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Florida - October, 2010

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• Banks Brace For Onslaught Of Suits Over Foreclosures
• Fed. Circ. Won't Remand Patent Suit Against BofA
• Initial Cert. Granted In Home Shopping Network OT Case
• Adorno Co-Founder Suspended, May Be Disbarred
• China Dumping Aluminum Products, Commerce Rules
• Auto Insurer's Fraud Claim Against Atty Revived
• Chem Rx Auction Canceled Due To Low Bid Turnout
• Ex-Execs Indicted In Katrina Air Cargo Price-Fixing Plot
• Getting Out The Vote
• French Court Sides With Novartis In J&J Patent War
• EPA's Jackson Can Skip Everglades Hearing: 11th Circ.
• BofA, Others Hit With Class Suit Over Fla. Foreclosures
• US Indicts CargoLux Execs Over Air Cargo Surcharges
• Ex-Holland & Knight Atty Escapes Sanction In Bias Suit
• Chrysler, Chinese Cos. End ITC Feud Over Jeep Patent
• Harris Flight Data Patents Survive FedEx Assault
• The Rules Of The Road For Recovering Atty Fees
• Creditors Fight Chem Rx's Asset Sale Plans
• Spiraling Mortgage Debt Drives Gas City Into Ch. 11
• Military Contractor Wants $45M For Settlement Breach
• AstraZeneca Targets Watson Over Crestor NDA
• BMW Hit With Action Over Fuel Pumps, Waste Gates
• Lloyd's Fights Coverage In Insurance Scam Suit
• State Farm Class Action Over Reimbursements Lives On
• Be Wary Of Relying On Certificates Of Insurance
• US Bank Loses Arbitration Bid In Overdraft Fraud MDL
• UN General Assembly Again Rips US' Cuba Embargo
• OFCCP Jurisdiction And The Health Care Industry
• Former EPA Regional Director Joins BP Oil Spill Panel
• Verizon Unit Faces OT Action By Former Manager
• Closing The Skilling Gap
• Carpenter Contractors Enters Ch. 11 In Fla.
• SEC Asks Apollo Group For More Info In Informal Probe
• Plaintiff Rejects New Verdict In Merck Fosamax Case
• New BP CEO Won't Testify Before Congress
• DOJ Objects To Severing Atty From MBC Case
• Judge Tosses FCA Suit Against Medco Health
• Policyholders Seek Contractor Costs From Travelers
• Prosecutors Look To Dismiss UBS Tax Case
• FINRA Taps Baker Botts Partner As Enforcement Chief
• Sidley Advises GE Healthcare In $580M Clarient Deal
• Isaacson Attys Blast Prosecutors, Call For Acquittal
• 2nd Circ. Considers Reinstating Fosamax Witness
• Omni Can't Shake Auto Parts Fraud Action
• Antitrust Claim Survives 2nd Cut in Webkinz MDL
• DOJ Fights To Keep Anklet On Ex-Taylor Bean Chairman
• ArborGen Joins Fray Over Engineered Eucalyptus Trees
• 5-Year Sentence For Convicted Schemer Absurd: Attys
• Texas Woman Hits IberiaBank With Overdraft Fees Suit
• State Farm Wins Bid To Keep Rate Suit In Fed Court
• Retail Clerk Hits Interstate Brands With OT Action
• Calif. Law Applies To Drywall Insurance Spat in Florida
• BP Hit With Endangered Species Suit Over Gulf Spill
• Gov't Says Nadel Doesn't Deserve Sentencing Break
• Nurse, Dr.'s Sentences Upheld In Medicare Scam Case
• Sutherland Adds 2 Partners To Houston Office
• QBE Faces Fresh Salvo Over Hurricane Wilma Coverage
• Fosamax Plaintiff's Attorney Appeals Sanctions
• Lloyd's Can't Shake Hurricane Coverage Action
• Q&A With Becker & Poliakoff's William Cea
• Hot-Sauce Maker Hits Publix With Antitrust Suit
• Top Pearlman Salesman Cuts Deal For Up To 16 Years
• Ruling On Health Care Reform Constitutionality Looms
• PCA, Insurers Win New Trial In $5M Liability Verdict
• Nadel's Attorneys Seek Leniency
• Office Depot Denied Coverage For SEC Costs
• Phillip Morris, RJR Get 2 More Engle Victories
• 11th Circ. Reverses Itself On Class Action Threshold
• SEC Wins Fraud Suit Against Troubled Drug Co.
• Pearlman Sales Agent Gets 1 Year For Mail Fraud
• Store Managers Hit Couche-Tard With Overtime Action
• SEC Says 2 Fund Managers, Firms Gave Petters $1B
• Ex-Rutgers QB Refiles Likeness Action Against EA
• Convicted AmeriFirst Exec Seeks Acquittal Of Fraud
• Judge Advances States' Fight Against Health Care Law
• AARP Joins Whistleblower Suit Against Stent Makers
• Ponzi Schemer's Partner Forfeits NYC Apartment
• Zurich, Munich Re Units End Fight Over $8.5M In Claims
• Consumer Sues POM Over Juice Marketing
• Fla. Mortgage Broker Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison
• Chinese Drywall Maker Agrees To Pilot Repair Plan
• 11th Circ. Upholds Conviction Of Mortgage Fraudster
• US Wins Bid To Intervene In Qui Tam Wyeth Drug Suit
• Burger King Text Ad Settlement Gets Final Approval
• All 50 State AGs Launch Foreclosure Probe
• Judge Dismisses Flight Instruction Suit Against USAF
• 11th Circ. Upholds Toss Of Boeing Whistleblower Suit
• Defendants Trimmed From Cement Price-Fixing Suits
• Westgate FLSA Plaintiffs Likely To Face Sanctions
• How To Prepare For Workplace Violence
• Merck Targets Experts In Next Fosamax Bellwether
• GrayRobinson Atty Jumps To Holland & Knight
• Relacore Makers Hit With Fraud, Racketeering Action
• Best Buy Becomes Latest To File LCD Antitrust Suit
• Accused 'CHiPs' Star Cut Deal In Fraud Case
• 2 Live Crew Founder Sued For Using Trademarks
• Prison Sentences, Fines And Forfeitures ...
• Execs Face Extradition Over Bid-Rigging Charges
• Miami Heat Sues Clear Channel Over Broadcast Deal
• Nationwide Dodges Coverage For Diuron Pollution Suit
• Man Who Faked Death Receives 10-Year Jail Sentence
• Ex-Rothstein Exec Gets 10 Years In $1.2B Ponzi Scheme
• Judge Orders Forfeiture For Fla. Ponzi Schemer
• Q&A With Greenberg Traurig's Mark Schnapp
• CMS Falling Short On Contractor Oversight: Senator
• DHS Touts Record-Breaking Immigration Enforcement
• Porsche Stays Put In $100M Airplane Engine Suit
• Hard Rock Waiters Can't Send Class Notice, Judge Says
• Cable Guys Hit BroadBand With Wage Action
• TriQuint Workers Stole Filtering System, Avago Says
• 'CHiPS' Star Charged In Penny Stock Kickback Scam
• QOC Ch. 11 An Excuse To Delay Debt, Wells Fargo Says
• FLSA Suit Against Airport Shop Chain Moved To Fla.
• Nelson Mullins Brings Boston IP Firm Into Fold
• Chem Rx's Bidding Procedures, Breakup Fee OK'd
• Consumers Target J&J Unit Over Listerine Marketing
• US Loses Bid To Toss Contractor's $7M Fee Claim
• Fla. Superfund Site Neighbors Sue Koppers Over Toxins
• Katten Muchin Avoids Ex-Leor CEO's Malpractice Claims
• Securities Atty Gets 22 Years For $20M Scheme
• RJR, Philip Morris Pull Out 2nd Jury Win This Week
• Motorola Claims Apple Infringed 18 Patents
• VIP Wireless Trims But Can't Nix OT Collective Suit
• GE Continues Energy Push With $3B Dresser Deal
• WellCare Whistleblower Wants AG Out Of $137M Deal
• Cos. With Labor Violations Got Gov't Contracts: GAO
• US Seeks To Squash Schemer's Acquittal Plea
• Character Testimony Bid Nixed In Insider Trading Case
• Fla. Jury Hands Down Rare Win For Big Tobacco
• High Court Won't Consider West Caribbean Crash Suit
• Judge Cuts Fosamax Award From $8M To $1.5M
• Cert Bid Dies But Torture Plaintiffs' Atty Vows Fight
• Condo's Hurricane Damage Coverage Suit Trimmed
• Chem Rx Gets More Time To File Ch. 11 Plan
• Q&A With Much Shelist's James Kunick
• Wells Fargo Debt Pushes QOC Into Ch. 11
• Fla. Cos., Execs To Pay $115M In Fraud Suit
• Expected Wave Of Enviro Crime Cases Still A Ripple
• Comcast MDL Class Alters Claims To Avoid Arbitration