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Why NY May Want To Reconsider Its LLC Transparency Law

Against the backdrop of the myriad challenges to the federal Corporate Transparency Act, it may be prudent for New... (more story)

Dewberry Ruling Is A Wakeup Call For Trademark Owners

The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Dewberry v. Dewberry hones in on the question of how a defendant's affiliates... (more story)

How GSA Lease Clauses May Affect DOGE Terminations

The Department of Government Efficiency has begun to cut the U.S. General Services Administration's enormous real ... (more story)

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Judge Hands Landlord Win In Maryland Nurse's Eviction Case

A Maryland federal judge mostly sided with a landlord that was hit with a nurse practitioner's $1 million suit, which alleged that the landlord wrongfully locked her out of her place of business when she wasn'... (more story)

Calif. Insurance Chief OKs State Farm Rates Pending Hearing

The California Department of Insurance on Friday provisionally approved State Farm's request for an emergency rate hike following the Los Angeles fires, including a nearly 22% increase for homeowners, saying f... (more story)

The Treasury Department building houses the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, which will likely see its authority strengthened under President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Property Plays: Buffalo, Swerdlow Group, Tampa Bay Rays

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Calif. Tribe Looks To Defend Casino Land Trust Decision

A California tribe at the crux of an Interior Department decision to take 221 acres of trust land for the construction of its casino development wants to intervene in a challenge to the order, saying it and th... (more story)

Under The Radar: Bankruptcy News You May Have Missed

Avon's international unit asked a bankruptcy judge to extend the window during which only it can propose a Chapter 11 plan, consulting firm Azzur Group Holdings asked the Delaware bankruptcy court to approve i... (more story)

Related Ross Begins Fla. Commercial Office Towers Project

Related Ross has started construction on two Class AA commercial office towers that will take up almost 1 million square feet combined in downtown West Palm Beach, Florida, the developer announced.

3 Firms Rep Franklin BSP Realty Trust's $425M NewPoint Buy

Hogan Lovells, Reed Smith and Paul Weiss guided Franklin BSP Realty Trust's $425 million acquisition of commercial real estate finance company NewPoint Holdings JV LLC, boosting the REIT's multifamily loan offerings.

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Fannie, Freddie Can't Avoid $612M Investor Win, Judge Rules

A D.C. federal judge on Friday upheld a $612.4 million jury verdict against the Federal Housing Finance Agency, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, ruling that the jury was provided with "ample evidence" that reasonab... (more story)

4th Circ. Dubious Of Private Island's Win In Fair Housing Fight

The Fourth Circuit on Friday seemed poised to upend a lower court ruling siding with a gated community in a discriminatory housing suit brought by the developer of a proposed assisted living facility, with one... (more story)

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Demand Tightens Florida Land Market In '24, Broker Finds

Large-acreage land transactions and institutional investors drove much of the activity in Florida's land market in 2024, with agricultural land transforming into residential, solar or other development as the ... (more story)

PulteGroup GC Rakes In $3M After '23 Dip

Atlanta-based U.S. homebuilder PulteGroup paid its general counsel more than $3 million in total compensation in 2024, marking a 13% increase from his 2023 total compensation as the company raked in a record $... (more story)

Mont. Ranch Claims Ranger Retaliation In Easement Dispute

A Montana landowner told a federal judge that a U.S. Forest Service official launched a retaliatory criminal investigation after the managers of a ranch complained about public parking on an access road near t... (more story)

Taxation With Representation: Davis Polk, Paul Weiss

In this week's Taxation With Representation, Mallinckrodt PLC and Endo Inc. combine, Rocket Cos. buys Redfin, and Endo divests its international pharmaceuticals business to Knight Therapeutics Inc.

Brooklyn Man Gets 45 Months For 'Seinfeld'-Themed Fraud

A Brooklyn federal judge sentenced a podcaster and purported cryptocurrency guru to 45 months in prison after he pled guilty to scamming investors out of more than $2 million using fictitious businesses, inclu... (more story)