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Florida - July, 2013

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• Akerman Attorney Tapped For Rothstein Ch. 11 Liquidation
• Fla. Cities Call County's Fee Requirement An 'Illegal Tax'
• Tousa Asks For Approval Of Amended Ch. 11 Plan
• 11th Circ. Won't Reduce Medicare Fraudsters' Sentences
• CFTC Sues Fla. Firm Over $10M Precious Metals Finance Plot
• Arbitrators Limited On Fees Rulings, Fla. Appeals Court Says
• Carnival Worker Sues Over Unpaid Overtime Wages
• Rainmaker Q&A: Greenberg Traurig's Matt Gorson
• Fla. Condo Owners Reach $7.2M Deal In Drywall MDL
• Fla. Development Files For Authority To Issue $12M In Bonds
• Sony Open Organizer's Defense Limited In Facility Dispute
• Miami Beach Sues To Clear Path For Convention Center Plan
• Fla. Bar Backs Admitting Undocumented Immigrant
• Ex-Employees Can't Enter Private FLSA Deals, 11th Circ. Says
• Fla. High Court Probing Judge Over $14.5M Insurance Deal
• Apple, Motorola Narrow Smartphone Patent Suit In Fla.
• Sun Life Faces $30M Suit Over Denied Life Insurance Claims
• Community Health Systems To Shell Out $3.9B For HMA
• An Insider's View Of 11th Circ. Patent Dispute Forum Case
• Fla. Woman Sues Over Chinese Drywall In Condo
• CFTC Orders Metals Cos. To Pay $4.7M Over Fraudulent Sales
• Rainmaker Q&A: Bilzin Sumberg's Stan Price
• Accentia Faces Investor Suit Over Lymphoma Vaccine
• DirecTV Illegally Sent Unsolicited Text Messages, Suit Says
• MLB Juicing Suit Survives Multiple Dismissal Bids
• Loan Servicers Exempt From TILA Disclosure Rules: 11th Circ.
• 11th Circ. Revives Funding Claims Over Failed Casino
• Fla. High Court Urged To Disbar Atty Charged With $8M Theft
• Shumaker Loop Lands Ex-Fowler White Atty In Tampa
• A-Rod's Cousin Tries To Duck Deposition In Drug Clinic Case
• Miami Health Center Sues Ex-CEO For $6.8M In Stolen Funds
• Miami Couple Say Club Deprived Them Of Millions In Sale
• 11th Circ. Affirms Convictions In $29M Medicaid Scheme
• CMS' Anti-Fraud Push Targets Providers In Fla., Texas
• Spectra, NextEra To Build $3B Fla. Utility Gas Pipeline
• Smith Gambrell Lures 11th Fowler White Atty
• CFTC Moves To Boot Execs' Atty In Suit Over $46M Scheme
• Miami Exec Wants Conviction Tossed In $40M Investor Scheme
• Fla. Insurer Says It Must Restructure For ACA Landscape
• Jury Nixes $40M Meal Break Suit By Fla. Sheriff's Deputies
• Admiral, Essex Settle Construction Co.'s Row Over $8M Verdict
• Einhorn's Greenlight Capital Sues Rival Over Similar Name
• Walter Investment Sued Over $120M Merger Troubles
• Fla. Voter Purge Challenge Dies After Voting Rights Act Ruling
• Fla. Clinic Director Gets 11 Years, $24M For Kickbacks
• Doctor Loses Bid To Block Bausch & Lomb's Slogan Use
• Chiquita Wants Colombian War Crimes Claims Tossed
• Novartis Won't Face Punitives In Bone Drug Suit, Judge Says
• Report Blasts Fort Lauderdale's $32M Aquatic Center Deal
• 11th Circ. Affirms Atty Conviction In $137M Fraud Scheme
• 11th Circ. Boots Suit Over Utilities Co.'s Trench Digging
• Miami Office Owner Claims Fraud In $6M Loan Agreement
• Fla. Appeals Court Revives Corruption Case Against Mayor
• Creditors May Collaborate To Avoid Borrower Default
• US Bank to Pay $55M To End Overdraft Fee MDL
• Miami Commissioner Can't Seek 3rd Term, Fla. Court Says
• Jon Secada Says Business Partner Breached Trademark Deal
• D&H Buys Financial Tech Rival Harland In $1.2B Cash Deal
• 3 Nabbed In $137M Investment Scheme Get Prison Time
• Safeco, Builder Sued Over $2.7M Construction Subcontract
• Miami Investment Firm Buys Ritz-Carlton Fort Lauderdale
• MLB Won't Balk In Fla. Drug Clinic Case
• Omnicare, Fla. Nursing Homes Settle Faulty Billing Suit
• And Now A Word From The Panel ...
• Yamaha Hit With Class Action Over Boat Engine Coating
• Highwoods Takes Full Ownership Of 5 Orlando Office Towers
• Fla. Judges Differ In 2 Costa Concordia Venue Rulings
• Fla. Home Health Co. Accused Of Medicare Kickback Scheme
• Army Corps Beats Suit Over $791M Fla. Airport Project
• DOJ Charges Airline Fuel Supplier In Kickback Scheme
• Too Many Disabled Fla. Children In Nursing Homes, DOJ Says
• Fla. Hospice Pays $1M To End Employee Whistleblower Suit
• Fla. Attorneys At Odds Over Condo Mortgagees' Liability
• Roark Adds Miller's Ale House To Stable Of Restaurants
• Miami Hit With SEC Suit Over Bond Offerings Fraud
• Conergy Plans To Sell Brand To Fla.-Based Kawa Capital
• HCA Faces False Claims Suit Over 'Fraudulent' Billing
• TLO Wants Founder's $40M Pruco Life Insurance Policy
• Law360's Global 20 Firms Blaze New Trails Worldwide
• Dating Service Reaches Deal To End EEOC Bias Suit
• Does CFPB Have Jurisdiction Over Service Contracts?
• Payday Lending Service To Pay $9.5M For Duping Customers
• Fla. Appeals Court Axes Attys' Fee Award In Roofing Row
• Fla. Appeals Court Revives HMO Negligence Suit
• Redistricting Foes Ask Fla. High Court To OK Pol Depositions
• Ranbaxy Sues First Databank For Trade Libel Over Acne Drug
• Tishman Wins $1B Miami Beach Convention Center Project
• Property Management Co. Hit With Record $2M Wetlands Fine
• Miami Attys Hold Onto Win In Malicious Prosecution Case
• Wilson Elser Adds Construction-IP Pro To Miami, SF Offices
• Ex-Employee To Sue Zimmerman Prosecutors Over Firing
• Bankruptcy Auction For Versace Mansion Gets Judge's Nod
• Rothstein Ch. 11 Plan OK'd As TD Bank Dispute Resolved
• 3 Resolutions To The Cross-Claim Conundrum
• 7 Arrested Over Mental Health Facility's $63M Medicare Fraud
• Exide's $500M Bankruptcy Loan Has Enviro Risks, EPA Says
• 11th Circ. Revives Cable Installers' Contractor Status Case
• Kaplan Escapes Ex-Employee's FCA Suit
• Carnival Cruise Wreck Suit Belongs In Italy: 11th Circ.
• 11th Circ. To Hear Challenge To Fla.'s 'Gun Gag' On Doctors
• 11th Circ. Upholds Nucor Win In Antitrust Suit
• Swire Pays $64M For Miami Site With Eye On CityCentre Plans
• FTC Reaches $9M Pact In Debt Relief Robocall Sweep
• GAO Nixes Protest Of Rotech's $68M Home Oxygen Contract
• 11th Circ. Backs Arbitration In Cruise Line Worker Injury Row
• FTC Seeks More Info On Fidelity's $3B LPS Acquisition
• Miami-Area Businessman Convicted In $40M Investor Scheme
• 11th Circ. Backs HealthSouth Founder's Bribery Conviction
• Milk Buyers Challenge 'Cane Juice' Labeling Settlement
• How Windsor Affects Securities Law And Corporate Finance
• PE-Backed Homebuilder WCI Aims To Raise $222M In IPO
• SEC Claims Trimmed In Radius Capital MBS Suit
• Miami Beach Panel Won't Delay Convention Center Vote
• Smaller Suits Equal Better Venues For Mass Tort Plaintiffs
• EEOC Sues Dating Service Over Anti-Male Hiring Policy
• 11th Circ. Backs Arbitrator's Cert. Ruling In Fee Fight
• Bankrupt ResCap Seeks Approval To Jettison Fla. Property
• $50M Vegas Casino Project Suit Kept Alive By Judge
• Fla. Tribe Tees Up Appeal Over Everglades Water Deal
• 10 Personal Liability Pitfalls For Directors And Officers
• Fla. Governor Names Sarasota County Judge To 12th Circ.
• Fraudster Ordered To Pay $137M Over Investment Scheme
• Fla. Senator Looks To Curb Unauthorized Data Access
• Fla. High Court Says Redistricting Challenge Can Proceed
• Rothstein Firm's Exit Plan OK'd After Settlement With Victims
• Fla. Water Agency Asks High Court To Hear EPA Rule Fight
• Coral Gables Sues To Block Utility's 'Massive' New Poles
• Home Warranty Covers Subdivision Structures: Fla. High Court
• Koontz Dramatically Alters Land Use Regulatory Landscape
• Fla. High Court Ruling Shapes Costa Concordia Forum Fight
• Posner Says Justices Should Cut BS From Opinions
• Hospital Group Ducks Revival Of FCA Case Lacking New Facts
• Contractor Sues Fla. County Over Sewer Project Solicitation
• Fla. Keys Properties Weren't Taken By County, Court Rules
• Appraisals Not Under Arbitration Code: Fla. Appeals Court
• Fla. Atty Charged With Laundering Stock Fraud Proceeds
• Tribe's Former Accountant Avoids Civil Fraud Claims
• Coca-Cola Bottler Dodges Overtime Pay Suit
• Ongoing Tension Between Filed-Rate And State Doctrines
• Burr & Forman Lands Greenberg Traurig Securities Pro In Fla.
• Fort Lauderdale OKs $23M Tax For Downtown Streetcar
• Battle Brews Over Trustee For Versace Mansion Bankruptcy
• Just Stick To The Policy, Fla. High Court Tells Judges
• 11th Circ. Rejects Attys' Fees Bids From Former Lancer Execs
• Miami Beach Hotel Sues Ex-Contractor Over $42M Renovation
• For Some, Saying 'I do' Remains Difficult
• Nelson Mullins Opens Fla. Office With 3 Fowler White Attys
• Investors' Fraud Suit Against RVue Execs Sent To Fla.
• FHFA Sued Over Halt On Low-Income Housing Payments
• Rothstein Victims Slam $30M Fee Request By Trustee Counsel
• A Wrinkle In Fla. Usury Law Regarding 1st Mortgages
• Akerman's Latin American Group Head Jumps To Jones Day
• Fla. Could Be Next Battleground In Gay Marriage Fight
• Insurer Must Pay Full Contractor Cost, Fla. High Court Says
• Winner May Appeal Unfavorable Parts Of Ruling: 11th Circ.
• Union Accuses Fla. Of Cutting Corrections Officer Holidays
• Fla. Creek Dumping Plan Should Be Axed, ALJ Says
• Policy Ambiguities Favor Insured, Fla. High Court Says
• Fake Paulson & Co. Ponzi Schemers Won't Fight SEC Suit
• Hospital Liens Not Subject To Trade Laws, Fla. Court Says
• US Government Says Fla. Hospital Can't Nix FCA Suit
• Miami Secretly Working With Island Developer, Suit Says
• Defense Contractor To Pay $5.75M In Whistleblower Case Deal
• Chinese Co. Can't Duck Faulty Drywall Claims, 5th Circ. Told
• Chase Punch-In Rules Stiff Workers Out Of Pay, Suit Says
• Lorillard Asks Fla. Court For New Trial In $33M Smoking Suit
• Adventist Beats Patient's Medical Records Breach Suit
• Rothstein Victims Blast $72M TD Bank Deal, Exit Plan
• Alamo Unlawfully Stopped Recognizing Union, NLRB Rules
• Internet Cafe Challenges Florida's Slot Machine Ban
• Fla. Cities Sue Broward County Over $100M Waste Fund
• Abercrombie Escapes 'Jersey Shore' Star's Legal Situation
• Florida Jump-Starts Public Projects With New Finance Law
• Gunster Inks Lease For Digs In New Miami Tower
• Miami Shopping Center Owner Sues To Block Rival Project
• Miami-Dade To Vote On $830M Hospital Bond Program
• Ex-Hotel Owner Lodges $1M Suit Over Parking Lot Deal
• Akerman Adds Fragomen Immigration Pro In Miami
• 11th Circ. Keeps $1.4B Carnival Wreck Suits In State Court
• Ala. Sales Tax On Railroad Carriers Biased, 11th Circ. Says
• 11th Circ. Says Patent Claims Aren't Just For Fed. Circ.
• Class Argues For $5M Settlement With Credit Card Issuer
• Fla. Lawyers Challenge New Medical Malpractice Law
• Cozen O'Connor Adds Corporate, Litigation Pros In Miami, LA
• Fla. Jury Convicts 4 In $70M Medicare Fraud Scheme
• Ex-Akerman President To Join Carlton Fields In Miami
• EPA Asks Supreme Court To Settle Water Transfer Rule Fight