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2nd Circ.'s Cantero Redo Complicates Mortgage Escrow Issue

The Second Circuit's recent decision in Cantero v. Bank of America reflects the absence of definitiveness in mortg... (more story)

Texas Ruling Makes Avoiding Appraisal Nearly Impossible

By deciding that a coverage dispute doesn't nullify an appraisal clause, the Texas Supreme Court, in its recent Ac... (more story)

Data Center Developer Lessons From Maine's Vetoed Ban

The regulatory and political dynamics that recently led Maine’s governor to veto a popular bipartisan bill proposi... (more story)

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CoStar Seeks Pause In Antitrust Suit, Amid Transfer Fight

CoStar Group is asking a Virginia federal court to pause an antitrust suit alleging it stifles competition and prevents cross-listings while it seeks to move a similar case, filed by Malm Inc., from California.

Latham, Milbank Guide Data Center Power Co.'s $2B IPO Pitch

Gas engine maker Innio is seeking a valuation of up to $20.3 billion in an initial public offering guided by Latham & Watkins LLP and Milbank LLP that's set to price amid interest in companies supporting the i... (more story)

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Dallas Tops Cushman's Global Data Center Market Rankings

Move over Atlanta and Virginia, because Dallas is now the world's premier market for data centers, according to a report by brokerage giant Cushman & Wakefield on Wednesday.

NJ Warehouse-To-Luxury Loft Developer Hits Ch. 11

The developer of a 120-unit residential complex in New Jersey known as The Cliffs has filed for Chapter 11 relief to prevent a forfeiture of its equity interests in the development.

Del Monte, STG, SilverRock Score Bankruptcy Plan Approvals

Del Monte Foods, shipper STG and resort developer SilverRock Development won approval for their bankruptcy plans, while bitcoin ATM operator Bitcoin Depot and oilfield services provider Warrior Technologies en... (more story)

Sheppard Leader Sees Tariffs Weighing On Building Budgets

Developers are having to think twice about their construction budgets as tariffs continue to create pricing uncertainty 13 months after President Donald Trump's "Liberation Day" Rose Garden speech, one of Shep... (more story)

Law360 Reveals Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar

This past year, 10 lawyers across the country at plaintiffs' firms big and small helped secure millions of dollars in settlements and verdicts for their clients, going up against powerful defendants like Googl... (more story)

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Houston Firm Wired Cali Man's $1.3M To Criminals, Per Suit

A California man and a real estate company told a Texas federal judge that a Houston-based law firm improperly distributed money meant to pay off a loan to criminal elements, saying Tuesday that the law firm o... (more story)

NYC Mayor Unveils $22B, FIve-Year Affordable Houisng Spend

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday said the city would spend $22 billion over the next five years as part of a policy proposal to build 200,000 new affordable homes and preserve 200,000 more afforda... (more story)

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NYC Real Estate Resigned To Pared-Down COPA

A newly revised and more narrowly tailored version of a New York City bill, if passed, would give approved nonprofits a chance to buy distressed buildings, but real estate attorneys say the bill would still in... (more story)

Zillow's Chicago Home Listings Restored In Antitrust Case

An Illinois federal judge temporarily restored Zillow's access to some 40,000 Chicago-area home listings that the company argued were wrongly withheld by Compass and a multiple listing service after the platfo... (more story)

Texas Justices Say Appeal Bond Cap Applies Per Debtor

A split Texas Supreme Court on Friday found that each debtor of a $400 million judgment is subject to the state's bond cap, finding a joint $25 million bond by a group of three real estate defendants insuffici... (more story)

5th Circ. Seeks 'Sound Basis' To Gauge Water Antitrust Claims

The Fifth Circuit has remanded a real estate developer's antitrust claims over a Texas city's alleged illegal restraint on retail water utility services, saying a lower court did not give the appeals court a "... (more story)

Menzies Says $35M NYC Property Is Fair Game For $7.6M Award

A U.K. aviation services company's subsidiary that's seeking compensation for the more than $7.6 million arbitral award that it won by default against the Republic of Niger told a New York federal court that t... (more story)