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Florida - December, 2013

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• Genzyme Puts Up $22M To Settle FCA Claims
• Steel Co. Seeks High Court Review Of Nucor Antitrust Suit
• US Intervenes In $150M FCA Suit Against Fla. Hospital
• Security Firm Says Contractor Stole Info For New Navy System
• Spurned Buyer Sues Tampa Port Authority Over Retail Center
• Rick's Cabaret Stripped Dancers Of Wages, FLSA Suit Says
• Deals Rumor Mill: Hard Rock, Evonik, Vivendi
• Miami Hits BofA, Wells Fargo, Citi With Lending Bias Suits
• Miami Clinic Owner Gets Nearly 20 Years In $7M Fraud Suit
• Fla. Atty Lands 90-Day Suspension Over Client Tax Filings
• Fla. Supreme Court Says State Needs 46 More Judges
• Can Miss. Hold Back The Flood Insurance Rate Hikes?
• Can A Franchisor Control Franchisee Pricing?
• CORRECTED: Judge Holds Off On Sanctions In Fla. Condotel Spat
• Fla. Legislators Admit To Destroying Some Redistricting Docs
• How They Won It: Greenberg Wins Stiefel Securities Verdict
• Latham-Led Darden Answers Activist With Red Lobster Spinoff
• Fla. Appeals Court Revives Shipping Damage Suit
• Casino Miami Jai-Alai Bankruptcy Sale Procedures OK'd
• EEOC Settles Claims Of Scientology Forced On Health Workers
• RJ Reynolds Dodges $29M Award Over Smoker's Death
• Fla. AG Settles With Telecom Co. Over Unauthorized Charges
• MLB Can Depose A-Rod's Cousin, Fla. Appeals Court Says
• Adventist Health Settles Whistleblowers' ER Billing Claims
• Psychic Case Confirms Extent Of Insurance Coverage
• Fla. Sen. Floats Bill Encouraging Private Flood Insurance
• Miami-Dade Votes To Hunt Downtown Soccer Stadium Sites
• Calif. Tops 'Judicial Hellhole' List Again In 2013
• Foley & Lardner Adds Health Care Atty to Miami Office
• Celebrity Chef Scott Conant Hit With IP, Contract Suit
• Adidas Launches Infringement Suit Against Online Knockoffs
• Hedge Fund Again Urges Olive Garden Parent To Reshape Biz
• Cole Scott Dodges DQ In College False Claims Suit
• Bankrupt Miami Casino Gets Extra Day To Land Stalking Horse
• MetroPCS Employees Get Conditional Cert. In Overtime Case
• Millennium Labs Accused Of Hiding Evidence In False Ad Suit
• Ex-UBS Banker Accused Of Tax Fraud Freed On $9M Bond
• Akerman Launches Emerging Companies Practice
• Lewis Tein Cleared Of Tribe's Malpractice Claims
• Fla. Law Firm Sues State Bar Over Social Media Rules
• Ex-Dukes Members Seek 11th Circ. Review In Fla. Bias Suit
• 2013 Review Of 3rd-Party Pollution Exclusion Decisions
• No MDL For Goodman Defective Air Conditioner Actions
• Fla. High Court Rejects Changes To Medical Expert Rules
• Fla. High Court OKs Legislator Depos In Redistricting Clash
• Judge Overrules Objections To $154M TLO Bankruptcy Sale
• BofA Asks Justices To Resolve Circ. Split On Ch. 7 Liens
• Ex-GlobeTel Execs Say Penalties Too High For $119M Fraud
• Medical Co. Fax Recipients Target Insurers In $9M TCPA Deal
• 11th Circ. Says Expedia, Others Don't Owe Ga. Back Taxes
• Fla. Court Affirms CSX Railroad Crossing Indemnity Win
• Amtrak, P3 Misconceptions, And Future Of Passenger Rail
• Unemployment Laws Have New Teeth Under The Integrity Act
• Shutts & Bowen Signs Lease In Downtown Miami Tower
• Fla. Gov. Calls For $400M In Vehicle Fee Tax Cuts
• 11th Circ. Urged To Reinstate Pollution Suit Against UTC
• Patient Recruiters Get Prison Time For $48M Medicare Fraud
• Army Corps Accused Of Overlooking Limestone Mine's Impacts
• Miami Ballpark Contractor Escapes FLSA Suit
• Miami Developer Says $17M Foreclosure Suit Was Malicious
• Bankrupt Fla. Casino Gets Deadline For Stalking Horse Deal
• Marriott Vacations Unit Can't Nix Time Share Insurance Suit
• P&G Can't Bar Testimony In Fixodent Suit, 11th Circ. Hears
• Hospital Shouldn't Be Sanctioned In FCA Kickback Suit: Judge
• A Guide To Real Estate Investment In So. Fla.: Part 1
• Chicago, New York Crowned Kings Of Travel Taxation
• US Can't Escape Gov't Workers' $120M Ponzi Scheme Suit
• Rivera Deepens Circuit Split On H-2 Worker Reimbursement
• Metlife Escapes Class Action Over Life Insurance Overcharges
• Seminoles Ask 11th Circ. To Revive Fla. Gas Tax Row
• Akerman's Sharpstein Found Dead In Miami Condo
• Fla. Appeals Court Flips $900M Award Against Trans Health
• Fla. Beats Ill. For Newly Merged Office Depot HQ
• High Court Leaves Union Neutrality Deals Up In The Air
• BoA Had Active Part In Conspiracy, 11th Circ. Hears
• Lincoln National Strikes $13M Death Master File Settlement
• IRS Says Suit Over ACA Employer Mandate Delay Lacks Injury
• HCA Escapes Whistleblower Suit Over Medicare Billing
• Condotel Buyers Want Previous Trump Testimony On Record
• Cab Co. Can Intervene In Tampa Limo Fare Challenge
• Miami Atty Cops To Stealing From Urban Development Co.
• Amerijet Urges High Court To Curb NLRB Authority
• Duke Submits $1B Crystal River Nuke Plant Takedown Plan
• Amy's Kitchen Can't Shake Bulk Of False Labeling Row
• Justices Rule Federal Courts Can Weigh State Agency Fights
• Fla. Chamber Of Commerce Backs Expedia In Bed Tax Fight
• High Court Says It Shouldn't Have Taken Union Neutrality Case
• Fla. Sen. Seeks To Shrink Hurricane Fund's $17B Coverage
• Fla. Cancer Center Dodges Suit Over Hospital Contract
• Demilec Escapes Out-Of-State Toxic Spray Foam Claims
• Gulfstream Execs To Pay Trustee $1.9M To Settle Lawsuits
• Miami Condo's $13M Bankruptcy Sale Wins Judge's Nod
• Fla. Gov. Doubles-Down On $500M Tax Cut Pledge
• High Court Puts End To West Caribbean Plane Crash Suit
• Fla. To Spend $88M For Deepwater Restoration, Gov. Says
• States Rejecting Medicaid Expansion To Lose Billions: Report
• 11th Circ. Won't Revive Goya Sales Brokers' OT Suit
• Coach Reaches $6M Deal In Flea Market Infringement Suit
• Buyer-Financed Development Is The New Normal
• Miami Suburb Hit With 2nd Racial Profiling Suit In 2 Weeks
• Macy's, Bloomingdale's To Open In Miami Worldcenter In 2016
• Volkswagen Dodges Suit Over Faulty Jetta Locks
• Barbados Firm Cooked Books, Made Death Threats, Suit Says
• Humana Wants Shipping Co. Sanctioned Over RICO Claims
• Fla. Justices Suspend Atty For 1 Year Over Immigration Case
• Bankrupt Edwin Watts Golf Gets Nod For $40M Asset Sale
• Tampa Airport Taps Texas Firm For $496M Upgrade Contract
• Unit Owners' $13M Bid Wins Fla. Resort's Bankruptcy Auction
• Activists Battle Fla. Over Medical Marijuana Ballot Language
• Consumer Protection Laws And Prescription Meds: A Poor Fit
• Navy Yard Victim's Family Sues Navy Over Wrongful Death
• Miami Suburb Accused Of Abusive Policing, Racial Profiling
• Miami Patient Recruiter Gets 9 Years Over $48M Fraud
• Pamlab Can't Bar Virtus' Marketing In Unfair Competition Row
• Mutual Benefits Counsel Guilty In $837M Insurance Scheme
• State Judges' Money Conflicts Mostly A Mystery, Report Says
• Artist's Suit Against UPS Could Head To Fla. Supreme Court
• Aquarium Owner Gets 1 Year In Fish Trafficking Case
• Adams And Reese Adds Ex-Foley Employment Vet In Fla.
• SBA Puts Up $645M For More Brazilian Telecom Towers
• Sealing The Deal: Greenberg Steers Versace Mansion Buy
• And Now A Word From The Panel: Too Hot Or Cold For An MDL?
• Jury Awards Lennar $1B in Defamation, Extortion Case
• Discovering Carrier Claim Files In Coverage Disputes
• Hotfile To Pay $80M To MPAA, Studios In Copyright Suit
• Hialeah Park Sues Horse Racing Group Over Purse Handling
• Women Win 11th Circ. Appeal Bid In Fla. Wal-Mart Bias Suit
• Miami Trader Made $1.3M From Illegal Moves, SEC Says
• Taylor Bean Trustee, Ginnie Mae Reach Deal For $610M Claim
• Fla. Approves Amended Nuclear Cost Recovery Rules
• Fla. High Court Urged To Uphold Jai-Alai Permit Conversions
• Miami Firm Sues Ex-Director For Breaching Noncompete Deal
• Power Co. Dodges Fla. Contractor's Suit Over Hurricane Repair
• 11th Circ. Affirms Louis Vuitton Win In Trademark Case
• Miami Beach Restaurateur Seeks $6M Over Delayed Project
• Hunton Atty's Drunk Remark Not Insider Trading, Court Hears
• Shire Fires Back At Mylan's Grab For Docs In Patent Row
• Fla. Utility Asks Court To Affirm Toss Of Contractor's Suit
• Akerman Boosts Miami Office With Ex-K&L Gates Health Pro
• FirstBank Pushes Court To Throw Out Island Resort's Ch. 11
• $950M In Wind Subsidies Give Taxpayers Shaky Returns: Study
• Following Up On Follow-On Biologics
• Devonshire PGA Holdings Wins Ch. 11 Plan Confirmation