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CEQA Reform May Spur More Housing, But Devil Is In Details

A recently enacted law reforming the California Environmental Quality Act has been touted by state leaders as a fi... (more story)

Recent Decisions Caution Against Broad Indemnity Provisions

Two recent decisions in disparate jurisdictions are reminders that businesses and practitioners should be mindful ... (more story)

Wells Fargo Suit Shows Consumer Protection Limits In Mass.

The Massachusetts Appeals Court's May decision in Wells Fargo Bank v. Coulsey underscores that consumer rights are... (more story)

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Calif. Resort Developer Gets 2 More Weeks Of Ch. 11 Funding

An insolvent company that developed a resort and other properties in California told a Delaware bankruptcy judge on Thursday that it had cobbled together two more weeks of Chapter 11 financing, avoiding for no... (more story)

CGL Cases To Watch In The Second Half Of 2025

Federal and state courts continue to weigh litigation involving public nuisance, long-tail environmental and sexual abuse claims. Here, Law360 breaks down some of the blockbuster commercial general liability i... (more story)

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DLA Global Real Estate Leader Eyeing Data Center Investment

As investment funds reach the ends of their life cycles and have capital that must be deployed, funds are looking to pour that capital into U.S. data centers, among other asset classes, one of DLA Piper's glob... (more story)

Casino Developer Must Stay In Involuntary Ch. 7, Judge Finds

A Delaware bankruptcy judge has refused to throw out or convert the involuntary Chapter 7 proceedings launched against the onetime hopeful developer of a casino in Mississippi, concluding the creditors that fo... (more story)

Gambling REIT VICI Unbothered By Las Vegas Slump

VICI Properties Inc., a real estate investment trust focused on gambling and experiential real estate, touted investments in casino developments and its Canadian casino performance as Las Vegas sees a tourism ... (more story)

Wyndham Can't Escape Hotel Workers' Labor Trafficking Suit

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Inc. can't get out of a lawsuit alleging that two hotels, in West Virginia and western Pennsylvania, forced homeless or desperate people into servitude in exchange for shelter, though ... (more story)

Latham & Watkins Signs New Manhattan Office Lease

Latham & Watkins LLP expanded its presence in midtown Manhattan by signing a 12-year lease for 12,000 square feet on two whole floors in RXR's building at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, RXR announced Thursday.

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NY Court Won't Pause Fight Over Deregulated Apartments

A New York state court judge refused to stay a dispute between current and former owners of New York City apartment buildings with illegally deregulated units while an appeal plays out, finding an eventual rul... (more story)

NC Homebuyer Says Mortgage Co. Sent Kickbacks To Broker

A homebuyer has accused a Raleigh, North Carolina, brokerage of taking kickbacks to refer borrowers exclusively to mortgage origination company CrossCountry Mortgage under a secret arrangement by executives of... (more story)

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Texas Developer Sells 550-Acre Site For Over 1,000 Homes

A master developer has agreed to sell a 550-acre tract of land within a larger project to a Texas company planning more than 1,000 residential lots at a site on the Lake Texoma reservoir north of Dallas.

Home Sellers Defend $110M In Broker Fee Deals To 8th Circ.

Home sellers are defending $110 million in settlements cut with several real estate brokerages in the sprawling litigation targeting the National Association of Realtors' broker commission rules from objection... (more story)

Kushner JV Scores $255M Refi On Jersey City Luxury Tower

A joint venture of Kushner Real Estate Group and National Real Estate Advisors has secured a $255 million refinancing for a recently completed luxury apartment tower in Jersey City, New Jersey, according to br... (more story)

Invitation Homes Expects At Least $500M In Acquisitions In '25

Invitation Homes Inc.'s CEO said during a second-quarter earnings call on Thursday that the single-family leasing and management company is "confident" it will meet or surpass its $500 million to $700 million ... (more story)

NYC Mayor Revives Bally's $4B Bronx Casino Bid

New York City Mayor Eric Adams vetoed a New York City Council vote that shot down gambling company Bally's Corp.'s bid to build a $4 billion resort and casino in the Bronx, saying Wednesday that a casino in th... (more story)