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February 11, 2025
NY Bill Would Direct New Tax Revenue To Property Tax Cuts
New York state would require money derived from new or increased taxes to be used to reduce local property taxes under a bill introduced in the Senate.
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February 11, 2025
Paul Hastings Adds RE Partners From King & Spalding In DC
Two King & Spalding LLP real estate attorneys who have worked together for at least a decade have moved their practices to Paul Hastings LLP's Washington, D.C., shop, telling Law360 Pulse on Monday that they wanted to join the team because of the firm's recent growth.
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February 11, 2025
Bannon Cops To Fraud Scheme In Border Wall Case
Donald Trump's former chief strategist, Steve Bannon, pled guilty Tuesday to a single felony fraud scheme charge in New York state court as part of a deal with Manhattan prosecutors to avoid jail time in his "We Build The Wall" charity fraud case.
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February 10, 2025
Texas Property Owner Seeks Over $1M In Storm Coverage
A Nationwide unit unlawfully failed to cover hail and wind damage to a Texas property, its owner alleged in federal court, accusing the insurer of fraud and violating state insurance statutes over unfair settlement practices and prompt claim payment and seeking over $1 million in damages.
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February 10, 2025
Calif. Tribe Says DOI Gives It No Protection In Casino Row
The Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria told a California federal judge that the U.S. Department of the Interior filed an incomplete status report about how it will monitor another tribe's project plans for the construction of a casino, saying the report fails to protect FIGR.
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February 10, 2025
Latest Ore. Fire Verdict Brings PacifiCorp Damages To $270M
An Oregon jury held that PacifiCorp must pay $49.5 million to eight victims of the state's 2020 Labor Day wildfires, bringing the total damages verdicts in the class action to $270 million so far as more bellwether trials loom throughout 2025.
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February 10, 2025
Ill. House Bill Seeks Study Of Eliminating Property Tax System
Illinois would direct its Department of Revenue and the governor's Office and Management and Budget to determine the possibility of eliminating the state's property tax system and replacing the revenue with income tax receipts under a bill introduced in the state House of Representatives.
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February 10, 2025
BCLP Received Improper OK To Challenge Ga. Fee Ruling
A Georgia state appeals court said Monday that it improperly gave Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP the green light to appeal a trial court ruling ordering the firm to return more than $125,000 in connection to a dispute between an Atlanta attorney and an airport travel spa operator.
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February 10, 2025
Ill. Bill Seeks Income Tax Break For Child Care Property Tax
Illinois would create an individual and corporate income tax deduction for property taxes paid by privately owned child care centers under a bill introduced in the state House of Representatives.
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February 07, 2025
Judge Sides With Ga. Railroad In Eminent Domain Battle
A Georgia state court judge sided Thursday with a railroad company in an eminent domain fight with residents opposing the construction of a rail spur through their property, upholding a Georgia Public Service Commission ruling that gave the green light to the condemnation.
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February 07, 2025
Trump Admin Freezing EV Charging Station Funds
The Federal Highway Administration told state transportation department directors it is freezing a $5 billion initiative aimed at helping states deploy electric vehicle charging stations — a move the Sierra Club called both "illegal and terrible."
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February 06, 2025
Wash. Tribe Can't Open 50-Year-Old Fishing Rights Dispute
The Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe cannot open a new subproceeding in a 50-year-old case about tribal fishing rights, a Washington federal judge has ruled, finding that the tribe's request is "dead on arrival."
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February 06, 2025
Chaitman Offers $900,000 To Settle Mal Claim In RE Case
Chaitman LLP and its principal, Helen Davis Chaitman, have offered $900,000 to settle a malpractice lawsuit stemming from real estate litigation, according to a filing in New Jersey Superior Court.
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February 06, 2025
Ala. Tribe Fights Bid To Renew Burial Grounds Row
The Poarch Band of Creek Indians is asking a federal district court to deny a bid by the Muscogee (Creek) Nation to renew a complaint in a dispute over an Alabama burial site, arguing the new claims should have been added to the original lawsuit more than a decade ago.
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February 06, 2025
Insurance Expert Tackles Super Bowl Coverage Risks
The Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles earned their way to the Super Bowl only last week, but the NFL, host city New Orleans, the stadium and others have spent years planning and securing the necessary insurance coverage to ensure the biggest sporting event of the year is properly protected. Here, insurance industry veteran Lori Shaw spoke with Law360 about insuring one of the world's most-watched sporting events.
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February 05, 2025
Nixon Peabody Taps Ex-Faegre Drinker Environmental Atty
Nixon Peabody LLP hired a former Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP environmental attorney for the firm's New York City office.
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February 05, 2025
Insurers Sued Over $8M In Water Damage At Wash. Condos
Farmers and Western National have allegedly breached their property insurance policies by refusing to cover nearly $8 million in hidden water damage at two Seattle-area condominium complexes, according to separate complaints filed by the condo owners associations.
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February 04, 2025
Watchdog Says Site Selection For New FBI Building Flawed
A U.S. General Services Administration watchdog found that the GSA's contentious process for determining the site for a new FBI headquarters involved several flaws that made it difficult for site selection officials to accurately decide between proposed locations.
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February 04, 2025
Honigman Builds Up RE Team With Miles & Stockbridge Atty
Honigman LLP hired a former Miles & Stockbridge PC environmental and energy principal for its real estate services practice group, marking the firm's fourth addition to its Washington, D.C., office in recent months.
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February 04, 2025
Jones Foster Adds Former RE Development Co. Leader In Fla.
Florida law firm Jones Foster announced Monday that it added a former president and CEO of a real estate development company to its land use and governmental practice group in West Palm Beach.
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February 04, 2025
Pearl Energy Closes $999.9M Fund, Tioga Raises $125M
Kirkland & Ellis LLP-advised Pearl Energy Investments on Tuesday revealed that it clinched its fourth flagship fund after securing $999.9 million in investor commitments, while Atlanta-based multi-strategy real estate investment firm Tioga Capital closed its fourth fund after raising $125 million in capital commitments.
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February 04, 2025
NY Assembly Bill Seeks Tax Exemption For Radio Signal Gear
New York would establish a property tax exemption for equipment used for the transmission or switching of radio signals to provide commercial mobile radio service or mobile internet access service under a bill introduced in the state Assembly.
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February 03, 2025
Ill. Bill Seeks Tax Break For Megaproject Building Materials
Illinois would provide an exemption from any state or local use tax or retailers occupation tax for building materials incorporated into real estate at what are known as megaproject sites as part of a bill filed in the state House of Representatives.
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January 31, 2025
US Chamber Backs Exxon Suit Over Seized Cuba Property
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce urged the U.S. Supreme Court to accept Exxon Mobil Corp.'s challenge of a D.C. Circuit decision that made it harder for the energy giant to seek damages over property that Fidel Castro's government confiscated decades ago in Cuba.
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January 31, 2025
Supreme Court Eyes Its 'Next Frontier' In FCC Delegation Case
A case about broadband subsidies will give the U.S. Supreme Court the chance to revive a long-dormant separation of powers principle that attorneys say could upend regulations in numerous industries and trigger a power shift that would make last term's shake-up of federal agency authority pale in comparison. And a majority of the court already appears to support its resurrection.
Expert Analysis
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Reg Waiver Eases Calif. Rebuilding, But Proceed With Care
California Gov. Gavin Newsom's executive order suspending some environmental review and permitting requirements for the reconstruction of homes and businesses damaged by recent wildfires may streamline rebuilding efforts, but will require careful navigation of the evolving regulatory landscape, says Gregory Berlin at Alston & Bird.
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Scope And Nature Of Judicial Relief Will Affect Loper's Impact
The practical result of post-Loper Bright rulings against regulatory actions will depend on the relief courts grant — and there has been controversy in these types of cases over whether the ruling is applied just to the parties or nationwide, and whether the action can be left in place while it's corrected, says Steven Gordon at Holland & Knight.
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2 Cases May Signal Where FTC Is Headed On Labor Issues
Two recent Federal Trade Commission challenges to no-hire clauses in agreements between building service firms and their customers include comments by future FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson that may offer insight into the direction the FTC is headed on labor issues, says Michael Wise at Squire Patton.
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Green Projects Face States' Foreign Land Ownership Limits
As states impose restrictions and disclosure requirements around foreign investment in agricultural land — in some cases piggybacking on existing federal rules — renewable energy developers and investors must pay close attention to how the rules vary, says Daniel Fanning at Husch Blackwell.
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Antitrust Posturing Against Algorithmic AI Should End
President-elect Donald Trump needs to rein in the federal government's antitrust crusade against algorithmic AI, sending the message that antitrust enforcement must be grounded in evidence and real harm, says attorney David Balto, a former Federal Trade Commission assistant director of policy and evaluation.
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Contract Disputes Recap: Perils Of Perfunctory Interpretation
Attorneys at Seyfarth examine three recent decisions in which the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals, the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals and the Federal Circuit ruthlessly dismantled arguments that rely on superficial understandings of different contract terms.
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Conservation Easement Cases Weave Web Of Uncertainty
Much of the IRS and Justice Department’s recent success in prosecuting syndicated conservation easement cases can be attributed to the government’s focus on the so-called PropCo ratio, which could indicate treacherous waters ahead for participants and their advisers, even under the incoming Trump administration, say attorneys at Polsinelli.
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Promoting Diversity In The Selection Of ADR Neutrals
Excerpt from Practical Guidance
Choosing neutrals from diverse backgrounds is an important step in promoting inclusion in the legal profession, and it can enhance the legitimacy and public perception of alternative dispute resolution proceedings, say attorneys at Lowenstein Sandler.
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Secret Service Failures Offer Lessons For Private Sector GCs
The Secret Service’s problematic response to two assassination attempts against former President Donald Trump this summer provides a crash course for general counsel on how not to handle crisis communications, says Keith Nahigian at Nahigian Strategies.
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After Chevron: Conservation Rule Already Faces Challenges
The Bureau of Land Management's interpretation of land "use" in its Conservation and Landscape Health Rule is contrary to the agency's past practice and other Federal Land Policy and Management Act provisions, leaving the rule exposed in four legal challenges that may carry greater force in the wake of Loper Bright, say Stacey Bosshardt and Stephanie Regenold at Perkins Coie.
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Firms Must Offer A Trifecta Of Services In Post-Chevron World
After the U.S. Supreme Court’s Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo decision overturning Chevron deference, law firms will need to integrate litigation, lobbying and communications functions to keep up with the ramifications of the ruling and provide adequate counsel quickly, says Neil Hare at Dentons.
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Understanding 2 Types Of Construction Payment Clauses
Given the recent trend of states prohibiting pay-if-paid clauses in construction clauses in favor of fortifying contractor protections with pay-when-paid clauses, parties involved in construction projects should take care to understand the nuances between the two clauses, say Jeffery Mullen and Josephine Bahn at Cozen O'Connor.
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Cannabis Biz Real Estate Loan Considerations For Lenders
Now that cannabis sales are legal in some states, real estate lenders are interested in financing the land used by cannabis companies, but because cannabis sales are still illegal under federal law, lenders must make adjustments for cannabis-adjacent transactions, say Mark Levenson and Jeffrey Wendler at Sills Cummis.