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• Stamford Settles Real Estate Law Dispute Over Old Town Hall Redevelopment - The City of Stamford, CT has agreed to a $355,000 settlement in a $2 million real state law violation lawsuit filed by Kronenberger & Sons Restoration Inc.


• Donald Trump Takes the Stand in Real Estate Law Violation Case - Real estate mogul and Celebrity Apprentice star Donald Trump took the stand in a real estate law violation case related to the sale of condos in the 92-story Trump International Hotel and Tower in Chicago.


• Pinellas County Suing Largo Fishing Museum Over Real Estate Law Dispute - Pinellas County, FL is suing the Florida Gulf Coast Center for Fishing & Interactive Museum for real estate law violations


• Homeowner’s Association Settles Trayvon Martin Wrongful Death Case - The homeowner’s association (HOA) for the Retreat at Twin Lakes gated community in Sanford, Fla. has settled the Trayvon Martin wrongful death case in which it was a defendant.


• Gap Claims Real Estate Law Violations by NYC Pier 17 Mall Operator - Dallas, Texas-based Howard Hughes Corp. has been hit with a real estate law violation claim filed in New York City by The Gap Inc.


• Florida Pilot Claims Real Estate Law Violations by Carmel, CA Realtor - Florida residents David Hurstfield-Meyer and his girlfriend Tracey Michel claim they have been victims of a loan fraud scheme and real estate law violations perpetrated by two real estate professionals in Carmel, CA.


• PA Supreme Court Gets Real Estate Law Violation Case Over Murder-Suicide - The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has received a petition from Janet Milliken, 59, who bought a home and then filed a lawsuit claiming that the sellers violated real estate law by not disclosing the fact that previous owners had died in a murder-suicide incident.


• National Title Company Agrees to $873K Real Estate Law Dispute Settlement - Jacksonville, Florida-based title insurance company Fidelity National Financial, Inc. has agreed to an $873,000 legal settlement in a real estate law violation case.


• Collier County Agrees to Settle 7-Year-Old Real Estate Law Dispute - Collier County commissioners voted by a narrow 3-2 majority to settle a seven year old real estate law dispute over the Shell Trailer Park in Immokalee, Fla.  


• Morgan Stanley Facing Lawsuit for Real Estate Law Violations - Morgan Staley is facing down the wrong end of a lawsuit filed by the ACLU, which accuses the defendant of pushing risky high-cost mortgages in Detroit neighborhoods.


• Kent County Land Bank Sued for State Real Estate Law Violations - The Kent County Land Bank Authority is facing a lawsuit filed by real estate speculators, who charge that the defendants are guilty of state real estate law violations.


• Real Estate Law Dispute in Texas Over Failed Property Sale - Texas real estate law is going to be severely tested in an acrimonious lawsuit between a well-known real estate company in Corpus Christi and a respected former judicial candidate for Nueces County Judge.


• Tesla Sued by Developer For Breach of Real Estate Law Contract - Back in 2008, electric car manufacturer Tesla was looking for a facility to build its model S-sedans


• Real Estate Law Makes Landlord Pay $1M For Crime on Property - The real estate law came down hard on a property owner in Jacksonville, FL who was lax about security for tenants in a neighborhood rife with crime.


• Kiawah Island Real Estate Law Dispute - The complexity of real estate law and property holdings is in sharp focus on Kiawah Island, SC near Charleston.


• Fifth Third Bank Sued for RESPA Real Estate Law Violation - Cincinnati-based Fifth Third Bank stands accused of violating the RESPA Real Estate Law regarding taking referral fees from parties involved in loans.


• AZ Homeowners Get $13.6 Million in Real Estate Lawsuit - In what is being billed as the largest real estate lawsuit award in Arizona's history, an arbitration panel gave 460 home owners $13.6 million in a construction defect lawsuit.


• An Old Law Doing New Tricks to Help Desperate Buyers - A judge recently ruled in favor of a New York couple to allow them from walking away from a luxury condo they put deposit money down on.


• Lawsuit Against Mortgage Firm - A federal judge listened to arguments Friday on a real estate claim filed by Oakland County Treasurer Andy Meisner in an attempt to recover millions in unpaid real estate transfer taxes from mortgage corporations.


• Mizner Grande Realty Files Lawsuit - Mizner Grande Realty, entangled in a scandal related to supposed rogue agent Jon Rashotsky has filed a legal claim against that agent.


• Marriott Properties and New Sales Strategy Impacted by Lawsuit - A claim filed Tuesday by a longtime Marriott hotel owner seeks $20 million in monetary compensation, saying Marriott's newly refurbished sales arrangement has resulted in loss of business.


• Mortgage Loan Caps To Go Into Effect - Mortgage availability remains a real issue since the private market has yet to return; and while the housing market recovery is still in its early stages.


• Large Indian Firm To Make Substantial Real Estate Investment - HDFC India Real Estate Fund LLC is investing $90Mn for a 40% stock in an future IT park near Bangalore airport.


• Real Estate Costs Throughout Various Parts of the Country Continue to Go Down - Real estate costs in the U.S. decreased less than forecasted in July from a year previously.

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