COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

NOTE 15: COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

We are involved from time to time in litigation on various matters, including disputes with tenants of owned properties, disputes arising out of agreements to purchase or sell properties and disputes arising out of our loan portfolio. Given the nature of our business activities, these lawsuits are considered routine to the conduct of our business. The result of any particular lawsuit cannot be predicted, because of the very nature of litigation, the litigation process and its adversarial nature, and the jury system. We do not expect that the liabilities, if any, that may ultimately result from such routine legal actions will have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

On November 23, 2015, a shareholders’ derivative action, or the action, captioned Lobins v. Brown, et al., was filed in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, or the court, (Civil Case No. 151103347) naming RAIT, as nominal defendant, and certain of our current and former executive officers and trustees as defendants, or the individual defendants.  The complaint in the action alleged that the individual defendants breached their fiduciary duties in connection with certain restructuring fees paid to TCM. These restructuring fees were the subject of the investigation by the staff of the SEC, the settlement of which was concluded on September 3, 2015.  The parties reached a settlement in the action consisting of our adoption of additions to our Trust Governance Guidelines and the creation of a Board-level Risk Management Committee.  On June 29, 2016, the court entered an order granting final approval of the settlement, which resolves the issues raised in the action and dismisses the action.