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Real Estate, both commercial and residential, is constantly evolving. The National Law Review covers the latest legal analysis in real estate and construction law across a variety of governmental levels—state and federal. Additionally, NLR covers updates related to transportation and other utilities and public works.

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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Jul
22
2009
Variations on a Timeshare Theme in Colorado Resort Communities Fairfield and Woods P.C.
May
1
2014
Beach Houses and Bribes: Department of Justice (DOJ) Seeks Over $700,000 From Former South Korean President Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
30
2014
Unlawful California Development Permit Conditions Not Binding On Second Permit Applicant When Original Permit Expires Without Use – Second District Changes Mind On Changed Facts Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
2
2015
Undisclosed Change in Building Height Requires Supplemental EIR (Environmental Impact Report) in California Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
23
2015
Abuse of Discretion Not Shown By Court’s Failure To “Show Its Arithmetic” in Significantly Reducing Claimed Attorney Fees in CEQA Litigation Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
12
2017
Tenth Circuit Finds CERCLA Contribution Claim Not Barred by Bankruptcy Approval of a Settlement Estimating Liability for the Site Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
17
2018
Contractors May Benefit by Taking Equity in the Project They are Constructing Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
6
2019
EIR for Downtown San Francisco Mixed-Use Project Upheld Under Supreme Court’s Newly Articulated Standard of Review Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
31
2019
California State Budget Summary: Allocations for Housing and Homelessness Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
14
2019
9th Circuit Says CPUC’s Standard Contract and Re-MAT Program for Certain Renewable Generators are not PURPA Compliant Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
1
2020
Judicial Council Amends Tolling Period for Statutes Limitations Impacted by COVID-19 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
4
2020
California Supreme Courts Holds Categorical Classification of Well Permits As Exclusively “Ministerial” Does Not Hold Water Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Dec
16
2020
Southern District of New York Upholds New York City Council COVID-19 Tenant Protection Ordinances Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
22
2010
New Los Angeles Ordinance Requires Banks And Lenders To Repair Vacant Residential Property Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
16
2010
Coastal Commission's No Substantial Issue Determination Will Be Upheld Even If Project Technically Not Consistent With LCP Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
12
2010
Can DoD Be "The Biggest Loser"? Gates Unveils DoD's New Fiscal Diet Plan Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
15
2021
Organics Advocates Dig In With Ninth Circuit Appeal Challenging Certification for Hydroponics Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
21
2011
Too Little, Too Late For Plaintiff's Fraud-Based Mortgage Lawsuit Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
11
2012
Regulatory Update: SEC Adopts Final Rules Defining "Accredited Investor" Consistent with Dodd-Frank Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
19
2022
Some Renters Protected Under California’s Extended Eviction Moratorium Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
23
2022
2021 CFPB Annual Report Shows Increase in Home Purchase Loans, Decrease in Refinancing Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
12
2022
FTC, DFPI Shut Down Mortgage Relief Operation Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
11
2023
EPA Endorses New Standard for Phase I Environmental Site Assessments Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
27
2023
CFPB, FTC Seek Public Comment on Tenant Background Checks Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
9
2013
Unusual Circumstances: California Supreme Court Upholds Limited Use of Future Conditions Baseline Under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
17
2023
New York’s Rent Stabilization Laws Are Here to Stay, For Now At Least… Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
12
2024
San Diego City Council Approves Union-Friendly Citywide Project Labor Agreement Restricting Most City Construction Projects Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
3
2015
Justice Department’s Kleptocracy Forfeiture Action Against Real Estate Allegedly Linked to Honduran Bribery Scheme Underscores U.S. Government’s Expansive Jurisdiction Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
 

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