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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.

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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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Oct
7
2014
California Governor Signs Off on New Tax-Increment Financing Structure Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
9
2015
Redevelopment Strikes Back Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
26
2016
State Agency’s Intentional Flooding for Environmental Protection Results in Physical Taking of Private Property – Strict Liability Applies Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
15
2017
Update – City of Los Angeles Affordable Housing Linkage Fee Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
17
2018
It’s All a Matter of [Statutory] Construction: Supreme Court Narrowly Interprets the Good Faith Dispute Exception to Prompt Payment Requirements in United Riggers & Erectors, Inc. v. Coast Iron & Steel Co. Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
25
2019
California Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of De Novo and Substantial Evidence Standards Of Review In CEQA Cases Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
10
2019
Opportunity Zones Update New Proposed Treasury Regulations (Part III) Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
7
2020
California Judicial Council Adopts Rule Tolling State of Limitations Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
18
2020
Make No Mistake – Rent Control Laws Apply To Single-Family Homes Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
7
2010
California Court of Appeal Limits Duties Owed by Construction Managers to General Contractors Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
22
2010
Improper Payments Elimination Act Provides Opportunities For Contractors Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
9
2011
Developers Must Pay Prevailing Wages for Privately Financed Public Infrastructure Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
28
2011
Zoning Unique to 70-Acre Parcel Not Spot Zoning Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
18
2013
New Court Decision Clarifies California Mechanic's Lien Valuation Statute Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Dec
12
2022
More Places, Less Spaces: California is Driving Down Development Costs Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
12
2013
Déjà Vu All Over Again: Ninth Circuit Rejects Yet Another Challenge To Rent Control, Including "Private Takings" Argument Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
26
2023
Ninth Circuit Strikes Down Berkeley’s Ban on Natural Gas in New Construction, Dealing Blow to California’s Electrification Efforts Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
9
2014
New California Statutes Potentially Increase Owners’ and Developers’ Exposure Under the Prevailing Wage Law Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
31
2014
Developer-Prepared Cost Comparisons Can Show Economic Infeasibility Under CEQA - California Environmental Quality Act Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
16
2024
U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Consider Appeal of Ninth Circuit Ruling that Sober Living Homes Do Not Have to Prove Each Resident Is Disabled to Survive Summary Judgment in Challenge to Allegedly Discriminatory Zoning Laws Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
14
2024
California Continues Trend of Pushing Housing Legislation to Address Ongoing Housing Shortage Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
25
2024
A Win for Consistency Evaluations Under CEQA Guidelines 15183: Court Rules that Public Controversy is not a Basis for Additional Environmental Review Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
19
2024
Kentucky Restricts Marketing for Non-Bank Entities and Provides Clarity in Residential Real Estate Transactions Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Dec
19
2014
Turnin’ Havana to Atlanta: The White House Opens Doors for U.S. Telecommunications Investment in Cuba and Latin America Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
7
2015
California Supreme Court Announces New Test for CEQA “Unusual Circumstances” Exception Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
30
2017
EPA, Corps Propose Rescinding Clean Water Rule Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
13
2018
California Legislation Guide for Developers Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
23
2019
Supreme Court Takes Back Takings: Knick v. Township of Scott Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
 

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