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  • October 13, 2026

    Indicted Ex-Housing Boss Pleads 5th In Bond Fracas

    The indicted former leader of two Connecticut housing authorities invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination Tuesday during a civil hearing in state court that sought to bar him from using his home to secure a $500,000 federal appearance bond.

  • October 13, 2026

    Sen. Justice Must Cover Coal Cos.' $25M Surety Bond Debt

    U.S. Senator Jim Justice must pay a surety more than $25 million after he personally promised to cover collateral and past-due premiums owed by his coal companies if they failed to stay current on their payment obligations, the Sixth Circuit ruled.

  • October 13, 2026

    How Evergreen Language Can Sink Landlord Credit Support

    A recent pattern in court decisions interpreting letters of credit underscores the importance of using precise language when seeking evergreen protection, so landlords should seek explicit successive-renewal terms, verify issuer forms and calendar deadlines in order to preserve credit support, say attorneys at O'Melveny.

  • October 13, 2026

    Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

    The Delaware Chancery Court last week saw stockholders challenge Nvidia Corp.'s roughly $20 billion deal with artificial intelligence chipmaker Groq Inc., Hertz Global Holdings Inc.'s electric vehicle strategy and more than $1.5 billion in Humana Inc. stock buybacks.

  • October 13, 2026

    US Steel Says Insurers Must Cover $120M Mill Cleanup

    U.S. Steel said several insurers must indemnify the steelmaker for costs it has incurred investigating and cleaning up contamination from a long-demolished Minnesota steel plant, telling a Pennsylvania state court the insurers have refused to pay out multiple layers of policy.

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