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Real Estate - February, 2025

316 articles

• Real Estate Recap: Gov't Lease Limbo, AI Upset, Profiteering
• 9th Circ. Backs Developer's Conviction For Bribing LA Pol
• FDIC Can't Nix SVB Trust's Claims Feds Must Turn Over $1.93B
• FinCEN Delays Corporate Transparency Act Deadlines
• Minn. Justices Send Golf Course Dispute Back To Tax Court
• Feds Say Tribes Can't Block New Oregon Casino
• Seattle Property Owner Slaps Exxon With Cleanup Suit
• Cheyenne Sioux Tribe Says US Must Pay For Building Repairs
• GSA Wrongly Axed Lease Over Smelly Building, Board Says
• Notable Q4 Updates In Insurance Class Actions
• The Current And Future State Of Bank-Fintech Partnerships
• Nixon Peabody Adds Smith Gambrell Real Estate Atty In NY
• Taxation With Representation: Gibson Dunn, Skadden
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Honduras Loses Bid To Duck US Developer's $11B Claim
• PennyMac Can't Avoid Investors' Suit Over Post-Libor Rate
• Real Estate Fund Says Property Cos. Lost Investor Funds
• Black Homebuyers' Predatory Loan Settlement Gets Final OK
• Judge Axes NYC Loan Row, Sanctions Firm For Depositions
• High Court Asked To Weigh Investors' Eminent Domain Case
• Landlords Can't Duck Injury Claim From Dweller Not On Lease
• Wis. Tribe Says It Won't Block, Ticket During Road Dispute
• Davis Polk, Kirkland Steer Rithm Capital SPAC's $200M IPO
• Insurer For Mass. Gaming Board Off Hook For Land Dispute
• Energy Co. Sued Over Rent, Radioactive Waste Disclosures
• Judge Won't Force Victim's Atty's Reports In Sex Assault Case
• CFPB Pulls Plug On Rocket Homes Kickback Suit
• Insurer's Bid To Dodge $1.4M Bank Scam Suit Premature
• How Adams' Latest Move Might Checkmate The DOJ
• Michelman & Robinson Adds Corporate, Real Estate Trio In NY
• Anthropic Could Hit $62B Valuation, And More Deal Rumors
• Racing Corvettes Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Matterport Tells Del. Justices Ex-CEO Cash-Out Rulings Flawed
• Trump Orders Fed Agencies To Plan For Large Layoffs
• Mich. Judge Demands RICO Pattern Details In Foreclosure Suit
• Ga. Judge OKs Deal To End Feds' Apartment Access Probe
• Dewberry Ruling May Lead To More Defendants In TM Fights
• Skanska JV Owes Ukraine War Cost Hikes, Contractor Says
• Lawmakers Say DOI Energy Order Reviews Lack Transparency
• Taft Pulls In 3 New Attys For Chicago Real Estate Group
• Wash. Judge Says Officials Are Immune To Energy Code Suit
• 'Congress Favors Arbitration' In EB-5 Suit, 11th Circ. Told
• Fuel Co. Trustee Accuses Ex-Owners Of $100M Buyout Fraud
• Simpson Thacher Guides $1B Real Estate Secondaries Fund
• DOJ Says RealPage Can't Ditch Antitrust Claims
• Michigan Counties Say Firm's Client Solicitations Merit DQ
• PierFerd Adds Ex-Alston & Bird Real Estate Finance Attorney
• Attorneys Must Act Now To Protect Judicial Independence
• Real Estate Group Of The Year: Weil
• 3 Firms Rep On $1.8B Global Net Lease Property Sale
• Adams Says SDNY Memo Leaks Doom His Bribery Case
• NJ RICO Case Toss Leaves AG Irate, Defense Attys Elated
• Justices Vacate TM Award That Put Co.'s Affiliates On Hook
• Drinks Co. Ex-CEO Files $732M Sanctions Motion Against Firm
• New Mexico Pueblos Want In On Fed Mineral Lease Ban Suit
• Minn. Tribe Seeks 8th Circ. Rehearing In Jurisdiction Fight
• Insurer Says No Coverage For Atty In $1.4M Bank Scam Suit
• Chicago Escapes Bulk Of Insurer's $26M Willis Tower Suit 
• Fla. Bill Targets Last-Resort Coverage For Unsafe Condos
• 5th Circ. Declines Real Estate Co.'s Injunction Bid In TM Feud
• River Agency Says Harvey Flood Dispute Was Already Decided
• Rethinking 'No Comment' For Clients Facing Public Crises
• Okla. Tribe Can't Revive Creek Land Dispute, DC Circ. Told
• Atlanta Says 'Cop City' Completion Moots Public Vote
• Nelson Mullins Brings On Corporate Ace From Fla. Boutique
• Law Firm Leasing Reaches Highest Level Since Before COVID
• Silicon Valley City Planners Say Landowners Can't Duck Suit
• 10th Circ. Affirms Falsity Claims Bar Coverage Of HOA Fight
• Polsinelli Adds Nixon Peabody Real Estate Atty In Chicago
• Feds Say Tribe's 'Vague' Claims Won't Save Pipeline Suit
• US Was Behind Privatbank Nationalization, Suit Alleges
• Okla. Attorneys Say Tribes Can't Intervene In Jurisdiction Row
• Insurer Needn't Cover Hospital's $2.5M Virus Vax Probe Costs
• Seyfarth Hires Veteran Bankruptcy Atty For Chicago Office
• Groups Fight Lawmakers' Bid To End Nat'l Monument Power
• Texas Bank Fights To Keep $28M In Assets In Ginnie Mae Suit
• Placement Co. Hit With False Ads Suit Over Referral Model
• Insurer Sues Valve Co. To Recoup Payout To Ohio School
• Osage Reservation Boundary Case Is Meritless, Court Told
• Conn. Solo Wants Willkie Partner's $27K Fee Bid Slashed
• Holland & Hart Bolsters Real Estate Practice In Denver
• Law Firm Must Face Malpractice Suit Over Home Project Case
• Apple To Invest $500B In US Over 4 Years As Tariffs Mount
• Blackstone Paying $5.65B For US Marina Servicing Giant
• Penn National Settles NC Hurricanes Coverage Suit
• Mass. City Says Ex-Team Owners Reneged On Stadium Fees
• How Design Thinking Can Help Lawyers Find Purpose In Work
• 4 Firms Advise On Apollo's $1.5B Bridge Investment Buy
• Justices Turn Away Challenge To Philly Gun Shop Ban
• Quinn Emanuel-Backed Clients Join Eaton Fire Litigation Fray
• Real Estate Recap: 'Park Ave' Effect, Federal Leases, Atty Hires
• Judge Trims $40M Green Energy Co. Investor Suit
• Appeals Court Says No Contract Dooms Ranch Sale Challenge
• City Housing Agency Supervisor To Face Some Claims In Bias Suit
• Green, Tribal Orgs Ask To Defend Biden DOI's Coal Decision
• Mich. Panel Admits To Frustrating Flip-Flop In Slip & Fall Suit
• Energy Co. Says Osage Shouldn't Rush To Destroy Wind Farm
• 10 Issues To Watch In Aerospace And Defense Contracting
• Md. Senate OKs Tax Break For Service Station Conversions
• Polsinelli Adds Veteran Real Estate Atty To Boston Office
• Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, V&E, Cravath, Dechert
• Adams Judge Won't Toss Case, Taps Paul Clement For Review
• Tribes Fail To Win Reversal Of Ore. Casino Project Decision
• Insurer Can't Quickly Exit Broker Premium Theft Row
• Feds Say DC Judge Can't Bar 'Hypothetical' Spending Freezes
• Chicago Lawmakers Give Final OK For $7B Mixed-Use Project
• Wash. Justices Say CARES Act Doesn't Shield Violent Renters
• Court Asks Trump's DOJ To Opine On Texas Tribal Land Fight
• Class Actions At The Circuit Courts: February Lessons
• NY Expands Local Power To Give Storm Damage Tax Breaks
• Home Equity Lender Preys On Consumers, Mass. AG Alleges
• Defense Strategies For Politically Charged Prosecutions
• Competitive Weightlifting Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Holland & Knight Adds Manatt Real Estate Pro In California
• Eaton Fire Class Action Blames SoCal Edison Power Lines
• 2nd Circ. Affirms 'Reverse Redlining' Verdict Against Lender
• Alaskan Village Says Its Immune From Residents' Casino Suit
• Wash. City, Tribe Reach Deal In Emergency Shelter Dispute
• Fla. Court Won't Revive Property Manager's COVID Claims
• Equinix Shareholder Claims Its Board Manipulated Financials
• Year Of The Snake Will Shake Up RE And Mortgage Finance
• Vets Urge 9th Circ. To Bar UCLA From Baseball Lease Row
• McDermott Commercial Real Estate Attorneys Join Cleary
• How Southern Calif. Fires Can Affect National, Local Pricing
• FinCEN Sets March Deadline For Corporate Transparency Act
• Adams, DOJ Quizzed On Dismissal Bid By Wary Judge
• Real Estate Group Of The Year: Wachtell
• Ill. Dept. OKs Quantum Computing Building Tax Credit Regs
• H&E Rentals Uses Go-Shop To Ink 'Superior' $5.3B Deal
• Equifax Can't Duck Employment Verification Monopoly Claims
• Trump Exec Order Expands Control Over Independent Agencies
• Home Insurer Off The Hook In $750K Policy Lapse Dispute
• Undoing An American Ideal Of Fairness
• Torrent Of Eaton Fire Suits Call For Organization, Judge Says
• Airbnb, Owners Sue New Orleans Over Short-Term Ordinances
• Colo. Property Owner Sued For Substandard Conditions
• Pier Pressure: Contract Takeaways From Pa. Ocean Liner Suit
• Calif. Insurance Chief Asks State Farm To Justify Rate Hikes
• NY Broadens Tax Break Guidelines For Development Projects
• Jones Day Leads Sherwin-Williams On $1.15B Brazil Paint Buy
• How Trump EPA Could Fix Carbon Combustion Residuals Rule
• Cozen O'Connor Adds Father-Daughter Real Estate Duo
• CFPB Small Biz Study Brings Fair Lending Considerations
• Corp. Transparency Act's Future Under Treasury's Bessent
• Denver Landlord Says Defunct Moye White Owes Nearly $4M
• Adams, Feds Ordered To Explain Dismissal Bid At Hearing
• Dechert, Paul Hastings Guide Barings' Takeover Of Artemis
• Real Estate Recap: Practice Pivot, Tariff Tax, Lennar's Lawyers
• Morgan & Morgan Atty Accused Of Setting Up Rape Charges
• Murkowski Urges Senate To Shield Tribes From Trump Orders
• NJ Appeals Court Confirms Officials' Votes Were Conflicted
• Maine Judge Denies Challenge To Corporate Transparency Act
• Alston & Bird Leads PE-Backed Michigan Bank's $151M IPO
• Munger Tolles Gets $10M Retainer To Rep LA In Fire Litigation
• Tulsa County 'On Notice' In Jurisdiction Dispute, Suit Says
• Nippon Order Tests Gov't Control Over Foreign Investments
• Adams Case Careens Toward 'Messy' Hearing, Experts Say
• A Look At A Possible Corporate Transparency Act Exemption
• Adams Case Fiasco 'Unparalleled' In Modern US History
• Inconsistent Injury-In-Fact Rules Hinder Federal Practice
• DOJ Files Motion To Drop Adams Case After Prosecutors Exit
• Ex-JPMorgan Atty Pleads Guilty To NYC Housing Fraud
• Akerman Brings On GC For Land Developer In Miami
• Simpson Guides KKR On $850M-Plus Real Estate Credit Fund
• Virginia AI Bills Could Serve As Nationwide Model
• Eric Adams Donor Accused Of Stealing COVID Housing Funds
• Exec Cops To Conspiring To Overbill Gov't In Station Project
• Madigan Verdict Caps Stunning Fall For Powerful Chicago Pol
• NC Biz Court Bulletin: Defaulted Notes, EB-5 Investor Fraud
• NY State Says Nothing New In Seneca Nation's Thruway Suit
• Takeaways From Oral Argument In High Court Trademark Case
• Profs Back Hotel Guests In 3rd Circ. Algorithmic Pricing Case
• DC Judge Says Utah Tribe Can't Restore Reservation Lands
• In-House Counsel Pointers For Preserving Atty-Client Privilege
• Atty Can Keep Fees In Foreclosure Row, Mich. Panel Rules
• Buyer Seeks $3.5M Price Cut Over Bungled Conn. Mill Cleanup
• NYC Man Pleads Guilty To $62.8M Crowdfunded CRE Scheme
• Artist Sues Over Sculpture Left After Property Sale
• SDNY US Atty Resigns, Alleging Trump-Adams 'Quid Pro Quo'
• 8th Circ. Vacates Ruling In Minn. Tribal Reservation Dispute
• One Sotheby President, Wife Hit With Wrongful Death Suit
• RealPage Wants DC Sanctioned For Tactics In Antitrust Suit
• Mich. Justices Urged To Find Vacation Stays A Residential Use
• AIG Unit Says $6M Construction Defect Deal Isn't Covered
• RI Judge Won't Pause Order To Unfreeze Funds Amid Appeal
• Roofing Co. Buyout Bid Heats Up With Board, Antitrust News
• As EPA Backs Down, Expect Enviros To Step Up Citizen Suits
• Dentons Adds Indianapolis Attorney To Energy Practice
• Mass. Justices Nix Tax Break For Cargo Biz On Massport Land
• Real Estate Group Of The Year: Simpson Thacher
• Ex-NYC Housing Worker Avoids Jail 1 Year After Mass Arrests
• NC Justices Weigh Blame For Errors In Insurance Application
• Ex-Ill. Speaker Madigan Guilty Of Bribery In Mixed Verdict
• Collecting Rare Books Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Calif.'s Insurance Safety Net Gets $1B Infusion For Fire Claims
• Zillow Hit With Proposed Class Suit Over StreetEasy Fees
• Ex-NY Gov. Aide And Husband Deny Foreign Agent Charges
• Split 6th Circ. Backs Ex-Cincinnati Politician's Conviction
• Ex-Texas Mayor Fails Retrial Bid On Federal Bribery Charges
• NY Judge Sides With Attorney In Golf Malpractice Row
• Couple's Chickens Are Pets, Not Poultry, NC Justices Told
• Fla. Senate Committee Advances Resilient Building Tax Credit
• Houston CBRE Broker Says He Was Fired For Complaints
• Ark. Homeowners Want Short-Term Rental Law Suit To Continue
• Biz Group Balks At Piecemeal Bonds In Crane Collapse Case
• Feds Must Enforce Law In Dakota Pipeline Row, Court Told
• Eaton Fire Victim Wants Sanctions Against SoCal Edison
• Emphasize Social Spaces During RE Project Public Review
• Insurer May Need To Pay Landlord Row Atty Fees, Panel Says
• NJ Bill Seeks Tax Credits For Housing At Abandoned Sites
• Botkin Chiarello Adds Litigator From Cleveland Krist
• Investor Oaktree Closes $16B Distressed Debt Fund
• NYC Mayor Says Bribery Case Is Over, Despite Silent Docket
• Complying With Calif. Price-Gouging Law After LA Fires
• Paul Hastings Adds RE Partners From King & Spalding In DC
• Bannon Cops To Fraud Scheme In Border Wall Case
• Judge Should Not Have Been Reprimanded For Alito Essay
• Wynn Wants Justices To Undo 'Actual Malice' Defamation Test
• Calif. Ruling Holds Wildfire Debris Not A Coverable Loss
• Texas Property Owner Seeks Over $1M In Storm Coverage
• DOJ Brass Want Bribery Charges Against NYC Mayor Dropped
• Calif. Tribe Says DOI Gives It No Protection In Casino Row
• QXO Rips Roofing Co. For Misleading Investors On $11B Offer
• Calif. Residents Say Co. Can't Prove Price-Fixing Conspiracy
• Latest Ore. Fire Verdict Brings PacifiCorp Damages To $270M
• Dallas Loses Bid To Reinstate Short-Term Rental Ban 
• Ill. House Bill Seeks Study Of Eliminating Property Tax System
• Simpson Thacher Brings On Registered Funds Partner In NY
• BCLP Received Improper OK To Challenge Ga. Fee Ruling
• Trump Admin Violating Order To Unfreeze Funds, Judge Says
• Latham, Hogan Lovells Advise Hyatt's $2.6B Playa Hotels Buy
• Bannon To Plead Guilty In Border Wall Fraud Case, Avoid Jail
• Lights, Camera, Ethics? TV Lawyers Tend To Set Bad Example
• Trump Isn't Obeying Order To Unfreeze Funds, States Say
• Real Estate Recap: Evolving CRE Finance, Tariffs, PFAS
• Rocket Mortgagors Say New Judge Tilted 4th Circ. Decision
• NJ Statehouse Catch-Up: Offshore Wind, AI, Neurodiversity
• Native American Legislative Moves: Land Bill Moves Forward
• Fla. Atty Couple Can't Escape Verdict Over Abandoning House
• Project Foes Face Suit Over Pittsburgh Gay Bar Historic Filing
• Appellate Court OKs Trim Of Goldman Family Portfolio Battle
• What Contractors Can Do To Address Material Cost Increases
• Customs Broker Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud, Tax Evasion
• Texas Judge Ends Fund's SEC Suit Over 'Fishing Expedition'
• Ex-Aide To Eric Adams To Admit Campaign Fraud Scheme
• Judge Sides With Ga. Railroad In Eminent Domain Battle
• SoCal Edison Says Its Equipment May Have Caused Hurst Fire
• Ballard Spahr Prepares Move To New Downtown Denver Office
• Katten Real Estate Partner Joins Greenberg Traurig In Chicago
• 9th Circ. Says State Farm Unit Owes No More For Leaks
• Roofing Co.'s Board Fights $11B Hostile Takeover Offer
• Accountant-Owned Law Firms Could Blur Ethical Lines
• 2 RE Execs, Brother Assaulted 60 Women, Feds Say
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Wash. Tribe Can't Open 50-Year-Old Fishing Rights Dispute
• Fla. Panel Rules Atty Imposter Scam Suit Had Invalid Service
• Chaitman Offers $900,000 To Settle Mal Claim In RE Case
• Kraken Co-Founder Accuses 'Elite' SF Condo Of Political Bias
• Atlanta Can't Dodge Suit Over Foiled Starbucks Development
• Ala. Tribe Fights Bid To Renew Burial Grounds Row
• SEC 'Exposes Lunacy' Through Its Dueling Suits, PE Firm Says
• 4th Circ. Sides With Credit Rater In Developers' Libel Lawsuit
• SL Green, RXR To Appeal NYC Office Renovation Funds Fight
• Pot Co. Jushi Can't End Rival Shop's Antitrust Claims
• Broker Sued In $79M Bezos Deal Has To Replead Defenses
• Nixon Peabody Adds Greenberg Glusker Cannabis Co-Chair
• Reg Waiver Eases Calif. Rebuilding, But Proceed With Care
• AI Will Soon Transform The E-Discovery Industrial Complex
• California Tribes Sue Feds Over 'Massive' Casino Project
• Dems Want Probe Of RealPage Role In Military Rent Hikes
• Realty Co. Petitions High Court Over Copyright Fee Dispute
• Seattle Garage Not Covered For Deadly Shooting, Insurer Says
• Judge Won't Pause Crowdfunding Case After Fraud Indictment
• RealPage Says Missing Market Power Dooms Antitrust Suit
• Nixon Peabody Taps Ex-Faegre Drinker Environmental Atty
• 'Pay-To-Pay' Fees Are Unfair Debt Practice, 11th Circ. Rules
• Alaska Sues In DC Over Tribe's Anchorage Gaming Hall
• LA City Atty Says Rental Startup Price-Gouged During Fires
• Cuts To Medicaid Will Devastate Tribal Healthcare, Experts Say
• Insurers Sued Over $8M In Water Damage At Wash. Condos
• Apply Presuit Notice Law Retroactively, Insurer Tells Fla. Court
• A View Of The Shifting Insurance Regulatory Landscape
• When Innovation Overwhelms The Rule Of Law
• NJ Supreme Court Will Review Immigrant's Wage Case
• Real Estate Group Of The Year: Gibson Dunn
• Proskauer Fights Another DQ Bid In NJ Hospital Antitrust Suit
• As Adams Case Teeters, A DOJ 'Ideal' Hangs In The Balance
• NY Mayor Adams Can't Get More Indictment Info, Judge Rules
• Wheeling & Appealing: The Latest Must-Know Appellate Action
• Wells Fargo Clears 2 More Consent Orders Amid Rehab Efforts
• Calif. AG Backs Tribes In Bid To Protect Cultural Resources
• Ex-NY Real Estate Atty Gets 4½ Years For $3.3M Client Con
• Watchdog Says Site Selection For New FBI Building Flawed
• Fed. Circ. Says Gov't Properly Ended USCIS Lease After Flood
• Norfolk Southern Hit With 'Toxic Nightmare' Derailment Suit
• Real Estate PE Firm Closes $125M Sunbelt-Focused Fund
• Wash. Gov. Orders Look At Data Centers' Tax Revenue Impact
• US, Osage Nation Fight Bid To Stay $4.2M Wind Farm Order
• NYC Mayor's Ex-Aide Seeks Wiretap Data As DA Investigates
• The Tides Are Changing For Fair Access Banking Laws
• Imagine The Possibilities Of Openly Autistic Lawyering
• Pearl Energy Closes $999.9M Fund, Tioga Raises $125M
• Ruling Boosts Claims In Ill. Tribal Casino Row, 7th Circ. Told
• 4th Circ. Won't Block SC Mixed-Use Housing Project
• DOJ's LA Fitness ADA Suit May Be 'Inadequate,' Judge Says
• Conn. City Wants Cannabis Facility Zoning Challenge Axed
• McGuireWoods Nabs Chicago CRE Partner From Ice Miller
• How Congress Can Stem Consumer Finance Law Uncertainty
• Ill. Bill Seeks Tax Break For Megaproject Building Materials
• Sotomayor Clears Path For Retrial In Landmark Graft Case
• Texas Appeals Court Wipes Exxon's $2.5M Oil Cleanup Verdict
• Relief In Tribal Casino Fight Would Be Uncommon, Court Told
• DC Judge Joins RI In Blocking Trump Funding Freeze
• Studio Used By Apple, Pop Stars Says Noise Forced Move
• Documentary Filmmaking Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Hyatt Extends Talks About Possible Playa Hotels Buy