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Florida - November, 2013

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• Inflated Share Suit Against CNL Lifestyle Tossed By Judge
• 11th Circ. Urged To Toss Suspended Atty's Challenge
• Fla. Appeals Court Adds Rules On Pro Se Bar To Civil Suits
• Real Estate Moguls On The Move
• Fla. Court Allows Mitigated Sentence For Restitution Payment
• Despite Kemper's Rebellion, Death Benefits Changes In Store
• Former HMA Exec Charged With Obstructing Investigation
• Expedia, Orbitz Say Fla. Tax Fight Belongs In Legislature
• Bridging The Gulf Between Literalism And Complexity
• Dean Mead Adds New Office, 5 Attorneys In Tallahassee
• Fla. Atty Found Guilty Of $1M Fraud Against Seminoles
• D.C. Circ. Affirms SEC Fine For Scofflaw Broker's Boss
• Florida Gaming, Silvermark Resume Miami Jai-Alai Sale Talks
• White & Case Renews Lease In Downtown Miami Tower
• Bonus Deal For Fla. Oncologists Not A Proven FCA Violation
• Fla. Law Firm Pays $1M To End Nadel Receiver's Suit
• Fla. Leads US In Cash Sales Of Homes, Report Says
• Women Fight For Quick Appeal In Fla. Wal-Mart Bias Suit
• Homeowners Wary Of Marriott's $28M Sale Offer For Resort
• LexisNexis Says TLO Auction Cutoff Thwarted $180M Bid
• JBG Development Drops $16M BrickellHouse Foreclosure Suit
• Medicare Deals Give HHS Pause Over Devonshire Ch. 11 Plan
• Fla. Chamber Urges Voters To Oppose Gambling Expansion
• Midland Agrees To $3.3M Death Benefits Deal With 7 States
• Defendant In BigLaw Insider Trading Case Mulls Settlement
• Ponzi Schemer Rothstein Ordered To Appear At Atty's Trial
• Medical Device Co. Says Exec Misappropriated Trade Secrets
• EEOC Wants Bank Sanctioned For Destroying Evidence
• Buccaneers Hit With Another TCPA Suit Over Fax Blasts
• Ex-Lilly Sales Rep Wants Contract Case In Fla. State Court
• Judge Won't Recuse Himself From Lancer Clawback Suit
• Franchisors, Invoke Your Bankruptcy Rights Or Lose Them
• Fla. Couple Asks Appeals Court To Rehear Takings Case
• Owner, Salesman Convicted For $5M Time-Share Resale Fraud
• Fla. Rail Service Reveals Fort Lauderdale Station Location
• Fla. Online Public School Fights For Right To Enforce Marks
• TLO Assets Sell For $154M At Bankruptcy Auction
• Failed Vegas Resort Execs Say Trustee's $3B Suit Won't Fly
• Fla. Appeals Court Backs Dismissal Of Unpaid Tax FCA Suit
• Fla. Court Upholds $30M Tobacco Award Despite Misgivings
• $1B Miami Development Endangers Neighbors, Gallery Says
• Aviva To Pay $4M To States In Latest Death Master File Deal
• Fla. Atty Pleads Guilty In $137M Investment Fraud Scheme
• Fla. Tribe Seeks $84M Over Ex-Chair's Alleged Conspiracy
• $791M Fla. Airport Expansion Foes Make Deal To Back Down
• Fla. Appeals Court Affirms $4M Fee Award In Tree Taking Suit
• Island Resort Seeks Ch. 11 Protection To Avoid Receiver
• Inland Shells Out $76M For Hyatt Key West Resort
• 11th Circ. Sides With NLRB In Recess Appointment Fight
• 11th Circ. Upholds Arbitration In Royal Caribbean Pay Dispute
• Blackstone Cedes SeaWorld Control In Latest Stake Sale
• Orlando Gets MLS Expansion Team After Stadium Funding
• Tampa Bay Drops Cracked-Reservoir Suit In 11th Circ.
• 11th Circ. Won't Toss Convictions In Deepwater Fund Fraud
• Contractor Asks Fla. Appeals Court To Revive Shipping Row
• 11th Circ. Revives Gallagher Bassett Negligence Suit
• Let's Tame The Wild West Of State Tax Jurisprudence
• Tobacco Cos. Urge Fla. Appeals Court To Move Engle Case
• Bilzin Sumberg Settles $50M Property Tax Malpractice Suit
• FIU Abused Worker Who Flagged Misuse Of $8M Grant: Suit
• DLA Piper Picks Up McDermott Patent Litigator In Miami
• Supreme Court Roundup: 2012 To The Term Ahead
• Hellmann Sues To End $5.6M Pact With Struggling Airline
• Ex-Lexis CEO, Warburg Plan To Bid On Bankrupt TLO's Assets
• 9 Firms Surge Onto GC All-Stars List
• Justices Reject Coca-Cola Worker's ADA Suit Over Psych Test
• Skadden The Firm Most Loved By General Counsel
• 9 Top Firms Tumble From List Of GC Favorites
• GCs Name Most Arrogant Law Firms
• More Firms Get Serious About Keeping GCs Happy
• When It Comes To Law Firms, Size Doesn't Matter, GCs Say
• Primerica Fends Off Fla. Workers' Suits Over Retirement Plans
• Fla. Contractor Takes Bribery Conviction To Supreme Court
• Miami-Dade Adds Final Review To $1.6B Sewer Project Bid
• Would-Be Miami Beach Hotel Buyers Sue Over $5M Deposit
• Cuban Exile Group Asks DOJ To Probe Odebrecht's US Unit
• Sirius Wants $100M Copyright Suit Over Pre-1972 Songs Pared
• CFPB Accuses Mortgage Insurer Of Giving Lenders Kickbacks
• Fla.'s 'Safe Harbor' Most Litigators Are Not Familiar With
• Bidder Fight Imperils $1.6B Miami Sewer Project, CWA Deal
• 11th Circ. Rejects Ex-Fla. Politician's Bribery Appeal
• Comerica Bank To Pay $15M To Escape Overdraft MDL
• 11th Circ. Throws Book At Convicted 'Self-Help' Tax Fraudsters
• Federal Tax Repeal Would Lose $71B In GDP, Study Says
• Fla. High Court Suspends Ex-Rothstein Partner For 91 Days
• Novartis Fails To Wipe Out $1.3M Zometa Verdict
• Fuel Co. Says Stranded Travelers Can't Sue It Over Fire
• Snyder's-Lance Uses False 'All Natural' Labels, Suit Says
• CORRECTED: 11th Circ. Remands Foundation's $100M Midco Tax Battle
• Fla. Judge Tosses Suit Over Gray-Market Slot Ban
• Fight Over Failed $3B Las Vegas Resort Nears Settlement
• Fla. Hospital's Bonus Deal With Docs Not Proper, Judge Says
• 11th Circ. Says Green Groups Can't Evade CWA Notice Rule
• Greenspoon Marder Claims 4 Floors Of Ft. Lauderdale Tower
• Zurich Wants Out Of Covering Hotel In Sexual Assault Case
• Ex-Fla. Mayor, Lobbyist Plead Guilty To Kickback Scheme
• Steel Tubing Maker Fights To Get Fla. Class Action Tossed
• Health Management's New Board OKs $7.6B Takeover Bid
• Akerman Adds Employment Litigation Partner To Tampa Office
• Brazilian Bank With $450M Debt Gets Ch. 15 Protection
• Fla. Law Easing City Plan Passage Is Invalid, Court Told
• Akerman Adds Miami Real Estate Partner With Int'l Strengths
• Fla., Ala. Back Miss. In Flood Insurance Rate Hike Fight
• Kim Rothstein Gets 18 Months For Hiding $1M In Jewelry
• SeaWorld Tells DC Circ. OSHA Can't Regulate Orca Contact
• High Court Won't Touch Unpaid Florida Interns' FLSA Suit
• Are Condo Hotels Making A Comeback?
• GrayRobinson Adds Ex-FDIC Counsel To Ft. Lauderdale Office
• Forum Selection Clauses Bring Certainty — But With Risks
• Stiefel Labs, Ex-CEO Cleared Of $2M Securities Fraud Claim
• Liberty Property Trust Rakes In $705M For 97 Properties
• Physicians' Defense Firm Lubell Rosen Adds Partner In Fla.
• A Peek Inside The New Data Privacy Lawsuit Playbook
• Ala. Urges High Court Intervention In Railroad Sales Tax Row
• Bartender Hits Miami Beach Hotel With FLSA Suit
• Bill Would Shield Deepwater Funds From Sequestration
• Home Care Co. Can't Escape Whistleblower's $9M FCA Case
• Austrian Cable Tech Creator Sued Over US Licensing Deal
• Port Canaveral Board OKs New $80M Cruise Terminal
• Obama Nominates Judges For 11th Circ., 3 Districts
• Dolphins Bullying Saga Offers 5 Lessons For Employers
• 3rd Navy Official Arrested, Charged In Bribery Scheme
• Fla. High Court Limits Subpoenas For Out-Of-State Cos.
• Fla. Court Shields Forum Clauses In Surplus Lines Policies
• Rimon Adds Ex-Hicks Motto VC Pro To New South Fla. Office
• Fla. Residents Say Red-Light Camera Penalties Go Too Far
• 11th Circ. Weighs Fla. Water District's Immunity Defense
• Therapist Convicted In $55M Medicare Fraud Gets 10 Years
• Worker Says Fla. Sex Bias Prohibition Extends To Pregnancy
• Benihana Says Chef's FLSA Action Lacks Facts
• Susquehanna Bank Puts Up $3.7M To Exit Overdraft MDL
• Mormon Church Affiliate Pays $565M For Fla. Land
• Access To Employee Social Media Accounts Is Risky
• Miami Beach's W Hotel Wins $140M Refi From Wells Fargo
• Fla. Appeals Court Shuts Down Challenge To Seminole Hotel
• 3 Key Contractor Suspension Cases To Watch
• Kite Realty Puts Up $307M For Retail Portfolio
• Referendum Muddles Miami Beach Convention Center Plans
• Insurer Asks 11th Circ. To Kill $4M Hurricane Damage Award
• Fla. Court Affirms Dismissal Of Couple's Takings Suit
• Fla. Hospital Operator Challenges Law Increasing Oversight
• Miami Hospital CEO Pledges Transparent Use Of $830M
• Miami Voters Approve Lease For $18M Waterfront Project
• Fla. Firm Accuses Co-Counsel Of Stealing Engle Progeny Client
• Clearwater, Fla., Voters Advance $160M Downtown Aquarium
• Miami-Dade Approves $50M Upgrades Of Sony Open Venue
• 11th Circ. Nudges Mr. Chow Dispute Toward Mediation
• 11th Circ. Says No Claims Stated In Insurance Co. Suits
• Green Gas Buys Landfill Fuel Plant From Lime Energy
• 11th Circ. Backs Preparers' $15M Tax Fraud Conviction
• Money Laundering Charges In FCPA Cases Bring Unique Risks
• Bankrupt Miami Condo Sets Date For $13M Asset Sale
• Orlando Magic Get Panel's OK For Land Buy In $200M Project
• Wal-Mart Says Quick Appeal Won't Advance Post-Dukes Case
• Fla. High Court Asked To Mull Workers' Comp Attys' Fee Limits
• Interval Leisure, CLC Complete $89M European Resort JV Deal
• BB&T Sued By 16 NFL Players Over $53M In Withdrawals
• 11th Circ. Lets State Farm Off The Hook In Car Valuation Row
• Supreme Court Trends In Federal Preemption
• Builder Says Miami-Dade Agency Unfairly Nixed Project Bid
• New Calif. Law Cited In Push For Noncitizens In Fla. Bar
• Fla. AG, BNY Mellon Reach $28M Deal In Pension Fund Row
• Miami Mayor, State Settle Suit Over Bridge Design
• Are Hoteliers Due For A Crash Course In Hospitality 101?
• Enova Energy Accused Of Owing $1.5M On Power Plant Deal
• Suspended Adorno & Yoss Founder Asks For Reinstatement
• Vote On Miami's Waterfront Lease Deal To Go Forward
• Who Owns The Tax Refund Attributable To A Distressed Bank?
• TLO's Ch. 11 Plan Rests On Sale With $105M Stalking Horse
• $1.2B OfficeMax-Office Depot Merger Wins FTC Approval