Expert Analysis

What Contractors Can Do To Address Material Cost Increases

In light of the Trump administration's plans to increase tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China, construction industr... (more story)

Reg Waiver Eases Calif. Rebuilding, But Proceed With Care

California Gov. Gavin Newsom's executive order suspending some environmental review and permitting requirements fo... (more story)

A View Of The Shifting Insurance Regulatory Landscape

Attorneys at Eversheds Sutherland explore how the Federal Insurance Office's climate report, the new presidential ... (more story)

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Project Foes Face Suit Over Pittsburgh Gay Bar Historic Filing

A developer and the estate for the former owner of a landmark Pittsburgh gay bar have sued two residents of the city's Polish Hill neighborhood, claiming they moved to deem the property historic as a ploy to f... (more story)

Appellate Court OKs Trim Of Goldman Family Portfolio Battle

A New York state appellate court affirmed a trial court's toss of several claims brought against the late Sol Goldman's real estate empire by inheritors who allege his daughter squeezed them out of the family ... (more story)

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PFAS Landscape Likely To Change Again In 2025, Atty Says

Property developers were thrown into a new regulatory landscape in 2024 when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency designated two PFAS as hazardous substances, but there appears to be even more upheaval on the horizon.

Judge Sides With Ga. Railroad In Eminent Domain Battle

A Georgia state court judge sided Thursday with a railroad company in an eminent domain fight with residents opposing the construction of a rail spur through their property, upholding a Georgia Public Service ... (more story)

Under The Radar: Bankruptcy News You May Have Missed

A onetime financial adviser to UpHealth is opposing the debtor's Chapter 11 plan, Hearthside Food Solutions' official committee of unsecured creditors has balked at the company's executive bonus proposal in ba... (more story)

Ballard Spahr Prepares Move To New Downtown Denver Office

Ballard Spahr LLP plans to move 60 of its attorneys and other employees to a new downtown Denver office in August, having signed an 11-year lease for 19,000 square feet of space, the law firm announced Friday.

Katten Real Estate Partner Joins Greenberg Traurig In Chicago

Greenberg Traurig LLP has added former Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP partner Daniel Elrod as a shareholder in its Chicago real estate practice, bringing experience advising debt funds, life insurance companies an... (more story)

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Rocket Mortgagors Say New Judge Tilted 4th Circ. Decision

Borrowers who accused Rocket Mortgage of inflating their home values have asked the full Fourth Circuit to reconsider a panel ruling that reversed their class certification, arguing that the panel only reverse... (more story)

Fla. Atty Couple Can't Escape Verdict Over Abandoning House

A Florida state appeals court has reinstated the original verdict against an attorney husband and wife team for breaching a lease agreement on a rental house and leaving it in disrepair, ruling that a reasonab... (more story)

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Property Plays: KKR, Freshfields, Sonesta

Property Plays is a weekly roundup of the latest loans, leases, sales and projects around the country. Send your tips — all confidential — to realestate@law360.com.

SoCal Edison Says Its Equipment May Have Caused Hurst Fire

Southern California Edison told a state energy regulator that it believes its utility equipment might have ignited last month's Hurst Fire in northern Los Angeles County, but it's still investigating the cause... (more story)

Roofing Co.'s Board Fights $11B Hostile Takeover Offer

Beacon Roofing Supply Inc.'s board of directors is urging shareholders to reject an $11 billion hostile takeover bid by QXO Inc., noting the offer is no different from the technology and software company's earlier proposal.

2 RE Execs, Brother Assaulted 60 Women, Feds Say

Three brothers from Florida, including two prominent real estate executives, denied sex-trafficking charges in Manhattan federal court Friday alleging they conspired to drug and rape women, as a prosecutor sai... (more story)

Kraken Co-Founder Accuses 'Elite' SF Condo Of Political Bias

Crypto-exchange Kraken co-founder Jesse Powell sued the owner of a landmark condominium — dubbed "Susie's Building" — in California state court Wednesday, claiming the property's allegedly "elite" Democratic s... (more story)