Law360: Real Estate /realestate?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Real Estate Copyright 2025 sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½. en-US Mon, 10 Nov 2025 20:45:22 +0000 La. Condo Awarded $5M For State Farm's Storm Claim Delay /realestate/articles/2409690?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /realestate/articles/2409690 A State Farm unit owes a Bayou State condominium complex over $5 million in penalties for its delayed adjustment of the complex's hurricane damage claim despite having satisfactory proof of loss, a Louisiana federal court held Monday. Mon, 10 Nov 2025 20:40:04 +0000 NJ Panel Revives Compensation Case In $95M Real Estate Deal /realestate/articles/2409477?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /realestate/articles/2409477 A New Jersey appellate panel revived a dispute Monday over whether a Manhattan real estate executive was fully compensated for his work on a $95 million redevelopment project, ruling that a trial judge wrongly granted summary judgment despite ambiguities in the parties' complex profit-sharing agreement. Mon, 10 Nov 2025 18:10:59 +0000 Hotel Operator Sonder Announces Wind-Down, Liquidation /realestate/articles/2409598?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /realestate/articles/2409598 San Francisco-based hotel company Sonder said Monday it will immediately wind down operations and file for a Chapter 7 liquidation, one day after Marriott announced it ended an affiliation the hotel chain began with Sonder a year earlier. Mon, 10 Nov 2025 18:06:10 +0000 Harco Dodging $3.5M Bond Obligation, Construction Co. Says /realestate/articles/2409615?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /realestate/articles/2409615 Harco National Insurance Co. breached an insurance contract by refusing a Skanska Balfour Beatty construction venture's request to cover a nearly $3.5 million bond over a subcontractor's alleged lapses while working on a Washington state project, according to a lawsuit removed to federal court Friday. Mon, 10 Nov 2025 17:54:36 +0000 How Cos. Can Prep For Tightened Calif. Data Breach Notices /realestate/articles/2409109?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /realestate/articles/2409109 Amid California's recent enactment of S.B. 446, which significantly amends the state's data breach notification laws, companies should review and update their incident response plans by establishing processes to document and support any delayed notification, and ensure the notifications' accuracy, say Mark Krotoski and Alexandria Marx at Pillsbury. Mon, 10 Nov 2025 17:21:30 +0000 Insurers Must Produce Docs In Hotel Co.'s COVID Dispute /realestate/articles/2408929?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /realestate/articles/2408929 Property insurers for luxury hotel chain Mandarin Oriental can't undo rulings forcing them to turn over documents related to their reserves, but may apply additional redactions to certain privileged legal advice, a New York federal court ruled in a dispute over COVID-19 business interruption losses. Mon, 10 Nov 2025 17:18:31 +0000 FDIC Revamps Consumer Compliance Exam Frequency /realestate/articles/2409162?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /realestate/articles/2409162 The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has released new guidelines that feature lengthened consumer compliance exam cycles for well-rated community banks and new midpoint "risk analysis" reviews examiners will carry out in certain situations. Mon, 10 Nov 2025 16:42:34 +0000 The Biz Court Digest: How It Works In Massachusetts /realestate/articles/2408633?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /realestate/articles/2408633 Since its founding in 2000, the Massachusetts Business Litigation Session's expertise, procedural flexibility and litigant-friendly case management practices have contributed to the development of a robust body of commercial jurisprudence, say James Donnelly at Mirick O’Connell, Felicia Ellsworth at WilmerHale and Lisa Wood at Foley Hoag. Mon, 10 Nov 2025 16:27:53 +0000 Zillow Pushed Consumers To Take Inferior Loans, Suit Says /realestate/articles/2409595?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /realestate/articles/2409595 Consumers have alleged in Washington federal court that Zillow Group Inc. ran an illegal kickback scheme that involved rewarding brokers and real estate agents with customer leads if they told clients to use Zillow's services to obtain mortgage loans, despite better financing options being available. Mon, 10 Nov 2025 16:12:23 +0000 McCarter & English Estate Suit Paused Amid 'Duplicative' Case /realestate/articles/2408926?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /realestate/articles/2408926 A Connecticut state judge has declined to dismiss a lawsuit accusing McCarter & English LLP and a now-deceased attorney of mismanaging a mall developer's estate, which the firm argued is a duplicate of another pending action, but instead paused it while the first suit proceeds to a judgment. Mon, 10 Nov 2025 16:10:12 +0000 Judge Rejects Tribe's Bid To Block Tulsa's Jurisdiction Claims /realestate/articles/2409008?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /realestate/articles/2409008 An Oklahoma federal judge has refused the Muscogee (Creek) Nation's bid to block Tulsa County's district attorney from exercising criminal jurisdiction on its reservation, ruling that the tribe fails to show a strong likelihood of success on the merits of its suit. Mon, 10 Nov 2025 15:31:09 +0000 Calif. Judge Rejects $57M Deal On Former Navy Site's Cleanup /realestate/articles/2409370?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /realestate/articles/2409370 A California federal judge refused to approve a $57 million settlement the U.S. government proposed to resolve whistleblower claims alleging Tetra Tech EC Inc. defrauded the Navy on radiation cleanup work at the former Hunters Point Naval Shipyard in San Francisco. Mon, 10 Nov 2025 13:19:21 +0000 Wis. Bill Seeks Sales, Income Tax Breaks For Nuclear Energy /realestate/articles/2409546?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /realestate/articles/2409546 Wisconsin would establish a sales and use tax exemption and an income and franchise tax credit for nuclear energy facilities under a bill introduced in the state Assembly. Fri, 07 Nov 2025 22:49:48 +0000 Smoke Shop Sanctioned Tossing Sale Docs In NY Tribal Row /realestate/articles/2408657?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /realestate/articles/2408657 After destroying sales records daily over the course of three years, the retailers accused by the Cayuga Nation of running an unauthorized cannabis shop will face sanctions, a New York federal judge ruled, calling their behavior "grossly negligent and likely willful." Fri, 07 Nov 2025 20:31:44 +0000 Real Estate Recap: Mamdani, Immigration, Q3 Debrief /realestate/articles/2407459?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /realestate/articles/2407459 Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including real estate reactions to the election of Zohran Mamdani as mayor of New York City, how condo attorneys are bracing for a surge in immigration enforcement and third-quarter takeaways across asset classes. Fri, 07 Nov 2025 20:31:44 +0000 Insurers Say La. Mall Owner Is Trying To Derail Arbitration /realestate/articles/2408010?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /realestate/articles/2408010 A group of insurers led by Lloyd's of London underwriters has urged a New York federal court to appoint an umpire in an arbitration proceeding over coverage for a Louisiana mall damaged in a 2021 hurricane, accusing the mall owner of trying to derail the arbitration. Fri, 07 Nov 2025 20:19:33 +0000 Wash. Justices To Review Cafe Fire Insurance Dispute /realestate/articles/2409080?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /realestate/articles/2409080 The Washington Supreme Court will review a state appeals court's decision finding that a Liberty Mutual unit owes no coverage over a restaurant kitchen fire because of the building owners' failure to fully comply with protective safeguard requirements in their policy. Fri, 07 Nov 2025 17:50:36 +0000 Vegas Hotels Say 9th Circ. Shouldn't Rethink Price-Fixing Suit /realestate/articles/2408978?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /realestate/articles/2408978 Several Las Vegas hotel operators, two software companies and Blackstone all told the Ninth Circuit to reject a rehearing petition for its August decision for a proposed price-fixing class action that accused hotel operators and Blackstone of conspiring to use the software companies' GuestRev software to set prices for Las Vegas hotel rooms. Fri, 07 Nov 2025 16:39:15 +0000 Maryland Sues Feds Over Nixed FBI Headquarters Plan /realestate/articles/2408821?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /realestate/articles/2408821 Maryland officials asked a federal judge to block the Trump administration from sabotaging plans to build a new FBI headquarters in the state, after it announced the FBI would instead move into an overhauled Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D.C. Fri, 07 Nov 2025 16:28:01 +0000 Mayer Brown Adds Goodwin Real Estate, Hospitality Trio In SF /realestate/articles/2407739?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /realestate/articles/2407739 Mayer Brown LLP is boosting its West Coast team, bringing in a trio of Goodwin Procter LLP real estate and hospitality experts as partners in the firm's San Francisco office.