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Florida - May, 2014

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• Fla. Health Care Agency Files FOIA Request For VA Records
• Brownfields Venture Came From Stolen Plan, Suit Says
• Shearer's Rice Chips Not Really All Natural, Class Says
• Challenge To $18M Miami Waterfront Plan Gets Thrown Out
• Stearns Weaver Nabs Manatt Worker-Benefits Atty For Miami
• 11th Circ. Told $21M Award For Sunk Condo Project Covered
• Fed. Law Allows Out-Of-State Bank Check Fees: 11th Circ.
• Retailer Prive Porter Sues Over Net-A-Porter Trademark Spat
• Ex-Rothstein Partner Pleads Not Guilty To Bribery Charges
• Caesars Flips AC's Atlantic Club To Florida Hotelier
• Can Bankrupt Law Firms Claw Back 'Unfinished Biz' Profits?
• Get Ready For A Miami Tech Hub
• Sierra Club Florida Urges Gov. To Veto Brownfields Bill
• State False Claims Act Enforcement Explodes In 2014
• Biotech Co. Hit With Class Action Over Alzheimer's Product
• Forgery Lands Atty 3-Year Suspension From Fla. High Court
• Judge OKs $10M Settlement Over BofA Credit Card Late Fees
• Fla. Judge Suspended For Alcohol Issues Requests Pay
• Fla. Justices Kick Judge-Succession Fight To Lower Court
• Insurers Accused Of Discriminating Against People With HIV
• Fla. Hospital Hit With Sanctions In Medicare Fraud Case
• Amsurg Pays $2.35B For PE-Backed Sheridan Healthcare
• How Employers Should Use Noncompetes In Fla.
• $102M Ocala-Freddie Mac Settlement Gets Judge's OK
• Is It Time To Increase Your Billing Rates?
• New Fla. Data Breach Law Presages Greater Enforcement
• High-Stakes Litigators Can Cost $1,500 An Hour
• GCs Question If Partners Are Worth The Cost
• BigLaw Hourly Rates Dwarf Rivals' Across The Board
• Fla. AG Urged To Not Challenge Chesapeake Bay Cleanup
• 11th Circ. Upholds Convictions In $7M Stock Fraud Scheme
• Fla. Judge Arrested For DUI After Crash In Courthouse Lot
• Fla. To Sue US Veterans Affairs Over Hospital Inspections
• 5 Insights From Ingram Micro's Lily Hughes
• Fla. Court Says Law Allows For New Jai Alai Gambling Permits
• Firm Asks High Court To Weigh In On Redistricting Docs Row
• 11th Circ. Says Firing May Be Pretext For Discrimination
• Miccosukee Tribe's Ex-GC Wants Sanctions For Missing Tapes
• Fla. Official Says Law Is Clear On Filling Judge's Seat
• Fla. AG Sues Ball Bearing Makers Over Price-Fixing Scheme
• And Now A Word From The Panel: What's Good For America?
• Fla. Tech Distributor Says Ex-Manager Stole Trade Secrets
• Ex-UBS Banker Lands Probation For Tax Evasion Scheme
• A 1st For Florida Foreclosure Actions
• GrayRobinson Lures Back HMA Atty To Chair Health Group
• Einstein Bros Sued Over '100% Pure' Orange Juice Claim
• 5 Insights From MetLife General Counsel Ricardo Anzaldua
• Papa John's Tops Delivery Fees With Illegal Tax: Suit
• Insurers Follow 11th Circ. Reservations Ruling At Own Risk
• Ex-Lockheed Unit Employee Admits To Afghan Fraud
• RE Rumor Mill: Hopewell Development, Harbor Group
• Fla. Bar Calls For Diverse Judicial Nominating Committees
• 11th Circ. Sends Fee Award Spat In Bias Suit To Ala. Court
• Darden Showdown Could Become Proxy Battle Of The Year
• Fla. Judge Charged With Taking Bench Drunk Is Suspended
• GOP Firm Can Keep Fla. Redestricting Docs Under Seal
• But Which State-Owned Entities Are Not Instrumentalities?
• Relator Says Ex-Attys In Aluminum Duties Suit Maligned Him
• Fla. Justices OK Water Agency To Collect Wetlands Penalties
• Ex-McDermott Atty Strikes Plea Deal In Tax Return Case
• Ex-Rothstein Partner Accused Of Political, Bribery Conspiracy
• Arnstein & Lehr Adds Construction Law Veteran In Fla.
• 11th Circ. Says Lancer Group Fraudster Needs New Sentence
• Exotic Dancers Hit Miami Club With Overtime Suit
• Beckham Group Unveils New Plan For Waterfront Stadium
• Preservationists Sue To Protect Historic Florida Hotel
• States Probe Cyberattack Affecting 145M EBay Users
• Miami Realty Firm Says Intern Stole IP To Start Rival Co.
• 5 Insights From Hewlett-Packard GC John Schultz
• Darden Proxy Fight Heats Up As Activist Pitches New Board
• Fla. Justices Send Campaign Law Challenge To Lower Court
• 11th Circ. Says CACI Tech Fired For Poor Skills, Not Race
• Auto Shops Ask JPML To Combine Insurer Antitrust Suits
• Ex-Hospital CEO Urges 11th Circ. To Revive Whistleblower Suit
• 11th Circ. Told Bad Evidence Tainted $7M Stock Fraud Trial
• Florida Gov. Campaigns To Promote $1B More Port Funding
• The Trial Lawyer's Guide To A Winning Direct Examination
• Ex-Rothstein CFO Pleads Guilty To Aiding Ponzi Scheme
• Clayton Dubilier Inks $910M Deal For Wound Care Firm
• 5 Insights From Caterpillar Chief Legal Officer Jim Buda
• Orlando Sues Church To Take Land For $85M Soccer Stadium
• Fla. City Sues For $9M Bond Issue By Redevelopment Agency
• Deals Rumor Mill: Alstom, PHH, Helios
• 11th Circ. Urged To Ship Junk Fax Insurance Row To Fla. Court
• $7.5M Marriott Site Fell Short Of Contract, Developer Says
• Ex-Employees Claim Keiser Univ. Attempting To Obstruct Trial
• Suit Over $49M Mall Project Fund Misuse Refiled In State Court
• 11th Circ., FTC Send LabMD To Trial In Data Security Row
• Human Rights Claims Against Ex-Bolivian Prez Greenlighted
• Miami-Dade Chooses Aecom To Oversee $2B Sewer Project
• 11th Circ. Leaves Room For Debate Over FCPA 'Instrumentality'
• BB&T Gets NFL Players' $53M Fund Transfer Claims Pared
• The No-Nonsense New Yorker: Justice Jeffrey K. Oing
• 3 Ex-WellCare Execs Sentenced For Medicaid Fraud
• 5 Insights From Prudential General Counsel Susan Blount
• CORRECTED: $200M Orlando Magic Complex Gets Planning Panel's Nod
• Fla. Jury Acquits Man Of Brokering Uranium Deal With Iran
• Fla. Bar Wants Atty Indicted For $21M Scheme Suspended
• Rothstein Associate Gets 5 Years For Role In $1.2B Scheme
• Fla. Judge Lambert Gets Nod To Join Appellate Bench
• Ex-WellCare CEO Gets 3 Years For Medicaid Fraud
• Jury Finds For Concert Promoter, Son In Auto Co. Fight
• Marriott Will Fight $21M Verdict On Blown Bahamas Project
• North Miami Mayor Charged In $8M Mortgage Fraud Plot
• High Court Won't Mull Adverse Action Standard In Bias Suit
• Oncologist Hit With $90M Judgment In Whistleblower Case
• 5 Insights From Microsoft Deputy GC David Howard
• Cheerleaders Slam Tampa Bay Buccaneers With Wage Suit
• $2.1B Red Lobster Sale Cheats Investors, Says Activist
• Beckham's MLS Stadium Will Rise At New Miami Site
• Plaintiff Wants GM Ignition Switch Litigation Heard In Fla.
• Fla. AG Says Blind Trust Law Challenge Has 'No Merit'
• 2 Ex-Greenspoon Marder Attys Launch Fla. PI Boutique
• $100M Retiree Suit Class Is 'Forum Shopping,' Fla. City Says
• High Court Won't Hear $70M Fla. Water Agency FCA Suit
• Miami-Dade Rail Link Could Be Model For Future Projects
• Fla. Tribe Appeals RICO Suit Against Ex-Chair To 11th Circ.
• Consultants Seek Discovery Stay In Fla. Redistricting Fight
• Fla. Atty Pushes For Election To Fill Outgoing Judge's Seat
• 11th Circ. Slams Court, Counsel In Race Bias Fee Dispute
• Bribing Gov't-Owned Cos. Triggers FCPA Liability: 11th Circ.
• High Court Urged To Tackle FLSA Collective Action Waivers
• Fla. Gov. Rick Scott Accused Of Hiding Private Plane Use
• LabMD Heads Back To 11th Circ. In FTC Data Security Row
• Cos. Can't Escape Whistleblower Suit Over Aluminum Duties
• Hunter Wise, Execs Hit With $55M Fine For Metals Scheme
• A Victory For Crime Victims In 11th Circ.
• Ex-Aviation Fuel Exec Gets 50 Months For Kickback Scheme
• Darden To Sell Red Lobster For $2.1B Amid Activist Backlash
• Fla. Asks Appeals Court To Uphold Fishing Net Ban
• FTC Brews False Ad Suit Over Pure Green Coffee Diet Claims
• Fla. Panera Bread Franchisee Hit With OT Class Action
• American Meat May Whet Supreme Court Appetite
• Fla. High Court OKs New Discovery Rule For Criminal Attys
• SEC Takes 1 Step Forward In Wyly, Then 2 Steps Back
• New Ammo Turns Up Activist Heat On Darden CEO, Board
• GrayRobinson Bolsters Naples Office With 2 New Partners
• 5 Insights From Aetna General Counsel William Casazza
• Boxing Champ Seeks To KO Deal With 'Unlicensed' Promoters
• Fla. High Court To Publicly Reprimand Judge For DUI Arrest
• Roetzel Adds Ex-GrayRobinson Atty To Orlando Health Group
• States Helping Themselves To Nationwide Tax Jurisdiction
• Miami-Area Mayors Object To FPL Nuke Project Plan
• Fla. Attorney Accuses Herald-Tribune Of Libel In $25M Suit
• Fla. Campaign Law Faces Constitutional Challenge
• P3 Attys Eye States' Potential If Feds End Highway Toll Ban
• Ex-Versace Mansion Owner Gets OK For Ch. 11 Exit Plan
• Florida Gaming Corp. Equity Holder Can't Nix Asset Sale
• US V. Clarke Will Shape Evidentiary Hearing Rights
• 5 Insights From Cisco General Counsel Mark Chandler
• Ex-Sony Open Promoter Pleads Guilty To Ticket Sale Fraud
• Activist Says Darden Delaying Vote On Red Lobster Sale
• Diaz Reus Hires International Atty, Opens Madrid Office
• Senate Dems Slam Controversial Ga. Federal Judge Nominee
• Feds Charge 90 For $260M Of False Billings To Medicare
• The Tenacious Technocrat: Judge Francis Allegra
• Judge Tosses SEC's $300M Ponzi Suit Against RE Execs
• Fla. Developer Fights Retrial After $4M Jury Verdict
• Blind Customer Drops ADA Suit Against Lucky Brand
• Duke Energy To Build $1.5B Florida Natural Gas Plant
• Quicken Loans Hit With TCPA Class Action In Fla.
• Fla. Sheriff Cops To Aiding Rothstein's $1.2B Scheme
• What To Expect When Your Employees Are Expecting: Part 2
• 11th Circ. Revives Sex Bias Suit Over Judge's Stock Holding
• 5 Insights From MassMutual General Counsel Mark Roellig
• A Relief For Florida Commercial Condos
• Syniverse Offers $290M For Mobile Network Servicer Aicent
• Legal Firm's Trade Secrets Case Against Founder Survives
• Florida Gov. Signs $121M Tax-Free Shopping Bill
• Senate Confirms Fla. District Judge To 11th Circ. Bench
• Fla. Bar To Charge Tampa Attys Over Opponent's DUI Arrest
• Fla. High Court Nixes Nursing Home Patient's $900M Award
• USF Overcharged HHS $6.4M For Grant Costs, Report Says
• 5 Insights From UPS Chief Legal Officer Teri McClure
• Enviros Challenge US Approval Of Bridge Across Fla. Parks
• Investcorp Puts Up $105M For Texas, Florida Properties
• Holland & Knight Adds Life Sciences Pro To Miami Team
• SunTrust To Repay Premiums In Force-Placed Coverage Deal
• Ex-Bolivian Prez Says Claims Over Protest Killings Fall Flat
• Clawback Suit Says Hedge Fund Was Aware Of Ponzi Scheme
• $1.6B Miami-Dade Sewer Dispute Won't Flow Back To Court
• NXP Says BlackBerry Attys Prejudiced Jury In Patent Fight
• Miami OKs Controversial $600M Hotels, Marina Project
• Trump Resort Sued By Spa Over Planned Room Rate Hike
• University Of Miami Hospital Faces OT Class Action
• Class Action Counsel, Beware Conflicts Of Interest
• Beckham Mulls New Stadium Site Amid Mounting Opposition
• Fla. Marina Torpedoes Tax Exemption For City-Owned Rivals
• Edwards Wildman Works On $201M Miami Tunnel Bond Deal
• Project Developer Stole $50M, Fla. Investors Say
• MBC Founder's Partner Pleads Guilty To Aiding $837M Scam
• Godfrey & Kahn Atty Among 3 Confirmed To Fed. Bench
• 5 Insights From Sprint General Counsel Charlie Wunsch
• Hyatt Brings In $225M Selling Timeshare Co., Project Stakes
• Day Pitney Leads Valley National's $312M Bank Purchase
• NJ Attys' Interest In RE Firm Breaks Fla. Bar Rules: Suit
• Rebuttal: Mandatory Pro Bono Is Needed
• Brazilian Airline's Trustees Want Sanctions Over Subpoena
• Enviro Group Sues Jaxport Over Dredging Study Info
• Miami-Dade Slams Bid To Reopen $1.6B Sewer Deal
• Lobbyist In Fla. Corruption Case Pleads Guilty
• 11th Circ. Denies RJ Reynolds' Request For Attys' Fees
• 5 Insights From News Corp. GC Gerson Zweifach
• 11th Circ. Revives Wells Fargo $30M Ponzi Scheme Row
• NY Court Won't Reopen Law Firm's Sorrell Defamation Suit
• Fla. Hospital Inks $2.5M FCA Deal Over Bogus Brain Care
• Miami Clerk Wants Same-Sex Marriage Challenge Delayed
• Fla. Ranch Ducks IRS Penalties Over $24M Deduction
• Ex-Universal Express CEO Gets 3 Years For Stock Scheme
• Paul Hastings Reps PE-Backed Firm In $225M Sale To Xerox
• Elder Statesman Of The Capital Court: Judge Paul Friedman
• Miami-Dade Mayor Suggests Site For Beckham's MLS Stadium
• Get Ready For More Medical Malpractice Claims In Florida
• Fla. Atty Appeals 5-Year Sentence For $1M Fraud Against Tribe
• Fla. City's Residents Seek Court Order On Charter Changes
• IRS Says Businessman Should Pay Penalty On $16M Tax Bill
• Fla. Doctor Charged In $7M Medicare Surgery Fraud
• Mining Industry Takes DOL Coal Dust Fight To 11th Circ.
• Both Parties Denied Relief In Florida College FCA Spat
• 5 Insights From Archer Daniels Midland GC Cameron Findlay
• Rothstein Fund Trustee Says $54M Deal Bars Investor Suit
• Fla. Medical Marijuana Approval Prompts Akerman Task Force
• Atty's Class Cert. Bid Tanks In Fla. Text Spamming Suit
• 11th Circ. Says Fla. Immune To Tribe's Fuel Tax Claim
• Fla. Courts Get Funding For Retention In $491M Budget
• Cruise Workers Urge High Court To Review Arbitration Row
• Miami Airport Shuttle Driver Says Co. Unfairly Docked Pay
• State DEP Halts Texas Co.'s Oil Drilling In Southwest Fla.
• 5 Insights From AIG General Counsel Tom Russo
• High Court To Hear T-Mobile's Appeal Of Cell Tower Denial
• Coverage Vs. Damage: Does Appraisal Include Causation?
• Fidelity Unit Inks $110M Deal For Wealth Manager Reliance
• Fla. Legislature Passes $77B Budget In Last Act Of Session
• Fla. Medical Marijuana Bill Heads To Governor's Desk
• Fla. Court Revives Claim That Publix Worker Shoved Shopper
• Fla. Legislature Approves New Process For Stadium Funding
• Trump Condotel Project Buyers Can't Get New Trial
• Ex-Fla. Hospital Director Gets 6 Years For $70M Medicare Fraud
• $173M Verdict Against Qualcomm Stands
• Hersha Hospitality Trust Pays $100M For Key West Resort
• Fla. Justices Order Public Reproof For Atty's Campaign Flub
• Squire Sanders Adds Ex-Judge To Miami Litigation Group
• Fla. House Passes Homeowners Insurance 'Bill Of Rights'
• Medical Marijuana Bill Clears Fla. House
• Trump Must Cough Up D&O Docs In Row Over Failed Condotel
• Fla. High Court Bans Atty For 1 Year Over Tax Violations
• Workers Sue Miami Hospital Over Sudden Shutdown
• VW Shakes Off Class Action Over Defective Audi Brakes
• How Obama's Highway Toll Bill Would Affect PPP Activity
• Fla. House Passes Data Breach Notification Bill Amendment
• Rothstein Associate Gets 5 Years For Aiding $1.2B Scheme
• Fla. House OKs Bill Allowing Immigrant To Join Bar