litigation
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.75
FREIT settles litigation with Kushner Companies for $16.9M, receives $15M deposit
FIRST REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST OF NEW JERSEY, INC.
- Total settlement of $16.9M: $15.0M deposit released plus $1.9M payment due by July 26, 2024.
- $15.0M deposit already received by FREIT and its affiliates; remaining $1.9M due in July.
- Litigation dismissed with prejudice; mutual releases exchanged, no admission of liability.
- Dispute arose from a January 2020 purchase and sale agreement; lis pendens discharged.
- Settlement concludes a multi-year legal dispute with Sinatra Properties and Kushner Companies.