Real Estate

  • March 21, 2025

    Hail Deductible Applicable In Colo. Townhomes' Storm Dispute

    A homeowners association's insurer correctly applied a hail deductible when it issued a roughly $1,600 payment despite the association's $3.5 million damage estimate, a Colorado federal court ruled Friday, rejecting the association's argument that the deductible became void once the insurer breached the policy by underpaying coverage.

  • March 21, 2025

    Loan Servicer Faces 'Zombie Mortgage' Truth In Lending Suit

    A mortgage loan servicer that allegedly tried to charge a North Carolina borrower $160,000 for a mortgage he discharged in bankruptcy during the Great Recession got hit with a proposed federal class action accusing it and a trust that purportedly attempted to foreclose his house of violating the Truth in Lending Act.

  • March 21, 2025

    Creek Freedmen Band Wants In On Tulsa Jurisdiction Fight

    The descendants of those once enslaved by the Muscogee Creek Nation and their attorney have sought to intervene in a federal court dispute over tribal jurisdiction in Tulsa, Oklahoma, arguing they share the same objective in blocking the city's law enforcement from prosecuting tribal citizens for traffic offenses within the boundaries of its reservation.

  • March 21, 2025

    Mich. Judge Dismisses $217M Dam Repair Tax Challenge

    A Michigan federal judge has dismissed a pair of lawsuits alleging a $217 million special assessment to fund the reconstruction of dams destroyed in 2020 floods was unfairly levied on certain properties, finding homeowners had the opportunity to oppose the assessment and litigate their claims in state court.

  • March 21, 2025

    3rd Circ. Takes On NJ Judicial Privacy Law's Constitutionality

    The Third Circuit has granted requests by several data brokers to review a lower court judge's ruling that New Jersey's judicial privacy and security measure, known as Daniel's Law, is constitutional.

  • March 21, 2025

    Md. Nonprofit's Property Used As Home Isn't Exempt

    A Maryland property owned by a nonprofit isn't exempt from property tax, because it's used as the founder's home and not mainly for charitable purposes, the state tax court affirmed. 

  • March 21, 2025

    Taxation With Representation: Cravath, Paul Weiss, Cooley

    In this week's Taxation With Representation, Google acquires Wiz, QXO Inc. acquires Beacon Roofing Supply, and the Boston Celtics are bought by a group led by private equity firm co-founder William Chisholm.

  • March 21, 2025

    UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

    This past week in London has seen a sub-postmaster sue the Post Office and Fujitsu, Russian insurer Ingosstrakh hit the Financial Times with a defamation claim, and Britvic-owned Robinsons Soft Drinks file a passing off claim against Aldi. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

  • March 20, 2025

    LA Hit With Sanctions Request In Encampment Sweep Lawsuit

    Homeless residents accused the Los Angeles City Attorney's Office of hiding documents they requested in their suit challenging the constitutionality of encampment sweeps, asking a California federal court for case-ending sanctions for the second time in two weeks.

  • March 20, 2025

    11th Circ. Allows Remand Of EB-5 Suit To Fla. State Court

    The Eleventh Circuit has dismissed the appeal of a Canadian citizen trying to compel arbitration and keep in federal court the suit accusing him of defrauding foreign investors, saying it doesn't have jurisdiction to review the order sending the case back to Florida state court.

  • March 20, 2025

    Feds Ask High Court To Nix Mich. Tribal Land Trust Row

    A Michigan tribe's analysis of a law governing the state's Indigenous land claims would allow it to purchase property anywhere and then compel the U.S. to take it into trust for its benefit, the Interior Department has told the Supreme Court, arguing the interpretation would render a bizarre result.

  • March 20, 2025

    Tribe's Claims Against Alaska Gold Mine Permit Reduced

    An Alaska federal judge has tossed several claims by a tribal village against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over its approval of a permit for an open pit gold mine, finding it is not required to conduct a subsistence evaluation or follow its internal consultation policy.

  • March 20, 2025

    Property Owner Demands Appraisal Of $10.5M Hail Claim

    A Tennessee property owner asked a federal court Thursday to order a Travelers unit to participate in an appraisal of its hail damage claim, alleging the insurer denied coverage even though an "independent evaluation" of the owner's damages estimated that the hail damage exceeded $10.5 million.

  • March 20, 2025

    Conn. AG Sues Builder, Companies For State Park Clear-Cut

    A real estate builder and two of his companies have illegally clear-cut multiple acres of Connecticut state park land, installed fixtures including a basketball court and a guesthouse without permission and blocked public access to the area, according to an enforcement action brought by the state attorney general's office.

  • March 20, 2025

    Investor Sues For Real Estate AI Co. Shares Under $100M Deal

    A Luxembourg-based investment firm sued artificial intelligence homebuying platform ReAlpha in New York federal court, seeking to enforce a $100 million share purchase agreement a week after a federal judge rejected the platform's attempt to escape the deal.

  • March 20, 2025

    Absent Co-Owners Not 'Indispensable' For Negligence In Pa.

    An absent co-owner of a property who doesn't share any responsibility for it isn't an "indispensable party" to negligence litigation against another co-owner, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ruled Thursday in reviving a woman's slip-and-fall suit against her landlord.

  • March 20, 2025

    4 Firms Help Seal $11B QXO, Beacon Deal After Buyout Battle

    QXO Inc. said Thursday it has agreed to acquire Beacon Roofing Supply Inc. for $11 billion following an at-times contentious takeover attempt that included Beacon's rejection of a prior QXO buyout proposal, in a deal guided by four law firms.

  • March 19, 2025

    Lenders Rally For CDFI Fund After Trump Orders Cuts

    A broad coalition of lender trade groups is lobbying in support of a key federal program aimed at boosting Main Street investment, defending it to lawmakers after President Donald Trump ordered the program slashed as much as possible.

  • March 19, 2025

    Toxic-Loft Suits Too Late, But Owners Share Blame, Jury Says

    A California state jury in Los Angeles found Wednesday that 20 residents of an art loft building waited too long to file toxic exposure claims, but suggested that the building owners caused the delays, triggering further proceedings before a judge.

  • March 19, 2025

    California Rancheria Can Comment On Casino Land Dispute

    A D.C. federal judge has let the Redding Rancheria file a friend of the court brief in two tribes' challenge to the U.S. government's decision to take 221 acres into trust for the rancheria's casino project, ruling it has a special interest in the litigation.

  • March 19, 2025

    Swiss Investor Can't Revive $230M Czech Republic Claim

    A Swiss company with failed plans to develop a Prague residential complex has lost its bid to revive a $230 million damages claim against the Czech Republic based on arguments that the arbitrators had not adequately considered the fallout after the company rebuffed a local official's bribe request.

  • March 19, 2025

    Interior Department Transfers 680 Acres To North Dakota Tribe

    The Spirit Lake Nation and the U.S. Department of the Interior are hailing the recently completed transfer of 680 acres back to the North Dakota tribe — land taken by the federal government in a mid-19th-century territory treaty — as a change that will benefit the tribe and that the tribe has pursued for decades.

  • March 19, 2025

    Fla. Court Affirms Boardwalk Easement, Despite Defunct Law

    Florida's First District Court of Appeal confirmed Wednesday that Walton County, Florida, had a right to a public easement on a beach, finding it need not have exercised that right before the federal government repealed the law under which the land was conveyed to private owners.

  • March 19, 2025

    8th Circuit Rejects Minn. Tribe's Jurisdiction Rehearing Bid

    The Eighth Circuit on Wednesday denied a Minnesota tribe's request for a panel or en banc rehearing on a decision to remand and vacate its challenge over law enforcement jurisdiction on its reservation after it told the court last month that its assessment of the case conflicts with precedent.

  • March 19, 2025

    QXO Pushes Deadline As Beacon Takeover Talks Press On

    QXO extended its Tuesday deadline for Beacon Roofing Supply Inc. shareholders to tender their shares until Wednesday, after announcing earlier in the month that friendly discussions had begun amid the once-hostile takeover bid.

Expert Analysis

  • Making The Opportunity Zones Program Great At Last

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    As the opportunity zone program approaches its expiration, the Republican-led government could take specific steps to extend and improve the program, address its structural flaws, encourage broader participation and enable it to live up to its promised outcomes, say attorneys at Pillsbury.

  • Opinion

    We Must Allow Judges To Use Their Independent Judgment

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    As two recent cases show, the ability of judges to access their independent judgment crucially enables courts to exercise the discretion needed to reach the right outcome based on the unique facts within the law, says John Siffert at Lankler Siffert & Wohl.

  • Opinion

    Firms Must Speak Up After Trump Orders: An Associate's View

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    Rachel Cohen at Skadden discusses why she is helping to organize a movement of BigLaw associates urging their firms to stand up for the rule of law after the Trump administration’s moves against Covington, Perkins Coie and Paul Weiss.

  • Series

    Performing Stand-Up Comedy Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Whether I’m delivering a punchline on stage or a closing argument in court, balancing stand-up comedy performances and my legal career has demonstrated that the keys to success in both endeavors include reading the room, landing the right timing and making an impact, says attorney Rebecca Palmer.

  • Investor Essentials For Buying Federally Owned Property

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    Investors and developers can take advantage of the Trump administration's plan to sell government-owned real estate by becoming familiar with the process and eligible to bid, and should prepare to move quickly once the U.S. General Services Administration posts the list of properties for sale, say attorneys at Holland & Knight.

  • How 2025 Is Shaping The Future Of Bank Mergers So Far

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    Whether the long-anticipated great wave of consolidation in the U.S. banking industry will finally arrive in 2025 remains to be seen, but the conditions for bank mergers are more favorable now than they have been in years, say attorneys at Skadden.

  • Series

    Adapting To Private Practice: From SEC To BigLaw

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    As I adjusted to the multifaceted workflow of a BigLaw firm after leaving the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, working side by side with new colleagues on complex matters proved the fastest way to build a deep rapport and demonstrate my value, says Jennifer Lee at Jenner & Block.

  • Making The Case For Rest In The Legal Profession

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    For too long, a culture of overwork has plagued the legal profession, but research shows that attorneys need rest to perform optimally and sustainably, so legal organizations and individuals must implement strategies that allow for restoration, says Marissa Alert at MDA Wellness, Carol Ross-Burnett at CRB Global, and Denise Robinson at The Still Center.

  • 4 Ways Women Attorneys Can Build A Legal Legacy

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    This Women’s History Month, women attorneys should consider what small, day-to-day actions they can take to help leave a lasting impact for future generations, even if it means mentoring one person or taking 10 minutes to make a plan, says Jackie Prester, a former shareholder at Baker Donelson.

  • A Judge's Pointers For Adding Spice To Dry Legal Writing

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    U.S. District Judge Fred Biery shares a few key lessons about how to go against the grain of the legal writing tradition by adding color to bland judicial opinions, such as by telling a human story and injecting literary devices where possible.

  • Why NY May Want To Reconsider Its LLC Transparency Law

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    Against the backdrop of the myriad challenges to the federal Corporate Transparency Act, it may be prudent for New York to reconsider its adoption of the LLC Transparency Act, since it's unclear whether the Empire State's "baby-CTA" statute is still necessary or was passed prematurely, say attorneys at Pillsbury.

  • Dewberry Ruling Is A Wakeup Call For Trademark Owners

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    The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Dewberry v. Dewberry hones in on the question of how a defendant's affiliates' profits should be treated under the Lanham Act, and should remind trademark litigants and practitioners that issues involving monetary relief should be treated seriously, say attorneys at Finnegan.

  • 7 Tips For Associates To Thrive In Hybrid Work Environments

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    As the vast majority of law firms have embraced some type of hybrid work policy, associates should consider a few strategies to get the most out of both their in-person and remote workdays, says James Argionis at Cozen O’Connor.

  • Series

    Playing Beach Volleyball Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    My commitment to beach volleyball has become integral to my performance as an attorney, with the sport continually reminding me that teamwork, perseverance, professionalism and stress management are essential to both undertakings, says Amy Drushal at Trenam.

  • How GSA Lease Clauses May Affect DOGE Terminations

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    The Department of Government Efficiency has begun to cut the U.S. General Services Administration's enormous real estate portfolio, but some standard lease clauses include limits helpful to landlords that may slow progress toward the administration's cost-cutting goals, say attorneys at Pillsbury.

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