Law360 Real Estate Authority: Real Estate Authority Other /real-estate-authority/other?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Real Estate Authority Other Copyright 2025 sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½. en-US Thu, 11 Dec 2025 18:31:23 +0000 FEMA's Freeze On Disaster Mitigation Funds Ruled Unlawful /real-estate-authority/other/articles/2421186?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /real-estate-authority/other/articles/2421186 The Trump administration unlawfully terminated Federal Emergency Management Agency funds intended to pay for disaster mitigating projects, a Massachusetts federal judge ruled Thursday, describing the case as an "unlawful executive encroachment on the prerogative of Congress to appropriate funds" for specific purposes. Thu, 11 Dec 2025 14:31:30 +0000 NJ Court Nixes Farm Tax Break For Late Filing /real-estate-authority/other/articles/2421017?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /real-estate-authority/other/articles/2421017 A property owner who filed an application for a farmland assessment one day after the deadline to do so for tax year 2025 cannot obtain the classification for that year, the New Jersey Tax Court ruled. Thu, 11 Dec 2025 14:16:33 +0000 Feds Challenge Utah Tribe's 1800 Act Land Ownership Claim /real-estate-authority/other/articles/2420713?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /real-estate-authority/other/articles/2420713 The federal government is asking the D.C. Circuit to reject a bid by the Ute Indian Tribe to reverse a lower court decision that denied it ownership of 1.5 million acres of U.S. land, saying the challenge is based on mischaracterizations of a 19th century law. Thu, 11 Dec 2025 14:07:52 +0000 Offshore Lease Sales Net $279M With Chevron, BP, Shell Bids /real-estate-authority/other/articles/2420724?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /real-estate-authority/other/articles/2420724 The Trump administration wrapped up the first in a series of offshore oil and gas lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico under a July tax cut and spending bill, with Chevron, BP and Shell joining in the bidding process. Thu, 11 Dec 2025 13:02:41 +0000 Mass. Property Denied Farm Tax Break After Site Visit /real-estate-authority/other/articles/2420758?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /real-estate-authority/other/articles/2420758 The owners of a Massachusetts property failed to show it qualified for an agricultural classification for tax purposes, a state board said after a member visited the site, upholding the assessment of back taxes on a portion of the property. Wed, 10 Dec 2025 11:55:31 +0000 NY Increases Property Tax Abatement For Child Care Centers /real-estate-authority/other/articles/2420427?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /real-estate-authority/other/articles/2420427 New York state increased a property tax abatement for eligible child care centers in New York City under a bill signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul. Tue, 09 Dec 2025 19:25:00 +0000 Fed. Circ. OKs PTAB's Axing Of Some IBM Patent Claims /real-estate-authority/other/articles/2420008?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /real-estate-authority/other/articles/2420008 The Federal Circuit on Tuesday affirmed a Patent Trial and Appeal Board decision that invalidated some claims while preserving others in an IBM patent covering a single sign-on technology, rejecting the company's arguments that the board relied on arguments not made by the patent challenger. Tue, 09 Dec 2025 17:16:44 +0000 Cleveland, Browns Drop Stadium Move Suits After $100M Deal /real-estate-authority/other/articles/2420007?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /real-estate-authority/other/articles/2420007 The National Football League's Cleveland Browns and the city of Cleveland told Ohio courts on Tuesday that they're permanently dropping their lawsuits against each other in the wake of a $100 million settlement for their dispute over the NFL team's planned stadium move. Mon, 08 Dec 2025 17:49:28 +0000 3 Firms Advise Antero Natural Gas Asset Buy From HG Energy /real-estate-authority/other/articles/2419168?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /real-estate-authority/other/articles/2419168 With Vinson & Elkins LLP, Latham & Watkins LLP and Kirkland & Ellis LLP advising, natural gas company Antero Resources Corp. announced an expansion Monday by paying $2.8 billion for assets from HG Energy, while an affiliate reached a separate $1.1 billion acquisition deal with the privately held company. Fri, 05 Dec 2025 13:17:30 +0000 Shumaker Real Estate Ace Jumps To Hahn Loeser In Fla. /real-estate-authority/other/articles/2418619?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /real-estate-authority/other/articles/2418619 Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP has grown its Sarasota office with an experienced real estate attorney from Shumaker Loop & Kendrick LLP. Thu, 04 Dec 2025 19:45:20 +0000 Workers Snag Partial Collective In Management Co. OT Suit /real-estate-authority/other/articles/2418407?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /real-estate-authority/other/articles/2418407 Three workers can proceed as a limited collective in their suit accusing a land management company of cheating them out of overtime pay, a Maryland federal judge ruled, saying that they failed to support their claims on a nationwide basis. Wed, 03 Dec 2025 17:44:27 +0000 Wisconsin Village Loses Bid to Block Oneida Land Trust /real-estate-authority/other/articles/2417376?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /real-estate-authority/other/articles/2417376 A federal court judge affirmed an Interior Department decision to place 500 acres of properties into a trust for the Oneida Nation, rejecting claims by a Wisconsin village that the transfers were based on a biased administrative process that wiped out its municipal authority. Wed, 03 Dec 2025 16:13:23 +0000 Burr & Forman Adds Real Estate Boutique Founder In Atlanta /real-estate-authority/other/articles/2416855?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /real-estate-authority/other/articles/2416855 Burr & Forman LLP has brought on the managing partner at Hughes Real Estate Law LLC as counsel in its Atlanta office, strengthening its real estate practice with a commercial real estate attorney who has in-house experience. Wed, 03 Dec 2025 14:35:24 +0000 9th Circ. Asked To Reconsider Idaho Land Swap Decision /real-estate-authority/other/articles/2417116?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /real-estate-authority/other/articles/2417116 The U.S. Department of the Interior and J.R. Simplot Co. are asking the Ninth Circuit to reconsider a decision to invalidate an Idaho land transfer for the expansion of a phosphogypsum plant, arguing that the panel's conclusion flouts Supreme Court precedent and defies federal land management policy's text and central aim. Wed, 03 Dec 2025 11:29:48 +0000 Law School's Missed Lessons: Practicing Client-Led Litigation /real-estate-authority/other/articles/2392989?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /real-estate-authority/other/articles/2392989 New litigators can better help their corporate clients achieve their overall objectives when they move beyond simply fighting for legal victory to a client-led approach that resolves the legal dispute while balancing the company's competing out-of-court priorities, says Chelsea Ireland at Cohen Ziffer. Tue, 02 Dec 2025 18:48:15 +0000 Miami Dade College Votes To Transfer Land For Trump Library /real-estate-authority/other/articles/2415572?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /real-estate-authority/other/articles/2415572 The Miami Dade College board of trustees voted again Tuesday to transfer a parcel of land in downtown Miami to the state of Florida to build the Donald J. Trump Presidential Library, after saying the library would be a boon to both the school and community. Tue, 02 Dec 2025 18:19:39 +0000 Defamation Litigation Roundup: FDA, Lively, Alexander Bros. /real-estate-authority/other/articles/2416843?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /real-estate-authority/other/articles/2416843 In this month's review of defamation fights, Law360 highlights a pharmaceutical company's suit against a former U.S. Food and Drug Administration official, as well as the latest decision siding against President Donald Trump in his fights with media companies. Tue, 02 Dec 2025 17:05:20 +0000 Judge Doubts That FEMA Funds Freeze Is Harmless /real-estate-authority/other/articles/2416582?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /real-estate-authority/other/articles/2416582 A Massachusetts federal judge on Tuesday appeared to push back on assertions by the Trump administration that states are not entitled to a court order vacating what the government says is a temporary freeze of Federal Emergency Management Agency funds intended to pay for disaster-mitigating projects. Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:14:18 +0000 NY Child Care Property Tax Abatement Boost Sent To Hochul /real-estate-authority/other/articles/2417119?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /real-estate-authority/other/articles/2417119 New York state would increase a property tax abatement for eligible child care centers in New York City under a bill sent to Gov. Kathy Hochul. Mon, 01 Dec 2025 18:23:01 +0000 Browns Near $100M Deal With Cleveland Over Stadium Move /real-estate-authority/other/articles/2416656?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /real-estate-authority/other/articles/2416656 Due to a pending $100 million settlement, an Ohio federal judge decided Monday to extend a stay for a suit lodged by the Cleveland Browns against the city over the NFL team's planned stadium move.