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Florida - September, 2013

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• 'Jersey Shore' Star's Contract Suit Against Apparel Co. Nixed
• MLB Drug Clinic May Face Fla. Criminal Suit
• Sierra Club Loses Bid To Stop Strip Mining In Fla. Wetlands
• Medical Newsletter Co. Hit With $16M Trade Secrets Suit
• Fla. Tribe's Racketeering Suit Against Ex-Chairman Tossed
• Fla. Judge Fights State Panel's Ethics Charges
• Samsung Latin America Unit Hit With Sex Bias Suit
• Homeowners Defend $300M JPMorgan Force-Placed Deal
• US Century Says Investors' Derivative Claims Fall Short
• Canon Unit Hits Miami Law Firm With $3M Malpractice Suit
• DFS Worker Appeals Suit Against Agency To High Court
• Fla. Panthers Sold To Group Led By NY Trading Firm Owner
• Foreign Hotel Flags Rush To Put Down Stakes In Miami
• SEC Says Fla. Exec Ran $12M Oil, Gas Fraud Scheme
• Municipal Underwriters On SEC's Fraud Radar
• SEC Sues Fla. Equity Firm Over NFL Boiler Room Scheme
• Fla. High Court OKs Land-Buying Ballot Measure
• Fla. Medical Malpractice Law Violates HIPAA, Judge Finds
• Fla. Sen. Wants Sales Tax Benefit For Daytona Speedway
• Calif. Classes Fight Chase's $300M Fla. Force-Placed Deal
• RJ Reynolds Asks 11th Circ. For Attys' Fees After Trial Win
• DOJ Announces Arrests, Guilty Plea In $48M Medicare Fraud
• Judge Won't Tweak Ruling In Air Force's Water Contract Feud
• Judge Knocks Class Cert. Motion As Tactic To Save TCPA Case
• Ousted Hotel Operators Won't Take It Lying Down
• Rainmaker Q&A: Kozyak Tropin's Harley Tropin
• Telemarketer Ordered To Pay $2.1M For Robocall Scam
• Fla. Court Grants New Trial In $20M RJ Reynolds Case
• Sugar Co. Urges High Court To Hear Water Transfer Rule Fight
• An Increasingly Hospitable Environment For Hotel Deals
• Don't Forget About Physician Supervision Requirements
• Marriott Shakes Claims In Miami Beach Hotel Management Suit
• Fla. Tribe Can't Join Fight Over Gray-Market Slot Ban
• Engineering Firm Wins Cracked Reservoir Row In 11th Circ.
• $41.5M Versace Mansion Sale Approved By Bankruptcy Judge
• DOL Says Court Can't Review Its H-2B Visa Rules
• Disabled Children Lose Class Cert. Bid In Suit Against Fla.
• Developer Lands $214M Loan For Miami-Area Porsche Tower
• Firefighters Union Says Fla. Gov. Didn't Bargain In Good Faith
• Fla. Gov. OKs $150M Bond Proceeds For Port Improvements
• 11th Circ. Upholds Businessman's Insurance Scam Conviction
• Sierra Club Urges Fla. Governor To Buy US Sugar Land
• BigLaw IP Partner ID'd As Alleged Drunk Tipster In SEC Case
• Miami Sued Over Selection Process For Waterfront Developer
• Fla. Developers Sue For Coverage Of $5M Condo Defect Suit
• Wharton Snags 2.2-Acre Development Site In Downtown Miami
• Wal-Mart Gets Dukes Members' Class Bias Claims Nixed Again
• Hurt Worker Sues Builders Over Miami Garage Collapse
• And Now A Word From The Panel ...
• Seafood Co. Says Miami Investors Swiped Argentina Entity
• Fla. Appeals Court Reverses Course On Workers' Comp Limit
• Novartis Challenges $1.3M Verdict In Zometa Jaw Injury Suit
• TD Bank Pays Regulators $58M Over Role In Rothstein Scheme
• Rosetta Stone, Employees Seek To Escape Trade Secrets Suit
• Fla. Enviro Agency Can't Move Inverse Condemnation Case
• FTC Atty's Alleged Baby Buying Quip Can't Sink Suit
• Fla. Senate Starts To Tackle Study Of Gambling Industry
• WellCare Faces Class Cert. Bid In Junk Fax Suit
• Shands Case May Have Spawned New Breed Of Whistleblower
• Benihana Cheated Chefs Over Pay, Suit Says
• Lorillard, Reynolds Hit With $3.8M Verdict In Engle Suit
• Warner Bros. Can't Nix Hotfile's DMCA Abuse Claims
• HTA Drops $63M On South Fla. Medical Office Buildings
• Nordion Settles $90M Mad Cow Contamination Suit
• Associated Estates Puts Up $324M For Apartment Portfolio
• Appeals Court Kills Vote On Miami Beach Convention Center
• Fla. Port Official Asks High Court To Hear Bribery Appeal
• High Court Asked To Review Fla.'s PAC Campaign Rules
• Swire Plans 80-Story Neighbor For Miami's CityCentre
• Roetzel Adds Partner To Business Services Group In Orlando
• InnoVida Holdings Exec Gets 4 Years For $40M Scheme
• Tipsy Lawyer Disclosed Secret $3.6B Pfizer Deal, SEC Says
• Fake Atty, 2 Others Ran $25M Ponzi Scheme, SEC Says
• Florida PE Firm Rounds Up $187M For Restaurant Investments
• A Solution To Fla.'s Water Problems
• HTC Strikes Licensing Deal With Wi-LAN To End Patent Rows
• Fla. Businessman Charged With $44M Bank Fraud Scheme
• Fla. Medical Device Co. Accused Of Misleading Investors
• Fla. Judge Won't Stop Drug-Testing Suit Amid Gov.'s Appeal
• 'Recluse' Cigar Maker Targets Rival In Trademark Suit
• Continuing Care Facilities On PGA National Resort Seek Ch. 11
• Wells Fargo, Assurant Hit With Force-Placed Action
• Fla. Public Counsel Asks High Court To Ax Power Rate Hikes
• Deals Rumor Mill: Roche, JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs
• Fla. Court Asked To Reopen Colombian Native's Engle Suit
• Fox Rothschild Lands 2 Fla. Greenberg Traurig Attys
• Miami Wrongly Laid Off Public Worker, Appeals Court Says
• Man Pleads Guilty To Iran Computer-Exporting Scheme
• Miami Exec Gets 12.5 Years For $40M Investment Scam
• Tax Sharing Agreements — A Tale Of 2 Jurisdictions
• Biz Groups Back Tobacco Cos.' Engle Appeal In High Court
• Rothstein Estate Gets Revenue From Versace Mansion Auction
• Fla. Gov, NAMIC Jump Into Flood Insurance Rate Fight
• 11th Circ. Says Disbarred Atty's Debt Not Dischargeable
• Fla. Mortgage Firm Says AG's Suit Doesn't Stick
• Miami Beach's Versace Mansion Sells For $41.5M At Auction
• Miami Club Used Rival's Name For July 4th Party, Suit Says
• Buccaneers' Offer Doesn't Moot TCPA Claims, Plaintiffs Say
• Fla. Business Leaders Push For Medicaid Expansion
• 11th Circ. Chucks Panama Contract Dispute
• Investment Co. Founder Cops To $21M Fraud Scheme
• Whistleblowers Want Stay Lifted In Liberty Medical FCA Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Repsol, Lloyds, Total
• Novartis Beats Subpoenas In Jaw-Injuries Drug Suit
• Biz Groups Hit Back At DOL In Challenge To H-2B Visa Rules
• Public Perception Important For P3 Growth, Experts Say
• Fla. Congresswoman To Push For Jacksonville Port Deepening
• Fla. Justices Seem Open To Limited Redistricting Depositions
• Orlando Set To Use Eminent Domain For $85M Soccer Arena
• ParkerVision Seeks $500M In Patent Row With Qualcomm
• Fla. Puts New Spin On Public Stadium Financing
• Fla. Oncologists Pay $3.5M To Settle Medicare Fraud Claims
• Hospital Operator Settles With SEC Over $83M Bond Offering
• Fla. Court Reopens Public Records Bid For Zimmerman Email
• FWS Settles With Enviro Group Over Fla. Coral Protection
• Fla. Sen. Revives Bid For $230M Car Registration Rollback
• Coral Gables Claims Land Swap Flouts Zoning Requirements
• Fla. Prosecutor Joins Mayer Brown's White Collar Group In DC
• Fla. Law Barring Contractors With Cuba Ties Given Final Ax
• Fla. Appeals Court OKs Challenge To New Trauma Centers
• Former Airline Exec Gets 7 Years For Kickback Scheme
• Fla. Agriculture Dept. Calls $4.2M Fee Award Unreasonable
• Miami Officials Back Joint Proposal For $250M Development
• Fla. Legislators OK $3M For Water Flow Improvement Projects
• Fla. Med. Examiner Blames Firing On Zimmerman Testimony
• Mining Co. Accused Of Running Pump-And-Dump Scheme
• Vivint Wins Delay Of Class Cert. Ruling In Robocall Suit
• BNY Mellon Eyed As Custodian For Fla. Funds
• 3 Traps For Energy Employers — And How To Avoid Them
• Judgment Creditor Asks 11th Circ. To Nix $3M Ruling
• Fla. Appeals Court Sanctions Briarwood Capital, Counsel
• Fla. County Puts In $2M For Orlando Soccer Stadium
• 11th Circ. Partially Vacates Ex-Frontier CEO's $6.8M Restitution
• Disbarred Atty Says Assessed Fees Should Be Dischargeable
• NetBank Unit's Tax Refund Belongs To FDIC, 11th Circ. Says
• Wal-Mart's Cart Full Of Violations And A Model Settlement
• Fla. Supreme Court Takes Up Expedia Bed Tax Challenge
• PE-Linked Bayview REIT Junks $500M IPO Plans
• JPMorgan's $300M Forced-Placed Deal Sets Up Domino Effect
• In-House Counsel To Firms: Do More With Less
• Wannabe Buyer Blasts Miami Casino's Ch. 11 Filing
• 3 Execs Get 52 Years For $70M Medicare Fraud Scheme
• Bahama Breeze Failed To Pay OT Wages, Suit Says
• 11th Circ. Nixes Settlement In Predatory Debt Relief Suit
• 5 Tips For Fattening Firm Wallets In Lean Times
• Fla. Atty Can't Duck Claims He Aided Client's Ponzi Scheme
• 'Hygienic Nightmare' Stalls Trial Of Ex-Mutual Benefits CEO
• Activist Fund Increases Stake In Flagging Clothier Chico's
• Fla. Regulator OKs 6.3% Increase In Citizens Premiums
• FTC Wins $10M, Shuts Down Alleged Debt Relief Scammer
• Miami Firm Agrees To Settlement Over Shapiro Ponzi Suit
• Foley & Lardner Asks 11th Circ. To Toss Malpractice Suit
• Arnall Golden Gregory Shutters Miami Office After 18 Months
• Albertson's Didn't Pay Overtime Wages, Suit Says
• Versace Mansion Owners Aim To Void Lease Ahead Of Auction
• The 4 Firms In-House Counsel Fear The Most
• 11th Circ. Affirms 20-Year Sentence Over $30M Ponzi Scheme
• 11th Circ. Affirms Toss Of Fla. Cop's Age Discrimination Suit
• UCB Beats Apotex's IP Suit Over Drugmaking Process
• JPMorgan To Pay $300M in Forced-Place Insurance Deal
• Fla. Legal Services Firm Sues Founder For Stealing Secrets
• AvMed, Customers Reach Settlement In Data Theft Suit
• 11th Circ. Refuses To Review Fla. High Court Engle Ruling
• Fla. Clerk Plans To Sue Predecessor's Attys In Bribes Case
• Turtles Members Take Sirius War Over Pre-1972 Songs To Fla.
• Akerman Strengthens Taxation Team With New Hires In Naples
• Fla. Won't Ban Contracts With Firms Tied To Cuba, Syria
• How 11th Circ. Muddied The Law On Bank Tax Refunds
• Clifford Chance Steers American Tower In $4.8B REIT Buy
• Ex-Investigator Sues Morgan & Morgan For Unpaid Overtime
• Fla. Judge Won't Toss Condo Investment Scheme Suits
• Fla. Cities Can't Own Part Of Sports Team, Orlando Atty Says
• T-Mobile Tower Permits Properly Rejected, 11th Circ. Rules
• Fla. Bank Stonegate Eyes Nasdaq Listing After $49M Merger
• Florida Power & Light Kicks $20M Judgment In Quarry Feud
• Robocaller To Pay $25M To Settle FTC's Fraud Suit
• Medicare Fraudsters Want High Court To Review Sentences
• PE Firms Sell Music Wholesaler To Rival, Forming Powerhouse
• Koontz — A Guide To Constitutional Land Use Permitting
• Developers Present Dueling Plans For Miami's Overtown Area
• BodyLogicMD Rival 'Riding On Coattails,' Judge Rules
• Doc Can't Block Bausch & Lomb's Slogan Use, Judge Says
• Patient Recruiters Admit To $48M Medicare Fraud Scheme
• Versace Mansion Owners Settle Rothstein Trustee Dispute
• Fla. Appeals Court Backs $33M Award For Smoker's Widow
• Fla. Court Cuts Liberty's Share Of $3.4M Condo Settlements
• Ex-Dukes Members Fight To Keep Wal-Mart Bias Suit Alive
• $1.5M In 'Intertwined' Attys' Fees At Issue In Fla. Appeal
• Bartlett Doesn't Apply To Zometa Injury Suit, Judge Says
• DOL Says Court Lacks Jurisdiction Over H-2B Visa Rules
• How To Tank A Mediation Without Even Trying
• Miami Beach Official Sues To Block Vote On $1B Development
• Gunster Brings Back Ex-Chairman To Bolster IP Practice
• 11th Circ. Slams Ala. University Over Racial Slur Case
• Lenders Call For Trustee In Miami Casino Ch. 11 Case
• Carnival Says Jilted Telecom Provider Limited Services
• Mutual Benefits Exec Cops To Mail, Wire Fraud In $837M Scam
• CBL Lands $176M Selling Malls In 3 States