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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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Mar
5
2018
Tenth Circuit Holds Bureau of Land Management Improperly Relied On Unsupported and Irrational Assumption in Analyzing Environmental Impacts of Coal Mining Leases Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
27
2018
Ninth Circuit Finds District Court Sharply Deviated from Existing Authority on CERCLA Cleanup Costs Between Military Contractor and U.S. Government When it Allocated 100 Percent of Liability to Military Contractor Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
7
2019
Five Years in the Making: California is One Step Closer to a Comprehensive Update to the CEQA Guidelines Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
16
2020
A Streamlined Process: Expedited Temporary Outdoor Dining Permits For NYC Restaurants Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
30
2020
Splitting The Roll – Commercial And Industrial Property Owners May Face Significant California Property Tax Increases Starting As Early As The 2022-2023 Fiscal Year Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
27
2010
California Endangered Species Act Prohibits State Agencies From Taking Threatened and Endangered Species Without Permit Authority Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
14
2010
Three-Year Statute Of Limitations Applies To Inverse Condemnation Action Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
9
2010
Implementation Of CISADA: New FAR Requirements Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
14
2011
Court to Lenders: Strict Compliance with Local Recording Requirements Necessary Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
8
2021
It’s Time to (Carefully) Secure that Guaranty 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
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
 

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