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January 2010     Vol. 32, No. 10

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Weather Report
The California Natural Resources Agency has issued Proposed CEQA Guidelines for assessing the impact of greenhouse gas emissions in the project approval process
By David Waite and C. J. Laffer

Fixer-Uppers
When lenders foreclose on a broken condominium project, they expose themselves to liability on many fronts
By Cathy L. Croshaw, Marjorie J. Burchett, and Nancy T. Scull

Bond Bombs
The collapse of the commercial mortgage-backed securities market has landed another blow on the real estate industry
By D. Eric Remensperger

Barristers Tips
International Service of Summons and Complaint
By Jeffrey Andrew Hartwick

Tax Tips
Helping Taxpayers Contest Property Assessments
By Terry L. Polley and Gregory R. Broege

Practice Tips
Stop Notice Risks for Construction Lenders
By Robert G. Campbell

By the Book
Louis D. Brandeis: A Life
reviewed by Stephen F. Rohde

Closing Argument
It's Time to Fix Arbitration Discovery
By Kenneth C. Gibbs and Barbara Reeves Neal

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