Real Estate

  • October 22, 2025

    Wash. Tribe May Reignite Decades-Old Fishing Rights Dispute

    The Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe wants to meet and confer with other participants in a 50-year-old Washington federal court case over tribal fishing rights, saying if a meeting doesn't take place it will look to open a new subproceeding to decide where the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community can fish.

  • October 22, 2025

    Latham Adds BCLP Environmental Atty In SF Bay Area

    Latham & Watkins LLP is expanding its environmental team, announcing Wednesday it is bringing in a Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP expert on chemicals, especially "forever chemicals," as a partner in its San Francisco Bay Area offices.

  • October 22, 2025

    Unions Pursue More Protection For Fed. Workers In Shutdown

    Eight unions asked a California federal judge to step up the level of protection she provided to thousands of federal workers' jobs during the government shutdown, urging her to expand the number of jobs she's protecting and turn a temporary restraining order into a preliminary injunction.

  • October 22, 2025

    Archer Continues Philly Growth With Real Estate Partner Hire

    Archer & Greiner PC announced that an experienced real estate attorney has joined the firm's Philadelphia office as a partner from High Swartz LLP.

  • October 22, 2025

    Ex-NY AGs Say James Case Will Rally Office: 'Fuel To The Fire'

    New York Attorney General Letitia James' criminal prosecution is unlikely to have any significant effect on the day-to-day operations of her office, including its suits against the federal government and an appeal in President Donald Trump's nearly $500 million civil fraud case, but former leaders of the office say it could strengthen the resolve of her staff.

  • October 22, 2025

    NC Biz Court Bulletin: COVID Coverage, A Suspect Signature

    The North Carolina Business Court has rounded the corner into fall with insurance disputes over COVID-19 coverage at a chain of outlet malls and the theft of over $900,000 in legal THC reportedly stolen from a warehouse in the Southwest.

  • October 22, 2025

    NY Bill Seeks Clean Energy Payment Exemption For Tax Caps

    New York would exempt payments in lieu of taxes for renewable energy projects from local governments' property tax cap calculations under a bill introduced in the state Assembly.

  • October 22, 2025

    Arcade On Las Vegas Strip, Facing Eviction, Files Ch. 11

    Las Vegas-based Electric Playhouse, a high-tech gaming and dining center inside the mall at the world-renowned Caesars Palace resort, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Nevada, facing a pending eviction and millions in unpaid claims from contractors. 

  • October 21, 2025

    Tribe's Home Defects Suit Belongs In Arbitration, Judge Told

    Lennar Corp. on Tuesday told a Florida state judge that the Seminole Tribe's lawsuit alleging construction defects in more than 550 homes built for its members must be arbitrated, arguing that purchase agreements contain provisions that require the warranty claims to be resolved out of court. 

  • October 21, 2025

    Wash. Tribe Fights State Over Cannabis Shop On School Land

    A tribal group that calls itself a "self-governing dependent Indian community" has sued a Washington state court clerk in federal court, seeking to stop her from asserting jurisdiction over a dispute involving a cannabis operation on school lands in Indian Country.

  • October 21, 2025

    Apartments.com Operator CoStar Beats Video Privacy Suit

    A Missouri federal judge tossed a proposed class action alleging the operator of Apartments.com unlawfully shared data about the visitors to the rental website, holding that CoStar Realty isn't covered by the federal Video Privacy Protection Act because it's not a videotape business.

  • October 21, 2025

    9th Circ. Doubts Finance Guru's Stance In Timeshare Exit Suit

    A Ninth Circuit panel signaled on Tuesday that it's unlikely to force arbitration in a proposed class action accusing celebrity financial planner Dave Ramsey of roping his radio show's listeners into a timeshare exit scheme, with two judges emphasizing that Ramsey's argument hinges on a contract that he never signed.

  • October 21, 2025

    Mich. Court Denies Gov't's Foreclosure Suit Atty Fee Bid

    A Michigan appellate panel on Monday determined governments that foreclose on tax-delinquent properties aren't entitled to attorney fees and expenses racked up during litigation over how the surplus proceeds of the property sale are paid out.

  • October 21, 2025

    6th Circ. Probes If Prior Cases Block Landowner's $2M Award

    A Sixth Circuit panel appeared torn Tuesday over Detroit's appeal of a $2 million condemnation judgment for a landowner whose commercial property was in the path of airport expansion plans, with one judge trying to tease out the effect of previous state court proceedings where the city prevailed.

  • October 21, 2025

    SilverRock Approved For $65M Sale Of Calif. Resort Project

    Bankrupt real estate development firm SilverRock Development Co. LLC received approval Tuesday from a Delaware judge for the $65 million sale of its resort project assets to affiliates of Turnbridge Equities, with the court overruling objections tied to an existing ground lease on the property.

  • October 21, 2025

    Ex-Housing Worker Defends $2.3M Hostile Workplace Verdict

    A former homeownership coordinator for the public housing authority in Charlotte, North Carolina, has urged a federal judge to let stand her $2.3 million hostile work environment verdict, saying there was more than enough evidence at trial to support the jury's decision.

  • October 21, 2025

    Nationwide Settles $3.8M Ga. Storm Damage Dispute

    Nationwide Insurance and a Georgia property owner reached a settlement Monday to end claims that the insurer tried to lowball the owner on $3.8 million worth of storm damage with an offer of less than $8,000.

  • October 21, 2025

    Mich. AG Can Step Into Fire Insurance Policy Challenge

    The Michigan attorney general can intervene in a dispute over the constitutionality of the state's Fire Insurance Withholding Program, which allows participating municipalities to withhold part of a property owner's insurance payout until fire-damaged property is repaired, a federal court ruled.

  • October 21, 2025

    NY Atty Blames Another Lawyer For AI-Faked Case Citations

    A New York attorney on Tuesday denied ever having used artificial intelligence in his law practice and said the fake, AI-hallucinated cases cited in a motion to dismiss a case against his client were prepared by another attorney.

  • October 21, 2025

    Belkin Burden Nabs Condo & Co-Op Expert In Hiring Spree

    Belkin Burden Goldman LLP added a condominium and co-op expert to its bench, noting that the new partner has expertise in corporate governance, operations disputes and building management issues.

  • October 21, 2025

    J&J Appeals $25M Loss In Conn. Builder's Asbestos Case

    Johnson & Johnson has appealed its losses in a Connecticut real estate developer's asbestos lawsuit, telling state trial and appellate courts that it plans to challenge denials of multiple bids to reverse a $15 million jury verdict plus an additional $10 million in punitive damages awarded by a judge.

  • October 20, 2025

    SpaceX Settles Cards Against Humanity's $15M Trespass Suit

    SpaceX and Cards Against Humanity have settled the Chicago-based game company's $15 million suit accusing SpaceX of trespassing and dumping trash and machinery on a once-pristine Texas property that Cards Against Humanity purchased to block President Donald Trump's U.S.-Mexico border wall.

  • October 20, 2025

    9th Circ. Nixes Class' Appeal For Reverse Mortgage Loan Suit

    The Ninth Circuit tossed an appeal and a related rehearing bid for a proposed class action that accused a company of running an unlawful reverse mortgage loan scheme, ruling that the proposed class of homeowners has agreed with the company to voluntarily drop their appeal.

  • October 20, 2025

    Conn. Firm, Former Client End Cybersecurity Dispute

    A Connecticut personal injury firm and its former client have reached a joint stipulation of dismissal in a federal court dispute over the firm's hacked email system and a fraudulent email that resulted in the wiring of nearly $730,000 in closing costs on a residential property.

  • October 20, 2025

    NJ Panel Tosses Challenge To Jersey City Plaza Renovation

    A New Jersey appellate court rejected an appeal for a suit that challenged the renovation of a Jersey City plaza, ruling that the appeal is moot because the renovation project is finished and the plaintiffs don't want to get rid of the renovations.

Expert Analysis

  • New Mass. 'Junk Fee' Regs Will Be Felt Across Industries

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    The reach of a newly effective regulation prohibiting so-called junk fees and deceptive pricing in Massachusetts will be widespread across industries, which should prompt businesses to take note of new advertising, pricing information and negative option requirements, say attorneys at Hinshaw.

  • SDNY OpenAI Order Clarifies Preservation Standards For AI

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    The Southern District of New York’s recent order in the OpenAI copyright infringement litigation, denying discovery of The New York Times' artificial intelligence technology use, clarifies that traditional preservation benchmarks apply to AI content, relieving organizations from using a “keep everything” approach, says Philip Favro at Favro Law.

  • Addressing Legal Risks Of AI In The Homebuilding Industry

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    Artificial intelligence is transforming the homebuilding industry, but the legal challenges posed by its adoption spread across many areas, including contractual liability and intellectual property issues, so builders should adopt strategies to mitigate the risks and position themselves for success, says Philip Stein at Bilzin Sumberg.

  • Compliance Steps To Take As FCRA Enforcement Widens

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    As the Fair Credit Reporting Act receives renewed focus from both federal and state enforcers, regulatory and litigation risk is most acute in several core areas, which companies can address by implementing purpose processes and quick remediation of consumer complaints, among other steps, say attorneys at Wiley.

  • In NY, Long COVID (Tolling) Still Applies

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    A series of pandemic-era executive orders in New York tolling state statutes of limitations for 228 days mean that many causes of action that appear time-barred on their face may continue to apply, including in federal practice, for the foreseeable future, say attorneys at Sher Tremonte.

  • How Calif. Law Cracks Down On Algorithmic Price-Fixing

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    Gov. Gavin Newsom signed two laws this month significantly expanding state antitrust enforcement and civil and criminal penalties for the use or distribution of shared pricing algorithms, as the U.S. Department of Justice has recently wielded the Sherman Act to challenge algorithmic pricing, say attorneys at Pillsbury.

  • New Conn. Real Estate Laws Will Reshape Housing Landscape

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    With new legislation tackling Connecticut's real estate landscape, introducing critical new requirements and legal ambiguities that demand careful interpretation, legal counsel will have to navigate a significantly altered and more complex regulatory environment, say attorneys at Harris Beach.

  • Opinion

    High Court, Not A Single Justice, Should Decide On Recusal

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    As public trust in the U.S. Supreme Court continues to decline, the court should adopt a collegial framework in which all justices decide questions of recusal together — a reform that respects both judicial independence and due process for litigants, say Michael Broyde at Emory University and Hayden Hall at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

  • Md. Ruling Spotlights Source-Of-Income Discrimination

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    In Hare v. David S. Brown Enterprises, the Maryland Supreme Court recently ruled that landlords cannot impose income requirements that disqualify tenants relying on housing vouchers, raising questions about applying the disparate impact doctrine in source-of-income discrimination cases, says Yvette Pappoe at the University of the District of Columbia.

  • Series

    Traveling Solo Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Traveling by myself has taught me to assess risk, understand tone and stay calm in high-pressure situations, which are not only useful life skills, but the foundation of how I support my clients, says Lacey Gutierrez at Group Five Legal.

  • Series

    Law School's Missed Lessons: Client Service

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    Law school teaches you how to interpret the law, but it doesn't teach you some of the key ways to keeping clients satisfied, lessons that I've learned in the most unexpected of places: a book on how to be a butler, says Gregory Ramos at Armstrong Teasdale.

  • Colo. Law Brings Some Equilibrium To Condo Defect Reform

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    Colorado's American Dream Act, effective next year, does not eliminate litigation risk for developers entirely, but it does introduce a process, some predictability and a more holistic means for parties to resolve condominium construction defect claims, and may improve the state's housing shortage, says Bob Burton at Winstead.

  • A Primer For Lenders On NY's New Mortgage Disclosure Regs

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    A recent New York regulation requiring licensed lenders and mortgage bankers to distribute a significant new disclosure pamphlet, essentially a borrower bill of rights, to applicants serves as a reminder to the industry to follow existing best practices, says Scott Samlin at Blank Rome.

  • Series

    Adapting To Private Practice: 3 Tips On Finding The Right Job

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    After 23 years as a state and federal prosecutor, when I contemplated moving to a law firm, practicing solo or going in-house, I found there's a critical first step — deep self-reflection on what you truly want to do and where your strengths lie, says Rachael Jones at McKool Smith.

  • Series

    Painting Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Painting trains me to see both the fine detail and the whole composition at once, enabling me to identify friction points while keeping sight of a client's bigger vision, but the most significant lesson I've brought to my legal work has been the value of originality, says Jana Gouchev at Gouchev Law.

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