Expert Analysis

California Vapor Intrusion Policy Should Focus On Site Risks

As California environmental regulators consider whether to change the attenuation factor used in screenings for va... (more story)

'Measure Twice, Cut Once' Also Applies To Builders' Insurance

A New York federal court's recent decision in Ohio Security Insurance v. Southwest Marine and General Insurance, d... (more story)

What CFPB Disparate Impact Proposal Means For Lenders

Should the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's reasoning for making proposed changes to the Equal Credit Opport... (more story)

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Wells Fargo Unit Gets Judge To Trim Immigration Atty's Suit

A Nevada federal judge has largely trimmed claims out of an immigration attorney's lawsuit that alleged a Wells Fargo unit and adviser gave her bad investment advice, allowing the lawyer's fraudulent and negli... (more story)

7th Circ. Backs Distribution Of $2.5M In Fraud Funds

The Seventh Circuit on Thursday rejected a real estate banking business's argument it should have been prioritized over other investors for proceeds from the liquidation of assets related to an alleged $135 mi... (more story)

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State Board Advances 3 NYC Casino Plans Left Standing

A New York state panel on Monday endorsed a pair of proposals in Queens and another in the Bronx to win three downstate casino licenses, setting up final approval of the multibillion-dollar projects before the... (more story)

Long Island Real Estate Co. Files For Ch. 11 With $35M Debt

Long Island-based real estate holding company Giapreet LLC filed for Chapter 11 in a New York bankruptcy court with just over $35 million in liabilities.

American Bridge Loses Seattle Convention Center Dispute

A Washington federal judge has found American Bridge Co. "solely responsible" for months of delays in a Seattle convention center project, concluding that the firm botched a steel work subcontract from the sta... (more story)

OFAC Fines Real Estate Firm $7M Over Sanctions Violations

The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control on Thursday fined a New York property management company more than $7 million for allegedly violating Russian sanctions by receiving payments o... (more story)

Workers Snag Partial Collective In Management Co. OT Suit

Three workers can proceed as a limited collective in their suit accusing a land management company of cheating them out of overtime pay, a Maryland federal judge ruled, saying that they failed to support their... (more story)

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Feds Wrap Up FARA Case Against Ex-NY Gov. Aide Linda Sun

Brooklyn federal prosecutors on Friday rested their case against a former top aide to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, after about three weeks of trial over alleged violations of the Fo... (more story)

7th Circ. Won't Revive Ex-Tenant's Palestinian Flag Bias Suit

The Seventh Circuit has backed the dismissal of a Palestinian American's Fair Housing Act lawsuit that accused an apartment building's owner and operator of wrongfully evicting her after she refused to remove ... (more story)

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NY AG Claims Peak Capital Illegally Deregulated Apartments

A New York City developer wrongfully took advantage of a rent-stabilization exemption for building renovations to profit from illegally deregulating rent-stabilized apartments, New York State and its Division ... (more story)

Manufactured Housing Cos. Ditch Price-Fixing Claims

An Illinois federal judge has tossed a proposed price-fixing class action against multiple manufactured housing companies and a data company, ruling the proposed class failed to show the businesses conspired t... (more story)

Mass. IOLTA Panel Says It's Owed Slice Of Residual Funds

A Massachusetts panel that oversees Interest on Lawyers' Trust Accounts asked the state's highest court Friday to at least partially unwind a $4 million class action settlement, saying a lower court didn't giv... (more story)

Dems Press CFPB's Vought On Mortgage Rate Shutdown Plan

Senate Democrats are demanding clarity on the fate of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's benchmark mortgage-rate work if the Trump administration lets the agency go dark, warning of imminent potential ... (more story)

Miami Resident Claims City Extorts Land For Permits

A Miami resident told a Florida state court that the city is subverting the eminent domain process by unconstitutionally extorting land from homeowners in exchange for building permits.