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Early Action Can Benefit Distressed Restaurant Franchisees

As rising costs put increased pressure on restaurants, as evidenced by recent bankruptcy filings by Popeyes, Farme... (more story)

Why Data Centers Must Focus On Water Stewardship

Reducing overall water use is important for data center developers and operators, but comprehensive water stewards... (more story)

How Solar Fraud Case Affects Lender Oversight Of Dealers

The U.S. Supreme Court's refusal to review the Third Circuit's ruling in Migliore v. Sunlight Financial means that... (more story)

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Volato Group Inks $500M AI Infrastructure Merger Deal

Atlanta, Georgia-based Volato Group plans to shift its business focus from aviation-focused artificial intelligence software to AI infrastructure as part of a merger with Alignment Engine Inc. valuing the Ohio... (more story)

JLL Guides $856M Financing For Boston Mixed-Use Tower

Developer Millennium Parters has secured $856 million in total financing from Morgan Stanley, Barclays and Nuveen Green Capital for a Class A office and luxury residential tower that is the tallest building in... (more story)

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Cozen O'Connor Finds Uneven CRE Rebound As Iran Weighs

Investment volume in U.S. commercial real estate grew nearly 20% annually in the first quarter, but the gains were uneven, driven largely by a recovery in the office and hotel sectors, according to a Cozen O'C... (more story)

Pondering New Life For Miami Courthouse On Auction Block

Amid the new towers reshaping Miami's skyline, one of the city's most prominent buildings is looking for its second act, as bids close this Friday in an auction for the shuttered Miami-Dade Courthouse. Law360 ... (more story)

Airport Terminals Co. Wants DC Circ. To Revive Contracts Suit

A California-based company that builds and operates private luxury airport terminals is appealing the dismissal of its suit in a District of Columbia federal court against the Metropolitan Washington Airports ... (more story)

Pot Shop Seeks Quick Win Against Jushi On Antitrust Claims

A Massachusetts dispensary is urging a federal court to rule that cannabis giant Jushi Holdings and others violated antitrust law by using a $10 million merger provision designed to block the dispensary from o... (more story)

Summer Camp Owner Accused Of $13M COVID Relief Fraud

Federal prosecutors said Tuesday that 26 summer camps illegally reaped more than $13 million from a COVID-19 relief program after one of their now-bankrupt owners allegedly "repeatedly lied" on loan documents.

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Allstate Can't Ax Bad Faith Claim In Fire Dispute, Judge Says

An Allstate unit can't shake a claim that it acted in bad faith by denying a homeowner's fire damage claim, but need not face a claim that its conduct was grossly negligent and put the homeowner at risk of for... (more story)

9th Circ. Panel Largely Upholds Block On Feds' Grant Terms

A divided Ninth Circuit panel Tuesday mostly upheld an injunction blocking the Trump administration from imposing new grant restrictions on transportation and housing funding for dozens of local governments, c... (more story)

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8th Circ. Backs $1B Broker Commissions Settlement

The Eighth Circuit decided Wednesday to affirm a more than $1 billion class action settlement that's supposed to resolve antitrust claims against the National Association of Realtors and multiple real estate b... (more story)

Calif. County Drops Pot Fines To End Landowners' Claims

Humboldt County, California, has agreed to settle a lawsuit with a group of landowners who complained authorities overstepped their powers in an effort to punish allegedly illegal cannabis grow operations, fol... (more story)

Fannie Mae Seeks Dismissal Of Houston Ch. 11s As Bad Faith

The Federal National Mortgage Association is asking a Texas bankruptcy judge to dismiss the Chapter 11 cases filed by the operator of two apartment complexes in Houston, arguing they were filed in bad faith to... (more story)

Judge Concerned About Misinformation In RealPage Case

A Tennessee federal judge has instructed a settlement administrator in the rent price-fixing litigation against RealPage and others to send out new notices informing eligible class members they have not been l... (more story)

Enviro Groups' Drilling Suit Lacks Imminent Harm, Judge Says

Environmental groups sued too early over a move last year by President Donald Trump to revive the prospect of Arctic oil and gas leasing in offshore areas that prior administrations deemed off-limits, an Alask... (more story)