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Real Estate - September, 2023

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• Mitchell Gold's DIP Loan Won't Cover The Rent, Creditors Say
• Trump To Face NY AG As 'Fraud' At Trial, His Empire At Stake
• Diamond Resort Gets Fees, No Sanctions In Timeshare Suit
• Pro Say: A Cheat Sheet For The New Supreme Court Term
• SkyeTec To Pay $2.35M Over False Energy Star Certifications
• Seattle Jury Says Zillow's Agent Listings Didn't Harm Rival
• Up First At High Court: CFPB's Funding, ADA Tester Suits
• Judge Says Real Estate Co. Wasn't Harmed By TM Suit Delay
• SC County Can't Duck Housing Zoning Vote Bias Case
• Insurer Defeats Thor Equities' Pandemic Rent Loss Suit
• DOJ Asks For Settlement Delay In Buyer-Broker Fee Suit
• WeWork Sued Again Over Rent Owed For Denver Space
• What To Consider When Converting Calif. Offices To Housing
• Landlords Urge Justices To Review Seattle Tenant Check Law
• Texas Justices Reject Dallas' Bid To Reverse $33M Gas Verdict
• Zurich Wins $26M In Dispute Over Construction Family Rift
• Avoiding The Ethical Pitfalls Of Crowdfunded Legal Fees
• Geico Fraud Suit Should Survive, Wisconsin Couple Say
• US Says Atty Owes $6.4M In Unpaid Employment Taxes
• 'Administrative State' Attacks Soar To High Court Crescendo
• Insurers Can't Arbitrate $11M Ida Coverage Fight, Judge Rules
• Texas Real Estate Atty Can't Be Witness In His Client's Case
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• 5 Supreme Court Cases To Watch This Fall
• Ch. 12 Ruling Is A Helpful Addition To Interest Rate Case Law
• Zillow's Deceptive Agent Listings Killed $350M Rival, Jury Told
• Realtors Say Homeowners Don't Want Class Reps Testifying
• Ill. AG Says Trump Tower Underreports Wastewater Discharge
• Wash. High Court Favors State 5-4 In Eviction Ban Challenge
• 3 Firms Want Up To $6.5M In Mich. Tax Foreclosure Row
• EB-5 Investors Should've Understood Deal Terms, Judge Says
• Hopi Tribe Wants To Enter Navajo Nation's Land Trust Suit
• Probe Of Lahaina Fire May Last Months, Utility CEO Says
• Family Not Covered In Fatal Overdose Suit, Conn. Judge Says
• Ohio Motel Site Properly Valued At $35M, Court Affirms
• Nationwide, Solar Co.'s Bond Dispute Sent To Mediation
• Appellate Rulings Highlight Telecom Standard Uncertainties
• Appeals Court Denies Trump Bid To Stay $250M NY Fraud Trial
• As AI Pricing Tools Evolve, So Does Antitrust Risk
• Real Estate Rumors: Microsoft, PPG Development, Acadia
• Land Buyer Wants Fraud Suit Against Pittsburgh Firm Revived
• Greenberg Traurig Undercooked NJ Lease, Bakery Says
• EPA Says Tribe Can't Challenge Florida Water Power Transfer
• Landlord Calls Pittsburgh Court Reporting Co. Sale A Sham
• Insurer Ends Ga. Pollution Coverage Fight With Bakery, Others
• Trump Cries Foul As $250M NY Fraud Trial Looms
• Wash. Panel Skeptical 'Force Majeure' Covers COVID Rent
• Newsom, Calif. Lawmakers Sue To Nix Tax Ballot Measure
• Ex-Cay Clubs CFO Tells Fla. Judge Fraud Was Only $3.4M
• How Investors Can Seize Renewables Opportunities In RE
• Insurer Freed From Covering Ga. Developer In Pollution Suit
• Ex-Houston Firm Paralegal's Sex Harassment Case Trimmed
• Cyxtera Gets Go-Ahead For Creditor Vote On Ch. 11 Plan
• Rhode Island Bank Agrees To $9M DOJ Redlining Settlement
• Biden Blocks Congress' Effort To Delist Bat, Prairie Chicken
• Barnes & Thornburg Adds Morris Manning Real Estate Duo
• NYC Council Urged To Ban Biometric Tech In Venues, Housing
• Va. Hotel Says Insurer Underpaid Appraisal Award By $1.7M
• 7th Circ. Skeptical Of Full Revival Bid In Lead Paint Suit
• Policyholders Lose 2nd Cert. Attempt In Underpaid Claim Row
• SEC Says Purported Real Estate Investor Ran $17.5M Fraud
• MV Realty Files For Chapter 11 Amid Investigations
• DOL Judge Won't Extend Farm's H-2A Visas For New Project
• Car Auctioneer Urges NC Court To Toss Town's Zoning Appeal
• Ga. Residents Say No Grounds To Toss Rivian Zoning Suit
• Insurer Seeks End To Coverage Of Spam Text Class Action
• Insurer Can't Escape $5M Condo Water Damage Suit
• Trump Found Liable For Fraud In NY Attorney General's Case
• Real Estate Rumors: KDM, Allen Morris, Argyle
• McElroy Deutsch Keeps Claim On Ex-Execs' Home, For Now
• Conn. Homeowners Get New Trial In Waterfront Access Row
• 6th Circ. Urged to Toss Texas Developer's Malpractice Suit
• Lathrop GPM Restructures Biz Group, Adds 6 Attys
• 5th Circ. Delays Contested Sale Of Federal Gulf Oil Lease
• The 2023 Law360 Pulse Social Impact Leaders
• Why Law Firm ESG Is Likely Here To Stay
• Shareholder Says Austin Property Owner Misused Millions
• Feds Say Renewed Challenge Falls Flat In Offshore Wind Fight
• What Large Language Models Mean For Document Review
• Developers Guilty Of Plotting To Steal From Chicago Bank
• Lender Seeks Receiver For Property In $212M Loan Default
• Green Groups Want 2nd Crack At Puerto Rico Dredging Suit
• Justices Will Review NM Tribal Land Dispute In Conference
• Candle Co. Hit With $1M Jury Verdict Over House Fire
• Ill. Condo Assoc. Can't Ignore Appraisal Decision, Judge Says
• Deal's A Deal, Mass. High Court Says In Office Lease Dispute
• Sen. Bob Menendez Blames Cuban Roots For Cash Stash
• Participating In Living History Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Accountant, Atty Convicted In $1.3B Tax Case In Georgia
• Gold, Cash And A Car: Gov't Has Edge In 2nd Bribery Case
• Judge Calls Some Of Trump's Args 'Crazy' In NY Fraud Case
• IRS Mea Culpa Could Prompt Easement Program Revamp
• Panel Rejects 'Absurd' Airbnb Arbitration Clause In Injury Suit
• Parties In Mich. Zoning Spat Told To Withhold Settlement Details
• Judge Won't Toss Water Damages Claims In La. Pollution Suit
• County Must Face Foreclosure Class Action, Mich. Panel Says
• Kwok Operatives 'Materially Altering' NJ Mansion, Feds Claim
• Judge Delivers Clarity In Ambac RMBS Suit Against US Bank
• Weyerhaeuser Mill Illegally Discharging Pollutants, Suit Says
• Off The Bench: MSU Coach, Olympian Abuse, DC Stadium Bill
• NJ Gov. Calls For Menendez To Resign Over 'Disturbing' Charges
• Insurance Cos. Are Stretching Construction Standard Limits
• Gibson Dunn Fees Halved In NY Eviction Law Dispute
• Atlanta Wants River Group's 'Cop City' Challenge Tossed
• 2 Litigators Rejoin Greenberg Traurig In Ariz. From DLA Piper
• Ex-NC Candidate Says She Settled Atty's Defamation Row
• Private Equity Owners Can Remedy Law Firms' Agency Issues
• Ch. 11 Trustee Flags Family Ties In $75M NYC Site Payout
• Insurer Settles Negligence Suit Against Plumbing Contractor
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Holland & Knight Adds Pair Of Chicago Real Estate Pros
• NJ Sen. Menendez Took Bribes For Egyptian Aid, Feds Charge
• Investor Can Seek To Attach Libya Assets, NY Judge Says
• Health Care Cos. Say Insurer Owes $70M For Harvey Damages
• Arizona Pols Ask Justices To Nix 9th Circ. Homeless Ruling
• DOI Seeks Alternative Ruling in Ala. Burial Grounds Dispute
• Travelers Says Other Carrier Must Cover Building Injury Row
• Real Estate Rumors: Elton John, Albany Road, Penske Media
• Mother's Death In Apartment Fire Not Subject To Arbitration
• Minn. Tribe Says 19th-Century Treaties Preserved Reservation
• Potential WeWork Bankruptcy May Disrupt Coworking Spaces
• Apt. Owner Fights Arbitration Of $7M Ida Case At 5th Circ.
• Panel Lifts Restrictions On Ga. Gas Station In Nuisance Case
• Nonprofit Counters Atlanta In 'Cop City' Referendum Row
• Coal Opponents Want 9th Circ. To Uphold Federal Lease Ban
• 11th Circ. Asked To Force IRS Probe Of Whistleblowers' Claims
• Colo. Justices Mull How Tax Money For Urban Renewal Works
• Nationstar Says ACI On Hook For Costs After $2.3B 'Incident'
• Auburn Tells 11th Circ. It Is Neutral In Burial Grounds Dispute
• Florida Co. Plans To Invest $750M In New Fuel Terminals
• Public Financing Heats Up House Spat Over Commanders Bill
• AT&T Owes $4M Over Clogged Drains, Real Estate Co. Says
• Sacramento DA Sues City Over Growing Homelessness Crisis
• NJ Judge Tosses Proposed Cannabis REIT Investor Suit
• How To Protect Atty-Client Privilege While Using Generative AI
• SEC Says Advisers Misled Charter School, Real Estate Fund
• Scalia's Son To Make High Court Debut In Whistleblower Case
• Full 4th Circ. Refuses To Reconsider $48M Decision In IP Row
• Wash. Panel Says Insurer Can't Escape Default Judgments
• DC Mayor All In On Commanders Stadium Bill, Committee Told
• T-Mobile Says Tax Reimbursement Suit Had Its Chance
• Judge Keeps Jurors Accused Of Racial Bias In $1.3B Tax Case
• BLM Proposal Would Protect 4,000 Acres Of Tribal, Rec Lands
• Group Says Feds Must Keep Wis. Tribe From Blocking Roads
• Real Estate Rumors: MediaWill, Habitat For Humanity, Chirisa
• Georgia County, Builder Ink Deal In Due Process Suit
• How New Lawyers Can Leverage Feedback For Growth
• Chinese Developer Seeks US Recognition For $9B Reorg
• Landlord Wants Lease Spat Back In Pennsylvania State Court
• Insurers Can't Boot Resort's Arbitrator In $46M Hurricane Row
• Seyfarth Shaw Opens Dallas Office With BCLP Trio
• Saxton & Stump Adds Shareholder In Charleston, SC
• Bankman-Fried's Parents Profited Off FTX Fraud, Suit Claims
• CBRE To Pay $375,000 For SEC Whistleblower Rule Violation
• NYC Atty Admits To Bilking Clients, Laundering Fraud Funds
• Rivian Ga. Plant Must Adhere To Local Zoning, Opponents Say
• Concord, G6 Must Face Hotel Sex-Trafficking Suit
• Re/Max Strikes Deal To End Missouri Antitrust Suit
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Couple Can't Claim Theft Losses For Loans To Friend
• A Cautionary Tale Of Flawed Debt Accounting And SEC Fines
• Nevada Supreme Court Rejects COVID-19 Coverage Appeal
• ESG Around The World: Australia
• REIT Wants $900K Judgment In Botched Water Valve Suit
• Foley & Lardner Adds Texas RE Team From Husch Blackwell
• Lumen Hit With Securities Suit Over Toxic Cable Disclosures
• Detroit Takes Airport Property Dispute To 6th Circ.
• 10th Circ. Backs Gov't In 2018 Wyo. Wildfire Suit
• Companies Say Judge Went Too Far In Mass. PFAS Report
• Home Point Cuts $5M Deal With Investors Jilted After IPO
• NC Panel Asked To Decide Fate Of Cemetery Land
• Silver Star REIT Subsidiary Can't Speed Up Bankruptcy Sales
• State Farm Must Defend Ore. Landlord In Bias Suit, Judge Told
• Enviro Groups Can Join Gulf Lease Sale Fight, La. Judge Says
• Beverly Hills Appeals Ruling Over 'Deficient' Housing Plan
• Bat's Newly Endangered Status Likely To Slow Development
• Miami Developer Broke Condo Contract, Investor Says
• Trump Seeks Delay Of NY Fraud Trial, Aims To Nix Claims
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• 9 Consumer Finance Issues To Note From CFPB Report
• Miami Commissioner, Atty Arrested On Corruption Charges
• Forest Hills Stadium Sues Over Pedestrian Access
• 4th Circ. Sinks Couple's Attempt To 'Manufacture' Jurisdiction
• Ga. Justice Highlights Conflicting Premises Liability Precedent
• Real Estate Rumors: Chetrits, Victrix, Jack Matthews
• Insurer Says No Coverage For Construction Site Fall Suit
• Judge Trims CO2 Pipeline's Challenge To Iowa Zoning Rules
• Another LA Data Breach Suit Sent Back To State Court
• Colo. Law Firm Escapes Insurance Appraisal Dispute
• Latham, V&E Advise Vital Energy On $1.2B Oil Field Expansion
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Insurer's Win Over Developer In Fraud Suit
• NC Firm's Founder, Atty Deny Role In Missing Funds
• ArentFox Schiff Adds Ex-Fannie Mae Finance Atty In SF
• Twitter Legal Fees Suit Offers Crash Course In Billing Ethics
• EPA Grants New Clean Water Permit Power To States, Tribes
• New York Trial Atty Leaves Stroock For Crowell & Moring In NY
• Hartman REIT Opens Ch. 11 In Del. For $217M Debt Rework
• Extended Stay Once Again Defeats Sex Trafficking Suit
• Biscayne Capital Exec Pleads Out In $155M Fraud Case
• Westin Hotel's COVID Property Tax Refunds Suit Put On Pause
• Chopra Says CFPB High Court Loss May Risk Housing Havoc
• Well Driller Not Covered In Suit Over Toxic Water, Insurer Says
• Travelers Unit Can't Duck Defense In Repair Row, HOA Says
• Ga. Appeals Court Partially Revives Fight Over Fiber Network
• Treasury Official Defends Scrutiny Of Overseas Investments
• Investors Must Face RICO Claims In Defective Solar Panel Suit
• Voting Site Opens As Natives Seek More Access On Rez Lands
• Tribe Fights Texas City's Bid To Escape Land Suit
• Mass. Justices On The Fence Over $19M Casino Land Deal
• Ariz. Locals Ask Justices To Review Ore. City's Homeless Law
• Black Homeowners' Bias Suit Against State Farm Still Alive
• EB-5 Center 'Misunderstands' Approval Rule, Feds Argue
• Litigation Can Facilitate EB-5 Investor Visa Determinations
• Anti-'Cop City' Group Kept Out Of Referendum Fight
• Missed Deadline Sinks Oil And Gas Leases, Ohio Panel Rules
• Challenge To Private-Funds Rule Could Test SEC's Authority
• NJ High Court Will Decide Class Action Waivers In Leases
• Ex-NYC Buildings Commissioner Pleads Not Guilty To Bribery
• Calif. Lawmakers Pass Pioneering Carbon Disclosure Bill
• Rule Changes Could Slow Eviction Process In Michigan
• Adviser To Sport Stars Settles SEC's Registration Claim
• Insurer Won't Cover $11M Water Damage, Condo Co. Says
• DC Circ. Won't Rehear Fla. Casinos' Tribal Betting Fight
• Deutsche Bank Can't Undo $95M Verdict Over Ponzi Scheme
• 9th Circ. Won't Block DOI's Yosemite Tree Thinning
• Real Estate Rumors: Mohamed Hadid, Toro, Apollo Global
• Lead-Covered Verizon Cables Put Workers At Risk, Suit Says
• Woman Wants Seattle Red Roof Sex Trafficking Suit Kept Alive
• Zillow Users Must Paint Clear Picture Of Injury In Wiretap Case
• Transaction Risks In Residential Mortgage M&A Due Diligence
• Ex-BigLaw Partner Pleads Guilty To Lying In Own Ch. 11
• 'Cop City' Group Seeks Order On Referendum Signatures
• NC Homeowners Group Backs Ban On Short-Term Rentals
• Vornado, Hilton Named In NY Hotel Sex Trafficking Suit
• Background Report Cos. To Pay FTC $5.8M Over FCRA Claims
• Zimbabwe Arbitration Case Appeal 'Frivolous,' Cos. Say
• Sculptor Capital Investor Sues Board Over $639M Rithm Deal
• Drone Evidence Threatens Privacy Rights, Nonprofits Say
• SEC Fines Real Estate Adviser For Compliance Shortfalls
• Insurers, Ga. Adviser Settle Easement Scheme Coverage Suit
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• 6th Circ. Backs Restoration Of Catholic Org's 'Prayer Trail'
• Trial In Fla. Biz Partners Spat Moved Up To January
• 8th Circ. Remands Casino's Virus Suit Over Jurisdiction Issue
• Chubb Owes $4M Over Conn. Plumbing Mishap, Suit Says
• Developers Embezzled Millions From Chicago Bank, Jury Told
• ABA's Money-Laundering Resolution Is A Balancing Act
• Real Estate Investment Co. Wants Ex-Manager To Delete Docs
• Insurance Agent Says SEC's $1M Real Estate Fraud Suit Fails
• FCRA Legislation To Watch For The Remainder Of 2023
• FDIC Admits It Flubbed Some Of Its First Republic Oversight
• Flawed BLM Analysis Dooms Ore. Logging Plan, Groups Say
• Mich. Tells State Top Court To End Tax Foreclosure Class Suit
• Group Ties Record-High Crop Insurance Payouts To Climate
• Tenn. Marijuana Dispensary Seeks $3.5M For Fire Damages
• Landlord Countersues Pot Co. For Violating Rent Settlement
• Airbnb Seeks Pause In Pittsburgh Shooting Case
• Peer Street Sale Hits Snag Over Loan Participation Quandary
• Conn. Wants Property Owners Out Of Housing Credits Suit
• Geico Says $1.2M Field Office Suit Cites Inapplicable Law
• Mich. Must Face Dam Break Takings Claims, Panel Says
• Landfill Cos. Ask 5th Circ. To Rethink Toxic Fumes Trial Delay
• Insurer Owes $5M For Underpaid Damage Claims, Class Says
• Regulators Must Get Creative To Keep Groundwater Flowing
• Trump Overstated Net Worth By Up To $3.6B, NY AG Alleges
• Atty Ends $1.7M Suit Against Microsoft For Lost Email Access
• Union Pacific Wants Attys Axed From Contamination Row
• US Wants To Block $75M TV Network Sale In Estate Tax Case
• Clean Energy Tax Rules Phase 2 To Focus On US Production
• Top Court Urged To Weigh Liability For Wildfire Negligence
• Indian National Accuses Fla. Immigration Atty Of EB-5 Scam
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• 2nd Circ. Says REIT Can't Open 'Backdoor' To Suing Advisers
• Wash. Justices Say State Shares School Building Costs
• Conn. Tenant Union, Landlord Agree To Drop Eviction Spat
• Feds Seek Court OK Of $7.3M Puerto Rico Superfund Deal
• BLM Says Great Basin Tree Removals Needed For Sagebrush
• Disney, Fla. Board Agree To Take Contract Spat To State Court
• Solar Panel Co. Wants Nationwide To Cover Unfinished Project
• Chancery Rules Out Order To Close In $2.6B Casino SPAC Suit
• Union Pacific Gets Harvey Claims Tossed In Flood Row
• GAO Finds Border Wall Impacted Tribal Sites, Water Sources
• Real Estate Agents Ask For Final Approval In $3M OT Deal
• Real Estate Rumors: Bennett, Kushner, Mesa West
• Law Firm Professional Development Steps To Thrive In AI Era
• Industry Takeaways From OMB's Final Buy America Guidance
• Renter Must Face Allstate's Stabbing Coverage Case
• Hamilton Insurance Files Confidential IPO As Pipeline Grows
• Nixon Peabody Adds REIT Partner From Riemer & Braunstein
• Fla. Court Says Attys Don't Have To Pay Fired Counsel's Fees
• DOJ Finds Unconstitutional COVID Care At NJ Vet Homes
• Atlanta Fights River Group's Bid To Stop 'Cop City' Build
• Seattle's Pike Place Market Sues Fish Co. In Trademark Case
• SEC Fines Fluor $14.5M Over Unreported Project Costs
• Conn. Cos. Seek Default In Subcontractor's $1.37M Lawsuit
• Fla. Public Adjuster Denied Bid To Move Insurance Fees Suit
• Firm Gets OK To Seize Md. Properties In $30M Award Fight
• Realogy Reaches Deal To Escape Commissions Class Actions
• Philly Builder Ends NJ City's Tax Claims For Over $7M
• Interior Yanks Arctic Leases, Proposes New Oil And Gas Bans
• 6th Circ. Rejects Challenge To Tax Delinquency Takings
• Judge Urges Talks For $23M Chicago Soccer Team Land Fight
• What Upholding Of Short-Term Rental Law Means For NYC
• Texas Produced Water Ruling Helps Clarify Oil, Gas Leases
• NJ Gov. Nominates New Banking And Insurance Regulator
• Insurer Needn't Cover Real Estate Co.'s Sale Fraud Dispute
• Trump Can't Delay Oct. Trial In NY AG's $250M Tax Fraud Case
• Real Estate Rumors: Keystone Financial, Ram Realty, Ryan
• States Say They Have Standing In Federal Flood Pricing Row
• More Sale Info Needed To OK Luxe NYC Project's Ch. 11 Plan
• Mich. Judge Backpedals Previous Decision In Property Case
• Maui Fire Victim's Father Sues Utilities, Landowners, Officials
• Delta Says No Trespass, No Damages In Jet Fuel Dump Suit
• Feds Want 5 Years For Calif. Woman In $12M Fake Home Sales
• RICO Claims Greenlit In Mass. PFAS Water Pollution Suit
• Former Exec Accused Of Theft Blasts 'Misogynistic' NJ Firm
• Real Estate Rumors: Carl Hansen, Twain Financial, Wharton
• Investor Applauds As Health, Office REITs Call Off Merger
• Trump, Attys Need Sanctions For Rehashed Args, NY AG Says
• As Schnader Harrison Closes, 16 Attys Join Dilworth Paxson
• Key Provisions In Florida's New Insurer Accountability Act
• Pa. High Court Will Probe Pittsburgh Rental Registration Law
• Pa. Case Highlights Complexity Of Oil And Gas Leases
• PE Firm Pays $20.5M To Settle Inadequate Disclosure Charges
• State Farm Customers Seek Cert. Over Undervalued Estimates
• Feds Blame SoCal Edison For Bobcat Fire, Seek Over $121M
• Wash. Judge Won't Vacate Navy's Plan To Increase Jet Flights
• NC AG Wins Early Injunction Against Florida Real Estate Co.
• PWM Closes Bankruptcy Sale Of Chicago Office Tower
• Judge Blocks Treasury Dept.'s Lender Decertification For Now
• Bankruptcy Court Bans Access To Kwok Mansion In NJ
• Crypto Trader Strikes Deal To End SEC 'Academy' Scam Claim
• Best Practices For Lenders To Limit Recourse Liability
• Disney Trims Fed. DeSantis Suit To Free Speech Claim Alone
• Colo. Judge Cuts Condo Developer's Atty Fee Award To $2.3M
• Pot Co. Says Landlords Duped It Into Leasing Faulty Space
• New 'Waters' Rule May Speed Projects, Spawn More Litigation
• Couple Asks 4th Circ. To Revive $2.1M Easement Deduction
• Pittsburgh Airport Board OKs $10.5M Settlement With Airmall
• Insurer Improperly Disclaimed NY Co-Op's Defense, Court Told
• Feds Say Ohio Landlord Issued Sex-Or-Eviction Threats
• Fair Lending Activity: Calm On The Surface, Churning Below
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London