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Ill. State Farm Suit Tests State Insurance Data Demand Limits

The Illinois Department of Insurance's recently filed suit against State Farm, seeking nationwide data on its home... (more story)

Power Market Reforms Push Data Center Lease Rates Higher

Rising demand, constrained supply and ongoing reforms, amid a rush for reliable, near-term computing capacity, are... (more story)

Class Actions At The Circuit Courts: November Lessons

In this month's review of class action appeals, Mitchell Engel at Shook Hardy discusses five recent rulings and id... (more story)

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NYC Real Estate Week In Review

Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Goldfarb & Fleece LLP and Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz LLP were among the law firms that handled the largest New York City real estate deals made public last week, which included the sale... (more story)

9th Circ. Doubts Suit Over Seattle's Response To BLM Protest

The Ninth Circuit appeared skeptical Tuesday about reviving claims that the city of Seattle violated the constitutional rights of two businesses by abandoning several city blocks during the 2020 Black Lives Ma... (more story)

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New Savills GC Weighs Return-To-Office, AI, Legal Sector

Savills announced Wednesday that it is elevating Julia Spivack, who has been associate general counsel at the real estate advisory firm for three years, to executive vice president and general counsel. In an i... (more story)

Peachtree Provides $200M For Circle K Sites In Upstate NY

Investment management firm Peachtree Group said it has agreed to provide a New Jersey developer up to $200 million to develop and acquire new sites for a series of Circle K convenience stores.

2 Firms Guide Artisan Partners' Real Estate PE Acquisition

Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc., guided by Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, will fully acquire the equity interest of real estate private equity firm Grandview Property Partners, which is being advised b... (more story)

Catching Up With New Bankruptcy Case Action

Hotel company Sonder initiated a Chapter 7 after announcing plans to wind down, jewelry company Lugano entered Chapter 11 with more than $680 million in debt, and grain processor Hansen-Mueller Co. also filed for Chapter 11.

Atlanta Taps Oversight Board For $5B Redevelopment Push

The Atlanta City Council has voted to establish a commission to weigh the extension of eight existing tax allocation districts, components that Mayor Andre Dickens has banked on using to finance a $5.1 billion... (more story)

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CFPB's Gradler Takes Deputy Post Amid Agency Uncertainty

Geof Gradler, a former industry lobbyist who recently joined the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's front office, said that he is taking over as the agency's deputy director, a job that positions him as a ... (more story)

Fla. Condo Says Insurers Handled Storm Claim In Bad Faith

A group of property insurers acted in bad faith by failing to properly, timely and fairly adjust a claim for damage caused by Hurricane Sally in 2020, the owner of a Pensacola condominium complex told a Florida federal court.

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Supply Shaped Multifamily In Q3, REIT Execs Report

Though an ongoing oversupply in the multifamily market is set to drop off in 2026, multifamily real estate investment trust executives reported during third-quarter earnings calls that supply still defined the... (more story)

Pantzer Buys Fla. Apartments From Rockpoint, Related For $161M

Multifamily owner-operator Pantzer Properties has acquired the 393-unit Manor Miramar luxury apartment complex in Miramar, Florida, from Rockpoint and Related Group for $161 million.

Groups Seek More Time To Comment On SEC's RMBS Plan

The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association is among those calling for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to grant more time to provide feedback on a plan that could change how the agenc... (more story)

Flagstar Urges 9th Circ. Redo For Escrow Interest Ruling

Flagstar Bank pushed the entire Ninth Circuit to reconsider its prior ruling in a putative class action that accused the bank of violating a California law that requires banks to make interest payments for esc... (more story)

NJ Justices Asked How 'Beneficial Use' Should Affect Zoning

A Garden State town urged the New Jersey Supreme Court on Tuesday to provide a blueprint for how municipal zoning boards should evaluate variance applications under a nearly three-decade-old amendment to the s... (more story)