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Future Of Fed Independence Shaky After Justices' Ruling

The U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling in Trump v. Cook preserved the Federal Reserve's formal independence but co... (more story)

Mich. Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q2

The second quarter brought several notable financial services law developments to Michigan, including a U.S. Supre... (more story)

A New Regulatory Environment For PE In Calif. Healthcare

The California Office of Health Care Affordability's proposed revisions to its cost and market impact review regul... (more story)

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Capital One Customer Renews Claims Over Fintech's Outage

A North Carolina resident accusing Capital One's data processor Fidelity National Information Services of failing to prevent a power outage that prevented her and others from accessing funds has asked a distri... (more story)

Rittenhouse Guides $400M Industrial Outdoor Storage Refi

Alterra IOS, advised by Rittenhouse Law, has closed on a $400 million refinancing from Truist and KeyBank for a portfolio of 99 industrial outdoor storage properties, the company announced Monday.

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These Firms Guided First Half's Top Hospitality M&A Deals

Weil, Mayer Brown and Paul Weiss are among the law firms that landed work on the largest hospitality mergers and acquisitions of the year's first half, a period that saw seven transactions north of $1 billion. 

Government Backs Tax Evader's Higher Sentence At 4th Circ.

A West Virginia federal judge correctly handed down an enhanced sentence to a real estate appraisal business owner convicted of failing to pay employment taxes, federal prosecutors told the Fourth Circuit, urg... (more story)

NC Co.'s $9.8M Indemnity Payment Not Covered, Insurers Say

A building products manufacturer is not entitled to coverage after reimbursing its financial adviser $9.8 million for defense and settlement costs incurred in litigation over a take-private transaction, the co... (more story)

Equipment Co. Sues Pa. Railroad Over Abrupt Access Block

A Pittsburgh industrial equipment company says a short-line railroad adjacent to its property has suddenly stopped a decades-long practice of allowing it to use an access road alongside the tracks, closing off... (more story)

NYC Real Estate Week In Review

Latham and Nixon Peabody are among the law firms that scored work on the top New York City real estate deals that hit public records last week, most of which were residential transactions.

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SpaceX Looks To Trim Damages From Suit Over Rocket Noise

SpaceX asked a Texas federal judge to trim a group of homeowners' claims alleging the company's rocket activity at its Starbase facility repeatedly damaged their homes with noise, vibrations and sonic booms, s... (more story)

Colo. Tenants Say Management Ignored Roach Infestation

Owners and operators of a Colorado apartment complex did not maintain safe and habitable living conditions for tenants, declining for years to remedy a "horrific" cockroach infestation and charging tenants inf... (more story)

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Unstable Ex-Pfizer Office Spurs Evacuations In Manhattan

The reported instability of pharmaceutical giant Pfizer's former New York City office headquarters, which is undergoing a conversion into residential units, led to the evacuations of multiple nearby buildings ... (more story)

JLL Nets $332M Refi For Luxury Chicago Multifamily Tower

JLL completed a $332 million refinancing loan deal for the 76-story, 800-unit NEMA Chicago luxury multifamily tower in the city's South Loop neighborhood, the global commercial real estate services company announced Monday.

Residential Real Estate Manager Hits Ch. 11 In Texas

Residential real estate management company Louis Investments LLC has filed for Chapter 11 in Texas bankruptcy court with assets that have an estimated value between $10 million and $50 million.

Estate's $4M Tax Bill Rife With IRS Errors, Executor Says

The Internal Revenue Service made a litany of errors in determining that an individual's estate faces a tax deficiency of approximately $4 million and more than $744,000 in penalties, the estate's Oklahoma-bas... (more story)

131 Affordable Homes To Be Built On NYPD Parking Lot

A scarcely used New York City Police Department parking lot in Manhattan's East Village neighborhood will be redeveloped into a 131-unit mixed-use property featuring affordable housing, a community area, a sen... (more story)