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Florida - January, 2014

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• Fla. Spray-Foam Insulation Suit Survives Dismissal Bid
• Orlando Allowed To Take Land For $85M Soccer Stadium
• BankUnited Asks Supreme Court To Hear Tax Refund Case
• Miami-Based Infante Zumpano Merges With Roig Tutan
• Fla. Golf Resort Threatens Mouse Habitat, Enviro Group Says
• US Blasts Fla. Hospital's Challenge To Standing In FCA Suit
• Miami Condotel Ex-Owners Sued Over Unpaid Rental Revenue
• Watch Out, Affiliates Of Suspended Government Contractors
• Endo Must Shed Drugs For $225M Boca Buy, FTC Says
• 57 Reps. Continue Push For State Sales Tax Deductions
• FTC Hits Fla. Firm With Agency's 1st Suit Over ACA Fraud
• Medicare Bans New Suppliers In High-Fraud Areas
• Fla. High Court Won't Let Hospital Block Records Request
• Suit Over Costa Rican Probe Of Atty Can Stay In Fla.
• 3 More Charged In $190M ATC Medicare Fraud Scheme
• TIAA-CREF Seals $499M Deal For Stake In Tampa Mall
• SEC's Partial Win Stands In BankAtlantic Fraud Suit
• Fla. LLCs Need To Revisit Their Operating Agreements
• Labarga To Become Fla.'s 1st Cuban-American Chief Justice
• 10 US Cities Band Together To Cut Climate Pollution
• Patheon Can't Shake Procaps Suit Over $255M Merger
• Fla. Court Bars Town From Holding Development Referendum
• US Trustee Slams $2.7M Bonus To Wireless Co. CEO
• Telemarketers Sentenced For Fla. Time-Share Fraud
• NTE Energy To Spend $500M On Ohio Gas-Fired Plant
• Judge Who Sold Religious Books In Court Faces Suspension
• Fla. Gov. Plans Tax Cuts, Debt Reduction In Proposed Budget
• $1.5M Attys' Fee Award To Former Fla. Exec Nixed
• And Now A Word From The Panel: The Year In Review
• Fla. Appeals Court Says Ex-Partner Can Access Firm's Books
• Warrantless GPS Tracking OK Pre-Jones, 11th Circ. Rules
• Bills To Push Medicaid Expansion Again In Fla. Legislature
• Firm Misled Homeowners About Foreclosure Rights, Suit Says
• Fla. Gov. Proposes Cutting Commercial Lease Tax By $100M
• Hartford Sued Over Dior Competition Claim Coverage
• Fla. Diet Cookie Co. Fights $2.8M Award To Walgreens
• Ex-Miami Budget Director Appeals SEC's Fraud Suit
• High Court Won't Take Up Fla. Phosphate Mine Challenge
• EPA Nutrient Ruling Dulls Consent-Decree Blade
• Surgical Staffing Co. Says Florida Blue Failed To Pay Claims
• Dispute Over $170M Miami Tower Takes Personal Turn
• Fla. Agency Sues Directors Of Defunct Miami-Based Insurer
• Fla. Supreme Court OKs Medical Marijuana Ballot Initiative
• Inland, Kessler Form $68.5M Hotel Development JVs
• Justices Want SG's Take On Railroad's Fuel Tax Challenge
• High Court Rebuffs Ex-HealthSouth CEO's Bribery Appeal
• Settlement Of Riddex False Ad Claims Gets Green Light
• Fla. Gov. Proposes $33M Cut In Business Filing Fees
• Fla. Lawyer Accuses Attys Of Defaming Him To Reporter
• 11th Circ. Kills Insurer's $4M Hurricane Damage Award
• Sony Open Organizer Prevails On $50M Tennis Center Project
• Attys Misused $2M Of Trust Account Funds, Fla. Bar Says
• $1B Hotel Portfolio From Chatham, Cerberus On Sales Block
• Baker Donelson Adds Shareholders In Orlando, Nashville
• GrayRobinson Adds Former Alcohol Regulator To Miami Office
• FTC To Lead Probe Of Sysco's $3.5B US Foods Buy
• Agency Defends Medicaid Contract For South Fla. Counties
• Fla. High Court Says Buyers Can't Void Condo Deal
• Miami Hotel Fights Lufthansa Over Indemnity Provision
• Surgeon General Makes 'Light' Cigs Tempting Lawsuit Target
• Ex-Fla. Mayor Marono Gets Over 3 Years For Bribery Scheme
• Fla. Atty Suspended For Falsifying Tennis Pro's Visa Docs
• Apollo-Backed Prestige Cruises Files For $250M IPO
• States Face $1.5B Tax Penalty Over Medicaid Opt-Out: Report
• Steel Tubing Maker Wins Natural Gas Pipe Defect Suit
• Vulcan Reaps $720M In Sale Of Cement, Concrete Business
• Hemisphere Pays $102M For 3 Spanish-Language Networks
• Miami Now Go-To Destination For International Arbitration
• Fla. Homeowner's Fight Over Country Club Fees Survives
• Fla. Gov. Proposes $130M For Everglades Restoration
• Suit Over Delay Of ACA Employer Mandate Heads To 11th Circ.
• Fla. Music Producer Claims Singing Prodigy Broke Contract
• Ex-UBS Exec's Criminal Tax Fraud Trial May Get Pushed Out
• Homeowners Fight $300M JPMorgan Forced-Place Deal
• 11th Circ. Reboots KC And The Sunshine Band Copyright Suit
• Arnstein & Lehr Moves To Larger Space In Fort Lauderdale
• Starwood Sells Miami Resort To Qatari Co. In $213M Deal
• Fla. Jury Awards Smoker $5M In Suit Against Philip Morris
• Gov. Scott Proposes $55M To Restore Fla.'s Springs
• A Guide To Real Estate Investment In So. Fla.: Part 2
• Fla. Same-Sex Marriage Ban Is Unconstitutional, Suit Says
• Trump, Condotel Buyers Fail To Reach Settlement
• GrayRobinson Expands Boca Office, Adds RE Partner
• Carnival Ends Suit Against Telecom Provider, Inks New Deal
• Genworth Pays $1.9M To Resolve Death Database Probe
• Spurned Suitor Tries To Block IBRC Retail Complex Deal
• SunTrust Ducks Claims Over $80M Notes Enforcement
• Fla. Gov. Suspends Mayor After High Court Denies Her Appeal
• Wells Fargo Knew Of $30M Ponzi Scheme, 11th Circ. Told
• Pearson, McGraw-Hill Target Hotfile With Copyright Suit
• Aecom Leads Pack In Running For $1.6B Miami Sewer Project
• Fla. Court Releases Chokehold On Hulk Hogan Sex Tape
• ATC Recruiter Cops Plea In $190M Medicare Fraud
• Del Monte Union Again Asks 11th Circ. To Hear Torture Claims
• Expedia Bed Tax Litigation Could Bring Legislative Fallout
• Fla. Appeals Court Scuttles Developer's Tax Refund Bid
• US, Fla. Antitrust Powers Probe Sysco's $3.5B US Foods Buy
• Fla. Must Learn From Recession-Era Litigation
• A Powerful Tool For Consumers And Their AGs
• Fla. Gov. Wants Supreme Court Ruling On Worker Drug Tests
• Firefighter Urges Fla. High Court To Nix Workers' Comp Law
• Fla. Enviro Group Puts Land-Buying Amendment On Ballot
• Winn-Dixie Urges 11th Circ. To Revive Lease Exclusivity Suit
• Brown & Brown Puts Up $602M For Wright Insurance Group
• Landmark Apt. Made $443M In Property Buys In Q4
• Judge Likely To Toss Passengers' Suit Over MIA Fuel Fire
• Akerman Adds Ex-White House Atty To Miami, DC Offices
• Miami Heat Start Talks Over 10-Year Arena Deal Extension
• How A Fla. Choice-Of-Law Clause Got Rejected
• Hunter Wise Execs Tell 11th Circ. CFTC Lacks Jurisdiction
• CenturyTel Can't Shake DSL Patent Infringement Claims
• Public Defender Plotted Against Shrink, 11th Circ. Hears
• Miami Beach Cancels Convention Center Deal
• Carlton Fields Adds Akerman M&A Pro To Miami Office
• Palm Beach Sues AirBnb, Couchsurfing, Others Over Bed Tax
• $1.4B Carnival Suits Belong In US, Fla. Appeals Court Hears
• Fla. Court Revives Billionaire's Libel Suit Against Papers
• Don't Underestimate Government's Suspension Authority
• Miami Hookah Co. Says Fla. Agency Applies Tax Unfairly
• Fla. House Committee Passes Fracking Disclosure Bills
• High Court's CAFA Ruling Paves Way For More AG Suits
• Mortgage Relief Cos. To Pay $4M To End FTC Scam Claims
• Retaliation Claim Not Part Of Workers' Comp Case, Court Told
• Lowe's HR Managers Win Conditional Class Cert. In OT Suit
• Fla. Gov. Taps Miami Property Appraiser For Lt. Gov. Role
• Burger King Franchisee Faces FLSA Suit From Fla. Worker
• Wharton Equity Puts Up $250M For Multifamily RE Portfolio
• Fla. Gov. Proposes Record $8.8B Transportation Budget
• Miami Beach Mayor Wants To Restart Convention Center Deal
• Fla. Developer Hit With $100M Suit Over Copter Crash
• High Court Won't Disturb Ex-Fla. Official's Bribery Conviction
• Miami Firm Fights Ex-Partner Who Wants Access To Books
• Defending Automatic Meal Break Deduction In State Court
• Provider's Suit Over ACA Employer Mandate Gets Chucked
• Former HMA Exec Named in FCA Kickbacks Suit
• Darden's Red Lobster Spinoff Plan Falls Short, Activist Says
• Cruise Line Owes Penalty Wages, Workers Tell High Court
• Fla. Reps Fight For Deeper Jacksonville Port As Vote Nears
• Feds Charge 7 In $50M Mortgage Fraud Scheme
• Fla. Gov. Pledges $100M Toward Promoting Tourism
• Fla. Sens. Back $380M Draft Bill For Springs Cleanup
• Advertiser Says Tribe Owes $250M For Broken Contract
• Ala. Property Tax Laws Not Necessarily Racist, 11th Circ. Says
• O'Connor Capital Pays $146M For Fla. Luxury Mall
• Another State-Based Obstacle To Class Actions
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Fowler White's Rhea Law
• Fla. Supreme Court Disbars 'Foreclosure King'
• Florida Dems Tout $10.10 Minimum Wage Bills
• Fla. Gov. Scott Fills 2 Trial Court Vacancies
• Key Part Of Fla. Gov.'s Tax Cut Plan Advances In Senate
• Fla. High Court Says Gulf Power Can Service New Development
• 11th Circ. Dropped The Ball In Agility Defense Ruling
• Arnstein & Lehr Adds 2 Tax, Estate Planning Attys In Miami
• Palm Beach Council Balks On Golf Course Redevelopment
• Fla. Hospital Gets Kickback Claims Booted From FCA Suit
• Fla. Can Set Its Own Water Pollution Limits, Judge Says
• 11th Circ. Rejects Insurer's Cross-Appeal In Row With FDIC
• Broker's Claims Over Miami Worldcenter Won't Be Arbitrated
• Fla. Lawmakers Advance Bill To Spur Private Flood Insurance
• Buchanan Ingersoll In Merger Talks With Fowler White Boggs
• Fla. City Can't Use Fiscal Emergency To Change Union Deal
• Genting Group Bets On Novel Permit Deal For Miami Casino
• Is Malicious Prosecution Dead In Fla.?
• $7.6B Health Management Takeover Approved By Shareholders
• In Re Millard Reveals Taxing Authority Travails In Ch. 15
• Ex-Trump Fla. Project Revived By Hilton As Conrad Resort
• Miami Atty Says Law Firm Stiffed Him On Airline Suit Fees
• Parkway Properties Shells Out $86M For Fla. Office Buildings
• Four Plead Guilty To $20M Medicare Fraud In Miami
• Ex-UBS Exec Pleads Not Guilty In $20B Tax Fraud Case
• Ex-Canes Player Can't Stop Sales Of ESPN Film, Judge Says
• 11th Circ. Denies RJ Reynolds' Bid To Rehear Engle Case
• Air Force Seeks Contractors For Cyberwarfare Training Unit
• Fla. Developer St. Joe Co. Inks $44M Deal To Sell RiverTown
• 2013's Key Rulings In Food Mislabeling Litigation
• Allstate Beats Suit Over High Premiums At 11th Circ.
• Abu Dhabi Investor Pays $815M For Marriott Properties
• Applying Judicial Estoppel In Fla., Ga. And Federal Courts
• Philips, Mitsubishi Drop Video Patent Suit Against Motorola
• 11th Circ. Affirms Convictions In $42M Pump-And-Dump Case
• GrayRobinson To Move Into New Downtown Miami Digs
• Fla. Social Worker Can't Block Release Of Medical Records
• Fowler White Burnett Adds Bankruptcy Practice
• Taylor Bean's $610M Deal With Ginnie Mae Wins Judge's Nod
• Fla. Gov. Sued Over Delay In Lt. Gov. Appointment
• Fla. Appeals Court Affirms $1.8M Tobacco Judgment
• World Fuel Services To Pay $191M For UK Fuel Distributor
• Papa John's Ruling A Victory For Fla. Delivery Businesses
• Calif. Immigrant Atty's Win Cuts Path For Other States
• Sony Open Organizer Wants In On Miami Tennis Dispute
• 11th Circ. Affirms Wide Discretion For Debarring Agencies
• HTA Pays $141M For Medical Office Portfolio In Fla.
• Fla.-Ga. Lawsuit Will Slow, Not Stop Alternative Water Plan
• 11th Circ. Says Fla. City's Property Cleanup Wasn't Biased
• Discovery Beats IP Suit Over Oprah Network Programming
• La. Co-Counsel Sue Fla. Firm Over Unpaid Oil Spill MDL Fees
• A Primer On Appealing Arbitration Awards
• 11th Circ. Sows Doubt Over Insolvent Bank Tax Refunds
• Rick Ross Accuses LMFAO Of Copping 'Hustlin'' Lyrics
• Fla. Agency Immune From FCA Suit As Arm Of State: 11th Circ.
• Closed-Door Pension Talks Violate Sunshine Law, Judge Rules
• Fla. Drug Test Mandate For Welfare Applicants Struck Down
• Courts Can Make Better Use Of 'The Boss'
• Advanced Cell Agrees To Pay $4M Over Alleged Stock Scheme
• Ameritox Lied About Evidence Destruction, Millennium Says
• Fla. Court Halts Suits By Engle Opt-Out Plaintiffs
• 11th Circ. Upholds Suspension Of Contractor Affiliates
• Defendant In Alleged Drunk Insider Trading Case Settles
• The Year Ahead In Pro Bono
• An Employer's 'Top 5' Action Items For 2014
• Law360 Names Law Firms Of The Year
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• Florida Cases To Watch In 2014
• Florida Legislation To Watch In 2014