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Florida - February, 2013

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• Miami Beach Project Plans Raise Questions On Cost, Traffic
• Travel Sites Win Hotel Tax Fight In Fla. Appeals Court
• Insurers May Have To Pay More Defense Attys After Fla. Ruling
• Pa.-Based Chartwell Picks Up Miami Maritime Firm
• Miami Businessman Cops To $40M Investment Scam
• Zumba Says Macy's Shoes Tread On Trademarks
• Ex-U Of Miami Fullback Claims Film Producer Stiffed Him
• Chevron Can Subpoena Bank In $19B Ecuador Pollution Saga
• TD Bank Strikes $41M Deal To End Rothstein Fraud Claims
• Miami Condo Project's $160M Loan Sparks Cautious Optimism
• $24M Emeril Knives Trademark Suit Moved Out Of Miami
• Miami Beach Panel Delays Decision On Mixed-Use Project
• Judge Tells Attys To Cool Off In Fla. Tribe's Malpractice Suit
• AmerisourceBergen Faces FCA Suit Over Kickback Scheme
• Fla. Judge Returns Costa Concordia Suits To State Court
• Developer Doesn't Qualify For Tort Coverage, 11th Circ. Says
• Fla. County Sends Light Rail Tax Question To Voters
• 11th Circ. Snubs St. Joe Investors' Loss Causation Theory
• Fla. Port Panel Backs Deeper River Dredging Plan
• Orlando Magic Get Buy Option To Redevelop Police HQ Site
• Patheon Can't Duck JV Partner's Suit Over $255M Acquisition
• Common Insurance Problems For Foreclosing Mortgagees
• CORRECTED: Whistleblowers Want Medco's Counsel-Advice Defense Blocked
• Miami Beach Hotel Can't Avoid Foreclosure Sale
• HP, Lacoste Among Cos. Accused Of Infringing Tracking IP
• Fla. Senate Dems Call For Insurance Interstate Compact
• Organic Banana Grower Says Tainted Fungicide Ruined Crop
• Federal Employees Sue US For $120M Over Ponzi Scheme
• Split Emerges After 11th Circ. Tosses Smuggling Convictions
• Protect Yourself Against Tenant Construction Liens In Fla.
• SEC Wants Pilot To Pay $2.4M For Insider Trading
• Landlord Dodges Damages Over Breach Of Tenant Deal
• Fla. Sens. Want Customers Repaid When Nuke Plants Stall
• Fla. Rep. Withdraws Bill Allowing Drilling In State Forest
• Fla. Court Strikes Down Insurer Mediation Notice Deadline
• In Turnaround, Fla. Gov. Agrees To Medicaid Expansion
• Worker's Widow Can Inspect Collapsed Garage Through March
• Halliburton Faces $300M Arbitration Over Fracking Secrets
• Key To Office Merger's Antitrust Fate: Does The Web Count?
• Boies Schiller Wants Chiquita Plaintiff-Poaching Suit Tossed
• Office Depot, OfficeMax To Merge In $1.2B All-Stock Deal
• Adventist Health Can't Dodge FCA Claim Of ER Overbilling
• Fla. Bill Would Revamp Rules For Civil Suits Against Insurers
• Becker & Poliakoff Snags Consulting Firm, Ex-Fla. Official
• Orlando OKs $200M Downtown Mixed-Use Development
• Fla. City Immune From Suit Over Real Estate Loan Default
• Rothstein Investor Wants TD Bank Suit Back In Fla. Court
• Clarification From High Court On State Action Exemption
• BakerHostetler Fights Nestle DQ Bid In Antitrust Cases
• RJ Reynolds Must Pay Widow $41M In Engle Lung Cancer Suit
• Fla. Bill Would Require Warrants For Cellphone Searches
• Fla. House Panel OKs Expert Witness Standards Bill
• Carnival Cruise Passenger Sues Over Sewage-Filled Voyage
• Jacksonville Fire Dept. Accused Of Racial Bias In Hiring
• $20M Initial Bid For Bankrupt Developer's Beach Hotel Gets OK
• Roche Escapes 40 Accutane MDL Suits Due To Lack Of Expert
• Fla. High Court Puts Curbs On Absolute Privilege
• Miami-Dade, Dolphins Officials Press For Stadium Upgrades
• SEC Can't Block Discovery In Suit Over $7B Stanford Fraud
• Philly RE Firm Pays $56M For Jacksonville Apt. Complex
• FLSA Doesn't Compel Extra Retaliation Damages: 11th Circ.
• MRI V. National Imaging May Signal New Litigation Trend
• Miami's $512M Airport Project Could Hit Turbulence
• Mining Co. Trustee Prevails Over Leaders Of $300M Ponzi Scam
• Fla. Bill Would Put Most Municipal Utilities Under State Eye
• Fla. High Court Leaves Robosigning Crisis Up In The Air
• Cadwalader Settles $1.6M Claim In Ocala Bankruptcy
• Chartwell Wants Rival's Discovery Halted In Fla. Office Row
• Fifth Third Bank Hit With Excessive Interest Class Action
• 7 Resolutions For Legal Industry Marketing In 2013
• Fla.'s Citizens Property Insurance Drops Wind-Only Policies
• Fla. Bill Would Speed Up Planning Changes For Cities
• Fla. Bill Would Expand Water Quality Credit Trading Program
• Fannie, Freddie Escape Fla. County's Excise Tax Suit
• Chubby Checker Slaps HP With Suit Over Penis-Size App
• Ex-Fla. GOP Chair Pleads Guilty To Raiding Party's Coffers
• Fla. Doctor To Pay $26M Settlement In False Claims Case
• Miami Dolphins Agree To $400M Stadium Upgrade Referendum
• Rosetta Stone Faces Trade Secrets Suit Over Hire From Rival
• How Lawyers Can Avoid Ethical Problems In The Cloud
• Sony Open Promoters Hit Back In Miami Tennis Center Dispute
• Argentine Firm Loses Bid For Cut Of $410M BofA Deal
• Costa Concordia Crash Suit Belongs In Italy, Judge Says
• Bill To Speed Up Foreclosures Moves Ahead In Fla. House
• Fuel Co. Blames Design Flaw For Jet Fuel Fire At Miami Airport
• EQT Unloads Clothier BTX In Sale To Sun Capital Unit
• A Defendant's Guide To Approaching Head Injury Cases
• Fla. Bills Would Limit Local Development Referendums
• Fla. 'Pass-On' Defense OK'd In LCD Price-Fixing MDL
• Rothstein Trustee's Ch. 11 Plan Hangs On $72M TD Bank Deal
• Fla. County Can't Halt Homeowners' Electricity Plan In Court
• Fla. Developer's $19M Payout Not Covered, 11th Circ. Hears
• Internet Sales Tax Bill Passes 1st Test In Fla. Senate
• Davis Polk Guides Reliance In $1.2B Deal For Metals USA
• Fla. Bill Aims To Speed Permitting For Manufacturing Plants
• Class Cert. Rejected in Chase Flood Insurance Kickback Suit
• Duke Lands $835M Insurance Payout For Damaged Nuke Plant
• BP Faces $34B In Deepwater Claims From State, Local Gov'ts
• Ex-Copyright Office Officials Back Publishers In GSU Row
• Tax Break For Dolphins Stadium Gains Ground In Fla. Senate
• Ex-Squire Sanders Bond Pro Returns To Greenberg Traurig
• Greenberg Traurig Fla. Bankruptcy Head Will Open Solo Firm
• HHS Approves Fla. Medicaid Waiver For Long-Term Care
• Fla. Bills Would Create Incentives For Natural Gas Vehicles
• BP To Foot $10M Bill For New Gulf Restoration Projects
• Adorno & Yoss Sued For Malpractice In Miami Condo Dispute
• Protecting Attorney-Client Privilege: Learn From Halifax
• Fla. Gov.'s Budget Would Ease Strain On Court System
• Shook Hardy Accused Of Aiding $930M Ponzi Scheme
• Ponzi Schemer's Wife Cops To Hiding $1M In Jewelry
• Eisai Beats Whistleblower's Off-Label Marketing FCA Suit