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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Inc. et al v. Miami Seaquarium et al
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July 25, 2017
PETA Ordered To Pay Costs In Seaquarium Orca Suit
A Florida federal judge on Monday adopted the recommendations of a magistrate judge that said Miami Seaquarium should be awarded more than $24,000 for the costs incurred defending a suit over a captive orca, overruling the objections of plaintiff People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Inc.
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March 03, 2017
Magistrate Recommends No Fees in Seaquarium Orca Suit
A federal magistrate judge on Thursday recommended denying Miami Seaquarium's $2.56 million request to pay its counsel, Greenberg Traurig LLP, for defending a suit over a captive orca and said awarding fees would chill future suits under the Endangered Species Act.
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September 02, 2016
PETA Fights $2.5M Fee Request In Seaquarium Orca Suit
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Inc. hit back Friday at Miami Seaquarium's $2.56 million request to pay its counsel, Greenberg Traurig LLP, for defending a suit over a captive orca, calling the request excessive for a case that lasted less than 11 months and never went to trial.
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August 16, 2016
Greenberg Traurig Wants $2.5M In Seaquarium Orca Suit
Greenberg Traurig LLP, counsel for Miami Seaquarium in a suit led by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Inc. to force the marine park to surrender a captive orca for relocation, has requested $2.56 million in attorneys’ and other fees now that a Florida federal judge has closed the case in Seaquarium’s favor.
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June 03, 2016
PETA Loses Suit Against Fla. Aquarium Over Orca's Captivity
A Florida federal judge entered final judgment Thursday against People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Inc. and other animal rights groups in their suit against the Miami Seaquarium over the treatment of a captive orca named Lolita, after granting partial summary judgment to the aquarium.
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January 12, 2016
PETA Overstepped In Orca Fight, Miami Aquarium Says
A Miami aquarium fired back at PETA and other animal rights groups Tuesday in a fight over the captive killer whale Lolita, saying they misrepresented the situation when asking a Florida federal court to force an "outrageous" inspection of the animal's tank.
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July 20, 2015
PETA Sues Miami Aquarium Under ESA For Orca Treatment
Animal rights groups on Monday launched a suit in Florida federal court against Miami's Seaquarium, alleging the marine park violates the Endangered Species Act by keeping its lone orca whale in an unlawfully small and shallow tank without companionship and adequate protection from the sun.