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Florida - October, 2013

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• Ex-Target Worker's Pregnancy Bias Claims Fail In 11th Circ.
• Fla. Trade Data Firm Sues Chinese Rival Over Piracy Scheme
• Fla.'s Shutts & Bowen Expands To Sarasota With Merger
• EPA Rejects Part Of Fla. Ozone Emissions Plan
• Fla. High Court Hits 'Combative' Atty With Lengthy Suspension
• Fla. Justices Say Courts Can Appoint Condo Board Receivers
• Fla. Asks State High Court To Deny Mayor's Corruption Appeal
• Fla. Court Nixes Coverage For Mushrooming Attys' Fees
• Brazilian Firms Brace For New Anti-Bribery Enforcement
• Taylor Bean Says PwC's Negligent Audits Missed Fraud
• Caesar's To Sell Atlantic City's Claridge To Fla. Hotel Co.
• Anheuser-Busch Sued Over 'Imported' Beer Brewed In USA
• Legal Demand Is Up — How Are Law Departments Managing?
• Fla. Mall Developers Reach $6.5M Deal To End TCPA Suit
• GrayRobinson Brings On Fla. White Collar Firm
• Ex-NFL Player Jailed 37 Months For $2M Tax Fraud Scheme
• Comcast Doubles Down With $1.1B On Theme Park Biz
• DLA Piper Adds Enviro, Energy Pro In Houston And Tampa
• How US Cos. Can Reduce Latin American Tax Obligations
• 11th Circ. Sends Carnival Worker Suit To Foreign Arbitration
• US Century Bank Gets Claims Trimmed From Investor Suit
• Breakup Sought For Fla. Hotel, Retail Center Joint Venture
• Miami Woman Seeks To Block Waterfront Lease Referendum
• Referee Backs Disbarment Of Fla. 'Foreclosure King'
• Fla. Hospital Calls Patient Record Destruction 'Accidental'
• Walgreens Sued Over Cartilage Rebuilding Supplement
• Honda Beats Suit Over Defective Gold Wing Motorcycles
• Sales Rep Claims Eli Lilly Reneged On Contract Incentives
• AvMed's $3M Pact Blazes New Path For Data Breach Plaintiffs
• Wal-Mart Suit Part Of Biscayne Asset Sale, 11th Circ. Says
• Defense Contractors Pay $1M To Settle WARN Act Suit
• 11th Circ. Says Atlanticus Can't Relitigate Antitrust Claims
• Fla. Hospice's $3M FCA Settlement Gets Court OK
• Dorsey Reps Mosaic In $1.4B Fertilizer Deal With CF Industries
• Catalyst's New Drug Was Old News, Investors Say
• Ex-BlueWare Workers Seek Back Wages After Bribery Scandal
• Racetrack Must Offer Simulcasts Of Out-Of-State Horse Races
• Florida A&M Student Gets 2 Years For ID, Financial Aid Theft
• Miami Lakes Mayor Pleads Not Guilty To Bribery Charges
• BankcorpSouth Customers Gain Ground In Overdraft MDL
• Fla. Looks To Boost Aeropsace, Tech With Israel Partnership
• GE Faces OT Class Action By Fla. Techs
• Fla. Justices Reinstate Law Firm's $1.2M Chair Injury Judgment
• 3rd Circ. Eases Limitations Test For Securities Claims
• Perdue Accused Of Lying About 'Humane' Chicken Treatment
• Nature's Products Hit With $3.3M Verdict Over Prolab Recall
• Fla. AG Wants State Justices' Take On Medical Pot Proposal
• Brokerage Seeks To Block $100M FINRA Arbitration Attempt
• Estimation Fight At The AUP Corral
• Cop's Facebook Rant Isn't Protected Speech, 11th Circ. Says
• Fla. Regulators Advance $3.5B Gas Pipeline Plan
• Jury Awards $173M To ParkerVision In IP Row With Qualcomm
• NY Life Uses $15M Death Benefits Deal To Call For Standards
• Fla. Appeals Court Lifts Partial Injunction On Insurance Law
• The Hotel Market Check-In: GHL, Carey Watermark, ICH
• Deals Rumor Mill: BlackBerry, HP, Apax Partners
• Fla. Rejects 1% Hike In Workers' Comp Rate
• Miami Property Owners Challenge Building Height Limits
• No End In Sight For Engle Suits, Even With Liggett Deal
• CarePlus Can't Arbitrate Fla. Medical Center Contract Dispute
• Bankrupt Miami Casino Sets Sights On Asset Sale
• Sleeping With The Enemy Exec May Have Consequences
• McDermott Miami Hire Bolsters International Trial Practice
• Brazilian Bank Files For Ch. 15 Protection
• APR Energy Inks $314M Deal For GE Power Rental Business
• Liggett Reaches $110M Deal To End Most Engle Smoker Suits
• Personal Injury Firm Says Rival Used Name In Google Ads
• Fla. County OKs $94.5M For MLS Stadium, Citrus Bowl
• Axis Off The Hook In Psychic Fight, 11th Circ. Says
• 11th Circ. Says Law Firm Liable For $10M Over Film Project
• Fla. Gov. Eyes Tax Cuts, Limits On New Debt For Next Budget
• 11th Circ. Reinstates DirecTV Technicians' Arbitration Award
• St. Pete Asks Fla. High Court To Mull Workers Comp Question
• AvMed To Pay $3M To Settle Data Theft Suit With Customers
• Miami-Dade Approves Teams For $250M Mixed-Use Project
• OneBeacon Off Hook In Fla. City's Construction Dispute
• HHS Urges 11th Circ. To Enforce ACA Contraception Mandate
• SeaWorld Pushes DC Circ. To Overturn Trainer Death Ruling
• Miami High-Rise Builder Sued Over Falling Debris
• Fla. Appeals Court Remands $17M Dispute Over Foreclosure
• Qualcomm Calls ParkerVision's $500M Damages Bid Baseless
• Akerman Senterfitt Boosts Tax Chops With New Partner
• Cable Company Loses Bid To End Overtime Class Action
• Deals Rumor Mill: Charterhouse, Office Depot, Clariant
• Fla. Gov. Appoints Key West Attorney To Court Of Appeal
• How To Prepare Witnesses To Make (Not Break) Your Case
• Fla. Appeals Court Revives IT Firm's $7M Gov't Contract Suit
• Jury Awards Engle Plaintiff $11M Against Philip Morris
• Fla. Court Asks For Clarity On Engle Punitive Damages Issue
• 2 Cop To Obstruction Over Hidden Jewelry In $1.2B Ponzi Case
• KB Home Says Condo Owners Hacked Emails, Infringed Mark
• Akerman Senterfitt Adds Former Fla. Financial Regulator
• SoftBank Grabs $1.3B Brightstar Stake In Week's 2nd Deal
• Doing Business In Fla. — How To Not Get 'Personal'
• Fla. Lets Duke Energy Pass $3B In Nuke Costs To Customers
• Insurer Says Fla. Bank Execs Aren't Covered In FDIC Suit
• Jury Finds Qualcomm Infringed ParkerVision IP In $500M Suit
• Wells Fargo Must Cover FINRA Penalty, Suit Says
• Fla. Marketing Groups Support Counties In Bed Tax Fight
• Miami Hotel Sues Marketing Firm For 'Colossal Failure'
• Fla. Appeals Court Reverses $19M Award For Tree Takings
• $1B Capital Plan To Upgrade Orlando Airport Wins OK
• Ex-Dukes Members Want Quick Appeal In Fla. Sex Bias Case
• Fla. Gov. Announces $35M In Port Projects Funding
• Spotlight On State Urgent Care Regulation
• Umami — Trendy But Not Protectable
• Rosetta Stone Can't Nix Rival's Fla. Trade Secrets Suit
• Captain D's Seafood Restaurant Chain Changes PE Hands
• Four Seasons Condo Buyers Want Ruling On Contract Claims
• Chartwell Denies Attorney Poaching After Mediation Fails
• Becker & Poliakoff Merger Boosts Home Associations Practice
• Miami Beach Convention Center Board Pushes For Upgrades
• HCA Says Whistleblower's Medicare FCA Claims Don't Stick
• Fla. Atty In Allied Veterans Scheme Plans To Fight Conviction
• Akerman Beefs Up Alcohol Group With 3 GrayRobinson Vets
• ParkerVision Seeks KO In $500M Qualcomm Patent Brawl
• Fla. Green Group Wants Atty Reinstated In Public Records Row
• DirecTV Says Proposed TCPA Class Claims Don't Hold Water
• Dilworth Paxson Gave Negligent Advice, Cryogenics Co. Says
• Fla. AG Opinion Ups Competition For Town Police Contracts
• Miami Didn't Follow Bidding Process For Waterfront Deal: Suit
• Lowndes Drosdick Lures Real Estate Atty From Paul Hastings
• Terra Execs Ask 11th Circ. To Curb FCPA's Reach
• Gotham Insurance Off Hook For Developer's $21M Judgment
• Be An Enthusiastic Supporter Of Your Trademarks
• $105M Personal Communications Sale Gets Green Light
• 11th Circ. Told Fla. Ran Voter Purge Too Close To Election
• Hotfile Can't Appeal DMCA Liability Ruling To 11th Circ.
• Miami Dade College Sues Builders Over Fatal Garage Collapse
• Receiver Asks 11th Circ. To Revive BofA Ponzi Suit
• Fla. Court Affirms Law Firm's DQ In Anheuser Negligence Suit
• Fla. High Court To Tackle Nixed $10M Football Death Award
• Fla. Backs Miss. FEMA Suit Over Flood Insurance Rate Hikes
• Ex-Fla. Health Dept. Worker Says Top Attys Sank Drug Probes
• Fla. Judge Rules For SEC In BankAtlantic Fraud Suit
• Greenspoon Marder Adds 2 Health Care Attys In Tampa
• Bar Presidents Urge Congress To Fund The Courts
• Foreign Cruise Workers' Labor Fight Sunk In High Court
• BlackBerry And Wi-LAN Reach Deal To End Patent Feud
• Fulbright Can't Shake Malpractice Suit Over Petters Scheme
• Sanctions Unjust In WellPoint Case, Doctors Tell 11th Circ.
• Fla. Medical Institute Wants Opposing Counsel Disqualified
• Francisco Partners Gives Boost To Medical Software Co.
• Fla. Appeals Court Affirms Denial Of Jai Alai Permit Move
• Fla. Appeals Court Won't Revive Colombian Native's Engle Suit
• Hooters Securities Case Kicked To Mediation
• With Assurant's Fla. Deal, Force-Placed Reforms Gain Steam
• Fla. Co. Asks For Insurance Defense In Wrongful Death Suit
• Waste Removal Co. Says Fla. City's Award Process Stinks
• Curacao Claims Sovereign Immunity To Duck $80M Judgment
• Ex-Miami Budget Director Says SEC Wrongly Targeting Him
• JBG Sues Miami Builder For Trying To Escape $15.8M Loan
• Carlton Fields Merges With Jorden Burt In 370-Atty Tie-Up
• Let's Really Consider The Idea Of A 2-Year Law Degree
• Fla. Bill Bars Employers' Social Media Password Requests
• Fla. Court Nixes Verizon's Coverage For Violent-Contractor Suit
• Orlando OKs $94.5M Plan For MLS Stadium, Citrus Bowl
• Fla. Sens. Ask Gambling Study Authors To Explain Methods
• Blackstone Sells South Fla. Waldorf Astoria To Northwood
• Big Tobacco's Engle Appeal Falls Flat In High Court
• High Court Denies Celebrity Cruise Tip Withholding Appeal
• Atty Gets 3 Years For Helping Rothstein's Wife Hide Jewelry
• JPMorgan's $300M Force-Placed Insurance Deal Gets OK
• Redevelopment Team Prods Miami Beach On $1B Project
• Jury Hits Continental Tire With $11M Verdict Over Blowout
• Miami Cop Convicted Of Stealing IDs To Get Tax Refunds
• Fla. Lender In $9M Deal Says Atty Diluted Its Share
• Orlando Expressway Authority OKs All Aboard Florida Lease
• Fla. Man Guilty Of Ex-Im Bank Fraud Extradited To US
• Fla.'s Public Records Act Now Impacts Gov't Contractors
• 11th Circ. To Hear Fla. Medical Malpractice Law Case
• Deloitte Settles Suits Over Taylor Bean Audits
• Fla. Law Firm Sues Taylor Bean Ex-Chair Over Retainer
• Fla. Senator Files Bill To Lower State Cat Fund Deductible
• Avis Shift Managers Can't Get Early Win In OT Class Action
• Bank Tax Refunds: FDIC Wins Again
• MedWaste Settles $10M TCPA Suit, Puts Insurer On The Hook
• Bingo Makers Ask 11th Circ. To Stamp Out Casino Losses Suit
• Orlando Airport Authority OKs Rail Project Agreements
• Jacksonville To Mine Hotel Taxes For $63M Stadium Upgrade
• As NY Targets Wells Fargo, Other AGs Wait In Wings
• FEMA Gives Sandy Victims More Time To Secure Coverage
• Judge's Ex-Co-Counsel Say She Cut Them Out Of $14.5M Deal
• Next 3 Weeks Will Shape Miami Casino Bankruptcy
• Downtown Miami Landowner Says New Tax Is Unconstitutional
• Fla.'s Recent Fight In The Zometa Evidentiary Battle
• Key West Voters Block Study For Cruise Ship Project
• McDonald Hopkins Picks Up Ex-K&L Gates Health Care Pro
• Fla. Business Sues Gov't Over Employer Mandate Delay
• Doctors Accuse Health First Of Fla. Health Care Monopoly
• Calif. Group Can't Intervene In Fla. $300M Force-Placed Deal
• Navy's $100M Undersea Warfare Range Cleared By 11th Circ.
• Fla. Lets FPL Bill Customers $43M For Nuke Plant Projects
• Fla. Lawyer Escapes 1/3 Of Charges In $300M Gambling Probe
• Fla. Sues Ga. Over Apalachicola Bay Freshwater Source
• Palm Beach Delays Vote On Hiring Firm To Pursue Lenders
• Novartis Takes Aim At Cross-Appeal In Zometa Suit
• Don't Conflate Shutdown And Debt Ceiling Challenges
• US Government Shuts Down As Funding Fight Goes Nowhere
• BigLaw Braces For Revenue Hit In Federal Shutdown