This Law Week special report features real estate and construction law.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — BP's subsidiary in Alaska will pay a $25 million civil penalty under a settlement announced Tuesday that comes five years after more than 200,000 gallons of crude oil spilled from company pipelines on the North Slope.
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BOISE, Idaho -- The two biggest owners of the failed Tamarack Resort don't have to worry about digging into their personal wealth to repay a $250 million construction loan, at least for the next six months.
HSBC Holdings Plc asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the trustee liquidating Bernard L. Madoff’s firm, saying he isn’t allowed by law to bring such suits on behalf of the confidence man’s customers.
A Massachusetts man should be allowed to keep property he bought from U.S. Bancorp even though the bank didn't have the right to foreclose on the previous owner, a lawyer argued before the state's highest court.
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina's chief justice on Tuesday ordered a stop to all pending foreclosures until the banks and homeowners involved can complete an intervention process — a move that could affect thousands of people struggling to hold onto their homes.
NEW YORK — The federal government sued Deutsche Bank on Tuesday, saying the bank committed fraud and padded its pockets with undeserved income as it repeatedly lied so it could benefit from a government program that insured mortgages.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of gallons of potentially hazardous chemicals and known carcinogens were injected into wells by leading oil and gas service companies from 2005-2009, a report by three House Democrats said last month.
The end of 2010 brought with it major regulatory change for California along the environmental and air quality fronts, and even though it’s not due to take effect for three more years, it’s already having an effect on the moods and actions in the construction community.
Private developers may have to be more careful when accepting public funds for their projects after a recent appellate court decision.
Along with the downturn in the construction industry and contractors going from the private to the public sector for work, a growing trend of claims and lawsuits are occurring.
Mortgage brokers are concerned that new regulations on loan origination compensation put them at a competitive disadvantage to their big-bank counterparts.
Fernando Landa,Trigild Corp.'s new general counsel's unusual tasks have included what to do with a tenant growing a large indoor pot farm in Northern California, getting a body out of a Kansas apartment and closing a brothel that operated out of a truck stop.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — BP's subsidiary in Alaska will pay a $25 million civil penalty under a settlement announced Tuesday that comes five years after more than 200,000 gallons of crude oil spilled from company pipelines on the North Slope.
BOISE, Idaho -- The two biggest owners of the failed Tamarack Resort don't have to worry about digging into their personal wealth to repay a $250 million construction loan, at least for the next six months.
HSBC Holdings Plc asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the trustee liquidating Bernard L. Madoff’s firm, saying he isn’t allowed by law to bring such suits on behalf of the confidence man’s customers.
A Massachusetts man should be allowed to keep property he bought from U.S. Bancorp even though the bank didn't have the right to foreclose on the previous owner, a lawyer argued before the state's highest court.
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina's chief justice on Tuesday ordered a stop to all pending foreclosures until the banks and homeowners involved can complete an intervention process — a move that could affect thousands of people struggling to hold onto their homes.
From May 2 to May 6, The Daily Transcript honors Law Week with a weeklong series honoring the business of law. Coverage includes attorney profiles, Q&As with San Diego legal experts, and stories on important issues like corporate governance, employment law, real estate and construction, and intellectual property.
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Law school enrollment, profiles of San Diego's law school deans and volunteering are some of the topics covered in today's special report honoring the business of law.
The Daily Transcript kicks off its weeklong series with a look at corporate law, mergers, a profile with a local general counsel and more.
From May 2 to May 6, The Daily Transcript honors Law Week with a weeklong series honoring the business of law. Coverage includes attorney profiles, Q&As with San Diego legal experts, and stories on important issues like corporate governance, employment law, real estate and construction, and intellectual property.
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