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Huddles Jones, Thompson Hine, Fox Rothschild Score $17M Win in Fight Over Maryland Lakefront Property Development

The Howard Research and Development Corp. will pay nearly $17 million in compensatory damages after a jury unanimously determined it kept IMH Columbia from developing a six-acre lakefront site on Lake Kittamaqundi.
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Daily Business Review

Third DCA Disqualifies Miami Judge

"I'd rather take my chances and preserve life than being reversed," the Miami-Dade Circuit Court judge ruled.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

SXSW's GC Joins US Soccer as It Aims for Fresh Start, Preps for Torrid Growth

New legal chief Carlos Kuri called this a "momentous time for the organization and sport," as the United States prepares to cohost the World Cup in 2026.
4 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

High Court Affirms Broader Test for Special Defenses, Counterclaims

The case law "[examining] the contours of the making, validity, or enforcement test" in foreclosure cases is fairly new, according to the Connecticut Supreme Court.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

The Uncertainty in Fla. Circuit Courts Concerning Section 553.84 Causes of Action Against Design Professionals

As most construction litigation practitioners are aware, the vast majority of construction defect cases settle before trial and even those that proceed…
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Primer on Commercial Real Estate Loan Workouts and Right-Sizing, Part I

Today's commercial real estate market is in distress and has been, across a variety of asset classes, for several years. The reasons are well-known. Less well known is possibly the surest solution in this down cycle. This is a method to right-size commercial real estate loans where the value of the underlying real estate is so much lower than it was only a few years ago.
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New York Law Journal

Retroactive Application of FAPA; Modification of Ground Lease: This Week in Scott Mollen's Realty Law Digest

Scott Mollen discusses "U.S. Bank National Association v. Joerger," and "Atlantic Ctr. Fort Greene Assoc., LLC v. City of New York."
17 minute read

Law.com

Rental Applicants Reach $2.28M Settlement Agreement for Discriminatory AI-Powered Screening Tool

"The changes SafeRent has agreed to make are key to ensuring the original intention of the nation's voucher programs, helping to erase historic discrimination in the housing markets," said Brian Corman, a partner at Cohen Milstein who leads the firm's fair housing litigation efforts and helped negotiate the settlement.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Nominal Sale Bid – The Court Stumbles (Partly)

In a continuation of his discussion on the efficacy of a plaintiff's nominal bid at a foreclosure sale, Bruce Bergman takes issue with the Third Department in its ruling in 'Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB v. Oppitz.'
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

In 'Shyam Ventures,' Court Reinforced Boundaries on the Expansion of a Legal Nonconforming Use

In a recently published opinion, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court in Shyam Ventures v. Zoning Hearing Board of the Borough of Castle Shannon, 2024 Pa. Commw. LEXIS 76 (Pa. Cmwlth. Mar. 7, 2024), set clear limits on the expansion of a legal nonconforming use and when such an expansion may be considered an entirely new use altogether.
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