A&B ABstract: On February 25, 2021, Judge J. Campbell Barker of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas entered a declaratory judgment that the nationwide eviction moratorium ordered by the U.S. Centers for...more
A&B ABstract: A federal district court dismissed a lawsuit filed by two landlords who sought to invalidate the Governor of Minnesota’s moratorium on evicting residential tenants for failure to pay rent during the pandemic....more
A&B ABstract: The National Apartment Association, along with several landlords, has challenged the order of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) that imposed a nationwide moratorium on certain residential...more
10/7/2020
/ CARES Act ,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Class Action ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Emergency Orders ,
Eviction ,
Financial Distress ,
Foreclosure ,
Landlords ,
Moratorium ,
Rent ,
Rental Property ,
Tenants
A&B ABstract: In County of Butler v. Wolf, a federal court in Pennsylvania struck down as unconstitutional key aspects of the Pennsylvania Governor’s COVID-19 Emergency Order: limitations on the size of indoor gatherings and...more
A&B ABstract: Landlords in Tennessee have challenged the order of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) that imposed a nationwide moratorium on certain residential evictions. If sustained, the challenge could...more
9/24/2020
/ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Emergency Orders ,
Eviction ,
HUD ,
Landlords ,
Moratorium ,
Property Owners ,
Residential Property Owners ,
Tenants
Our Litigation Group examines the recent federal court decision in County of Butler v. Wolf striking down as unconstitutional key aspects of Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 emergency order and explores the potential impact of the...more
The wheels of justice haven’t quite ground to a halt, but states are governing their speed while the courts are closed during the coronavirus pandemic. Our Commercial Litigation Team examines how individual states are...more
Our Antitrust Team summarizes state price-gouging laws, offers guidance on how businesses can respond if they are victims, and provides tips on how businesses can reduce the risk of being accused if circumstances force them...more