Commercial
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December 20, 2024
Feds, Osage Nation Score Damages Win In Wind Farm Suit
An Oklahoma federal judge has ended a decade of litigation involving the Osage Nation, the U.S. government and Enel Green Power North America, ordering the company to pay more than $300,000 in damages and attorney fees and to remove 84 wind turbines from the tribe's reservation.
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December 20, 2024
Biggest Colorado Decisions Of 2024
The Colorado Supreme Court shocked legal experts in 2024 when it walked back a landmark tenants rights ruling based on a technicality. In another case, three justices called for the elimination of peremptory challenges in order to address racial bias in jury selection. Here's a look at some of the biggest Colorado decisions of the year.
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December 20, 2024
NJ Atty Says RICO Case Only Alleges He Acted As Lawyer
New Jersey attorney William Tambussi has slammed the Garden State's response to his bid to toss charges against him in the state's sweeping indictment against power broker George E. Norcross III, claiming it does not show how his routine legal work constitutes a crime.
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December 20, 2024
Calif. Appeals Court Upends Arbitration Denial In OT Suit
A California appeals court partially reversed a ruling that real estate company CoStar cannot arbitrate a proposed class action accusing it of failing to pay workers overtime, finding the arbitration agreement is only unenforceable as to claims brought under the state's Private Attorneys General Act.
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December 20, 2024
Ga. Real Estate Law Firm Adds 3 New Attys
Georgia real estate law firm GSH Attorneys said Friday that it has brought on three attorneys to the same number of its offices around the state.
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December 20, 2024
Hill Ward Henderson Adds Ex-Pinellas Park City Attorney
A former Denhardt and Rubenstein partner who served as the city attorney for Pinellas Park, Florida, as well as a special magistrate in Pinellas County has jumped to Hill Ward Henderson.
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December 19, 2024
Calif. High Court Sides With Jo-Ann In Co-Tenancy Dispute
The California Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously upheld the enforceability of a Jo-Ann Stores LLC co-tenancy provision allowing the fabric and craft chain to pay reduced rent at a Sacramento-area location because the mall doesn't have either 60% of space leased or three anchor tenants.
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December 19, 2024
Feds Fight Calif. Tribe's Bid To Block Casino Trust Order
The federal government is fighting a bid by a California tribe to block the U.S. Department of the Interior from approving a casino project on its historic homelands, arguing that it has not yet identified any irreparable harm that would justify a temporary restraining order.
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December 19, 2024
State And Federal Insurance Regulations To Watch For In 2025
The insurance market will likely face regulatory challenges and opportunities in 2025 as regulators on the state and federal level gear up to reverse major trends and tackle emerging developments. Here, Law360 looks at a few key pieces of regulation and regulatory areas that will be closely watched by the insurance industry.
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December 19, 2024
Casinos Say DOJ Has No 'Starting Point' For Room Rates
Las Vegas casino hotels urged the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday not to revive the first algorithmic price-fixing case to reach an appeals court, in a brief that took direct aim at the Justice Department's amicus intervention in the room rate lawsuit.
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December 19, 2024
New Jersey Power Broker Says RICO Case Isn't Fit For Jury
Defendants dubbed the "Norcross Enterprise" are fighting back against New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin's assertion that their bid to toss a criminal indictment accusing them of engaging in a sprawling racketeering scheme is out of place, claiming the state misunderstands the roles of judge and jury.
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December 19, 2024
NYC Mayor Says Indictment Lacks Detail, Hampering Defense
New York City Mayor Eric Adams told a Manhattan federal judge that the bribery and corruption charges against him are vague as to what he allegedly agreed to do and who he agreed to do it with, hindering his ability to defend himself.
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December 18, 2024
Yellow Corp. Gets Del. Court OK For Ch. 11 Asset, Lease Sales
Bankrupt trucking venture Yellow Corp. secured a Delaware judge's approval Wednesday for a $192.5 million series of deals to sell or lease a dozen properties owned or leased by Yellow in California, Miami, Ohio and other states.
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December 18, 2024
Insurers Say Arbitration Is Proper In $7M Ida Damage Suit
A group of international and domestic insurers asked a Louisiana federal judge to keep in place an order to arbitrate a $7 million Hurricane Ida damage claim, disputing a property owner's argument that state law has a say in the matter.
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December 18, 2024
Real Estate In 2024 By The Numbers
Rising office delinquencies and falling interest rates are among the key changes the commercial real estate market experienced in 2024.
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December 18, 2024
11th Circ. Considers Reviving Developer's I-20 Truck Stop Suit
A Georgia property owner and his company urged the Eleventh Circuit on Wednesday to revive their suit challenging a Rockdale County ordinance that thwarted plans for a new QuikTrip truck stop near Interstate 20.
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December 18, 2024
Ex-Ulta Beauty Atty Returns To Quarles & Brady As Partner
National firm Quarles & Brady LLP has added the former assistant general counsel of Ulta Beauty to bolster its real estate practice group and efforts to advise its commercial real estate industry clients.
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December 18, 2024
Yale Eyes Quick Win In $435M Conn. Hospital Purchase Suit
Yale New Haven Health Services Corp. has asked a Connecticut state court judge for permission to file a summary judgment motion in a feud with Prospect Medical Holdings Inc. over the sale of several hospitals in the state, saying Prospect's "stunning" failure to fund pensions and pay taxes resulted in property liens that breached the $435 million deal.
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December 17, 2024
2nd Circ. Says Sears Trustee Can Keep Mall Of America Lease
The Second Circuit has upheld a district court order obliging the return of bankrupt Sears Holding Corp.'s lease in Minnesota's Mall of America to SHC's liquidating trustee, finding in part the mall's earlier lease was not a "true" contract.
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December 17, 2024
Hunton Adds Ex-Flagstar Atty To NYC Office
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP announced on Tuesday it has hired ex-Flagstar Bank senior vice president and associate general counsel Ian W. Sterling for its New York City office as a special counsel who specializes in structured finance and securitization.
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December 17, 2024
Seattle, Solar Group Sue To Block Natural Gas Ballot Initiative
The city of Seattle and solar industry and environmental groups have sued the state of Washington to preserve municipalities' ability to curb natural gas use in new buildings, arguing a voter-approved measure blocking that power had unrelated provisions that made it unconstitutional.
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December 17, 2024
Barings Lends $115M To Refinance Boston Harbor Hotel
Real estate investment manager Barings provided a $115 million loan to a three-company joint-venture owned by private equity firm Rockpoint, hospitality operator Highgate and hotel asset manager hotelAve to refinance a hotel in Boston, according to a Tuesday announcement.
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December 17, 2024
NYC Mayor Must Face Bribery Charge For Turkish Travel Perks
A Manhattan federal judge on Tuesday rejected New York City Mayor Eric Adams' request to dismiss the bribery charge from his indictment, finding that prosecutors clearly alleged a corrupt bargain with Turkish government agents to receive lavish travel perks.
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December 17, 2024
Gunster Expands In Miami With Real Estate, Employment Pros
Florida business law firm Gunster has picked up a pair of new shareholders for its Miami office, including a real estate attorney from Cozen O'Connor and a labor and employment attorney who was previously in-house at Costa Farms.
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December 17, 2024
Fox Rothschild Leader On Landlords Mired In Pot Crackdown
Landlords now find themselves on the front lines of the rocky rollout of New York’s cannabis law. The co-leader of Fox Rothschilds' NYC real estate team, who represents numerous landlords caught up in the pot shop crackdown, spoke to Law360 Real Estate Authority about how to navigate the process.
Expert Analysis
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Dealmaker Lessons From CFIUS' New Enforcement Webpage
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States’ recently launched webpage, which details the actions — and inactions — that led to enforcement activity, provides important insights for dealmakers about filing requirements, mitigation commitments and the cost of noncompliance, say attorneys at Dechert.
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Reassessing Lease Provisions To Account For ESG Initiatives
As companies seek to build ESG considerations into their businesses, it's crucial to understand how such initiatives can quickly become significant enough to compel reassessment of lease agreement provisions, and how best to modify leases accordingly, say Julian Freeman and Gabe Pitassi at Cox Castle.
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Avoid Getting Burned By Agencies' Solar Financing Spotlight
Recently coordinated reports and advisories from the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Federal Trade Commission maximize the spotlight on the consumer solar financing market and highlight pitfalls for lenders to avoid in this burgeoning field, says Mercedes Tunstall at Cadwalader.
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Co-Tenancy Clause Pointers For Shopping Center Landlords
Large retail tenants often require co-tenancy provisions in their leases, entitling them to remedies if a shopping center's occupancy drops in certain ways, but landlords must draft these provisions carefully to avoid giving tenants too much control, says Gary Glick at Cox Castle.
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Assessing Algorithmic Versus Generative AI Pricing Tools
A comparison of traditional algorithmic pricing models and those powered by generative artificial intelligence can help regulators and practitioners weigh the pros and cons of relying on large language models to price products or services, say Maxime Cohen at McGill University, and Tim Spittle and Jimmy Royer at Analysis Group.
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Navigating A Potpourri Of Possible Transparency Act Pitfalls
Despite the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network's continued release of guidance for complying with the Corporate Transparency Act, its interpretation remains in flux, making it important for companies to understand potentially problematic areas of ambiguity in the practical application of the law, say attorneys at Sidley.
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Keys To Successful Commercial Property Insurance Claims
Excerpt from Practical Guidance
While insurance needs for commercial leasing arrangements are driven by the characteristics of the premises and the nature of the tenants' intended operations, there are several universal best practices landlords and their counsel can follow when making claims after loss or damage.
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Tips For Handling Single Asset Real Estate Bankruptcy Cases
Excerpt from Practical Guidance
Bankruptcy counsel should consider several strategies when representing either a debtor or lender in single asset real estate debtor Chapter 11 cases, which generally arise when a debtor is forced to file for relief to stop an impending foreclosure sale.
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Increased Scrutiny Raises Int'l Real Estate Transaction Risks
Recently proposed regulations expanding the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States' oversight, a White House divestment order and state-level legislative efforts signal increasing scrutiny of real estate transactions that may trigger national security concerns, say Luciano Racco and Aleksis Fernández Caballero at Foley Hoag.
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Portland's Gross Receipts Tax Oversteps City's Authority
Recent measures by Portland, Oregon, that expand the voter-approved scope of the Clean Energy Surcharge on certain retail sales eviscerate the common meaning of the word "retail" and exceed the city's chartered authority to levy tax, say Nikki Dobay at Greenberg Traurig and Jeff Newgard at Peak Policy.
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Proposed Law Would Harm NYC Hospitality Industry
A recently proposed New York City Law that would update hotel licensing and staff coverage requirements could give the city commissioner and unions undue control over the city's hospitality industry, and harm smaller hotels that cannot afford full-time employees, says Stuart Saft at Holland & Knight.
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Class Actions At The Circuit Courts: August Lessons
In this month's review of class action appeals, Mitchell Engel at Shook Hardy considers certification cases touching on classwide evidence of injury from debt collection practices, defining coupon settlements under the Class Action Fairness Act, proper approaches for evaluating attorney fee awards in class action settlements, and more.
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Brownfield Questions Surround IRS Tax Credit Bonus
Though the IRS has published guidance regarding the Inflation Reduction Act's 10% adder for tax credits generated by renewable energy projects constructed on brownfield sites, considerable guesswork remains as potential implications seem contrary to IRS intentions, say Megan Caldwell and Jon Micah Goeller at Husch Blackwell.