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Florida - March, 2013

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• Bond Market Is Subject To Antitrust Law, High Court Told
• Universal Health Care Faces WARN Act Suit From Ex-Workers
• USAA Hit With Suit Over Home Insurance Coverage Boost
• Rothstein Trustee Wants Creditors' Counsel Fee Deals
• Telemundo Must Face Telenovela Infringement Suit
• Enviros Balk At Federal Plan To Let Florida Enforce ESA
• Miami Heat Fan Drops Suit Against Spurs Over Rested Stars
• 'Real Housewives' Hubby Sues Over House's Historic Status
• Minor League Baseball Can't Dispatch Antitrust Suit
• Sinkhole Insurance On Solid Ground — For Now
• Fla. Senate Panel OKs Tax Credit Cut Over Insurers' Pleas
• Fla. High Court Clarifies Rules For Private Info In E-Records
• Fla. Attys Disbarred for Failing to Stop $4.4M Embezzlement
• Don King Wins Fla. High Court Appeal Over $23M Jai Alai Deal
• Drone Privacy Bill Heads To Fla. Senate Floor
• Swire's $1B Miami Project Gets City's OK For Expansion
• Hulk Hogan Sex Tape Suit Booted Back To Fla. Court
• Georgia-Pacific Sued Over Rotting House Trim
• In Engle Suits, Home Court Advantage Hinges On 11th Circ.
• $20M Digital Domain Flop's Pitfalls Remain: Fla. Report
• Fla. Judge Nixes Punitive Damages In Novartis Zometa Row
• Ex-NRC Member Touts Market-Based Energy Approach In Fla.
• Tenet Healthcare Can't Dodge Doc-Referral Kickback Suit
• Carnival Asks 11th Circ. To Keep Shipwreck Suit Out Of US
• Dolphins Offer To Repay Public Funds For Stadium Upgrade
• Ex-Fla. GOP Chairman Gets 18 Months For Money Laundering
• Walgreen, Insurer End Avastin Eye Injury Coverage Suit
• Holland & Knight Lands M&A, Private Equity Pro In Miami
• A Cautionary Tale For Transactional Lawyers
• Fla. DEP's Immunity Sinks Inlet Pass Closure Suit: Judge
• Fla. Bill Would Save Drivers $220M But Cost Insurers
• Health Reform Law Doesn't Nix Suit Over Fla. Medicaid Rates
• Dolphins Offer Miami-Dade Concessions For Stadium Deal
• Class Cert. Granted In TCPA Suit Over Medical Debt Calls
• NY Appeals Court Says Miami Hotel Can Boot Marriott Contract
• Allianz Gutted Defunct Insurer Magnolia, Fla. Says
• 11th Circ. Rehearing Sought In Nielsen Monopoly Suit
• Wal-Mart Sues Union Over Trespass During Fla. Store Protests
• Spray Foam Companies Fight MDL Bid As Litigation Heats Up
• Forum Selection Clauses In The Intra-Corporate Litigation Era
• Halliburton Denied Texas Venue In $300M Fracking Secrets Suit
• Tampa Firm Sues Ex-Managing Partner For Cover-Up
• Lawyers Bid Adieu To Snail Mail As Fla. Moves To E-Filing
• Fla. House Votes To Close Public Pensions To Future Workers
• Alternative False Advertising Defense Carries The Day
• Hotel Franchisor Owed Death Suit Coverage, 11th Circ. Says
• Erin Capital Can't Dodge Class Cert. In Wage-Garnishing Suit
• Watson Can't Skirt Shire's Colitis Drug Patent Suit
• 11th Circ. Won't Revive Fla. Strip Club Zoning Fight
• Westfield, O'Connor Capital Form $1.28B Mall Venture
• Broad And Cassel Nabs GrayRobinson's Health Care Leader
• KC And The Sunshine Band Shake Shake Shake IP Claims
• MLB Says Clinic Hurt League By Hawking Drugs To Players
• CORRECTED: Fla. Firm Brown & Heller Closes, Lays Off 47 Staffers
• Clinic Wants FCA Suit Tossed After $1.6M Deal Collapses
• Google Asks Panel To Steer Email Scanning Cases To Calif.
• Fla. Lawmakers Update Everglades Plan To Fund $880M Phase
• 11th Circ. AndroGel Decision Bolsters FTC Pay-For-Delay Case
• 11th Circ. Blocks Insurers From Joining NCAA Antitrust Row
• Robotic Parking Co. Hit With Fraud Suit Over Fla. Project
• Einhorn Moves Markets, But Not Securities Fraud Suits
• 11th Circ. Finds Fla. Developer's $19M Payout Not Covered
• Bill To Hasten Fla. Foreclosures Clears 1st Hurdle
• Rothstein Trustee Makes Push For Controversial Exit Plan
• Rothstein Trustee Rips 'Inflammatory' Creditor Objections
• Fla. House Panel Passes Ethics Bill Despite Concerns
• Fla. Tribe Avoids Contempt In Suit Against Ex-Counsel
• BofA Sued For Negligence Over $1B Bond Transactions
• Bank of America Can't Shake Fla. Force-Placed Insurance Suit
• Lennar Wins $14M In Dispute Over Land Sale
• And Now A Word From The Panel ...
• Miami Mayor Sues State Over Bungled Bridge Plan
• FirstEnergy Can't Duck CERCLA Suit Over Polluted Fla. Sites
• EPA, Fla. Reach Deal Over State Water Nutrient Limits
• TD Bank Will Pay $62M To End Account Overdraft MDL
• Cozen Snags 6 Edwards Wildman Attys For New Fla. Office
• Engle Ruling Leaves Tobacco Cos. With Dwindling Options
• Medco Sanctioned In Whistleblower Medicare FCA Suit
• Fla. Appeals Court Upholds Sinkhole Insurance Limit Decision
• Fla. Panel Clears Ban On 'Gray-Area' Slot Machines
• Fla. Judge To Be Sanctioned For Rudeness
• Fla. High Court Declines To Revisit Engle Decision
• Fla. Panel OKs Retirement Plan Overhaul Bill
• Bristol-Myers Escapes $3.4B Apotex Suit Over Plavix Deal
• Ponzi Victims Slam Rothstein's $72M Ch. 11 TD Bank Deal
• 11th Circ. OKs Use Of Underlying Evidence In Insurance Cases
• 11th Circ. Affirms Ex-Fla. Port Official's Bribery Conviction
• Miami County Sued Over Airport Luggage-Wrapping Contract
• Fla. House Panel Moves State Toward Insurance Compact
• Fla. Lt. Gov. Resigns Amid $300M Gambling Scheme Probe
• Insurer Disputes Duty To Defend In Drug Co.'s Pill Mill Suit
• Fla. House Panel Approves Bill To Beef Up State FCA
• Class Cert. Bid Flawed In Transitions Antitrust Row: Judge
• Fla. Senate Panel Passes Drone Privacy Bill
• Ramco Pays $257M To Acquire Fla., Mich. Shopping Centers
• Debtor Fights For Class Status In Wage-Garnishing Suit
• Waiora Pays $12M To Settle Suit Over Anti-Aging Supplement
• Fla. House Panel OKs Tax Breaks For Wind, Energy Upgrades
• NY-Based Firm Opens New Fla. Office With Ex-Fed Prosecutor
• Ocwen Puts Up $585M For Ally Mortgage-Servicing Portfolio
• Fla. Bank Sues Gated-Community Developers Over $19M Loan
• Keith Haring Foundation Claims Fake Art In Miami Exhibit
• Fla. Senate Panel Says No To Medicaid Expansion
• 11th Circ. Demands Jail Time For Doc In $3M Fraud Case
• Oaktree, NFR Drop $240M On Wells Fargo-Leased Offices
• 2 More Plead Guilty In $63M Miami Medicare Fraud
• Fla. Law School Starts 2-Year JD Program
• Fla. Retirement Plan Overhaul Clears State House Panel
• 5th Circ. Stirs The Artificial Impairment Pot
• Warburg Pincus Could Net $720M As It Exits FIS
• Fla. Courts Say $35M From Mortgage Deal Will Ease Backlog
• Homebuilder Plans Fla. Community After $15M Land Buy
• Fla. High Court Limits Tort Claims Doctrine In Marsh Suit
• BBVA Compass Mobile App TCPA Suit Sent To Arbitration
• Fla. Senate Panel Approves Citizens Insurance Reform Bill
• Fla. House Committee Passes Extension Of Sugar Farm Tax
• Jackson Lewis Adds Ex-Ogletree Labor Partner In Tampa
• Ex-Tea Marketer Accused Of Leaking Trade Secrets
• Teva's Defective IUD Caused Injuries, $15M Suit Says
• USPTO Says Wiretapping Ruling Sinks 1st-To-File Challenge
• Rothstein Investors Fight To Boot TD Bank Row To State Court
• Insurance No Bar To Greenberg Fee Award In Malpractice Suit
• EPA Can't Override Ala. Air Quality Rule, 11th Circ. Says
• 11th Circ. Backs Illegal Workers' Right To Pursue FLSA Claims
• Dolphins' Stadium Bill Sweeps Through Fla. Senate Panel
• Sun Capital Saves Chunk Of UK Bed Seller From Bankruptcy
• 11th Circ. Reverses Split Decision In SunTrust ERISA Case
• Hill Ward Adds Johnson Pope Land Use Pro In Clearwater, Fla.
• Elco Landmark Pays $48M For Jacksonville Developments
• Judge Favors Arbitration In Regions Bank Overdraft Fee Case
• Fla. Senate Passes Sweeping Ethics Reform Package
• Fla. Lawmakers Face ACA, Insurance Crisis In New Session
• 11th Circ. Scraps Nielsen Ratings Monopoly Suit
• For Doctors, Fla. Medicaid Expansion Comes At A Price
• Novartis Hit With $250K Verdict In Zometa Jaw Injury Suit
• Miami Luxury Condo Board Sues Builders For Negligence
• McKenna Absorbs Va. Aviation Law Firm, Opens 2 Offices
• Fla. Tribe Filed 'Nasty' Motion In Malpractice Suit: Law Firm
• Novartis Gets NJ Damages Applied To Fla. Bone Drug Suit
• A Victory For State-Action Doctrine Critics
• Fla. Appeals Court Strikes Down Workers' Comp Time Limit
• Insurer Stripped Policyholders Of $190M In Rebates, Suit Says
• Boyd Gaming Nets $65.5M In Sale Of Fla. Jai Alai Facility
• Roche Inches Closer To Escaping Accutane MDL
• Fla. Sen. Proposes Revamp Of State Retirement System
• Ex-MBC Exec Convicted Of Hiding Spoils From $837M Scam
• Cigna Seeks To Toss ERISA Action Over ACA Rebate Dodges