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State Court
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Supreme Court of Hawaii

Hawaii Supreme Court Dismisses Claims Against Lender's Attorneys

The Hawaii Supreme Court has dismissed claims against Deutsche Bank's attorneys in a foreclosure-related lawsuit filed by Michael C. Greenspon. The case involves multiple defendants including Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, Ocwen Loan Servicing, and law firm Dentons US LLP in connection with a 2010 nonjudicial foreclosure of a Maui property.

•Hawaii Supreme Court dismissed claims against Deutsche Bank's attorneys in foreclosure case
•Case involves 2010 nonjudicial foreclosure of Maui property purchased by plaintiff in 2003
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Federal Circuit
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Second Circuit Court of Appeals

2nd Circuit Affirms District Court in Chalpin v. Marcus & Millichap Case

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed a lower court ruling in a commercial real estate dispute between Chalpin Realty SC, LLC and Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services Inc. The appellate court issued a summary order on Feb. 4, 2026, upholding the district court's February 2025 decision.

•Second Circuit affirmed district court ruling in favor of Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services
•Court issued non-precedential summary order that limits future citation authority
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State Court
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Texas Supreme Court

Texas Supreme Court Denies Review in Rule 91a Motion Case

The Texas Supreme Court denied review in Gardens of Connemara Ltd. v. Longhorn Creek Ltd., leaving unresolved the important question of when trial courts must consider pleading exhibits when ruling on Rule 91a motions to dismiss. Justice Young's concurrence highlighted the significance of this procedural issue while explaining why the case was not suitable for Supreme Court review.

•Texas Supreme Court denied review in case involving Rule 91a motion standards and pleading exhibit consideration
•Justice Young's concurrence emphasized the importance of clarifying when courts must consider attached exhibits
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State Court
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Delaware Supreme Court

Delaware Supreme Court Decides Property Title Dispute in Estate Case

The Delaware Supreme Court decided an appeal from the Court of Chancery involving a property title dispute in Frankford, Delaware. The case centers on competing claims between descendants of two sisters over inherited real estate, with both sides relying on Delaware's intestacy laws.

•Delaware Supreme Court decided appeal from Court of Chancery quieting title decision
•Property dispute involved competing claims between descendants of two sisters
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State Court
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North Dakota Supreme Court

ND Supreme Court Modifies Trust Property Partition Award

The North Dakota Supreme Court affirmed but modified a district court judgment in a property partition case between Bryan Tischmak and the Tischmak Family Irrevocable Trust. The court awarded Tischmak an additional $2,417.20 by excluding trust expenses from his share of property costs.

•North Dakota Supreme Court affirmed but modified district court judgment in family property partition case
•Bryan Tischmak awarded additional $2,417.20 by excluding trust expenses from his share of costs
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State Court
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Idaho Supreme Court

Idaho Supreme Court Reverses Summary Judgment in Real Estate Contract Dispute

The Idaho Supreme Court reversed a district court's summary judgment ruling in favor of sellers who attempted to back out of a signed residential real estate purchase agreement. The high court ruled that buyers Patrick and Meghan McLaughlin can pursue specific performance against sellers Sharelynn and Jason Moore.

•Idaho Supreme Court reversed district court's summary judgment against buyers seeking specific performance of real estate contract
•Sellers attempted to withdraw from signed purchase agreement after agreeing on price with buyers
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State Court
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Texas Supreme Court

Texas Supreme Court Sets Appraiser Impartiality Standards in Real Estate Case

The Supreme Court of Texas ruled that communications about hiring decisions with neutral appraisers in real estate disputes must be disclosed to all parties. The unanimous decision in Burke v. Houston PT BAC Office Limited Partnership establishes new transparency requirements for commercial lease valuation disputes.

•Supreme Court of Texas requires disclosure of communications with neutral appraisers about hiring decisions to all parties
•Court applied arbitration law impartiality principles to real estate appraisal dispute resolution processes
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State Court
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Supreme Court of North Carolina

NC Supreme Court Affirms Summary Judgment in Real Estate LLC Dispute

The North Carolina Supreme Court affirmed a lower court's summary judgment ruling in a complex business dispute involving multiple real estate investment companies over membership and management of Yards at NoDa, LLC. The case, which began in 2016, involved claims of breach of fiduciary duty and constructive fraud between Gvest Real Estate and several defendant companies.

•North Carolina Supreme Court affirmed Business Court's summary judgment ruling in favor of defendants in real estate LLC ownership dispute
•Case involved competing claims over membership and management of Yards at NoDa, LLC between multiple real estate investment companies
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State Court
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Supreme Court of Louisiana

Louisiana Supreme Court Revises Tax Sale Nullity Rules After 2008 Law

The Louisiana Supreme Court ruled that failure to provide pre-tax sale notice no longer creates absolute nullity for tax sales after 2009, while establishing new prescription periods for challenging such sales in quiet title actions.

•Pre-tax sale notice failures no longer create absolute nullity for tax sales after January 1, 2009
•Challenges to tax sales must now meet dual timing requirements under Louisiana statutes 47:2287 and 47:2266
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Regulatory
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Tennessee Realtors Ordered to Pay $5.5M in Crypto Pool Fraud

A Tennessee realtor couple must pay over $5.5 million in restitution after defrauding 145 victims through a fake cryptocurrency trading operation called 'Blessings Thru Crypto.' The CFTC secured a consent order against Michael and Amanda Griffis for their $6.5 million commodity pool fraud scheme.

•Tennessee realtors Michael and Amanda Griffis must pay $5.5M restitution plus $1.4M penalty for commodity pool fraud
•The couple defrauded 145 victims of over $6.5 million through fake 'Blessings Thru Crypto' trading operation
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