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  • April 16, 2026

    White House Again Ordered To Stop Ballroom Construction

    A D.C. federal judge on Thursday clarified his injunction blocking construction on the White House ballroom project, amending his order to specifically stop construction on all aboveground construction but allowing for construction of national security facilities beneath it.

  • April 16, 2026

    Timeshare Exit Patrons Nab Reversal In Coverage Denial Row

    A Washington federal judge held she made a "mistake" when she rejected arguments that an insurer acted in bad faith by declining to defend a now-defunct timeshare exit company from a consumer protection class action that yielded a $630 million deal.

  • April 16, 2026

    Seattle's COVID-Era Tenant Protections Face Appellate Skeptic

    A Washington state appellate judge pushed back Thursday on Seattle's defense of COVID-19-era tenant rights ordinances, observing that the plaintiff landlord may have a stronger Fifth Amendment takings claim than usual because of the "unique" situation of "six regulations passed within a short time period."

  • April 16, 2026

    Equity Residential Cuts $56M Deal In RealPage MDL

    A Chicago-based real estate investment trust has reached a $56 million settlement in a sprawling, multidistrict antitrust class action that claims the REIT and multiple landlords used property management software company RealPage Inc.'s revenue management software for rent price-fixing.

  • April 16, 2026

    Ex-Housing Worker Drops Punitive Damages Bid Against Boss

    A former Charlotte public housing authority coordinator awarded $2.34 million for her hostile work environment claims, has opted not to pursue punitive damages against her ex-supervisor, who was found liable for only $1 in compensatory damages.

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