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April 24, 2019
MGM Detroit, Tribes Cleared To Intervene In Land Trust Fight
A pair of Native American tribes and several casinos will be permitted to intervene in a suit over Michigan land that the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians says the government should've taken into trust for the tribe, a Washington, D.C., federal judge has decided.
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April 24, 2019
Homeowners Didn't Waive Privilege In Insurance Suit: Panel
A Florida court erred when it found that homeowners had waived their attorney-client privilege in a coverage lawsuit against Citizens Property Insurance Corp. and ordered them to turn over potentially privileged information without first reviewing it privately, a state appeals court ruled Wednesday.
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April 24, 2019
GE Mortgage Unit Will Address Last Subprime Claim In Ch. 11
Attorneys for residential housing lender WMC told a Delaware bankruptcy judge Wednesday that it intends to incorporate a proposed settlement of the last outstanding claim against it related to subprime mortgages issued ahead of the Great Recession in a Chapter 11 plan.
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April 24, 2019
New Senior REIT Floats $53M Derivative Settlement In Del.
New Senior Investment Group and its directors proposed a $53 million settlement late Tuesday in Delaware Chancery Court that will resolve a yearslong shareholder derivative suit over a $640 million purchase by the senior housing REIT that investors alleged unfairly favored Fortress Investment Group.
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April 24, 2019
HFF Lands $16.9M Loan Slated For Industrial Redevelopment
Holliday Fenoglio Fowler said Wednesday that it has landed a $16.9 million loan on behalf of a real estate investment company that will be used to overhaul a 302,400-square-foot single-tenant building in West Sacramento, California.
Areas of Coverage
- TRANSACTIONS
- Real estate deals valued at $50MM or more
- Real estate financing and securitization
- Formation of real estate investment trusts
- Major construction projects
- Commercial leasing deals
- Asset sales in bankruptcies
- AGENCIES
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
- Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
- Green Building Council
- State and municipal real estate and development regulators
- POLICY & REGULATION
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- Development and permitting rules
- Tax issues related to real estate
- Real estate lobbying
- LITIGATION
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- Suits between developers and contractors
- Breach of contract disputes
- Zoning, environmental, and land-use suits
- Real estate financing disputes
- Disputes over securitized real estate assets, including mortgage-backed securities
- Class actions and multiparty litigation over evictions and foreclosures
- Insurance coverage suits over real property
- Real estate bankruptcy proceedings
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