Fee Bid Excessive, Construction Co. Says
- Trump Urges Justices To Block Tax Returns' Release To House
- Property Owner Wants Class Cert. In Lockheed Pollution Suit
- Store Capital Investor Sues Over $14B Oak Street Merger Deal
- Real Estate Co. Wants Trial Redo After $29M Judgment
- Cineworld Makes Deal To Pursue Buyer, Pay Theater Rent
- NJ Pot Retailer Hopeful Sues To Block Rival Applications
- Insurer Of NBA's Kings Can't Escape Virus Coverage Suit
- Ga. Court OKs County Roads Tax On City Residents
- My Favorite Law Prof: How I Learned To Put Law Into Practice
- NJ Law Firm Accused Of Malpractice In Mortgage Hacking
- Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
- Jackson Walker Adds RE Pros In Austin, San Antonio
- Real Estate Rumors: Chapmans, Gaw Capital, Stephen Way
- Trump Org's Fraud Defense Opens With Flurry Of Objections
- Penn Station Plan Benefits Vornado Over Public, Suits Say
- NJ Justices Pass On Review Of Blocked Development
- Reluctant Trump Witnesses Flagged To Jury Before Openings
- Ygrene, FTC Settle Suit Over Deceptive Clean Energy Loans
- Index Provider Can't Fast-Track ETF Dispute With Adviser
- The Thorny Road Ahead For Fractional Home Ownership
- Kiowa Tribe Asks To Keep Fort Sill Apache Casino Suit Alive
- Tenant Screening Co. Seeks Quick Exit in FHA Suit
- Selling A House With Haunted History? Disclosure Laws Vary
- Va. Company Wants $6.2M Suit Against EPA To Go Forward
- Insurer, Texas Co. Settle $1.2M Hail Damage Coverage Suit
- SC County Seeks Votes On Panthers-Tied Ch. 11 Plan
- Real Estate Rumors: Oxford, Madison Marquette, Brookfield
- Akerman Litigation Partner Rejoins McGlinchey Stafford
- Ex-Tribal Chair, Architect Ask For No Prison In Bribe Case
- Fla. Class Action Attys Get $9M In Fees From RE Co. Deal
- Chocolatier Says Evidence Doesn't Support Sandy Verdict
- UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
- 'Wolf Of Airbnb' Scheme Cost NYC Landlords $1M, Feds Say
- Trump Org Meets Jury In Fraud Trial, Trump Skeptics Included
- Trump Org. Slams NY AG In Response To $250M Fraud Case
- Barrack 'Deceived' Kushner In UAE Plot, Jury Is Told
- DC Circ. Won't Delay Release Of Trump Tax Returns To House
- Gov't Says Fannie, Freddie Profit Sweep Calmed Market Fears
- Liberty Mutual Ducks Class Claims In Gay Couple's Bias Suit
- Homeowners Want Firm Held In Contempt In Foreclosure Suit
- Pa. Court Says New Zoning Plan Doesn't Nix Old Application
- US Trustee Says First Guaranty Ch. 11 Plan Won't Work
- 6th Circ. Hesitant To Revive Mich. Home Insurance Spat
- Tenant Groups Say Most Sued In NYC This Year Lack Lawyers
- 7th Circ. Seems Wary Of Reviving County's BofA Lending Row
- Real Estate Rumors: Century, Russell Westbrook, Eataly
- Ore. Utility Says Tribe Must Be Added To Water Rights Suit
- Former Faegre Drinker Tax Duo Moves To Flaster Greenberg
- Feds Reportedly Investigating Sen. Bob Menendez Again
- Trump Ally Says He Tried To Mitigate GOP's 'Racist Tone'
- Ex-Freddie Exec Says Gov't Profit Sweep 'Simplified' Issues
- Wrigley ADA Suit To Be Decided By Bench Trial
- SDNY Remands Stolen Investment Suit Back To State Court
- Family Name Off-Limits For New Venture, 6th Circ. Finds
- Realtor Group Again Wants Free Mag Mailing List Suit Cut
- Real Estate Rumors: Sun Estate, Prologis, Huayi Brothers
- Ga. Justices Won't Review Class Cert. In Atlanta BeltLine Case
- US Cannabis Cos. Must Beware Predatory Lending Practices
- Green Groups Struggle To Prove NEPA Rule Harm At 4th Circ.
- Ga. Judges Ax Ruling In Real Estate Photog's Shooting Case
- Mayor Has No Authority On Redevelopment, NJ Council Says
- NJ Advocacy Group Seeks Ruling Town Broke Housing Deal
- What To Consider When Leaving BigLaw To Go Solo
- JLL Assists In $60M Financing For 28-Building Texas Portfolio
- Buchanan Ingersoll Adds Former Real Estate GC In Philly
- Colo. Shopping Center Demands Fire Coverage Despite Cause
- 5th Circ. Won't Rethink BG Group, Shell Waterway Fees Ruling
- Barrack Says He's No Agent, Mideast Support Is His Creed
- Ohio High Court Won't Accept Jurisdiction In Coverage Fight
- 'Hate' For Trump Weeded Out As Jurors Picked For Fraud Trial
- Ex-Fannie Exec Says Profit Sweep Was Used To Halt Recovery
- Narrow Claims Mark Del. Challenge To $6B CoreLogic Sale
- Fla. Condo's Hurricane Suit 11 Days Too Late, Insurer Says
- Texas High Court Presses Energy Co. On Drilling Delay
- 7th Circ. Won't Revive $104M Lender Suit Over Mexico Project
- Michigan AG Won't Give Up On Flint Water Case
- McDonald's Supplier Wants Fire Loss Row In State Court
- Egyptian Real Estate Co. Offers To Buy Another for $125M
- Diamond Timeshare Exit Suit Tossed For Failure To Prosecute
- Curaleaf Sued For Ditching Cannabis Dispensary Lease
- Feds Defend Trespass Claim Against Marathon Petroleum Unit
- Activist Claims 'Corporate Piracy' At 2 Real Estate Cos.
- Real Estate Rumors: AIDS Healthcare, WeWork, Ruane Cuniff
- Prepping For Fair Lending Exams Amid NY Enforcement Trend
- Del. Justices OK Wilks Law To Assert Lien On Arbitral Award
- FTC Urges 4th Circ. To Toss Investors From Belize Scam Case
- Spencer Fane Adds Three Associates To Roster
- Calif. Man Sentenced In $12M Fake Home Sale Scam
- Barrack Tells Jury His Trump Backing Has Been 'Disastrous'
- Discrimination Trial Against Tenant Screener Restarts In Conn.
- Jury Told Fannie, Freddie Profit Sweep Was 'Unprecedented'
- Florida HOA's Irma Coverage Suit Goes To Federal Court
- Hoboken Board Sued To Block Pot Retailer Near Schools
- Insurer Hit With $2.7M In Hail, Water Damage Claims In Texas
- Real Estate Rumors: Onni Group, Bob Halavi, Barings
- Zillow Group Expects To Settle Class Action Over CFPB Probe
- FHFA Says Fannie, Freddie Can Use New Credit Score Models
- SL Green Challenges Law Firm's Bid To Exit $185M HNA Fight
- Insurer Must Defend Condo Assn. Accused Of Hiring Gunmen
- Trump Organization Jury Pool Winnowed As Some Admit Bias
- Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
- DC Circ. Won't Rethink Public Housing Smoking Ban Dispute
- My Favorite Law Prof: How I Learned Education Never Ends
- Realtor Hid An Illegal Cannabis Grow, Suit Says
- TPG Real Estate Arm Closes $6.8B Opportunity Fund
- Ex-Trump Adviser Barrack To Testify In Own Defense At Trial
- Northern Mariana Regulator To Fight Arbitration With Casino
- St. Paul Tenant Organizations Want In On Landlords' Rent Suit
- 10th Circ. Says Water Assoc. Exempt From USDA Protections
- Fannie Mae Calls First Guaranty Sales Motion Too Unclear
- Navient Collections Halted, Mallinckrodt Faces $1.6B Suit
- Starter Homes Increasingly Elusive Across US, Report Finds
- McCarter & English Advises On $346M Jersey City Sale
- DOI Looks To Toss Last Claim In Navajo Relocation Suit
- Texas High Court Won't Rehear Houston Drainage Fee Fight
- Trump Org Trial To Open With All Eyes On Ex-CFO's Testimony
- Wall Street's Single-Family Home Grab, Phoenix — The Series
- Real Estate Rumors: William McMorrow, Graycliff, Related
- Law Firm Must Face Malpractice Suit Over NJ Land Appraisal
- Panthers-Tied Developer Says City Can't Vote On Ch. 11 Plan
- Kushner Cos. Makes Nearly $1.5B Hostile Bid For Veris
- UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
- Weekly Internal Revenue Bulletin
- Morgan Lewis Picks Up Benefits Pro From Stroock In NYC
- Mnuchin Testimony Counters Feds' Narrative In Barrack Trial
- FHFA Says It Didn't Study Fannie, Freddie Profit Sweep Effect
- La. Property Owner Sues Lloyd's Over Ida Damage
- Sears Successor Says Courts Can't Touch Lease Sale
- Wash. Condo Wants Jury Trial Over Water Damages
- Nursing Home Partners Clash Over Joint Venture Contracts
- SL Green, Caesars Ally For Times Square Casino License Bid
- Zurich Gets Partial Win In REIT Flood Coverage Dispute
- MedMen Says Pot Dispensary Lease No Good Under Fed. Law
- Couple Gets Small Win In Fire Loss Coverage Suit
- Real Estate Rumors: Polsinelli, Sugar Ray, BlockApps
- Feds Challenge Bid To Vacate Ex-Cuomo Aide's Conviction
- New-Parent Attorneys Need Automatic Litigation Stays
- GE Wants New Siemens IP Trial, Calling Verdict 'Inconsistent'
- Sinopec Unit Says It Already Paid $20.7M Award
- Rental Pricing Co., Landlords Accused Of Cartel Activity
- DC Jurors Hear Original Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Bailout Plan
- 11th Circ. Backs Florida Broker's Mortgage Fraud Conviction
- Real Estate Rumors: Carlo Bellini, Kit Realty, Nuveen
- Judge Who Held Trump In Contempt Keeps $250M Fraud Case
- 2nd Circ. Affirms Toss Of Desigual's Ch. 11 COVID Lease Row
- NYC Landlord Issued $2M Fine For Code Violations
- 2nd Circ. SOX Retaliation Ruling Hurts Whistleblowers
- Associate Skills That Impress Firms In A Cooling Job Market
- Texas Tax Talk: Previewing 2023 Legislative Priorities
- Tax Buyers Took $278M From Cook County, Treasurer Says
- Real Estate Financier Held In Contempt Over Unpaid Fee Docs
- Ga. Judges Suggest $51M Mortgage Deals Were Fair
- Jury Finds Ex-Cay Clubs Exec Guilty Of Bank Fraud
- Marriott Expands In Latin America With City Express Buy
- Feds Can Screen Atty's Phone In Pot Shop Bribe Case
- Certificate Of Merit Considerations In Designer Error Suits
- Lower Settlement In Mortgage Case A Better Deal, Judge Told
- Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Shareholders Seek $1.6B
- Zurich Drops Contractor From $3.7M NY Lab Fire Suit
- Ex-Cay Clubs Exec Says He Wired Money, Didn't Lie To Bank
- FHA Says New Loan Limits Can Boost Manufactured Housing
- Minn. County Wants To Add To Defense In Tribal Policing Suit
- Pittsburgh Merger Advocates Want 1903 Law Kept On Books
- PennyMac Accuses Firm Of Malpractice In Mortgage Deal
- St. Paul Landlords Seek Quick Win In Rent Cap Suit
- Amplify Strikes $50M Deal Over Southern Calif. Oil Spill
- VRA Case Still Live Despite Redistricting Order, SD Tribe Says
- Jersey City And Dispensary Clash Over Denial Of Application
- Real Estate Rumors: Pacifica Square, Related Group, Medidata
- Bankrupt Nursing Home Wants To See Journalist's Notes
- Insurer Says Liability Isn't Needed To Bar Settlement Coverage
- Trustee Looks To Recoup Kossoff's $1.6M Rent Payments
- Ga. Appeals Court Questions Family's Notice In Sewage Case
- Feds Avoid Spoliation Claims In Colo. Mine Spill Litigation
- Munger Tolles Real Estate Team Jumps To Willkie In LA
- Brothers' Dispute Over Their Ga. Law Firm Sent To Biz Court
- Fed. Circ. Affirms Zillow's Partial Win In IBM Patent Lawsuit
- Solar Farm, Neighbors Seek Rulings In Erosion Dispute
- Wis. Judge Says Pipeline Shutdown Plans Admissible
- PennDOT, NAACP Disagree On Highway Project's Impact
- Homeowners Sue Over Austin Short-Term Rental Law
- Real Estate Rumors: Workspace Property, SMA, Lululemon
- Groups Sue To Stop Housing Project In Calif. Wildfire Zone
- Eviction Firm Pushes Back On Effort To Strike Defenses
- Credit Suisse To Pay $495M To Settle RMBS Case In US
- SD County Says It Can Appeal Court-Ordered Redistricting
- NJ Wins 90-Day Stay In Online Gambling Fee Exemption Case
- Miller Nash Grows In Portland With Ex-Lane Powell RE Atty
- Associate Of Ex-Fla. Mayor Gillum Fights For Separate Trial
- Insurer Wants Out Of Okla. Mobile Home Flooding Case
- Insurer Asks Court To Uphold Jury's Sandy Damage Verdict
- US Wants Colo. Mine Suits Paused To Finalize Settlement
- Think Tank Backs Justices' Review Of FERC Pipeline Powers
- Law Firm Not Liable If It Misled In Hailstorm Row, Insurer Says
- Chinese Investor Wants End To Arbitration In $3M Fraud Case
- Neb. Justices Say Gutter Co. Can't Bring Bad Faith Claims
- Judge Lets Florida In On Tribe's EPA Water Power Challenge
- Gambling Foes Say Seminole Deal Violates Fla. Constitution
- KWM Looks To Bow Out Of HNA Group $185M Award Fight
- 6th Circ. Calls Mich. Creditor Law 'Aberration' From Precedent
- Casino Gets Turkish Workers' Wage Suit Tossed Again
- EPA Wants Out Of $6.2M Superfund Site Suit
- Alex Jones' Billion-Dollar Penance, Puerto Rico Prunes Debt
- High Court Could Resolve Thorny Atty-Client Privilege Issue
- Dye & Durham To Sell TM Group After Regulatory Requirement
- Pittsburgh Merger Opponents Say Annexation Law Was Cut
- Fannie, Freddie Investors To Use Treasury Docs At Stock Trial
- Energy Trade Group Wants To Join Oil & Gas Leasing Suit
- HOA's Insurer Can't Rescind Policies, Injured Couple Says
- UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
- Lowndes Adds Fla. Land Use Pro From Pearson Doyle
- Rimon Opens Sacramento Office, Adds Real Estate Atty
- 9th Circ. Revives Suit Over Unsolicited Texts To Contractors
- Multifamily Investors Ease Underwriting In Q3, CBRE Says
- Trump Ally Floats Claim That FBI Agent Lied To Grand Jury
- Ex-LA Official's Brother Cops To Lying To Feds, Agrees To Flip
- FWS Proposes Protected Habitat For Fla. Snake, Plant Species
- NY Doubles Down On Concealed Carry Appeal At 2nd Circ.
- Landowners Denied Rehearing In Tribal Water Rights Case
- Minority Farmers Say US Broke Promise Of Financial Aid
- Industry Groups Say DOE Hasn't Justified New Boiler Rule
- Texas Property Cos. Escape Mold Infestation Claims
- Archer Adds Fmr. Private Equity GC As Partner In NJ
- Arnall Golden Nabs Two Partners, Of Counsel In Atlanta
- NJ Real Estate Firm Execs Charged With $650M Ponzi Scheme
- Contractor Asks 1st Circ. To Find Coverage For Defect Suits
- 9th Circ. Won't Upend Wells Fargo's $95M Wage Deal
- NY AG Warns Trump May Shift Assets In $250M Fraud Case
- Tenant Group Asks DC Circ. To Rethink Smoking Ban Dispute
- Gov't Suit To Make Wynn Register As Chinese Agent Is Tossed
- Family Alleges Forgery In Latest Twist Of NYC Deed Dispute
- 2nd Circ. Restores NY Concealed Carry Law, For Now
- Cushman & Wakefield Seeks $1M In Contract Breach Suit
- Fla. Panel Upholds Insurer's Denial Of Water Damage Claim
- Government Says Ex-Cay Clubs Exec Funded Straw Buyers
- Fannie Mae Sees Fed Pushing US Into Recession in 2023
- Refining Info Governance As E-Discovery Gets More Complex
- Stearns Weaver Names 11 New Shareholders Across Fla.
- NJ Justices Take On Atty Malpractice Suit Over Eatery Bid
- Snell & Wilmer Boosts Seattle Bankruptcy, RE Presence
- Justices Allow DOJ To Join House Flipper's Fraud Debt Case
- GSA, DOE Seek Low-Carbon Building Technology
- The CHIPS Act: Key Takeaways For Semiconductor Industry
- Justices Won't Hear HSBC Debtor's Ch. 13 Fight
- NY AG, Gun Owners Spar Over Concealed Carry At 2nd Circ.
- Russian Oligarch's UK Associate Charged In Sanctions Case
- Asset Manager Ares Closes $1.8 Billion Real Estate Fund
- Insurer Can't Escape Coverage Of Fatal Shooting Suit
- Wall Street's Single-Family Home Grab
- Pa. Court Checks Utilities' Power In Historic Districts
- Meadows Collier Lands 2 Litigators From Loewinsohn Deary
- Risk Mitigation In Face Of Rising Legal Malpractice Claims
- Insurer Can't Upend Developer's Construction Coverage Win
- HMRC Fines 68 Real Estate Agents Over AML Breaches
- DLA Piper, Fox Rothschild Face Fresh Suit Over Alleged Ponzi
- Trump Ally's Deputy Was Just A Lackey, Jury Hears
- New York's Blocked Gun Law Signals Post-Bruen Era
- FWS To Find Protected Habitat For Bat In Fla. Settlement
- Kyrgyzstan Ordered To Pay $8.6M In Discovery Sanctions
- BakerHostetler Accused Of Fraud, Jones Asks For New Hire
- Residents Can't Prove Hurricane Harvey Flood Damage Cause
- Microsoft Co-Founder's Co. Drops COVID-19 Coverage Suit
- Investment Adviser Sues Newmark, Cantor CEO In Chancery
- Native Communities At Heart Of New US Arctic Strategy
- The Perils of Piecemeal Invocation of Arbitration Rights
- Justices' Clean Water Act Queries Hint At Search For Balance
- Indirect Hurricane Ian Losses Could Be Covered By Insurance
- BofA Strikes $1.84B Deal To Settle Ambac RMBS Litigation
- Tribe Fights Builder's Bid To Toss Casino Pay Dispute
- Insurer Seeks To Trim Fraud Claim From Fire Damage Suit
- Keys To A 9-0 High Court Win: Look For Common Ground
- Colo. Property Owners Notch Win In County Tax Fight
- UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
- SEIU Helps NY AG Get $3M Settlement For Underpaid Workers
- Ill. Court Rejects Proposed Path For Obama Center Appeal
- Fla. Casinos Say Seminole Gaming Pact Was Correctly Nixed
- 11th Circ. Affirms Coverage For Shoddy Construction Suit
- Feds Back Proposed NYC Disability Bias Class Action
- Labor Org. Says Ga. City's Zoning Regs Limit Its Activities
- New York Concealed Carry Law Limited By Injunction
- Calif. Family Sues Interior Dept. For Violation Of Water Rights
- Mont. Clean Water Act Suit Tossed For Lack Of Notice
- Akerman Adds Partner To North Carolina Real Estate Practice
- Pa. Judge Lets Counterclaim Proceed In 'Mold Medic' TM Suit
- Bid For Lower Colo. Property Taxes May Hinge On One Phrase
- Atty Convicted In Mob-Extortion Case Wants Top Court Appeal
- Gordon & Rees Bolsters San Diego Office With 2 Litigators
- Ga. Justices Hint County's Spaceport Referendum Suit Is Moot
- $4.5M Mississippi Fire Coverage Suit Settled On Trial Day
- Convicted Ponzi Schemer Sues SEC For Wrongful Prosecution
- Pantzer Properties Clinches $781M Luxury Real Estate Fund
- 1st Circ. May Steer $19M Wynn Land Suit To Mass. Top Court
- Texas Justices Question If Tenants Can Sue Over Disclosures
- Real Estate Rumors: Alexander Wolf, Brookfield, Tenenbaum
- Tybee Island Hit With Suit Over Rental Properties Laws
- Panel Affirms No-Coverage Ruling In Apt. Shooting Dispute
- Limiting The Scope Of Representation Is Critical For Lawyers
- 'Add-Back' Lease Ruling Must Be Undone, Texas Justices Told
- Agrify Botched Marquee Mass. Cannabis Project, Suit Says
- Chippewa Tribe Slams Enbridge Over Bid To Exclude Experts
- Trustee Asks 2nd Circ. To Toss Kossoff's 'Mystifying' Appeal
- NC Atty Says State Senate Race Rival's TV Ad Was 'Hit Piece'
- Ex-Trump Ally Implies UAE Ties Were Routine Business
- Real Estate Rumors: Livingston, Allied Urban, Applause
- DC Circ. Questions States' Standing In Water Standards Case
- Claims Court Rejects Protest Over $1.3B SEC HQ Lease
- Ian Renews Calls For Better Building, Flood Management
- Ex-NBA Star Says DFW Airport Lied In Sports Complex Deal
- Michigan Officials Dodge Felonies Over Flint Conduct
- Travelers Unit Settles With San Antonio Mall Over Fire Damage
- Georgia's High Court To Review 2 Parking Lot Shooting Suits
- Feds Fight Delay Of Cherokee Trust Audit Ruling
- The Lawyer Personalities That Make Up Joint Interest Groups
- Defective Home Claims Not Tolled By Repairs, Pa. Panel Says
- Fla. Condo's Multimillion Irma Bad Faith Suit Stays Alive
- Cooperator In Failed $500M Fraud Case Asks For No Prison
- Chipmaker Plans $100B Facility Investment In New York
- Conservationists Say Miami Water Park Threatens Habitat
- Bannon's Border Wall Fraud Trial On Track For Fall 2023
- Sterigenics Fights Ga. County Over Sterilization Plant Closure
- OIG Says Some Military Landlords Won't Adopt Tenant Rights
- Shearman & Sterling Alum Tapped As Rocket Companies GC
- Wyndham Wants Default Ruling Against Timeshare Exit Co.
- Attys Shouldn't Assume Judicial Critique Is Protected Speech
- How Construction Cos. Can Respond To Rising Material Costs
- Chinese Real Estate Firm Seeks Recognition For $600M Reorg
- NJ Panel Rejects Challenge To Affordable Housing Zoning
- Billionaire Bros. Can't Dodge $2.5B LA Hotel Project Suit
- Philly Tenants Say City Failed To Enforce Lead Paint Law
- DOI Must Reconsider Plans For Bay Area Casino, Court Says
- High Court Struggles With Unclear Clean Water Act Limits
- Real Estate Rumors: Savanna, Finvarb, Quantum Equities
- Real Estate Lawyers On The Move
- Co-Owner Of Bid-Rigging Insulation Firm Sentenced To 1 Year
- $153M Green Construction Financing 'Largest Industry's Seen'
- Feds Slam Misconduct Claims In Pot Shop Bribery Case
- McKool Smith Hires Litigation Veteran For Dallas Office
- Pipeline Health Hits Ch. 11 After Hiccup In Hospital Sale
- Tillerson To Take Stand In Trump Ally's Foreign Lobbying Trial