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Florida - April, 2014

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• Tobacco Cos. Fight Engle Fraud Claims In Fla. High Court
• Fla. House OKs Restoring Local Rule Of Vacation Rentals
• Insurers' 11th Circ. Win Pushes Junk Fax Battles To Adapt
• Computer Exporter Gets 30 Months For Iran Scheme
• Aecom Says Path Now Clear For $2B Miami Sewer Contract
• Fla. House OKs Judicial Nomination Power For Outgoing Gov.
• Watered-Down Springs Restoration Bill Departs Fla. Senate
• Fla. House OKs Revised 'Anti-Sharia' Bill To Bar's Relief
• Baker Donelson Expands Footprint With Tallahassee Office
• Aviation Repair Co. Sues Shareholders Over Coup D'Etat
• Fla. Counties Want High Court Backing In Expedia Tax Row
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Gunster's Lila Jaber
• Produce Documents 'Subject To' Objections At Your Own Risk
• Miami-Dade IG Rejects Most Claims In $2B Sewer Contract Row
• Cop Admits To Role In $300M Allied Vets Gambling Plot
• Jury Acquits Ex-Fla. Mayor, Wife Of Tax Fraud
• Miami Sued Over Archeological Site Development Deal
• Fla. Oceana Bal Harbour Lands $332M Construction Loan
• Fla. Senate OKs Bill Protecting Info In P3 Proposals
• Lowe's Escapes HR Managers' ERISA Claims In Overtime Suit
• ACLU Asks Court To Stop Enforcing Gay Marriage Ban
• The Golden State Warrior: Judge S. James Otero
• Leading Fla. Insolvency Advisers Kapila, Mukamal Team Up
• 11th Circ. Revives Fraud Suit Against Madoff Associate
• Fla. District's Reservoir Plan Oversteps Bounds, Judge Says
• Fla. Senate OKs Limited Legalization Of Medical Marijuana
• SeaWorld Ruling May Embolden OSHA To Tackle New Sectors
• Flood Insurance Bill Clears Fla. House With Changes
• The Long Road To CMS' Medicare Compensation Disclosure
• Fla. Senate Sets Up Pension Reform Battle With House
• Tossing Fish Is Junking Docs? Justices Take Odd SOX Case
• GE To Pay $2.7M To Settle Rothstein Feeder Fund's Claims
• It's An Honor To Be Your Friend?: Social Media And Judges
• GCs Name Most Elite Law Firms
• Fla. House Passes Wide-Ranging Health Care Bill
• Two Deputies Charged With Aiding $1.2B Ponzi Scheme
• Fla. House Passes Sports Facility Funding Program Bill
• Fla. House OKs Bill Steering State Workers From Pensions
• Fla. House Passes Communications Service Tax Bill
• Manic Fit Is ADA-Protected, Ex-Morgan Stanley Adviser Says
• Facebook IPO Fraudster Sentenced To 9 Years In Prison
• Trump Blasts D&O Discovery Bid In Condotel Fight
• Fla. Firm Wants Co-Counsel's Deepwater Fee Suit Dismissed
• Orlando Expressway Official Indicted On Bribery Charges
• Ex-McDermott Atty Pleads Not Guilty In Tax Return Case
• Miami Police Union Sues County Over Illegal Income Tax
• 11th Circ. Says Employee Exclusion Bars $4M Coverage
• Fla. High Court Says Atty In Contempt For Hiding Suspension
• Homeowners Take Wells Fargo Loan-Mod Beef To High Court
• Miami Mayor Denies Heat's Claim Of A Deal Over Arena Lease
• Fla. Doctor Hit With 210 Counts Of Health Care Fraud
• Former Bell South Worker Loses Appeal In Firing Case
• Extradited Ex-Marine Hose Exec Cops To Antitrust Violations
• Fla. Judge Wants To Put Brakes On Panel's Ethics Probe
• Fla. Aerospace Co. Says Employee Stole Data, F-16 Parts
• Lucky Brand Faces Revised ADA Suit By Blind Customer
• Broad And Cassel Adds DLA Piper Atty With Int'l Expertise
• Fla. Hotel Developers Fight Bid To Disqualify Counsel
• Herrick Pays $190M For 44 CVS-Leased Retail Pharmacies
• Skadden Reps Brookdale Senior Living In $1.2B JV With HCP
• Miami Music Promoters Sue Sony, World Cup Songwriter
• Fla. Bill Shielding Nursing Home Investors Heads To Gov.
• Fla. Lawmakers Push MLB To Ease Rules For Cuban Players
• Seminole Tribe Fights Florida's Casino Rent, Utilities Taxes
• Fla. Senate Clears Amended Data-Breach Notification Law
• State Farm Ducks Coverage For Decaying Body In Fla. Appeal
• Muscle Milk Maker Slapped With False Ad, Trademark Suit
• Buccellati Wins Trademark Verdict Against Founder's Heir
• Army Corps Delays Decision On Everglades Water Plan
• Duracell To Pay $50M In Battery Power Settlement
• Sony Open Promoter Arrested On Illegal Ticket Sales Charges
• Fla. Senate Panel Passes Springs Bill, Drained Of Funding
• Lucky Brand Skirts ADA Class Action, Despite DOJ's Advice
• Akerman Plans In-House R&D Group To Foster Innovation
• Fla. Senate Panel OKs Controversial Pension Plan Reforms
• The Accidental Advocate: Judge John E. Jones III
• Mandatory Pro Bono Is Not The Answer For Practitioners
• State Climate Actions Stumble On Dormant Commerce Clause
• GrayRobinson Drops Ex-Mutual Benefits Atty In Appeal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Carlyle, Red Lobster, Citigroup
• Low-THC Marijuana Legalization Moves Ahead In Fla. Senate
• $1.6B Miami-Dade Sewer Deal Gets Green Light
• 11th Circ. Revives Telecom Contract Suit Against Belize
• EEOC Proves Job Offer Wrongly Revoked Over Back Injury
• SunTrust Can Reopen Case To Enforce Sanctions, Judge Says
• Fla. House OKs Bill To Prevent Anti-Gun Insurance Bias
• Fla. Medical Marijuana Bill Clears House Committee
• Hospital Operator Settles Doctor-Overpayment Claims For $7M
• Sundance Filmmakers Move To Confirm Arbitration Award
• Facebook Stock Fraudster May Get Above-Guidelines Sentence
• Earth Day And The Evolution Of Environmental Law
• Fla. Senator Wants More Flexibility In Medicaid Expansion
• Only 7 BigLaw Firms Have Women Running The Show
• Orlando's $85M MLS Stadium Delayed Until 2016
• Fla. Tax Execs Get Prison Time For $2M Refund Scheme
• Fla. Film Tax Credit Bills Are Good For Business
• Fla. Court Tips Scales In Favor Of Involuntary Bankruptcy
• High Court Nixes Fla. Gov.'s Worker Drug Testing Appeal
• The 25 Best Law Firms For Female Partners
• Should Bloggers Be Treated As Publishers Under Libel Law?
• RE Rumor Mill: Airbnb, Miami Transit, Chicago Hospital Deal
• Justices Asked To Hear Race Bias Claims Over Ala. Tax Law
• IRS Announces Nationwide Tax Forum Dates, Locations
• Salsa Composer Sues Music Publishers For Royalty Theft
• Ex-Mutual Benefits Atty Will Appeal 10-Year Prison Term
• Apple Prevails In IPhone Power-Button Defect Action
• 11th Circ. Consumer Debt Collection Victors Denied Rehearing
• Fla. Justices To Reprimand Judge For Comments From Bench
• GE Sues Aussie Power Co., Bank To Recover $64M Turbines
• BB&T Beats Class Action Over Check-Cashing Fees
• Embattled Fla. Judge Sues Commission Over Ethics Probe
• Fla. Jury Dings LabCorp $16M For Misdiagnosed Cancer Victim
• Vintage Capital Axes $2.3B Buyout Bid For Aaron's
• Rick's Cabaret Gets Dancer Wage Case Sent To Arbitration
• Fla. Hospital Accused Of Medicare False Billing Cover-Up
• State DEP Says SW Florida Oil Drilling Permit Will Stand
• 11th Circ. Grounds Ex-Delta Worker's ERISA Appeal
• Condotel Buyers Accuse Trump Of Withholding Docs
• IBS Investment Bank Launches $225M Real Estate Fund
• NFL's Bills Win OK For $2.5M Deal Over Excessive Texts
• Auto Shops Fight State Farm's Bid To Exit Antitrust Suit
• Fla. Justices Say Civil Rights Law Covers Pregnancy Bias
• Good News For South Fla. Ponzi Schemers?
• Fla. Law Firm's Partial Win In Legal Fee Row Gets Nixed
• Fla. Appeals Court Rules For Developer In Zoning Dispute
• Panel Backs Fla. County Inspector's Call For Ethics Officer
• Panel Says Embattled Fla. Judge Should Be Tossed Off Bench
• GrayRobinson Bags Former ATF Alcohol Vet For Miami
• Ex-Rothstein CFO Charged With Aiding $1.2B Ponzi Scheme
• Beware 'Jewel' Risks In Lateral Partner Hiring
• Ex-MLB Player To Hit Tribe With $10M Suit Over Casino Fall
• The Great Persuader: 7th Circ. Chief Judge Diane Wood
• 11th Circ. Affirms Tax Fraudster's Tainted Guilty Plea
• NY Firm Tells Appeals Court Sorrell's Fla. Remark Defamed It
• Development Team Named For $85M Orlando Soccer Stadium
• Fla. Hotel Developers Can't Duck Suit Over $12M Investment
• W Capital, Shamrock To Build Tower On Miami Hotel Site
• Foley & Lardner Beats Malpractice Suit In 11th Circ.
• Hunter Wise Execs Lose CFTC Appeal In 11th Circ.
• Miami Firm Strikes Back Against Canon's $3M Malpractice Suit
• Ex-McDermott Atty Charged With Not Reporting $2M In Income
• 11th Circ. Urged Not To Publish Duty-To-Defend Ruling
• 3 Govs. Rip 'Political Theater' On Medicare Advantage Rates
• 11th Circ. Affirms Chartis Win In Junk Fax Coverage Row
• Fla. Atty Faces Ethics Charges In NCAA, Drug Cases
• 11th Circ. Boots Fla. Atty's 3-Year Suspension Appeal
• Millennium Gets Claims Cut From Ameritox False Ad Suit
• Fla. Media Groups Fight Preferential Access To E-Records
• Custodian Bank Not Forced To Police Transactions: 11th Circ.
• Fox Rothschild Adds Ex-Tew Cardenas Atty In Miami
• 11th Circ. Backs 10-Year Sentence For Fla. Tax Fraudster
• Whither Appellate Guidance On Unclaimed Property Audits?
• Kim Rothstein's Jeweler Gets House Arrest For Hiding Ring
• Darden Restaurants Hit With Shareholder Suit Over Bylaws
• CFTC Survives Challenge To $73M Precious Metals Fraud Suit
• Blind Consumers Deserve Privacy For Debit PIN, DOJ Says
• Fla. House Passes Sinkhole Insurance Repair Bill
• Investors Ask 11th Circ. To Revive 'Foreclosure King' Suit
• High Court Asked To Hear $70M Fla. Water Agency FCA Suit
• Miami Property Flipping Suit Features Familiar Enemies
• Marriott Beats Trespassing Claim In Hotel Management Row
• Recent Trend To Expand ERISA Liability Grows
• Parkway Properties Pays $146M For Miami Office Complex
• DC Circ. Sinks SeaWorld Appeal Of Killer Whale Contact Ban
• Rising Stars: 2014's Top Attorneys Under 40
• Ex-Exec Seeks Stay In Arbitration Over $11M Air France Deal
• Judge Nixes One Trigeant Fight Till Another Is Settled
• Rothstein Trustee Settles With Alleged Ponzi Scheme Funder
• Gaming Reform On Hold In Fla. Legislature, Leaders Say
• Ex-Sony Open Promoters Charged With Illegally Selling Tickets
• 11th Circ. Says Waiving Future, Not Past, FMLA Rights Banned
• Tort Win Falls Outside Workers' Comp Cap, Fla. Justices Hear
• Murphy & King Wins Atty Fees In Row With Taser Maker
• Nicaragua Ducks $12M Pharma Sale Suit In 11th Circ.
• Trending: State High Court Accord On 'Faulty Workmanship'
• 5 Tips For Surviving A 'Judicial Hellhole'
• Developer's Claims Against IBRC Over Tampa Mall Tossed
• More Joint Enforcement Actions May Come After LabMD
• Fontainebleau Hotel Hits Rental Co. With Trademark Suit
• Novartis Wins Jury Verdict In Jaw-Injury Suit
• Fla.'s Antitrust Case On Fewer Legs In Disk Drive MDL
• Fla. Court Says State Fee Law Conflicts With Maritime Law
• Contractors Face $7M Suit Over Miami Museum Roof Collapse
• Miami, Developer Win Hearing On $18M Waterfront Plan
• Eatery Used Worker Alter Egos To Avoid OT, ACA, Suit Says
• Axis Win Flipped In $168M RE Accounting Coverage Suit
• Conflict In Fla. Regarding Premises Liability Law
• Miami Gives NYC Run For Its Money As Arbitration Hotspot
• Fla. Art Museum Sues City Over Failure To Keep Up Facility
• Miami OKs $225M Port Debt, Nixes Deal Linked To Stadium
• Fla. Atty Suspended For Foreclosure Work Seeks Return
• Justice Of The Peace: CIT Chief Judge Donald Pogue
• CAFA Creep: Federal Removal Grows After 11th Circ. Case
• Worker Presses Justices To Clarify Adverse Action Standard
• Fla. High Court Told Union Carbide Asbestos Ruling Unwise
• GM Hit With RICO Claims In Fla. Ignition Suit
• SunTrust Narrowly Avoids Sanctions In EEOC Harassment Suit
• Jury Says BlackBerry Didn't Infringe NXP Circuit Patents
• Diversity Key To Int'l Arbitration's Push For Legitimacy
• Fla. Senate Panel Clears Citizens Insurance Reform Bill
• 11th Circ. Urged To Publish Take On Deciding Defense Duty
• Gunster Adds Ex-Greenberg Traurig Land Use Pro In Miami
• Carnival Worker Asks High Court To Review Arbitration Move
• Fla. Hospital Whistleblower Wants $7M In Attys' Fees, Costs
• Fla. Court Revives Union's Labor Charges Against County
• BofA To Pay $228M To Settle Force-Placed Insurance Case
• Freeman Mathis Opens 3 Offices With Spector Gadon Team
• Fla. Atty Gets Nearly 5 Years For $1M Fraud Against Tribe
• UMG, Sony, Warner Plotted Copyright Ambush, Amway Says
• Downward Pressure On Costs Puts Focus On ADR
• RE Rumor Mill: Bitcoin, Sawgrass Lake, Shoreline Square
• Ex-Rothstein CEO Pleads Guilty To Campaign Finance Charge
• South Fla. Water Projects Land $29M In Funding
• Reinstatement For Adorno & Yoss Co-Founder, Referee Says
• DOJ Wins 1st-Ever Antitrust Extradition In Marine Hose Case
• Direct Purchasers Denied Cert. In Transitions Antitrust Row
• 11th Circ. Nixes Quick Appeal In Wal-Mart Sex Bias Case
• Sony Open Organizer's Suit Over Tennis Stadium Needs Work
• Fla. Senate OKs Judicial Nomination Power For Outgoing Gov.
• Holland & Knight Adds Fowler White Litigator In Jacksonville
• Air France Gets Arbitration In Aviation Repair Co. Sale Fight
• Fla. Atty Gets 3-Year Suspension From High Court
• SEC Fines Transamerica For Overcharging Clients
• Fla. Senate OKs Daytona Speedway Sales Tax Break
• A New Destination For International Arbitration
• Tobacco Cos. Fight Engle Suits At US Supreme Court
• Fla. Appeals Court Lifts Sanctions Against Homebuilder
• Developer Can't Be Held To Letter Of Intent In Hotel Sale
• Contempt Charge Upheld For Atty's Foreign Profanity In Court
• Corporate Tax Break Boost Passes Fla. Senate Panel
• Supreme Court May Finally Clarify Compensable Time
• Disbarred Atty Can Amend Malpractice Suit Against Fla. Firm
• Fla. Cuts $400M In Vehicle Registration Fees
• Atty Gets 10-Year, $42.5M Sentence In Fla.-Based Fraud
• IBRC Looks To Sink Developer's Suit Over Tampa Mall
• Insurer Says Miami Atty Not Covered In Fight Over $1.4B Suit
• The Lion In Winter: Judge Stephen Reinhardt
• Fla. Judge Nominees Make Case Before Senate Committee
• GM Recall Delivers Fresh Meat To Consumer Protection Bar
• Rothstein Investors Say BofA Turned Blind Eye To $1.2B Plot
• 11th Circ. Revives $7M Fraud Suit Against Kluger Peretz
• Fla. Sports Facility Funding Bill Gets House Panel's OK
• IRS Urges 11th Circ. To Reject ACA Mandate Delay Challenge
• Duke, Westinghouse Spar Over Failed Fla. Nuclear Plant
• McGlinchey Stafford Adds Ex-Fowler White Boggs Atty In Fla.
• Atty Gets 10 Years For Role In $837M Mutual Benefits Scam
• USAA Can Hike Building-Code Coverage Unsolicited: Judge
• Orlando OKs Construction Deal For $85M Soccer Stadium