Expert Analysis

4 Tips For Using AI To Max Fee Awards In NY Lease Disputes

As New York's new artificial intelligence court filing rule takes effect, lawyers handling commercial lease disput... (more story)

Managing Data Center Power Issues, Public Pushback

The many risks associated with data center construction include power availability, government regulations and pub... (more story)

California FAIR Plan Is Outgrowing Last-Resort Role

With a recent rate increase, a litigation win and pending legislation to reshape operations, the California FAIR P... (more story)

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NY AG Says 2nd Circ. Ruling Doesn't Back Pricing Law Case

The New York Attorney General's Office has pushed back after RealPage Inc. told a New York federal court that a recent Second Circuit ruling supports the company's challenge to a state law prohibiting landlord... (more story)

NC County Sues Bankrupt Hospital Operator For $10M

North Carolina's Martin County has sued CHS/Community Health Systems Inc. for $10 million in North Carolina federal court, alleging the company failed to honor its obligations to run Martin General Hospital af... (more story)

Soccer fans react while watching a live broadcast of the FIFA World Cup match between Mexico and England at a watch party in Los Angeles. (Photo by Ringo Chiu / SOPA Images/Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images)
World Cup Helps Hotels Score In Q2 Despite Middle East War

The FIFA World Cup boosted second-quarter results for hotels, partly offsetting headwinds from the Middle East conflict, according to several industry leaders who recently reported their quarterly earnings.

SilverRock Buyer Wants Its Info Out Of Asset Allocation Battle

Turnbridge Equities, which acquired a luxury California golf resort last year for $65 million in the bankruptcy of SilverRock Development, is seeking to nix a lender's demands to see its sensitive internal inf... (more story)

Fla. Judge Rejects PE Investors' Bid To Block Asset Sale

A Florida federal judge on Friday rejected a proposed class of private equity investors' emergency request to lift a mandated stay on their $150 million fraud suit and won't hand down a temporary restraining o... (more story)

Meet The Attorneys Cooking Up Salad And Go's Ch. 11

Restaurant chain Salad and Go filed for bankruptcy protection in Texas this month with plans to close down and use proceeds from the sale of its assets, including leases to drive-thru locations, to repay credi... (more story)

Colo. Taxpayer Says $490M Court Project Violates TABOR

A Colorado county's decision to build a half-billion-dollar judicial center required voter approval under the state's Taxpayer's Bill of Rights, a county council member said in a suit, attempting to halt the project.

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Waste Management Says Landfill Suit Should Target County

Waste Management of New Jersey Inc. urged a federal judge on Friday to toss proposed class claims alleging that odor from a landfill is damaging neighboring property values, saying the same law firm previously... (more story)

Judge Sends YSA's Ch. 11 To Oklahoma

A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Friday ruled to transfer Miami-based private lender YSA Investments 1 LLC's Chapter 11 case to a bankruptcy court in Oklahoma, saying the venue should follow the Oklahoma-centere... (more story)

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NYC Appeal Can't Lift 2nd Home Tax Pause, Homeowners Say

New York City will be in contempt of court if it continues with the rollout of its tax on high-value second homes that a judge temporarily paused, an attorney for homeowners challenging the tax said, arguing t... (more story)

11th Circ. Mulls Tax Court's Cut To $33M Easement Deduction

An Eleventh Circuit panel grappled Friday with valuation questions regarding a Georgia conservation easement, including whether the U.S. Tax Court erred in rejecting the IRS' determination while still using th... (more story)

Disbarred Fla. Atty Blames Firm For Lost $40M Ch. 11 Claim

A disbarred attorney has sued his former counsel for alleged malpractice in Florida state court, saying he lost money after his $40 million claim was left unsecured in a federal bankruptcy proceeding for his company.

Taxation With Representation: Miller Thomson, Bennett Jones

In this week's Taxation With Representation, GO Residential Real Estate Investment Trust and a consortium of buyers acquire H&R Real Estate Investment Trust, insurance exchange Accelerant goes private in a dea... (more story)

Mass. Mayor Charged With $1.5M COVID-19 Loan Fraud

The mayor of Lawrence, Massachusetts, faces federal charges for allegedly obtaining more than $1.5 million in COVID-19 small business loans and using the money to fund his campaign coffers, pay his taxes, and ... (more story)