Real Estate

  • April 15, 2026

    KC Moves Closer To Approving $1.9B Ballpark Plan For Royals

    Kansas City, Missouri, Mayor Quinton Lucas announced the city's Parks and Recreation Board of Commissioners had authorized a plan that would help the Royals baseball team build a new $1.9 billion stadium downtown.

  • April 15, 2026

    US Says It Will Stay Out Of Calif. Monument Venue Dispute

    The U.S. Department of the Interior won't weigh in on whether a dispute between a miner, tribal nations and conservation groups over the Chuckwalla National Monument's establishment in California should stay in a Michigan district court.

  • April 15, 2026

    NJ Towns Urge 3rd Circ. To Revive Suit Over Housing Law

    A group of New Jersey municipalities and elected officials told the Third Circuit they have Article III standing for their tossed suit against the state government over a 2024 law that they claim unfairly forces them to rezone areas for affordable housing.

  • April 15, 2026

    Landlord Wants Out Of Fraud Claim In NJ AG's RealPage Suit

    A New Jersey landlord is urging a federal court to revisit part of a March decision and dismiss claims against it under a state consumer fraud statute amid the New Jersey attorney general's antitrust suit against RealPage Inc. and 10 of the state's largest landlords.

  • April 15, 2026

    Collective Expanded In OT Suit Against Land Management Co.

    New affidavits workers provided in their overtime suit against a land management company support their bid to expand their collective on a nationwide basis, a Maryland federal judge ruled Wednesday, rejecting the company's argument that the request was a "second bite at the apple."

  • April 14, 2026

    Penn National Says No Coverage In Property Sale Fraud Suit

    Pennsylvania National Mutual Casualty Insurance Co. told a North Carolina federal judge it should have no duty to indemnify a businessowner policyholder accused in an underlying lawsuit of knowingly hiding a water leak in a residential property to induce someone into buying it, arguing Monday there's no coverage for damages resulting from alleged misrepresentations.

  • April 14, 2026

    26 State AGs Urge FTC To Ban Deceptive Rental Fee Tactics

    A bipartisan coalition of 26 state attorneys general led by New Jersey and Colorado are calling on the Federal Trade Commission to adopt a requirement that residential landlords clearly disclose all costs to tenants up front, responding to the agency's notice last month of potential rulemaking to combat hidden rental fees.

  • April 14, 2026

    Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Mulling Mediation In $481M Loan Suit

    Wells Fargo Bank is considering mediating and settling its suit against JPMorgan Chase Bank and a New York City developer over a $481 million commercial mortgage-backed securities loan deal that allegedly caused millions of dollars in losses, according to a joint letter filed in New York federal court.

  • April 14, 2026

    Judge Revives Gas Station's Contamination Coverage Suit

    A Washington federal court revived a gas station operator's suit accusing its insurer of wrongfully refusing to cover litigation over groundwater contamination, finding that a 2016 ruling on the insurer's duty to remediate environmental pollution at the operator's former gas stations does not preclude the current dispute.

  • April 14, 2026

    Okla. Voters To Decide Reimbursement Of Exemption Revenue

    Oklahoma residents will vote on a constitutional amendment that if passed would require statewide laws establishing reimbursement methods for local taxing jurisdictions that lose money due to the manufacturing facilities property exemption, under an approved resolution.

  • April 14, 2026

    Nevada Tribe Asks High Court To Revive $208M Water Claim

    A Nevada tribe is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a Federal Circuit decision to dismiss its $208 million breach of trust claims against the United States, telling the justices that without intervention the ruling will reduce their homelands to "useless sand without water."

  • April 13, 2026

    Jack In The Box Wants 38 Washington Stores Kept Open

    Jack in the Box Inc. urged a Washington state judge to temporarily bar two franchisees from closing dozens of locations across the state, claiming that they owe nearly $1.4 million in unpaid marketing fees and that unilaterally shuttering the stores would violate their franchise agreements.

  • April 13, 2026

    Maryland Urges Court To Block ICE Detention Center Project

    Maryland told a federal court once again that it must stop the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and its U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency from converting a local commercial warehouse into an immigrant detention center, arguing that the planned center will pollute the environment, hurt wildlife and endanger public health.

  • April 13, 2026

    Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

    The Delaware Chancery Court's docket this past week featured a mix of high-stakes settlements, fast-moving deal litigation, governance disputes and a notable post-trial ruling involving fraud-tainted loans.

  • April 13, 2026

    Anti-Native Taunts Made Engineer 'Feel Less Than,' Suit Says

    A member of a Native American tribe has filed a lawsuit in Michigan federal court against two real estate companies that provide "hotel-style" apartments, saying the "dehumanizing" racial abuse he was subjected to when he worked as the companies' chief engineer left him unable to perform his job.

  • April 13, 2026

    United Homes Faces Investor Suit Over Discounted Sale Plan

    Homebuilder United Homes Group Inc. faces a proposed investor class action alleging the company hid that its former CEO schemed to devalue the company as he gunned to sell it off, leading to a proposed sale that caused significant shareholder losses by cutting the company's valuation in half. 

  • April 13, 2026

    No Early Win For HOA In Storm Coverage Suit

    A Denver-area homeowners association hasn't shown conclusively that losses during a 2018 hailstorm were incurred during its policy period or that its insurer failed to investigate the complex's claim, a Colorado federal judge ruled while denying the association an early win in its lawsuit over denied coverage.

  • April 13, 2026

    DOJ Seeks OK On Blackstone's LivCor Rent Price-Fixing Deal

    The Justice Department has asked a North Carolina federal court to grant final approval to its settlement with LivCor LLC, a Blackstone portfolio company, which would resolve allegations that the landlord used RealPage's revenue management software to fix rent prices.

  • April 13, 2026

    Green Roofing Co. Says Ex-Employee Stole Clients, Trade Secrets

    A green wall and roofing company has accused a former employee of siphoning trade secrets and clients through misrepresentations and using them to start a competing company before making efforts to cover her tracks.

  • April 13, 2026

    HUD Unveils $1.1B To Back Housing In Tribal Communities

    The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Office of Native American Programs says it will allocate more than $1.1 billion in Indian Block Grant funding for almost 600 tribal nations to support affordable housing projects.

  • April 13, 2026

    Chemical Site Owner To Pay Pa.'s $2.4M Cleanup Bill Via Sale

    A former chemical mixing and storage operation in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, will be marketed for redevelopment, with proceeds going to the state Department of Environmental Protection to defray the $2.4 million the state spent cleaning up the site, according to a proposed consent decree filed in federal court.

  • April 13, 2026

    Law Firm, Insurer Say Cos. Must Pay For Crane Crash Losses

    Florida law firm Johnson Pope and its insurer have sued a group of companies involved in the construction of a 46-story luxury condominium tower in St. Petersburg, telling a state court they are entitled to recover losses they incurred after a crane fell and damaged the firm's office space.

  • April 13, 2026

    Senior Housing, Healthcare REIT Seeks $1.1B Value In IPO

    Real estate investment trust National Healthcare Properties Inc. is seeking to reach a valuation of about $1.1 billion in an upcoming initial public offering advised by Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP, Greenberg Traurig LLP and Sidley Austin LLP.

  • April 13, 2026

    NC High Court Snapshot: State Retirees Fight To Retain Class

    The North Carolina Supreme Court in April will tackle a long-simmering fight over the state's obligations to provide health insurance to retired public employees, who are battling to keep their class status.

  • April 13, 2026

    Chinese Developer Kaisa Files $15.7B Ch. 15 Recognition Bid

    Chinese property developer Kaisa Group is asking a New York bankruptcy judge to extend U.S. recognition to a restructuring of its $15.7 billion in debt that it underwent last year after being hit with Chinese and U.S. lawsuits over missed payments.

Expert Analysis

  • What To Know About NY's Drastic 3rd-Party Practice Changes

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    Last month, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a law establishing new time limits for the commencement of third-party actions, which will have dramatic effects on insurance defense practice, particularly cases involving construction site accidents or claims of premises liability, says Shawn Schatzle at Lewis Brisbois.

  • Series

    Muay Thai Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Muay Thai kickboxing has taught me that in order to win, one must stick to one's game plan and adapt under pressure, just as when facing challenges by opposing counsel or judges, says Mark Schork at Feldman Shepherd.

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: Intentional Career-Building

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    A successful legal career is built through intention: understanding expectations, assessing strengths honestly and proactively seeking opportunities to grow and cultivating relationships that support your development, say Erika Drous and Hillary Mann at Morrison Foerster.

  • How Shareholder Activism Fared In 2025

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    2025 was a turbulent yet transformative year in shareholder activism, and there are several key takeaways to help companies prepare for a 2026 that is shaping up to be even more lively, including increased focus on retail investors and the use of social media as a tool, say attorneys at Sidley.

  • Expect A New Normal In Commercial Real Estate This Year

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    Even amid office vacancies and a wave of loan maturities, the commercial real estate market isn't as volatile as one might expect heading into 2026, but market stress is still uniquely intersecting with broader business challenges, creating new opportunities for corporate counsel and other practitioners beyond real estate, says Mark Bell at Stinson.

  • 3 Securities Litigation Trends To Watch In 2026

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    Pending federal appellate cases suggest that 2026 will be a significant year for securities litigation, with long-standing debates about class certification, new questions about the risks and value of artificial intelligence features, and private plaintiffs' growing role in cryptocurrency enforcement likely to be major themes, say attorneys at Willkie.

  • For Data Centers, Both Hyperscale And Edge Are Key In 2026

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    Recent trends in development of data centers highlight the importance of proactive attention to the zoning, permitting, interconnection and contractual issues associated with both hyperscale and edge facilities, in order to position projects for responsible growth in 2026 and protect their long-term value amid rapid technological and regulatory change, say attorneys at Sidley.

  • Top 5 Antitrust Issues For In-House Counsel To Watch In 2026

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    With Trump administration enforcement policy having largely taken shape last year, antitrust issues that in-house counsel should have on the radar range from scrutiny of technology-assisted pricing to the return of merger remedies, say attorneys at Squire Patton.

  • Funding Haze And Deregulatory Pursuits: The CFPB In 2026

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    In 2025, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau did not seek additional funding from the Federal Reserve and unwound the legacy of former bureau leadership, and this year will bring further efforts to rescind or rewrite bureau regulations, as well as a changed tone to supervision efforts, say attorneys at Covington.

  • 4 Developments That Defined The 2025 Ethics Landscape

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    The legal profession spent 2025 at the edge of its ethical comfort zone as courts, firms and regulators confronted how fast-moving technologies and new business models collide with long-standing professional duties, signaling that the profession is entering a period of sustained disruption that will continue into 2026, says Hilary Gerzhoy at HWG Law.

  • Navigating AI In The Legal Industry

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    As artificial intelligence becomes an increasingly integral part of legal practice, Law360 guest commentary this year examined evolving ethical obligations, how the plaintiffs bar is using AI to level the playing field against corporate defense teams, and the attendant risks of adoption.

  • Regulatory Rollback And Lingering Limbo: The CFPB In 2025

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    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has implemented significant changes since President Donald Trump took office in January, including dismissing actions with prejudice, withdrawing guidance and rescinding rules, casting the bureau in uncertain light heading into 2026, say attorneys at Mayer Brown.

  • 2025 Calif. Banking Oversight Centered On Consumer Issues

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    The combination of statutory reform, registration mandates and enforcement activity in 2025 signals that California's financial regulatory landscape is focused on consumer protection, particularly in the areas of crypto kiosk fee practices, earned wage access providers and elder fraud, say attorneys at Ropes & Gray.

  • The Major Securities Litigation Rulings And Trends Of 2025

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    The past 12 months saw increased regulator focus on disclosures concerning artificial intelligence, signs of growing judicial scrutiny at the class certification stage, and shifting regulatory priorities at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission — all major developments that may significantly affect securities litigation strategy in 2026 and beyond, say attorneys at Debevoise.

  • How Fractional GCs Can Manage Risks Of Engagement

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    As more organizations eliminate their in-house legal departments in favor of outsourcing legal work, fractional general counsel roles offer practitioners an engaging and flexible way to practice at a high level, but they can also present legal, ethical and operational risks that must be proactively managed, say attorneys at Boies Schiller.

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