Earlier this month, Bilzin Sumberg’s South Florida Redevelopment Conference engaged hundreds of real estate developers, government staff and officials, architects, engineers, and construction professionals from 12 different states and three different countries in thoughtful discussions about the current real estate
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Mayor Levine Cava Highlights Miami-Dade County Priorities at South Florida Redevelopment Conference
At the keynote session of Bilzin Sumberg’s South Florida Redevelopment Conference, newly elected Miami-Dade Mayor, Daniella Levine Cava, shared her vision for the County in the coming years. With a long history of public service to County residents, and as…
Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. Files New Adversary Proceedings Against Mortgage Brokers
If you thought Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (“LBHI”) was done suing lenders as a result of its settlements with RMBS trustees years ago, think again. LBHI recently filed a new wave of lawsuits against approximately 60 defendants, mostly mortgage brokers,…
Rapid Transit Zones: Essential to the Future of Miami-Dade County’s Development
Bilzin Sumberg’s annual South Florida Redevelopment Conference brings together in- and out-of-state developers looking to explore new concepts and innovative approaches for achieving business success in South Florida’s real estate sector, as well as engineers, architects, planners, and government officials…
Counties Beware: Florida Supreme Court Strikes Down Charter Amendment Implementing Transportation Tax
In a case that should serve as a warning to all Florida counties, the Florida Supreme Court recently struck down a voter-approved Hillsborough County charter amendment that created a 30-year, one-percent sales tax that could only be used to fund…
The Fed Raises Concerns about Corporate Debt
We have previously written about the possible economic and litigation implications of mushrooming corporate debt. Now, the Federal Reserve has flagged some of those same concerns.
In its semi-annual monetary policy report to Congress last Friday, the Fed expressed anxiety…
ViacomCBS Seeks to Recover COVID-19-Related Losses from Insurer
Business interruption insurance claims keep coming, cutting across a broad array of industries. The entertainment and media sectors are certainly not immune from pandemic-related losses. Last month, ViacomCBS became the latest entertainment entity to file such a claim, suing its…
Black Franchisees Not Lovin’ It In Ongoing Dispute With McDonald’s Over System Practices
By Adrian Felix
Washington v. McDonald’s USA, LLC, No. 4:21-cv-00367 (N.D. Ohio Feb. 16, 2021) — Herbert Washington, once one of McDonald’s largest Black franchisee owners, filed suit in the District Court for the Northern District of Ohio against the international, fast-food giant…
Vanilla Product Labeling Suits Continue to Flounder in Federal Court
Federal courts continue to demonstrate lacking patience for nationwide product labeling class actions premised on purported label misstatements regarding the sourcing of vanilla flavoring.
Recently, food retailer Topco Associates successfully moved to dismiss a class action lawsuit in the Southern…
Corporate Debt: Still Growing, and Still a Concern
As the pandemic began unfolding about a year ago, we wrote about the risk that the high volume of corporate debt might make it the next market bubble to burst. The issuance of corporate debt only accelerated in 2020 compared…