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  • August 27, 2026

    Developer Says Mass. City Can't Tie Permits To Rent Caps

    A developer seeking to build a mixed-use mid-rise in Cambridge, Massachusetts, says the city is unlawfully withholding its building permit unless the developer meets affordable-housing requirements and pays a $450,000 permit fee under an inclusionary housing ordinance, according to a complaint filed Thursday in state court.

  • August 27, 2026

    Lack Of Reliance Dooms Uponor Leaky Pipes Class Action

    A California federal judge has thrown out a proposed class action alleging Uponor Inc.'s plastic pipes were defective and prone to leaking, saying the homeowner plaintiffs failed to establish that they relied on or could have relied on any misrepresentations allegedly made by the company.

  • August 27, 2026

    Sod Co. Seeks Sanctions Over Missing Trade Secrets Files

    A Colorado sod company asked a federal judge for sanctions in its trade secrets suit against former workers and competing businesses, arguing they failed to preserve electronic files that could show whether they possessed, transferred or used the company's confidential information.

  • August 27, 2026

    The Expanding Litigation Front Against the Data Center Boom

    A survey of environmental and land use claims raised in disputes over data center projects across the country shows that the outcomes of these disputes will have significant implications not only for the future of data center development, but for infrastructure projects in general, say attorneys at Arnold & Porter.

  • August 27, 2026

    ITC Finds Vietnam, Egypt And Bulgaria Rebar Harming US

    The U.S. International Trade Commission affirmed that U.S. businesses are being hurt by imported steel concrete reinforcing bar from Vietnam, Egypt and Bulgaria that are being sold at unfair prices, setting up duty orders from the U.S. Department of Commerce.

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