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Public and private construction projects, financing, mortgages, tax cuts and incentives, foreclosures, and other topics are covered regularly and updated routinely on the site. Other areas covered include litigation, mediation, and arbitration which affects owners/contractors/subcontractors in the field, government agency news, and coverage of news/stories related to lenders, insurers, and sureties in the industry.

Public work issues are also covered frequently by the National Law Review. Infrastructure financing, topics including entitlements, development rights, property rights, the public-private partnership (P3), permitting, local ordinances, variances, and different legislation/restrictions in development. Coverage of development and property owner rights, cases involving homeowners associations, fees, pending litigation, and changes to local/state/federal ordinances and variances, are also available.

Additionally, the National Law Review covers regulations and legislation as it relates to mortgages and other real estate lending requirements; including, the requirements imposed on lenders under RESPA, and other news from the CFPB as it relates to homeownership and mortgage procedures, such as the Know Before You Owe Rule.

Articles related to highway safety, transportation news, and other utilities-topics, are also covered by the National Law Review. Coverage of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and changes to the organization are analyzed by NLR legal experts. The emerging technology of autonomous vehicles, developments in that technology, and the emerging regulation around driverless cars are analyzed, and the impact of this game-changing technology is considered.

In the construction arena, reporting worker injuries on the job site, and coverage of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) laws are extensively reported on by the attorney writers at the National Law Review. 

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Recent Construction, Real Estate, Infrastructure & Zoning News

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Apr
16
2014
Wisconsin's Landlord/Tenant Laws Receive (Yet Another) Update von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Mar
11
2019
Wisconsin's Proposed Senate Bill Can Have Far-Reaching Implications for Wisconsin Municipalities Creating Tax Incremental Financing Districts von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Sep
26
2018
Wisconsin’s Small Condominium Law – A Potential Tool to Work Around Local Certified Survey Map Approval and Minimum Lot Size Requirements Davis|Kuelthau, s.c.
Jan
16
2013
With Many Hurricane Sandy Victims Still Unable to Secure Temporary Housing, Will New Jersey’s Age-Restricted Communities Offer Up Vacant Units? Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C.
Oct
9
2022
With Recent Court Decision, Out-of-State Owners of New York Houses Can Breathe Easier Proskauer Rose LLP
Sep
18
2020
With Retail Bankruptcies on the Rise, Opportunities for Distressed M&A Increase Hunton Andrews Kurth
Sep
30
2022
Withdrawal Liability and The Building and Construction Industry Exception Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
8
2021
Withdrawal Liability – Real Property Presumed a Trade or Business Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
20
2020
Without Careful Permitting, Erosion Control Projects Can Lead to a Flood of Legal Headaches ArentFox Schiff LLP
Mar
6
2011
Witness Says He Rigged Bids in Property Tax Lien Auctions in Maryland Center for Public Integrity
May
11
2013
Womble Carlyle Attorneys Obtain Reversal of Judgment in Breach of Contract Claim Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Oct
27
2012
Work Begins to Remove Contamination at Newtown, Conn. Site U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Sep
21
2023
Work-Out or Walk-Out: The Difficult Decision Facing Commercial Office Owners ArentFox Schiff LLP
Dec
30
2015
Workers Cannot Recover Lost Wages from Contractor Responsible for Explosion that Shut Down Project Murtha Cullina
Apr
25
2023
Workouts and Remediation of Student Housing Project Bonds Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jun
7
2011
Workplace Fatalities and OSHA Investigations - Questions & Concerns Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Sep
26
2023
Workplace Safety Accidents, Part I: Settling Cal/OSHA Citations [Podcast] Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Nov
20
2023
Workplace Safety Review: Episode 34 | Interview with James Stallcup Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Apr
16
2018
Worried About OSHA Silica Compliance? Not if You’re in One of These Five States Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
May
21
2019
Worth the Wait: Second Round of Opportunity Zone Proposed Regulations Clears the Way for Many OZ Investments K&L Gates
Jan
3
2013
Wrong Claim Construction Leads to Erroneous Infringement and Validity Findings McDermott Will & Emery
Jun
30
2020
Wrong Procedure Costs City $1 Million Dollar Judgment Against Developer it Fined for Building Without Permits Pierce Atwood LLP
Jun
18
2010
Wrongful Foreclosure – Verbal Assurance that Foreclosure Sale Will be Postponed May be Enforceable - Deliberate and Effective External and Internal Communication is Critical Holme Roberts & Owen LLP
Mar
17
2021
Wrongful Termination and Failed Wasted Costs Claim K&L Gates
Dec
27
2014
XTO Energy, Inc. to Restore Areas Damaged by Natural Gas Extraction Activities U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Jan
6
2016
Year in Review and Look into Crystal Ball: Data Privacy and Cyber Security von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Nov
12
2018
Years in the Making…OSHA Finalizes Crane Operator Requirements for Construction Industry Jackson Lewis P.C.
Sep
14
2017
You Can’t Ignore RESPA Section 8(c) Foley & Lardner LLP
 

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