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March 06, 2025
Insurer's 9th Circ. Procedural Win Highlights Appraisal Rules
A Ninth Circuit panel affirmed that a property owner could not litigate its insurer's failure to pay for losses before a required appraisal to resolve disagreements, highlighting the importance of appraisal provisions and how they could limit potential policyholder challenges. Here, Law360 speaks to Colin Kemp, an insurance recovery attorney for Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, about Mount Vernon Specialty Insurance Co.'s procedural victory and its implications for coverage challenges.
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March 06, 2025
Tribal Water Rights Bills Advance To US Senate Floor
A slew of tribal water rights settlement bills are heading to the U.S. Senate for review, and, if approved, they will allow for the completion of multimillion-dollar infrastructure projects, sustainable management and the delivery of drinking water to several Indigenous communities.
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March 06, 2025
Wyoming Creates Partial Property Tax Break For Homeowners
Wyoming established a tax exemption for a portion of homeowners' properties under a bill signed by the governor.
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March 06, 2025
Kroenke Seeks Denver Special District For Ball Arena Plan
Billionaire Stan Kroenke has filed petitions in state court to establish a special district as part of a plan to develop 64 acres of parking lots near Denver's Ball Arena into a $685 million development that would aim to build a new downtown neighborhood through 2050.
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March 06, 2025
NJ Developer, Conn. Atty Settle Suit Over Alleged $1.4M Scam
A New Jersey real estate developer and Connecticut attorney Carole W. Briggs have settled a federal lawsuit that accused the lawyer and an associate of pulling off a business email compromise scam that caused more than $1.4 million in losses, court records show.
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March 06, 2025
Mich. Supreme Court Preview: Sex Offender Tracking, Rentals
The Michigan Supreme Court is gearing up to hear arguments next week on the constitutionality of making sex offenders wear location-tracking devices for life, whether short-term vacation rentals fit into the definition of residential use of a property and whether political parties have standing to sue when a community's election workers are overwhelmingly from the same political party.
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March 06, 2025
Insurance Mogul Can Pursue $8.2M Battle Over NC Office Park
Convicted insurance mogul Greg Lindberg and his company Global Growth Holdings Inc. will have another shot at counterclaims in an unpaid rent lawsuit against another company once owned by Lindberg, a North Carolina state appeals court ruled Wednesday.
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March 06, 2025
Bove May Sidestep Discipline In Adams Scandal, Experts Say
Ethics complaints piling up against acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove over his efforts to drop the corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams could result in disciplinary action at the state level, but it's highly unlikely that he'll face any consequences from the U.S. Department of Justice and its office charged with investigating attorney misconduct, experts say.
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March 06, 2025
Ga. Attys Fight Bid To 'Hijack' $44M Realtor Settlement
Attorneys hoping to finalize a $44 million class action settlement in Georgia with four real estate brokerages urged a federal judge Thursday to reject a bid to "hijack" their litigation by the lawyers behind the series of landmark settlements with the National Association of Realtors and various brokerages over their fee inflation practices.
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March 06, 2025
Pot Co. Sues Mich. City Over 'Unlawful' Licensing Decision
A would-be dispensary sued the city of Auburn Hills, Michigan, in federal court on Thursday, alleging that the city disregarded its own voter-approved adult-use licensing ordinance when it approved four licenses last year.
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March 06, 2025
Minn. Couple Can't Claim $105K Deduction, High Court Affirms
A Minnesota couple were properly assessed an outstanding income tax liability and disallowed a business loss deduction by the state tax court, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled.
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March 06, 2025
The Antitrust Litigation Surrounding NAR's Industry Rules
A year and a half after a Missouri federal jury found that the National Association of Realtors inflated fees for home sellers, the Eighth Circuit is evaluating a series of settlements in wake of the decision while the Justice Department pursues its own antitrust investigation with a court's blessing.
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March 06, 2025
Everton Football Club Lands £350M In Stadium Financing
Business conglomerate The Friedkin Group completed a £350 million ($451 million) deal that will refinance what was borrowed to complete its 52,888-seat stadium for its Everton Football Club in Liverpool, United Kingdom, the team announced Thursday.
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March 06, 2025
NJ Atty Seeks Exit From Developer Suit Over Escrow Cashout
A New Jersey attorney who served as agent on an escrow agreement asked to escape a developer's lawsuit that came after a venture capital firm failed to produce a $6 million loan to build a luxury hotel in Taos, New Mexico.
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March 06, 2025
IRS Can't Defend Slashing Of Easement Value, 11th Circ. Told
Conservation easement donors whose charitable tax deduction was reduced by millions of dollars by the U.S. Tax Court criticized the Internal Revenue Service's defense of the decision, telling the Eleventh Circuit the ruling ignored copious evidence of the property's value underlying the donation's worth.
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March 06, 2025
New York Real Estate Cos. Seek Ch. 11 Protection
Two real estate companies facing foreclosure litigation sought bankruptcy protection in New York each listing at least $10 million in debt.
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March 06, 2025
Senate Panel Backs McKernan For CFPB, 3 Other Trump Picks
A U.S. Senate panel on Thursday advanced President Donald Trump's nomination of Jonathan McKernan to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, setting him up for likely confirmation to the beleaguered agency.
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March 05, 2025
DOGE Firings, Agency Cuts Targeted In New Sierra Club Suit
The Sierra Club and Union of Concerned Scientists were among several groups that lobbed a new suit against Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency on Wednesday, slamming the billionaire and DOGE for the "lawless" slashing of funds and federal workers.
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March 05, 2025
Wash. Justices Won't Take Up Pemco's Fire Coverage Appeal
The Washington Supreme Court won't review a lower court's ruling that Pemco Mutual Insurance Co. must cover a woman's claim for fire damage to her former home after she was assaulted and set ablaze there by her ex-husband.
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March 05, 2025
Los Angeles County Sues SoCal Edison Over Eaton Fire
Los Angeles County joined the many dozens suing Southern California Edison over the devastating Eaton Fire on Wednesday, as the most populous county in the United States alleges in its lawsuit that the utility's faulty equipment caused the destructive blaze.
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March 05, 2025
Claimed Church Leader Ruled To Owe $1.3M In Taxes
A claimed church leader owes $1.3 million in tax debt after he was caught selling tax avoidance schemes, a Washington federal judge ruled Wednesday, rejecting his request for more time to mount a challenge and describing him as uncooperative.
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March 05, 2025
Black Colo. Homeowner Joins DOJ's Race Bias Refi Suit
A Denver homeowner joined the federal government in its suit accusing Rocket Mortgage LLC and other parties in Colorado federal court of deliberately undervaluing her home because she's a Black woman.
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March 05, 2025
Construction Co. Not Covered For $11M Verdict, Insurer Says
A construction company isn't entitled to coverage for an $11 million jury verdict against it in an underlying personal injury suit because the builder's policy excludes coverage for residential construction activities, an insurer told a Texas federal court.
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March 05, 2025
GSA Publishes, Then Pulls List Of Properties It Could Dispose
The U.S. General Services Administration on Wednesday removed a list of 440 properties that it considered inessential and said warranted disposal — including several courthouses and buildings used as headquarters for various agencies — the day after announcing it had identified them as "non-core assets."
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March 05, 2025
Willkie Farr Partner Gets $23K Fee In Suit Over Media Tip
A Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP partner has won the bulk of a $27,420 bid to recoup personal attorney fees after prevailing in a First Amendment feud with his former landlord's lawyer over a media leak, with a judge clipping just $3,550 for lack of a novel legal issue.
Expert Analysis
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Mentorship Resolutions For The New Year
Attorneys tend to focus on personal achievements or career milestones when they set yearly goals, but one important area often gets overlooked in this process — mentoring relationships, which are some of the most effective tools for professional growth, say Kelly Galligan at Rutan & Tucker and Andra Greene at Phillips ADR.
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LA Wildfires' Effect On Calif. Insurer Of Last Resort
Attorneys at Willkie discuss the background of California's insurer of last resort — known as the Fair Access to Insurance Requirements Plan — and examine the process of assessing member insurers and relevant recent property insurance market developments in light of the destruction from the ongoing Los Angeles wildfires.
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Key Trends In PFAS Regulation And Litigation For 2025
The critical policy milestones for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances expected in 2025 will not only shape the trajectory of PFAS regulation, but also set key precedents for environmental accountability, potentially reshaping the corporate approach to these "forever chemicals" for decades to come, say attorneys at MG+M.
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Algorithm Price-Fixing Ruling May Lower Antitrust Claims Bar
A Washington federal court's refusal to dismiss Duffy v. Yardi Systems, an antitrust case over rent prices allegedly inflated by revenue management software, creates an apparent split in the lower courts over how to assess such claims, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.
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California's New Homeowner Law Could Hamper Foreclosures
While A.B. 2424, which took effect this month in California, gives homeowners in default additional protections, it also provides loopholes that can be used to delay foreclosure auctions, and the cost of these delays will likely be passed on to the borrower, says Stephen Britt at Severson & Werson.
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Series
Coaching Little League Makes Me A Better Lawyer
While coaching poorly played Little League Baseball early in the morning doesn't sound like a good time, I love it — and the experience has taught me valuable lessons about imperfection, compassion and acceptance that have helped me grow as a person and as a lawyer, says Alex Barnett at DiCello Levitt.
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5 Litigation Funding Trends To Note In 2025
Lawyers and their clients must be prepared to navigate an evolving litigation funding market in 2025, made more complicated by a new administration and the increasing overall cost of litigation, says Jeffery Lula at GLS Capital.
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Rethinking Litigation Risk And What It Really Means To Win
Attorneys have a tendency to overestimate litigation risk before summary judgment and underestimate risk after it, but an eight-stage litigation framework can clarify risk at different points and help litigators reassess what true success looks like in any particular case, says Joshua Libling at Arcadia Finance.
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Public Corruption Enforcement In 2024 Has Clues For 2025
If 2024 activity is any indication, the U.S. Supreme Court will likely continue to rein in expansive prosecutorial theories of fraud in the year to come, but it’s harder to predict what the new administration will mean for public corruption prosecutions in 2025, says Cathy Fleming at Offit Kurman.
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Small Biz Caught In Corporate Transparency Act Crossfire
Despite compliance being put on hold due to a nationwide preliminary injunction, small businesses have been caught in the middle of the legal battle over the Corporate Transparency Act — and confusion over the law's requirements could result in major penalties, say attorneys at Snell & Wilmer.
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Playing Rugby Makes Me A Better Lawyer
My experience playing rugby, including a near-fatal accident, has influenced my legal practice on a professional, organizational and personal level by showing me the importance of maintaining empathy, fostering team empowerment and embracing the art of preparation, says James Gillenwater at Greenberg Traurig.
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Opinion
No, Litigation Funders Are Not 'Fleeing' The District Of Del.
A recent study claimed that litigation funders have “fled” Delaware federal court due to a standing order requiring disclosure of third-party financing, but responsible funders have no problem litigating in this jurisdiction, and many other factors could explain the decline in filings, say Will Freeman and Sarah Tsou at Omni Bridgeway.
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5 E-Discovery Predictions For 2025 And Beyond
In the year to come, e-discovery will be shaped by new and emerging trends, from the adoption of artificial intelligence provisions in protective orders, to the proliferation of emojis as a source of evidence in contemporary litigation, say attorneys at Littler.
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What's Ahead As Transparency Act Comes To A Crossroads
Synthesizing the contrasting federal district and appellate court rulings on the Corporate Transparency Act’s validity reveals several main areas of debate that will likely remain at issue as challenges to the law continue winding through the courts, say attorneys at Farella Braun.
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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.