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Florida Condo Ruling Offers Tips For Contractor Lien Disputes

A recent Florida appellate decision, holding condo owners may challenge liens placed on their units, despite not b... (more story)

PFAS Risks Require Due Diligence Beyond Compliance

While traditional environmental due diligence questions remain important, concern over perfluoroalkyl and polyfluo... (more story)

Wis. Coverage Ruling Rejects Strict Ensuing Loss Test

In Cincinnati Insurance v. Ropicky, the Wisconsin Supreme Court recently examined the relationship between an insu... (more story)

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DOJ Says Trump Name Is Key To Kennedy Center Survival

The U.S. Department of Justice told the D.C. Circuit the Kennedy Center's donors will flee if his name isn't put back on the building, arguing in its opening brief to the appeals court that the institution fac... (more story)

EB-5 Visa Fees More Than Double For Individual Investors

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced increased filing fees Tuesday for the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program — more than double for individual investors — saying the higher price tag is needed to ... (more story)

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JLL Finds NY Law Firms Jockeying For Top Office Space In '26

In New York, the biggest law firms so far this year have clamored to take as much top-quality office space as they can, contributing to a scarcity of trophy space as they seek to compete for talent, according to broker JLL. 

Ga. Judge Flags Suspected AI Misuse In Pipe Coverage Row

A Georgia federal judge chided counsel for a former golf clubhouse owner in an insurance coverage dispute over burst pipes for what the court called errors "typical" of AI hallucinations.

Credit Union Fights NJ Taxes On Property Transfers

A New Jersey credit union challenged the state tax agency's determination that it owed a realty transfer fee and mansion tax on its sale of a property, arguing that federally chartered credit unions are exempt... (more story)

Salad Chain Gets OK For $143M Lease Sale In Ch. 11

A Texas bankruptcy judge Tuesday approved drive-thru chain Salad and Go's request to sell 73 of its leases to coffee chain 7 Brew for $143 million, clearing the way for a resolution to the case that could see ... (more story)

Cannabis Distributor Says Partner Denied Its $332K Stake

The manager of a Los Angeles cannabis cultivation facility seized an entire harvest without his business partner's permission, selling much of it until armed men raided the facility and took a significant port... (more story)

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Fla. Bar Panel Backs Condo Termination Reform Proposal

Draft legislation aimed at opening a path in state law for terminating cost-burdened condominiums gained the backing of a key Florida Bar committee last week, standing out as one of the most sensitive topics a... (more story)

Ohio Law Firm Beats $10M Loan Fraud Malpractice Suit Again

An Ohio law firm has escaped a legal malpractice suit, with an Ohio federal judge ruling that a real estate firm offered no evidence that it could have collected damages for a failed $10 million loan absent co... (more story)

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Trump, Mamdani Vow To Build Affordable Housing In Queens

President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced that their administrations will work together to build a 12,000-unit affordable housing project in Queens.

NYC Property Owners Say 2nd-Home Tax Is Unconstitutional

A group of New York City property owners and other parties sued the New York state government on Tuesday over its pied-à-terre tax for certain high-value second homes, alleging in state court that the tax is u... (more story)

NYC Must Redo Rollout Of 2nd-Home Tax, Judge Says

New York City must restart the rollout of its tax on high-value second homes because the city's tax agency relied on incomplete data when initially determining whether properties were primary residences that w... (more story)

Late Notice Can't Void Rent Control Exemption, Judge Rules

A New Jersey federal judge has sided with the owners of two apartment towers on Jersey City's waterfront, ruling that the buildings qualify for an exemption from rent control under state law despite the city's... (more story)

Zillow Tells DC Court To Toss Junk Fees Suit

Zillow Group Inc. has urged a Washington, D.C., federal court to toss a "meritless" proposed junk fees class action, arguing that the challenged rent payment fees are disclosed to residential tenants, and it o... (more story)