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Florida - March, 2014

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• 11th Circ. Ruling Casts Doubt On Defense Coverage In Fla.
• High Court Won't Hear Fla. Atty's Request To Rejoin Bar
• 11th Circ. Puts BofA Back In Hot Seat For $30M Ponzi Scheme
• Estee Lauder Dodges Duty Free's Antitrust Suit
• EPA Water Transfer Exemption Rule Unlawful, Judge Finds
• Hooters Franchisee Settles Investor Suit Over IPO
• Celebrity Cruise Rider Takes Injury Suit To High Court
• Kozyak Tropin Atty's Conflict Taints HSBC Deal, Class Says
• ICCA Congress Signals Miami's Arrival As Arbitration Hub
• 11th Circ. Revives TCPA Suit Against State Farm Bank
• Ex-Mutual Benefits CEO Admits To $837M Investment Scam
• Firefighters, Cops Sue Miami Over $50M In Lost Benefits
• Miami Seaquarium Sold To Spanish Theme Park Co.
• BlackBerry Can't Mention AIA Review At Patent Trial
• 11th Circ. Gives Diabetic 2nd Shot At FedEx For Denied Job
• State Drops Criminal Charge After Fla. Circuit Judge Retires
• Beckham's Miami Soccer Hunt Didn't Defy Lobbying Regs
• Fla. Bar Can't Keep Disbarred Attys From Nonlegal Work
• Fla. Commission's Docs Are Public Records, Judge Says
• Collective Status Affirmed In Avis Budget OT Suit
• Fla. High Court DQs Attys In Medical Institute Fight
• Vitamin Shoppe Hit With Class Suit Over Enzyme Claims
• Developer Hit With $50M Suit Over Miami Worldcenter Project
• Aflac Loses 11th Circ. Indemnification Bid Over Patent Row
• 11th Circ. Reverses Tax Court In 1st-Time Homebuyer Row
• Legal Needs To Rethink Its Dropbox Account
• Gotham Looks To Duck $21M Judgment In 11th Circ.
• Fla. Supreme Court Takes Up Citizens Bad Faith Case
• Life Sciences Should Brace For Fla. Rad Source Ruling
• How Law Firms Can Stay Profitable While Clients Cut Costs
• Investors In Miami Beach Nightclub Say Funds Were Misused
• Fla. Senate Passes Bill To Boost Private Flood Insurance
• 11th Circ. Says Citi Trends Can't Force Arbitration In FLSA Suit
• Miami Casino Sells For $155M In Ch. 11 Auction
• Fla. Senate Passes Bill To Outlaw Pregnancy Bias
• SunTrust Can't Duck Force-Placed Insurance Kickback Claim
• Builder's Trustee Can't Collect From IRS, 11th Circ. Says
• Arch's Suit Against Kubicki Draper Revived In Fla. Court
• Ex-Rothstein Firm Atty's Campaign Fraud Sentence Trimmed
• Foley & Lardner Adds Ex-Nelson Mullins Health Atty In Fla.
• Fierce Debate Fuels Fla. Bill On Unlicensed Law Practice
• Merrill, JPMorgan, Others Freed From $100M CDO Suit
• Inyx CEO Sues Berger Over Liens For Unpaid Legal Fees
• Real Estate, Latin Ties Keep Fla. Law360 400 Firms Growing
• $100M Retiree Suit Faults Sarasota For Health Benefits Cut
• Animal Groups Lose Bid To Free Miami Seaquarium's Orca
• Judge OKs Ch. 15 Request For Brazilian Gas Distributor
• And Now A Word From The Panel: Snow Day!
• The Prolific Pragmatist: Judge Richard Posner
• 2 Tew Cardenas Attys Will Join Miami's Rennert Vogel
• 3rd-Party Payments Can Satisfy Self-Insured Retention
• Atty Sanctioned Over Witness Deposition In Fla. FLSA Suit
• Fla. Sports Stadium Bill Rides Out Of 1st Senate Committee
• Employer Class Waivers On Surer Footing After 11th Circ. Win
• EPA, Miami Agree To Higher Penalties In $1.6B Sewer Deal
• High Court Won't Review Ex-Fla. Pol's Bribery Conviction
• Holland & Knight Bags 2 Gunster Attys For Finance Group
• Preteen Singer Cam Anthony Seeks Sanctions In Contract Suit
• Blackstone Plans To Sell $500M In SeaWorld Shares
• Technology — Not Just For The Privileged Anymore
• 4 Elite New York Law Firms Keep Partner Ranks Lean
• NY, Chicago Home To Most Law360 400 Firms
• Jones Day Lands Top Spot In Law360 400
• In BigLaw, The Big Keep Getting Bigger
• Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Law Firms
• FLSA Doesn't Bar Class Waivers In OT Suit, 11th Circ. Says
• Fla. Bill Reforming Nursing Home Suits Heads To House Floor
• Fla. Bill Letting Outgoing Gov. Name Judges Heads To Senate
• Fla. House Tackles Development Referendum Ban Again
• Fla. Court Can't Install Fla. Receiver For Out-Of-State Biz
• Couple Posing As Fried Frank Attys Plead Guilty To Fraud
• Fla. Man Gets 10 Mos. For Helping Kim Rothstein Hide Jewels
• 10 Tips For Crafting A Forum Selection Clause
• Estimating Amount In Controversy Not 'Nuclear Science'
• So You Think You Know The Worst FINRA Arbitration Venues?
• Continental Suit Exception To '8 Corners' Rule: 11th Circ.
• Depression Doesn't Qualify Worker For FMLA: 11th Circ.
• Fla. High Court Sets Standards For Access To E-Records
• Starboard Seeks Special Meeting To Block Red Lobster Sale
• Eden Roc Wants Claims Back In Hotel Fight With Marriott
• Walgreen Pharmacy Model Breaks Fla. Law, Union Group Says
• Landmark Fla. Keys Bridge Set For $77M Renovation
• Fla. High Court Tweaks Jury Instructions In Med Mal Cases
• Alleged Oil And Gas Trickster Hit With $7.5M Judgment
• Longtime Greenberg Traurig Litigator Joins Rumberger
• Fla. House Panel OKs $1M For Medical Marijuana Research
• Lessees Must Pay Real Property Tax On Upgrades: Fla. Court
• Walgreen Blasts Supplement Labeling Claims As Bogus
• Pro Bono May Be Collateral Damage Of Blocking DOJ Nominee
• Fla. Judge Wants Theft Case Over Aide's Work Hours Tossed
• Trump GC Must Give Deposition In D&O Sanctions Fight
• 11th Circ. Denies Coverage For Apt. Complex Stabbing Cases
• Fla. Runaway Lawyer Gets 5-Year, $6M Sentence For Fraud
• Fla. House Committee Advances Comprehensive Gaming Bill
• Manager Sues Tribe For Not Backing Band's Reunion
• Fla. Appeals Court OKs Narrow Juror Interview In Engle Case
• State AGs Eye Comcast-Time Warner Deal
• Fla. Senate Approves Ban On E-Cigarette Sales To Minors
• The Merry Crusader: Judge Jed Rakoff
• Cargill Hits Keystone With $26M Contract Suit Over Coal
• Fla. Senate OKs Bill Barring Anti-Gun Insurance Bias
• Fla. Senate Passes $400M Rollback Of Motor Vehicle Fees
• $450M Fight Over Morgan Stanley Investments Sent To FINRA
• FriendFinder Ducks Investor Class Action Over $50M IPO
• Ex-NFL Player Fights Arbitration With Former Agent
• Caterpillar Gets Discovery On Faulty Engines Pared Down
• Fla. Case Provides Practicum On Arbitrability
• Settlement On Credit Bid OK'd Ahead Of Miami Casino Sale
• EEOC Wins Race-Bias Judgment Against Fla. Trash Co.
• Florida's Natural Heads For Trial In Legal Malpractice Suit
• 8 Lessons From Halifax's $85 Million Settlement
• Union Tells High Court To Reject Fla.'s Drug Testing Appeal
• IRS Can't Shake Improper Tax Fraud Investigation Suit
• Arnstein & Lehr Adds Tax Atty In West Palm Beach
• Chatham Lodging, Activist Strike Deal To Avoid Proxy Fight
• GM Hit With Suit Over Chevy Traverse Airbag Failures
• Fla. Ad Rules Force Attys To Put The Brakes On Social Media
• Gov. Scott Directs $27M To Central Fla. Clean Water Projects
• Fed. Claims Court Sends $3.7M Miami Dredging Row To Trial
• Views Differ On Fla. Appellate Ruling Over Medicaid Pact
• Med Exam Breach Doesn't Ax Insurance Benefits: Fla. Justices
• Tampa Port Authority Sues IBRC For Failing Retail Center
• Think Before You Blog: 8 Considerations For Attorneys
• Law Firm Says It's A Target After Exposing Insurance Fraud
• NY Court Weighs In On Ambiguous Deductible Terms
• Lewis Brisbois Adds 2 Brinkley Morgan Attys In Ft. Lauderdale
• Attys Find New Homes As Tew Cardenas Plans To Close
• Fla. House Bill Would Create State Gambling Commission
• Fla. Justices Rule $1M Wrongful Death Med Mal Cap Unlawful
• Ex-Rothstein CEO Arraigned On Campaign Fraud Charge
• Bryan Cave Opens Miami Office With Ex-DLA Piper Litigators
• Fla. AG Decries Proposal To Limit Drug Testing Coverage
• Buchanan Ingersoll, Fowler White Make Merger Official
• Fla. Class Looks To Block Off Wal-Mart Prepaid Phone Deal
• ACLU Backs Challenge To Fla. Same-Sex Marriage Ban
• Equity Capital, Foreign Investment Brighten RE Market Outlook
• Trump Wins Over Jury In Row Over Failed Fla. Condotel
• Jeweler Buccellati Gets Defenses Booted In Trademark Suit
• Class Actions Clash Over Wal-Mart Prepaid Phone Settlement
• Citizens Saves $30M By Settling Suits Over Sinkhole Damage
• NJ, Fla. To Get Slices Of $22M Genzyme FCA Settlement
• Nelson Mullins Bolsters Fla. Litigation Team With 3 Attys
• Ford SUV Rollover Plaintiff Can't Stiff Ex-Atty On Award
• Holland & Knight Adds Shutts & Bowen Banking Pro In Miami
• Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Nabs TV Station In $1.1B Swap
• Fla. Amendment Would Let Outgoing Gov. Appoint Justices
• 11th Circ. Remands 'Bad Boy' Branding Battle
• Dolphins Owner Could Front $350M Arena Work For Tax Relief
• Judge Set To Mull Damages For Disastrous Carnival Cruise
• Snyder's-Lance Says 'All-Natural' Snacks Didn't Cost More
• Holland & Knight Adds Squire Sanders, Fowler White Attys
• Lewis Tein Says Tribe's $84M Suit Rehashes Tossed Claims
• Ex-Admissions Workers Say College Can't Duck FCA Claims
• Madoff Trustee Sues In NY To Halt Fla. Class Actions
• Fla. Argues Workers' Comp Law Is Valid In Fireman's Suit
• Fla. Sens. Float Records Exemption For Judicial Investigation
• 11th Circ. Says Insurer Owes Coverage In Hotel-Water Row
• Fla. Bill To Clarify Arcade Game Terms, Post-Slots Scandal
• Parental Exculpatory Waivers Are Alive And Well In Md.
• $1.6B Panama Canal Spat To Be Arbitrated In Miami
• $1.6B Miami Sewer System Settlement Gets Rejected
• Holland & Knight Names New Head Of Orlando Office
• Shippers Pay $3.4M To End Gov't Contract Price-Fixing Row
• Tom's Toothpaste Hit With Class Action Over 'Natural' Claims
• Future Of Immigrant Atty Rule In Hands Of Fla. Lawmakers
• Miami Looks To Model NYC As Real Estate Opportunities Grow
• Charging For ACA Costs Is Legal Gamble For Restaurants
• Sugar Labeling Case Dismissed In Fla. Over Jurisdiction
• Miami RE Gets Boost From Foreign Cash, But Not Without Risk
• Canadian Insurers Burnt By Fla. Bad Faith Laws
• Ex-Rothstein Rosenfeldt Atty Charged With Campaign Fraud
• Backstreet Boys To Quit Playing Games With Ch. 11 Claims
• 11th Circ. Boots RICO Wage Suit Against Sanderson Farms
• Green Groups Appeal Decision Letting EPA Alter Pollution Deal
• Software Magnate Hit With $16M Tax Bill For Using Shelter
• Immigrant In US Illegally Can't Join Bar, Fla. Justices Say
• FCPA Enforcement Won't Slow Anytime Soon, DOJ Says
• Fla., Calif. Retailers Fight No-Surcharge Credit Card Laws
• White Collar Attys Look To Take Advantage Of Parallel Probes
• 11th Circ. Renews Most Winn-Dixie Lease Exclusivity Claims
• Carter Validus REIT Shells Out $99M For Texas Hospital
• Aviation Fuel Exec Cops To Kickback Scheme, Faces 20 Years
• A Cautionary Tale For Proactive Creditors
• Fla. To Provide $194M For Upgrades At Tampa Int'l Airport
• Atty Seeks Discovery From GoDaddy, Others In Extortion Suit
• Female GCs, Partners Dish On How To Get Ahead
• Trigeant Claims Sabotage, Hijinks In Oil Family Feud
• Wells Fargo Settles Force-Placed Insurance Class Action
• BP Hit With Fresh Deepwater Suit Over Fla.'s Cleanup Costs
• Hunton & Williams Accused Of Bungling Client's Insurance
• Fla. Court Shields Oil Co.'s Foreign Stock From $29M Verdict
• Deals Rumor Mill: Cerberus Capital, Huayi Bros., Nuerburgring
• Starwood Waypoint REIT Grabs $144M Rental Home Portfolio
• Miami Beach Ramps Up Crackdown On Party Houses
• Fla. Sen. Panel Advances NBA, MLS All-Star Game Tax Break
• Future Of Hotel-Condo Developments Post-Salameh
• The King Of Late Night: Judge Robert Gerber
• Fla. House Subcommittee Advances Water Regulation Bill
• Fla. Same-Sex Marriage Ban Challenged In Federal Court
• Lessons From 4 Recent Cases On Facebook Use
• Tyco Can't Ditch Suit Over $60M Eli Lilly Warehouse Heist
• Disk Drive Cos. Say Fla.'s Antitrust Claims Fatally Flawed
• Fla. Bill Seeks Drug Testing Of Lawmakers, Judges
• Roetzel Adds Real Estate Partner In Naples Office
• The Missing Link In Business Interruption Coverage Claims
• Fla. Hospital Strikes $85M Deal On Whistleblower Claims
• 3 Ex-Prosecutors Form White Collar Litigation Boutique
• Fla. Bar Hit With 1st Amendment Suit Over New Ad Rules
• Fla. Sens. Voice Concerns Over Gaming Expansion Bills
• Foreign Bond Trader Claims BofA Negligently Handled Account
• Fla. Appeals Court Asked To Block $1B Medicaid Contract
• Darden Says It Will Separate Red Lobster, Despite Pressure
• Insurer Denies Owing Coverage In $3M Solar Project Row
• Supreme Court Asks Gov't To Weigh In On Fla.-Ga. Water Feud
• 11th Circ. Won't Reduce Fraud Penalties For GlobeTel Execs
• High Court Nixes BankUnited's $500M Tax Sharing Appeal
• Citi, HSBC Accused Of Late Mortgage Payoff Registrations
• Fat Loss Pill Maker Defeats Cert. Bid In False Ad Suit
• Ropes & Gray Reps Berkshire Partners in Catalina Buy