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April 29, 2025
2 Insurance Firms Join Frozen IPO Pipeline Seeking $440M
Two insurance companies joined the roster of candidates for initial public offerings on Tuesday by launching plans to raise about $440 million combined under guidance from six law firms, potentially unlocking a stalled pipeline.
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April 29, 2025
Associate Secretly Worked For Rival Firm, Suit Says
An associate at a small law firm outside Boston secretly worked to help another firm set up a competing zoning and land use practice while still on its payroll, according to a complaint filed in Massachusetts state court.
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April 28, 2025
DC Circ. Restores Ban On CFPB Mass Layoffs Amid Appeal
A D.C. Circuit panel said Monday that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau must refrain for now from mass employee firings, backtracking from a prior decision that the Trump administration had used to attempt a now-suspended layoff of nearly all the agency's staff.
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April 28, 2025
Wash. Judge Tosses Investor's $42M Real Estate Con Suit
A federal judge in Seattle threw out a Las Vegas investment company's lawsuit accusing four businessmen of a $42 million fraud scheme, saying on Monday that the firm hasn't shown a "substantial part" of the allegations occurred in western Washington.
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April 28, 2025
NC Dentist Acquitted Of $3M Fraud, Tax Evasion Charges
A North Carolina dentist was acquitted of wire fraud and tax evasion charges on the fourth day of a federal jury trial in which prosecutors had alleged the dentist submitted false loan applications to the Small Business Administration and failed to pay income taxes.
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April 28, 2025
Miami Condo Fire Victims Win Class Certification
A Florida state court judge certified a class of more than 140 Miami residents displaced in a condominium fire in a lawsuit alleging the structure was not safely maintained, ruling that the case will proceed more efficiently and that will also financially benefit the individual plaintiffs.
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April 28, 2025
Compass Calls Wash. Listing Service Rules Anticompetitive
Compass told a Washington federal court that Northwest Multiple Listing Service and its broker-led board of directors have stifled competition, thwarting a product that allows home sellers to test home sales privately before registering them with the multiple listing service.
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April 28, 2025
Wells Fargo Says Atty Is To Blame For SEC's EB-5 Fraud Suit
An immigration attorney claiming a Wells Fargo adviser led her astray has no one to blame but herself for being sued by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for EB-5 investment fraud, the company told a Nevada federal court.
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April 28, 2025
Miami Developer Sues To Find Source Of Smear Campaign
Prominent Miami developer Michael Stern filed suit Friday in Florida state court against a John Doe who he claims is engaging in a coordinated smear campaign, spreading false information about Stern and his development company.
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April 28, 2025
Feds No Longer Want Convicted Ex-Ill. Speaker To Forfeit $3M
The federal government has reversed course on a bid for former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan to forfeit more than $3 million in the wake of his partial conviction on public corruption, saying it stands by its legal arguments but was backing off as "a matter of discretion."
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April 28, 2025
Commanders Agree To NFL Stadium Deal, Return To DC
The Washington Commanders will move from their current home in Maryland to a $3 billion stadium at the site of their previous stadium in D.C., team and city officials announced Monday, less than two years after the Commanders were bought by new ownership and less than four months after the federal government transferred control of the site to the city.
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April 28, 2025
2nd Circ. Backs Guilty Verdict In NYC Murder-For-Hire Case
The Second Circuit on Monday affirmed the convictions and life sentences of a New York City developer and another man for plotting the murder of a former employee who they claimed had poached workers and clients to launch his own real estate business.
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April 28, 2025
High Court Skips Review Of Investors' Eminent Domain Case
The U.S. Supreme Court refused Monday to review a case from a pair of real estate investors who sought more compensation from a New York transportation authority that used eminent domain to take their renovated residential property.
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April 28, 2025
Latham-Led StepStone Real Estate Clinches $3.77B 5th Fund
Latham & Watkins LLP-advised StepStone Real Estate on Monday revealed that it clinched its fifth flagship fund with $3.77 billion in tow.
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April 28, 2025
Md. Expands Tax Break For Biz-Owned Child Care Property
Maryland expanded eligibility for a property tax credit for Anne Arundel County businesses that dedicate a portion of their property to child care services under a bill signed by the governor.
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April 28, 2025
High Court Won't Hear Michigan Tribe's Land Trust Dispute
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a Michigan tribe's arguments that the federal government must take 73 acres into trust for a casino venture outside Detroit, after it told the justices that without the decision its ability to achieve economic self-sufficiency would be forever impaired.
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April 25, 2025
PacifiCorp Should Pay $96M To Wildfire Victims, Jury Told
Nine plaintiffs who fled from wildfires started by PacifiCorp's negligence should get $95.5 million in noneconomic damages, an Oregon state jury heard in closing arguments Friday, while PacifiCorp's lawyer told the jury to focus on what the evidence actually supports and award roughly $2.2 million in that category.
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April 25, 2025
Real Estate Recap: Q1 Hospo Deals, Data Center Speculation
Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including the law firms that guided the largest global hospitality mergers and acquisitions of the first quarter, and how local utilities are attempting to weed out data center speculators.
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April 25, 2025
Texas High Court Keeps Alive REIT's 'Short And Distort' Suit
The Texas Supreme Court found that a farmland-centered real estate investment trust's suit against a Dallas-based hedge fund could continue, but in a Friday opinion it also said a bid to dismiss the suit under the state's anti-SLAPP law could proceed on the merits.
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April 25, 2025
Migration Agency Faces $100M EB-5 Investor Fraud Suit
A group of Chinese investors have filed a proposed class action accusing a Washington-based migration agency and a real estate investment group manager of fraudulently raising $100 million from overseas investors pursuing permanent U.S. residence via the EB-5 program with property that has now been auctioned off.
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April 25, 2025
SEC Accuses Ex-Fla. Real Estate Co. CFO Of $93M Scheme
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday sued the former chief financial officer of a Miami real estate development company for his role in orchestrating an alleged scheme that swindled approximately $93 million from investors.
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April 25, 2025
$1.1M Hail Coverage Suit Against Travelers Is Time-Barred
An Oklahoma property owner cannot get revised coverage from two Travelers units for more than $1.1 million in claimed hail damage repairs, an Oklahoma federal court ruled, finding that after Travelers paid roughly $100,000 in coverage, the property owner filed its coverage action too late.
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April 25, 2025
Pa. Justices Clarify Property Use Statuses In Condemnations
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Friday reversed a lower court decision that determined that two separated land parcels shouldn't be considered and valued as a single parcel that's used for a single unified purpose.
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April 25, 2025
Fox Rothschild Hires Condo, Co-Op, HOA Adviser In NY
Fox Rothschild LLP announced Friday that it has added an attorney with experiencing advising condominium and cooperative boards, along with homeowners' associations, to its New York real estate department.
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April 25, 2025
Chaitman Reaches Malpractice Settlement Over RE Dispute
Chaitman LLP has reached a tentative settlement with a pair of siblings suing it for legal malpractice in New Jersey state court after nearly three years of litigation and just weeks before a $900,000 offer by the firm was due to expire.
Expert Analysis
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Notable Q4 Updates In Insurance Class Actions
In a continuation of trends in property and casualty insurance class actions, last quarter insurers struggled with defending the merits and class certification of sales tax and fee suits, and labor depreciation cases, but succeeded in dismissing privacy class actions at the pleading stages, says Mathew Drocton at BakerHostetler.
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The Current And Future State Of Bank-Fintech Partnerships
Though the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau under President Donald Trump seems likely to cultivate an environment friendlier to the financial services industry, bank-fintech partnerships should stay devoted to proactive compliance and be ready to adapt to regulatory shifts that may intensify scrutiny from enforcers, say attorneys at Greenberg Traurig.
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Series
Racing Corvettes Makes Me A Better Lawyer
The skills I use when racing Corvettes have enhanced my legal practice in several ways, because driving, like practicing law, requires precision, awareness and a good set of brakes — complete with the wisdom to know how and when to use them, says Kat Mateo at Olshan Frome.
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Opinion
Attorneys Must Act Now To Protect Judicial Independence
Given the Trump administration's recent moves threatening the independence of the judiciary, including efforts to impeach judges who ruled against executive actions, lawyers must protect the rule of law and resist attempts to dilute the judicial branch’s authority, says attorney Bhavleen Sabharwal.
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Rethinking 'No Comment' For Clients Facing Public Crises
“No comment” is no longer a cost-free or even a viable public communications strategy for companies in crisis, and counsel must tailor their guidance based on a variety of competing factors to help clients emerge successfully, says Robert Bowers at Moore & Van Allen.
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How Design Thinking Can Help Lawyers Find Purpose In Work
Lawyers everywhere are feeling overwhelmed amid mass government layoffs, increasing political instability and a justice system stretched to its limits — but a design-thinking framework can help attorneys navigate this uncertainty and find meaning in their work, say law professors at the University of Michigan.
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10 Issues To Watch In Aerospace And Defense Contracting
This year, in addition to evergreen developments driven by national security priorities, disruptive new technologies and competition with rival powers, federal contractors will see significant disruptions driven by the new administration’s efforts to reduce government spending, regulation and the size of the federal workforce, say attorneys at Thompson Hine.
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Class Actions At The Circuit Courts: February Lessons
In this month's review of class action appeals, Mitchell Engel at Shook Hardy discusses five federal appellate court class certification decisions and identifies practice tips from cases involving breach of life insurance contracts, constitutional violations of inmates and more.
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Defense Strategies For Politically Charged Prosecutions
Politically charged prosecutions have captured the headlines in recent years, providing lessons for defense counsel on how to navigate the distinct challenges, and seize the unique opportunities, such cases present, says Kenneth Notter at MoloLamken.
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Series
Competitive Weightlifting Makes Me A Better Lawyer
The parallels between the core principles required for competitive weightlifting and practicing law have helped me to excel in both endeavors, with each holding important lessons about discipline, dedication, drive and failure, says Damien Bielli at VF Law.
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Year Of The Snake Will Shake Up RE And Mortgage Finance
The year ahead may bring profound transformation and opportunities for growth in the real estate and mortgage finance sectors, with significant issues including policy battles and questions surrounding the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, says Marty Green at Polunsky Beitel.
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How Southern Calif. Fires Can Affect National, Local Pricing
The fire-related California state of emergency declared last month in Los Angeles and Ventura counties triggered laws around price-gouging and pricing restrictions that affect not just individuals and businesses in the state, but also nationwide, meaning sellers should be mindful of how price changes are discussed and rolled out, say attorneys at Proskauer.
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Opinion
Undoing An American Ideal Of Fairness
President Donald Trump’s orders attacking birthright citizenship, civil rights education, and diversity, equity and inclusion programs threaten hard-won constitutional civil rights protections and decades of efforts to undo bias in the law — undermining what Chief Justice Earl Warren called "our American ideal of fairness," says Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner.
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Pier Pressure: Contract Takeaways From Pa. Ocean Liner Suit
The settlement that resolved the fate of the landmark SS United States ocean liner illustrates important lessons on managing contract disputes, illuminating common trade-offs such as the choice between deferred legal risk and the cost of legal foresight, says Christopher Seck at Squire Patton.
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How Trump EPA Could Fix Carbon Combustion Residuals Rule
The Trump administration is likely targeting the recently adopted carbon combustion residual rule, especially since it imposes very stringent, detailed and expedited requirements on coal power plants — but even if the rule is not vacated entirely, there are measures that could greatly reduce its regulatory burden, says Stephen Jones at Post & Schell.