Real Estate

  • September 01, 2026

    4 Mass. Rulings You May Have Missed In August

    Three fertility doctors defeated claims they violated a nonsolicitation agreement, while a consulting company failed in its effort to amend a four-year-old contract suit that has already been extensively litigated, among other notable Massachusetts state court rulings in August.

  • September 01, 2026

    Insurer Can't Dodge Wire Fraud Coverage, Ala. Judge Says

    Lenders are entitled to coverage for losses from a closing agent falling victim to wire fraud in mortgage refinancing transactions, an Alabama magistrate judge said Monday, finding that an exclusion barring coverage for an insured creating their own losses doesn't apply.

  • September 01, 2026

    Northwest MLS Settles Compass' Listing Rules Antitrust Suit

    Northwest Multiple Listing Service and Compass Inc. have reached a settlement ending Compass' antitrust lawsuit targeting Northwest MLS' policy requiring brokerages to list all properties on its platform before marketing them elsewhere, with the listing service announcing Monday that it will introduce a new "first look" status as part of the deal.

  • September 01, 2026

    Hotel Cos. Owe For Stalled Arbitration Costs, Fla. Judge Says

    A Florida federal judge denied a request by two Spanish companies to avoid interest on an arbitration award involving missed rental payments to a Panamanian hotel-casino operator during the COVID-19 pandemic, finding there was a "case or controversy" even though costs were paid more than a year after the proceeding ended.

  • September 01, 2026

    Insurers Settle Connecticut Cockroach Injury Suit

    Wesco Insurance Co. and Markel Insurance Co. have settled a dispute over coverage for a woman's claims that a property owner and a pest control company were to blame for injuries she sustained falling from a stepladder after a "volume of cockroaches" spilled onto her from atop her kitchen cupboard, Connecticut federal court records show.

  • September 01, 2026

    7 Brew's $143M Bid Tops Dutch Bros. In Salad Chain Ch. 11

    Coffee chain 7 Brew emerged as the top bidder for 73 of drive-thru chain Salad and Go's leases with a $143 million offer, besting competitor Dutch Bros.' stalking horse bid of $105 million for 65 leases, counsel for the debtor said at a hearing Tuesday in Texas.

  • September 01, 2026

    NC Resort Community Members Accuse HOA Of Self-Dealing

    Members of an owners association for a North Carolina resort community claim the complex's owner has diverted at least $25,000 from the governing body in a scheme that inflated budgets for landscaping and trash pickup to hide the self-dealing.

  • September 01, 2026

    X.AI Neighbors Defend Miss. Data Center Noise Claims

    A proposed class of Mississippi residents on Monday fought X.AI Corp.'s motion for dismissal of several claims in their nuisance suit, arguing that they've sufficiently alleged that Elon Musk's tech giant has harmed them by building a noisy industrial gas power plant in the city of Southaven that powers data centers.

  • September 01, 2026

    Excess Insurer Must Cover Plumbing Co.'s Atty Fees

    A New York federal court ordered an excess insurer to pay a plumbing company's legal fees months after finding that the carrier is required to provide coverage to the company for claims stemming from a Manhattan apartment fire.

  • September 01, 2026

    ICE Says It Will Ditch Detention Site Fought By City

    U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security asked a Georgia federal judge to pause a city's suit attempting to block the conversion of an empty warehouse into a 10,000-bed detention center, saying the facility is no longer needed.

  • September 01, 2026

    Keurig Dr Pepper Selling Chobani Stake, Facility For $925M

    Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. said Tuesday it will sell its minority stake in Chobani and a Pennsylvania warehouse to the yogurt maker for $925 million, as the company looks to reduce debt and help fund spinoffs tied to its roughly $18 billion purchase of JDE Peet's. 

  • September 01, 2026

    Ares, Scion Buy Student Housing Portfolio For $435M

    Student housing owner The Scion Group and an Ares Management affiliate on Tuesday announced an acquisition of a 2,316-bed student housing portfolio from developer and owner Schenk for $435 million.

  • August 31, 2026

    Whistleblower Atty Award Cut To $5.4M After 9th Circ. Remand

    A California federal judge cut fees and expenses to $5.4 million for attorneys representing a whistleblower in her suit against Academy Mortgage Corp., after a Ninth Circuit remand deemed the previously awarded $8.6 million to be too high.

  • August 31, 2026

    Fund Says Investor Falsely Accused It Of '$600M Scam'

    A South Carolina private equity firm has sued an investor in Florida state court, alleging the investor defamed it in a series of emails to third parties that accused the firm of pulling off "a $600M scam" and asserted other false statements against it.

  • August 31, 2026

    Colo. Fund Says Lender Hid $10M Loan Subordination Deal

    The manager of a Colorado-based investment fund accused mortgage lender Cherry Creek in state court of executing an "invalid" hidden subordination agreement that allowed the lender to delay its interest payments on a $10 million promissory note.

  • August 31, 2026

    Florida Wants Discovery Pause In Trump Library Transfer Suit

    The state of Florida and The Donald J. Trump Presidential Library Foundation on Monday sought to shut down discovery in a Florida federal lawsuit challenging the state's donation of a downtown Miami college site to President Donald Trump as a violation of the constitution's ban on domestic emoluments.

  • August 31, 2026

    Businesses Agree To Drop Norfolk Southern Derailment Suits

    Ohio federal judges on Monday tossed more than a half dozen lawsuits business owners filed against Norfolk Southern Corp. over the East Palestine train derailment and chemical spill in the state after the plaintiffs and the railroad moved to have them dismissed.

  • August 31, 2026

    Meyer Unkovic Discovery Bid Partly Granted

    A Pennsylvania federal magistrate judge partly granted Meyer Unkovic & Scott LLP's bid for discovery in a malpractice suit over a $3.3 million default judgment that was later thrown out, ruling the firm can obtain documents about defenses raised in the underlying landlord-tenant case.

  • August 31, 2026

    Shareholders Say Generator Co. Overhyped Data Center Deal

    A shareholder in Hyliion Holdings Corp. is accusing the linear generator manufacturer in Texas federal court of exaggerating the potential success of its business partnership with an AI infrastructure company that specializes in data centers.

  • August 31, 2026

    Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

    The Delaware Chancery Court this past week saw disputes over a $200 million federal grant, a $1.7 billion software take-private deal, the ouster of Better.com founder Vishal Garg and a proposed $4 million settlement stemming from an electric vehicle company's SPAC merger.

  • August 31, 2026

    SC Panel Waives Scrutiny On Kirkland-Guided Data Center

    South Carolina regulators have decided not to apply a law requiring construction approval to a 450-megawatt, natural gas-powered project proposed by a Kirkland & Ellis LLP-advised data center builder, despite calls from an environmental group for more scrutiny of the development.

  • August 28, 2026

    MLB's Tampa Bay Rays Get Key Approvals For New Stadium

    Major League Baseball's Tampa Bay Rays took a major step toward consummating the ballclub's yearslong efforts to build a new home ballpark, as the Hillsborough County Commission on Friday approved a development and funding agreement for a proposed $2.3 billion stadium project one day after the Tampa City Council gave its consent.

  • August 28, 2026

    Md. Pot Co. Evermore Faces Bid To Confirm $1.98M Award

    A California-based capital advisory firm is urging a state court to enforce a $1.98 million arbitration award it scored against Evermore Cannabis Company, which was found to have intentionally dodged fees it promised to pay the firm as part of a contract that helped the marijuana cultivator secure loans.

  • August 28, 2026

    Jury Hits Ky. Suburb With $36M Fair Housing Act Verdict

    A Kentucky state jury has awarded an affordable housing developer $36.3 million after finding in a nearly decade-long case that officials of a wealthy suburb conspired to block a Louisville complex for people over age 65 with disabilities at least in part because officials expected black people to live there.

  • August 28, 2026

    Real Estate Co. Can't Dodge Pa. Brokerage Kickback Claims

    A Pennsylvania federal judge has refused to dismiss the state attorney general's lawsuit against a real estate settlement services provider accused of running a kickback scheme that involved, among other things, transferring his mortgage brokerages' stock to real estate agents who would send their clients to his mortgage brokerages.

Expert Analysis

  • What To Know About NY's Drastic 3rd-Party Practice Changes

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    Last month, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a law establishing new time limits for the commencement of third-party actions, which will have dramatic effects on insurance defense practice, particularly cases involving construction site accidents or claims of premises liability, says Shawn Schatzle at Lewis Brisbois.

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    Muay Thai Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Muay Thai kickboxing has taught me that in order to win, one must stick to one's game plan and adapt under pressure, just as when facing challenges by opposing counsel or judges, says Mark Schork at Feldman Shepherd.

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: Intentional Career-Building

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    A successful legal career is built through intention: understanding expectations, assessing strengths honestly and proactively seeking opportunities to grow and cultivating relationships that support your development, say Erika Drous and Hillary Mann at Morrison Foerster.

  • How Shareholder Activism Fared In 2025

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    2025 was a turbulent yet transformative year in shareholder activism, and there are several key takeaways to help companies prepare for a 2026 that is shaping up to be even more lively, including increased focus on retail investors and the use of social media as a tool, say attorneys at Sidley.

  • Expect A New Normal In Commercial Real Estate This Year

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    Even amid office vacancies and a wave of loan maturities, the commercial real estate market isn't as volatile as one might expect heading into 2026, but market stress is still uniquely intersecting with broader business challenges, creating new opportunities for corporate counsel and other practitioners beyond real estate, says Mark Bell at Stinson.

  • 3 Securities Litigation Trends To Watch In 2026

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    Pending federal appellate cases suggest that 2026 will be a significant year for securities litigation, with long-standing debates about class certification, new questions about the risks and value of artificial intelligence features, and private plaintiffs' growing role in cryptocurrency enforcement likely to be major themes, say attorneys at Willkie.

  • For Data Centers, Both Hyperscale And Edge Are Key In 2026

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    Recent trends in development of data centers highlight the importance of proactive attention to the zoning, permitting, interconnection and contractual issues associated with both hyperscale and edge facilities, in order to position projects for responsible growth in 2026 and protect their long-term value amid rapid technological and regulatory change, say attorneys at Sidley.

  • Top 5 Antitrust Issues For In-House Counsel To Watch In 2026

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    With Trump administration enforcement policy having largely taken shape last year, antitrust issues that in-house counsel should have on the radar range from scrutiny of technology-assisted pricing to the return of merger remedies, say attorneys at Squire Patton.

  • Funding Haze And Deregulatory Pursuits: The CFPB In 2026

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    In 2025, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau did not seek additional funding from the Federal Reserve and unwound the legacy of former bureau leadership, and this year will bring further efforts to rescind or rewrite bureau regulations, as well as a changed tone to supervision efforts, say attorneys at Covington.

  • 4 Developments That Defined The 2025 Ethics Landscape

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    The legal profession spent 2025 at the edge of its ethical comfort zone as courts, firms and regulators confronted how fast-moving technologies and new business models collide with long-standing professional duties, signaling that the profession is entering a period of sustained disruption that will continue into 2026, says Hilary Gerzhoy at HWG Law.

  • Navigating AI In The Legal Industry

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    As artificial intelligence becomes an increasingly integral part of legal practice, Law360 guest commentary this year examined evolving ethical obligations, how the plaintiffs bar is using AI to level the playing field against corporate defense teams, and the attendant risks of adoption.

  • Regulatory Rollback And Lingering Limbo: The CFPB In 2025

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    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has implemented significant changes since President Donald Trump took office in January, including dismissing actions with prejudice, withdrawing guidance and rescinding rules, casting the bureau in uncertain light heading into 2026, say attorneys at Mayer Brown.

  • 2025 Calif. Banking Oversight Centered On Consumer Issues

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    The combination of statutory reform, registration mandates and enforcement activity in 2025 signals that California's financial regulatory landscape is focused on consumer protection, particularly in the areas of crypto kiosk fee practices, earned wage access providers and elder fraud, say attorneys at Ropes & Gray.

  • The Major Securities Litigation Rulings And Trends Of 2025

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    The past 12 months saw increased regulator focus on disclosures concerning artificial intelligence, signs of growing judicial scrutiny at the class certification stage, and shifting regulatory priorities at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission — all major developments that may significantly affect securities litigation strategy in 2026 and beyond, say attorneys at Debevoise.

  • How Fractional GCs Can Manage Risks Of Engagement

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    As more organizations eliminate their in-house legal departments in favor of outsourcing legal work, fractional general counsel roles offer practitioners an engaging and flexible way to practice at a high level, but they can also present legal, ethical and operational risks that must be proactively managed, say attorneys at Boies Schiller.

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