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  • July 13, 2026

    Philly Apartment Co. Sues Chubb For Concrete Spill Coverage

    A Chubb unit allegedly wrongfully denied coverage to a Philadelphia apartment building owner hit with claims it violated Pennsylvania real estate law by failing to inform residents about repair plans following a concrete spill, according to a complaint recently removed to federal court.

  • July 13, 2026

    NJ Justices Revamp Test For Certain Zoning Variances

    The New Jersey Supreme Court revised a decades-old legal test governing use variances for "inherently beneficial" projects, ruling Monday that applicants must show that a proposed development will not substantially impair a municipality's zoning plan before a zoning board balances the project's public benefits against its downsides.

  • July 13, 2026

    Mich. Crane Company Faces ERISA Benefits Suit

    The trustees of several Operating Engineers Local 324 benefit funds accused a crane company and its owner in Michigan federal court Friday of not making fringe benefit contributions required under a collective bargaining agreement and using the plan assets to instead pay expenses, violating ERISA.

  • July 13, 2026

    Ill. Conforms Property Tax Law With High Court Takings Case

    Illinois updated parts of its property tax code to clarify that tax authorities cannot keep more than a debtor owes under a bill approved by Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker.

  • July 13, 2026

    Equipment Co. Sues Pa. Railroad Over Abrupt Access Block

    A Pittsburgh industrial equipment company says a short-line railroad adjacent to its property has suddenly stopped a decades-long practice of allowing it to use an access road alongside the tracks, closing off access to the company's loading docks, according to a lawsuit filed in Pennsylvania state court.

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