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  • January 30, 2026

    Real Estate Recap: Build-To-Rent, Apollo, Boston

    Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including takeaways for the build-to-rent sector following a recent executive order on Wall Street investment in the single-family market, Apollo REIT's $9 billion portfolio sale, and a view of Boston from the chair of a BigLaw real estate practice.

  • January 30, 2026

    Ex-CFO Says Gov't Can't Seize $35M In Funds He Never Had

    A former software executive convicted of illegally transferring $35 million to his own startup, only to lose the money in a cryptocurrency collapse, urged a Washington federal judge Thursday to reject the government's effort to seize the funds, arguing that he never personally obtained them.

  • January 30, 2026

    Insurer Says No Coverage In $20M Marine Cable Damage Case

    Great American Insurance Co. is asking a Washington federal court to find it has no legal obligation to defend a buoy installation company from a lawsuit alleging damage to an underwater electric cable that could cost upwards of $20 million to replace.

  • January 30, 2026

    Live Nation Plaintiff States Fight Plan To Stay Antitrust Claims

    Nearly three dozen states accusing Live Nation of stifling competition in the live entertainment industry urged a New York federal judge not to pause their state-law claims in order to focus on federal law, arguing that handling all claims at once "will be the most efficient approach."

  • January 30, 2026

    USPS Claims No Obligation To Redevelop Wash. Parcel

    The U.S. Postal Service urged a Washington federal court to dismiss a developer's suit over the parties' decades-old agreement to develop and sell a parcel of land in Washington, saying it was under no obligation to renegotiate the parties' agreement in the months before it expired.

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