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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)

Recent Benchmarking Suits Highlight DOJ Enforcement Risks

The U.S. Department of Justice's recent settlements with RealPage and Agri Stats inform the level of antitrust ris... (more story)

Bid Protest Spotlight: Discriminators, Fairness, Experience

In this month's bid protest roundup, Victoria Angle at MoFo surveys three recent decisions from the Government Acc... (more story)

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PE Fund Managers Seek Toss Of $150M Florida Investor Suit

A group of private equity fund managers and their companies urged a Florida federal court to dismiss a proposed class action brought by investors alleging a conspiracy to steal $150 million through a complex f... (more story)

Blank Rome Adds 2 Infrastructure Pros To LA Office

Blank Rome LLP has hired two attorneys from Norton Rose Fulbright and Nossaman LLP as partners for its real estate team in Los Angeles, the firm announced Tuesday.

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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.

Indeed Files $1.2M Suit Against Conn. HQ Building Owner

The parent company of employment website Indeed.com has filed a lawsuit seeking at least $1.2 million from the owner of the company's co-headquarters building in downtown Stamford, Connecticut, saying its relo... (more story)

DOT Taps Vornado Team For Penn Station Rebuild

The U.S. Department of Transportation on Wednesday selected a master developer team to lead a major renovation of New York City's Penn Station, a team that includes Vornado Realty Trust, which controls a signi... (more story)

Texas Judge Rejects Hotel's Bid To Escape Trafficking Suit

A Texas federal judge has ruled a woman's claims she was trafficked at a hotel within a Texas hospitality chain are not time-barred and can be brought under a doctrine often used in employment disputes, denyin... (more story)

NC Tenants Fight For $9.5M Asset Freeze In Landlord Row

A class of tenants at a multifamily property in Durham, North Carolina, urged a state appellate court to uphold an order barring their landlord from transferring proceeds from the possible sale of the property... (more story)

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NC Voters To Weigh Income, Property Tax Limits

North Carolina voters will decide in November on two proposed constitutional amendments aimed at curbing their income and property taxes after the state General Assembly approved sending the measures to the ballot Wednesday.

Lendlease Wants NC Military Housing Suit Tossed

Lendlease Americas Inc. pushed for dismissal of a suit filed by U.S. military families who accused it and other companies of running uninhabitable homes on North Carolina's Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, argu... (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)

DLA Piper Reps Harrison Street's $910M Student Housing Sale

Harrison Street Asset Management, advised by DLA Piper LLP, has sold a 12-property portfolio of student housing communities for $910 million to a joint venture formed by Scion Group and Ares Management Corp., ... (more story)

Atlanta Law Firm Beats Attempt To Revive RE Malpractice Suit

The Georgia Court of Appeals rejected an attempt to revive a malpractice suit filed against an Atlanta-based law firm for allegedly shoddy work on a title search in connection with a real estate property purch... (more story)

Utah Condo Builder Says Insurer Stalled Water Damage Claim

The general contractor for a high-end condo project in Utah has told a federal court its insurer breached its contract when it failed to promptly investigate and adjust more than $1.2 million in claims for pro... (more story)

Mass. Justices Say Tax Law Not Basis To Block Bog Sale

A Massachusetts law that lowers property tax rates on agricultural land does not grant standing to abutters seeking to unwind the sale of a Cape Cod cranberry bog to a developer, the state's highest court said Wednesday.