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Eleventh Circuit Affirms District Court Order that Defendants Waived Arbitration

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Plaintiffs, three families living in the Lake View area, filed three separate actions against defendants J. Michael White, Eco-Preservation Services LLC, Serma Holdings LLC, Aeta Management Group, Knobloch Inc., and others....more

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Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending January 24, 2020

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Real Property Update - Quiet Title / Motion to Dismiss: Trial court not permitted to consider or take judicial notice of amended lis pendens and partial release of mortgage that were outside the counterclaim to which a...more

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Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending November 29, 2019

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Real Property Update- Contracts: Escrow agent was bound only by the terms of an escrow agreement to which it was a party and not a purchase agreement to which it was not a party – Carter Dev. of Mass., LLC v. Howard, No....more

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District of Oregon Holds that Vineyard’s RICO Suit Against Neighboring Marijuana Grower is More Than Just Sour Grapes

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The United States District Court for the District of Oregon recently denied a marijuana grower’s motion to dismiss a Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”) lawsuit in Momtazi Family, LLC v. Wagner et al.,...more

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“Unnecessary and Inappropriate”: The declaration no one wanted

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Your client wants to recover damages for breach of contract and demands that you assert as many causes of action as possible. In addition to the breach cause of action, you consider a declaratory judgment claim, right? ...more

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The Domain of Interpreting Zoning Ordinance: “Resort” to the Zoning Board of Appeals

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In opposing Crossroad Ventures, LLC’s (“Crossroad Ventures“) endeavor to construct a vacation resort partially within the Town of Shandaken, (“Town“), grassroots preservation organization Catskill Heritage Alliance, Inc....more

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Texas Anti-SLAPP Statute Stalls Lessee’s Counterclaim

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It is often a worthy strategy for the lessee to be aggressive with counterclaims against the lessor. Lessees should think twice about that strategy if it means complaining about the lessor’s public statements. In Lona Hills...more

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Breaking: Mass. SJC Overhauls SLAPP Statute Practice

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The Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) today issued two decisions which together make important changes in how Massachusetts courts apply the often troublesome SLAPP statute, M.G.L. c. 231, § 59H, enacted in 1994. While of general...more

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District of Connecticut Reaffirms That Definition Of “Collapse” Is Unambiguous

The United States District Court for the District of Connecticut recently reaffirmed its ruling that the term “collapse,” as defined by a homeowners insurance policy, is unambiguous and that the policy in question did not...more

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