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Florida - April, 2013

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• Fla. Lawmakers OK Plan To Spend $200M Mortgage Settlement
• Titanic Exhibitor Says Firm, Consultant Ripped Off Its Idea
• Fla. Bill To Speed Up Manufacturing Permits Heads To Gov.
• Fla. Travel Co. Hit With $8M Sexual Harassment Verdict
• Fla. House Democrats Stall Session Over Medicaid Fight
• Fla. Senate Shoots Down Plan To Close Pension Program
• E-Commerce Taxation Bill Might Be Unconstitutional
• Fla. Senate Stands Firm Behind $50B Medicaid Alternative
• Fla. Senate Clears Dolphins Stadium Upgrade Bill
• Developer Accused Of Filing Ch. 11 To Ditch $45M Judgment
• Fla. House Passes Bill To Expedite Foreclosures
• Miami Club Accuses Investor Of Sabotage To Help Competitor
• Gawker's Hulk Hogan Sex Tape Article Can Stay Online
• P&G Asks 11th Circ. To Bar Experts In Fixodent Case
• Akerman, CWCapital Swiped Atty Fees From Loan, Suit Says
• Gawker Defies Court Order To Erase Hulk Hogan Sex Tape Post
• Ga. State's E-Reserves Are Fair Use, Libraries Tell 11th Circ.
• Fla. Senate Greenlights Changes To Nuclear Cost Law
• Fla. House Passes Alternative To Medicaid Expansion
• Fla. Legislature Votes To Shift Expert Testimony Standard
• FTC's $195M Phoebe Merger Row Remanded By 11th Circ.
• Fla. Senate Alters Plan For $200M Mortgage Settlement Funds
• Fla. Lawmakers Question Need For Expert-Testimony Update
• Fla. City Sues Contractors Over Shoddy Construction Work
• Ex-Health Care Boss Found Guilty In $63M Medicare Fraud
• Tax Evader Outed In $780M UBS Deal Goes Free
• $2.8B Vegas Hotel's Lenders, Contractors Near Ch. 7 Deal
• Fla. House Shoots Down Medicaid Expansion
• KC And The Sunshine Band Boogie Royalty Row Out Of Court
• Venezuelan Importer Lands $31M In Tainted Chinese Milk Row
• Fla. Sues Hitachi For Damages Over Disc Drive Cartel
• Fla. Unemployment Provision Violates Civil Rights, DOL Says
• Applying Absolute Priority Rule — Broad Vs. Narrow Views
• Fla. House Passes Public-Private Partnerships Bill
• Portman-CMC Spares Theater In Miami Convention Center Bid
• Club Owner Hit With $60M Judgment For Phone Repair Fraud
• 11th Circ. Asked To Revive Dead Smokers' Engle Suits
• Corporate Officers Must Resign In Writing: Fla. Appeals Court
• Fla. Cuts $230M Tax Credit For Insurance Companies
• Fla. Ponzi Players To Pay $55M Over Investment Club Fraud
• Fla. Lawmakers Pass Sweeping Ethics Reform Bill
• HIG Capital Acquires Hospitality Services Provider
• Fla. Senate Panel Clears Medicaid Expansion Alternatives
• Fla. Counties Troubled By Bill Concerning Oil Spill Money
• 11th Circ. Puts Brakes On $5M Geico Auto Repair Suit
• TD Bank Loses Bid To Keep Rothstein Suit In Bankruptcy Court
• Miami Atty Wants Cut Of $218M Big Tobacco Fees, Suit Says
• Spray Foam Cos. Hit With Latest Suit Over 'Toxic' Insulation
• Fired Fla. Agency Watchdog's Whistleblower Appeal Snuffed
• Fla. Hospital Fired Doctor Over Her Epilepsy, EEOC Says
• Wyndham Hit With OT Action Over Tweaked Time Clocks
• Fla. Growers Sue Commerce Over Mexican Tomato Pact
• 5 Arbitration Assumptions That Aren't Always True
• Creditor Fails To Thwart Developer's Future Bankruptcy Filings
• Orlando Magic Push Forward On $100M Mixed-Use Complex
• Fla. Talent Agency Sues Rick Ross Over Unpaid Tour Fees
• Miami Archdiocese Sues City For $89M Over Zoning Changes
• Ex-Office Depot Exec Settles Insider Trading Accusations
• Syniverse Offers EU New Concessions In $694M Mach Buy
• Royal Caribbean Dodges Securities Fraud Class Action
• Fla. Gov. Calls For End Of Air Traffic Control Cuts
• TD Bank Argues Against Remand Of Rothstein Investor Case
• Assurant, Citibank Try To Sink Force-Placed Insurance Claims
• Class Cert. Denied In Fla. Insurance Hike Action
• RJ Reynolds Ordered To Pay $6M Over Lung Cancer Death
• Florida To Sue BP On Deepwater Horizon Anniversary
• FDIC Suit Blames Fla. Bank's Failure On Its Executives
• Missing Atty Who May Have Stolen Millions Suspended In Fla.
• Universal Health Care Appointed Ch. 11 Trustee
• Fla. Medicaid Alternative Bill Advances Amid ACA Skepticism
• Venezuelan Bank Settles Energy Co.'s $300M Defamation Suit
• Sacyr Unit Pays $184M For Downtown Miami Office Tower
• Fla. Senate Panel Passes $200M Mortgage Settlement Bill
• Fla. Senate Panel Votes To Cut $230M Insurers Tax Credit
• Miami Dolphins' Stadium Bill Heads To Fla. Senate Floor
• Marketing Execs Can't Shake Claims They Defrauded Simon
• Fla. High Court Asks DOJ To Weigh Immigrant Bar Admission
• Fla. Justices Told 'Foreclosure King' Enabled Firm Misconduct
• Fla. House Passes New Standards On Expert Witnesses
• Becker & Poliakoff Moving HQ To Downtown Fort Lauderdale
• Sunshine Band's 'KC' Loses Sanctions Bid In Royalties Row
• Blackstone To Unload Another 6M Shares In SeaWorld IPO
• 3 Ways To Leverage Internet Access During Trial
• Fla. Senate Panel Passes Dueling Health Care Expansion Plans
• Fla. House Panel Approves Public-Private Partnerships Bill
• Noncompete Ban Lifted In Waste Co.'s Trade Secrets Fight
• Fla. Legislature Sends Drone Privacy Bill To Governor
• 11th Circ. Says Duo Must Seek $3M Crash Payout In Germany
• TD Bank Likely To Win Stay Of Rothstein Investors' Suits
• Fla. Senate Panel Clears Bill To Strengthen State FCA
• Ex-Sen. D'Amato Denied $1M Claim In Rothstein Bankruptcy
• Gunster Lands Former US Ambassador In Miami
• 11th Circ. Revives Contamination Suit Against Foot Locker
• Miami Sports Agency Sues Gold Medal-Winning Boxer
• Miami Developer Was Forced Out Of Condo Complex, Suit Says
• 11th Circ. Rejects NLRB Bid To Reinstate Fla. Casino Workers
• Fla. Hospital Shakes Whistleblower's Kickback, FCA Suit
• Fla. Bill Limits Punitive Awards Against Nursing Homes
• 11th Circ. Follows Fla. Court's Lead On Economic Loss Rule
• Fla. Appeals Court Sends Hotel Tax Fight To High Court
• Fla. Nursing Home Development Bill Clears Senate Panel
• Inside The Supreme Court Review Of Oxford Health
• Olympus Property Pays $55M For Jacksonville Complex
• Fla. Panel Advances Bill Streamlining Foreclosure Cases
• Fla. Foreclosure Defense Atty, Client Funds Reported Missing
• 11th Circ. Revives FTC False Ad Claim Over Supplements
• 11th Circ. Asks Fla. Justices To Clarify Workers' Comp Limits
• Fla. Senate Panel Advances Expert Testimony Bill
• Witkoff Group Drops $25.5M On South Beach Hotel
• Kaplan Says Ex-Worker Can't Establish Any FCA Breach
• Only Counsel Can Call Witnesses, Fla. High Court Says
• 11th Circ. Ruling Charts HIPAA Preemption Road Map
• FERC Nixes Approval For Fla. LNG Import Project
• Rothstein Judge Puts The Brakes On Trustee's Ch. 11 Plan
• Reports Of Death Of Fla. Economic Loss Rule Are Exaggerated
• Treasury To Audit $1B Fla. Mortgage Assistance Program
• Medco Bid To Duck Sanctions Meets Whistleblower Resistance
• Fla. House Unveils Medicaid Alternative Plan
• Fla. Slot Machine Ban Headed For Constitutional Challenge
• Fla. High Court Applies Concepcion In Check Cashing Ruling
• Fla. Senate Passes Medical Malpractice Reform Bill
• 11th Circ. Weighs How To Split Fee Award Among 3 Firms
• Chrysler Ducks Dodge Ram Engine Defect Class Action
• Rothstein Trustee Fights Creditor Bid For Ch. 7 Switch
• 11th Circ. Wary Of Phat Farm Rival's Appeal In IP Row
• Miami Dolphins Stadium Upgrade To Get Public Vote
• Battle For Miami Heats Up As BigLaw Eyes Latin America
• Feds Want Subpoena Over Versace Mansion Quashed
• Fla. Gov. Signs Bill Banning Gray-Market Slot Machines
• Fla. Appeals Court Revives Engle Suit Against Philip Morris
• Florida Hospital Co. Sued Over Scheme To Sell Patient Info
• Drone Privacy Bill Sails Through Fla. Senate
• National Union Sued Over $40M Coverage In Negligence Row
• Judge Nixes Airport Contractors' RICO Suit Against Rival
• Miami Panel To Weigh Dolphins Stadium Upgrade Deal
• Florida Power's Deal With 3 Biomass Plants Gets Go-Ahead
• Cruise Workers Ask High Court To Revive Wage Suit
• Rothstein Creditors Gambling On Litigation, TD Bank Says
• HIPAA Preempts Fla. Medical Privacy Law, 11th Circ. Says
• Lockheed Consultant Can't Reopen Pregnancy Suit: 11th Circ.
• Investors In $132M Vitacost IPO Ask 11th Circ. To Revive Suit
• Blackstone-Backed SeaWorld Preps $540M IPO
• Fla. Lawmakers Decry Expedited Foreclosure Bill
• Reliance Skirts Bid To Block $1.2B Metals USA Deal
• Importer Owes More Damages In Milk Contract Row: 11th Circ.
• Fla. Appeals Court Agrees To Rethink Workers' Comp Ruling
• Chartis Can't Dodge Junk Fax Coverage, 11th Circ. Told
• Concerns Prompt Fla. Lawmaker To Pause Land Swap Bill
• HHS Wants Florida To Repay $2.3M In Medicaid Overpayments
• Daytona Speedway Tax Breaks OK'd By Fla. Senate Panel
• Miami Condo Board Sues Builders Over Luxury Tower Defects
• Cigna, Clinics Escape FCA Suit Over Patient Perks
• Fla. Land-Buying Amendment Heads For High Court Review
• Miami Clinic Operators Sentenced for $55M Medicare Fraud
• Winn-Dixie Employee Settles Data Breach Row
• Miami Stars As 'Hollywood East' For Entertainment Attys
• Miami-Dade Considers Expanding Metromover Train System
• Carnival Asks Judge To Toss Triumph Passengers' Suit
• CenturyLink Workers Say They Lost Benefits For Unionizing
• DOJ Official Pushes For Trustee In Fla. HMO Bankruptcy
• Wells Fargo, Wachovia Beat Claims They Aided $168M Ponzi
• Mako's Trade Secrets Win Sidelines Rival's Sales Staffer
• Bausch & Lomb Fires Back At Eye Doctor's Trademark Claims
• Chiquita Sues To Block SEC's Release Of Sensitive Docs
• Proposed Fla. Legislation Limits Policyholder Rights
• TD Bank Reveals $52M In Secret Rothstein Settlements
• Edwards Wildman Grows In Fla. Despite 8 Partner Departures
• Fla. Senate Passes Bill Targeting Illegal Slot Machines
• Chicago Law Firm Botched Vitacost's $132M IPO, Suit Says
• Fla. Lawmakers Propel $74B Budgets As Medicaid Row Looms
• Fla. High Court Says Car Crash Liability Law Preempted
• DQ'd Atty Gets Another Shot In Suit Against Mexican Singer
• Fla. Senate OKs Bill To Develop New Water Supplies
• Bill To Fund Dolphins' $389M Stadium Redo Advances In Fla.
• Miami Beach Panel Approves Large Mixed-Use Project
• Fla. Appeals Court Affirms Fee Award In Tampa Pension Row
• Fla. Libel Case Tossed After Law Blogger Given Media Status
• Fla. Law Firm's Property Interest Suit Gets 2nd Life
• Bayer Beats Failure-To-Warn Action In Trasylol MDL
• Squire Sanders Lands Edwards Wildman RE Pro In Fla.
• Fox Rothschild Launches Miami Office With Former Fla. Mayor
• How Lawyers Benefit From Early Neutral Evaluation
• Paulson Dodges Shareholder Suit Over Sino-Forest Losses
• BB&T's Fake Docs Led To Insurer's Takeover, Suit Says
• Bill Targeting Illegal Slots Heads To Fla. Senate Floor
• Shire Faces Consumer Antitrust Claims Over Adderall
• Amended Miami Stadium Funding Bill Advances In Fla. Senate
• Arnstein & Lehr Hit With $5M Suit Over Bad Ch. 11 Advice
• Fla. Can't Collect Fuel Taxes From Tribe, 11th Circ. Hears
• Rothstein Bankruptcy Plan Too Sweet To TD Bank, Feds Say
• Ford Slammed Over Fuel Efficiency Estimates In Hybrids
• Inside EPA's Plan For Startups, Shutdowns And Malfunctions
• 11th Circ. Blocks DOL's Visa Rules For Unskilled Workers
• Fla. Senate Panel Approves Bill Amending LLC Statutes
• Morgans Inks Deal With Yucaipa To Shed $230M In Debt
• Trustee's Rothstein Interview Notes Off Limits, Judge Says
• Generic Co. Lobs Antitrust Suit To Access Brand-Name Meds
• Fla. Bill Axing Sales Tax On Industrial Gear Clears Panel
• Coca-Cola Bottler Hit With Overtime Suit
• Sedgwick Acquires Miami Firm For 2nd South Fla. Office
• Cozen O'Connor Snags K&L Gates M&A Pro For Miami Office
• Medco Rips Sanctions In Whistleblower's Medicare FCA Suit
• Airports Sue To Block FAA Control Tower Closures