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Florida - June, 2014

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• Fla. Woos Do-Gooders With New Benefit Corporation Law
• 11th Circ. Affirms Ex-Stiefel Worker's $1.5M Award
• Brazilian Dairy Co.'s Trustee Cleared To Root Out US Assets
• Supreme Court Rejects FLSA Class Action Waivers Appeal
• Crist Backs Challenge To Fla. Gay Marriage Ban
• NBC Beats George Zimmerman's 911 Call Defamation Suit
• NFLers' $53M Suit Still Falls Short Of End Zone, BB&T Says
• Brokerage Owner Gets 10 Years For $25M Metals Scam
• PNC Asks High Court To Send Overdraft Case To Arbitration
• LCD Makers Can't Duck Florida Claims In Price-Fixing MDL
• Miami Officials OK 1,000-Foot Waterfront Tower Project
• Fla. Co. Says Sprint, HTC, Others Infringed On Mobile Tech
• Axis On Hook In $2M Construction Row After Waiving Deadline
• Ex-Rothstein CEO Gets 2.5 Years For Campaign Scheme
• 4 Things Every Law Firm Should Do Upon A Cyberbreach
• The Statute Of Frauds In The Digital Age
• IBRC Blasts Developer's Bid To Review Fla. Mall Sale Plan
• Miami E-Cig Maker's Owners Sue Ex-Partner On Eve Of Sale
• ParkerVision Hires Finnegan Ace To Appeal Nixed $173M Win
• Fla. Clubs Settle Trademark Spat Over Club's 4th Of July Party
• Miami Gallery Sues Artist For $1M Over Failed Partnership
• State Farm Targets Auto Shops' 'Vague' Antitrust Suit
• Greenberg Traurig Nabs Ex-Holland & Knight Securities Atty
• Florida Power & Light Floats Natural Gas Deal In Okla.
• Ford Explorer Owners Seek Class Cert. In Exhaust Fumes Suit
• Westinghouse, Duke Move Pa. Nuclear Plant Suit To NC
• Fla. Judge Faces Fine For Campaign Violations
• Acer, Others Escape Florida Atlantic's Monitor Patent Suits
• NY Investor Hit With $14M Verdict Over Downtown Miami Deal
• LabMD Makes 3rd Appellate Bid To Stop FTC Data Case
• Sprint Accuses Verizon Florida Of Improper Access Charges
• Former Fla. Supreme Court Justice Joins Gunster
• Fla. AG Moves To Intervene In 2 Same-Sex Marriage Cases
• 3 Gray Areas In Florida's Condo, HOA Safe Harbor Statutes
• SLK Expands Its Tampa IP Practice With Two New Hires
• Fla. Judge Ordered To Show Why She Shouldn't Be Removed
• Trump Scores Attys' Fees In Failed Fla. Condotel Fight
• Xerox Unit Hits Darden With $13M Contract Breach Claims
• RE Rumor Mill: Westbrook, Canyon Capital, RXR Realty
• Fla. Appeals Court Reverses Fee Award To Smoker's Estate
• 11th Circ. Puts Reinsurer On Hook For City-Contractor Row
• Ex-Rothstein CEO Asks Court To Spare Him Jail Time
• Stearns Weaver Steers $75M Fla. Apartment Complex Deal
• Fla. Gov. Appoints State Legislator To Trial Court Bench
• Miami Beach, Orlando Support Fla. Gay Marriage Suits
• 4th Circ. Nominee Defends Record As Senate OKs 4 Judges
• RLJ Pays $72M To Scoop Up Miami Beach Hilton
• Capital One Again Fails To Ditch Overdraft Fee Class Action
• Group 1 Sues Over Nixed $72M Miami Audi Dealership Buy
• Calif. Co. Sues Fla. DOT For Reneging On Gov't Contract
• Rough Waters Ahead For Defendants Under TCPA
• RJ Reynolds Hit With $20M Verdict In Fla. Engle Case
• Senate Advances Fla., Vt. Federal Judge Nominees
• Emirati Port Operator Sinks $100M Into Florida Port
• Weston Capital Settles SEC Claims Over $17M Investor Fraud
• University of Miami Hospital Gets Wage Suit Trimmed
• Fla. Gov. Signs Bill Detailing Process For Stadium Funding
• Belleview Biltmore Owner Says Hotel Won't Be Demolished
• ParkerVision's $173M Jury Win In Qualcomm Row Tossed
• Insurance Matching Regulations Increase Litigation Risks
• Ex-CVS Pharmacist Seeks High Court Review Of ADA Suit
• Fla. Atty To Pay $3.8M To Resolve SEC Investment Fraud Case
• Fla. Police Hiding Phone Tracker Use From Courts, Docs Show
• Fla. Architects Sue Developer For Copying Hotel Design
• Judge Bans Fla. Investment Manager From Securities Biz
• Four Seasons, Begualg Settle Condo Fraud Case
• Fla. Atty Asks High Court To Review Campaign Rule
• Avis Settles Managers' OT Class Action, Fla. Judge Says
• Fla. AG Clarifies When Cos. Must Make Records Public
• Fla. Law May Become Standard For Private Flood Insurance
• Miami Beach — New Hotbed For Boutique Hotel Deals
• High Court Opens Door To IRS Personnel Examination
• Miami's Jackson Health Reveals $1.4B Improvement Plan
• Fla. Appeals Court Reverses Course On Redistricting Docs
• All Aboard Florida Says Info Request Involves Trade Secrets
• 11th Circ. Says Settlement Rejection Isn't Insurance Bad Faith
• Fla. Justices Amend Rules For Judges Serving As Mediators
• 11th Circ. Punts Legal Service Query To Ala. High Court
• Fontainebleau Hotel Seeks Injunction Against Condo Co.
• PE Firm Snaps Up 503-Room Holiday Inn In Orlando
• Senate Judiciary Committee Advances 13 Judge Nominees
• New Trial Ordered In KBR Breach Suit Over Fla. Airport
• UK-Based LLP Partners Now Enjoy More Protections
• ADA Doesn't Cover Alcoholic Truck Driver, 11th Circ. Says
• Shrink Fired By Fla. Defender Gets 2nd Shot At 11th Circ.
• Debtor Can 'Strip Off' Mortgages In Ch. 20, 11th Circ. Says
• 11th Circ. Nixes Arbitration Order In KeyBank Overdraft Row
• Weinberg Wheeler Scores Ex-Greenberg Construction Atty
• Pasco County Prevails In Highway Fee Dispute At 11th Circ.
• 11th Circ. Bars Docs' Antitrust, RICO Claims In WellPoint MDL
• Kirkland Reps Starwood In $1.4B Purchase Of 7 Malls
• Army Corps Delays Palm Beach Harbor Dredging Plan
• ACLU Pushes 11th Circ. To Uphold Drug Testing Ruling
• Fla. AG Settles Deceptive Marketing Case Against Kaplan
• Deals Rumor Mill: Oracle, T-Mobile, GE
• No Hostile Workplace Claim If Victims Oblivious: 11th Circ.
• Senate Confirms Judges To Fla., 2 Other Federal Benches
• Insurers Urge Fla. High Court To Uphold Limit On Attys' Fees
• Amerisource Relator Can't Ax Counterclaims Over Secret Info
• Washington Prime Pays $162M To Up Stake In 7 Properties
• Fla. Judge Imposes Sanctions On Trump In Condotel Suit
• Miami-Dade OKs $4M Super Bowl Incentive For Dolphins
• Still The Fastest Justice Anywhere
• 11th Circ. TCPA Ruling Not As Bad As Defendants May Think
• Ameritox Wins $15M In Millennium Drug-Testing Kickback Row
• High Court's Denial Spurs Big Tobacco To Look Beyond Engle
• Novartis Dodges Punitive Damages In Aredia-Zometa Suit
• 3 Federal Judicial Nominees Advance In Senate
• Insurer Shorted Condo Owners On Sandy Damages, Suit Says
• Miami Claims JPMorgan Used Discriminatory Lending Tactics
• Florida Legalizes Form Of Medical Marijuana
• Fla. Time-Share Scammers Dinged $1M, Liable For $10M
• 11th Circ. Dismisses JPMorgan Foreclosure Doc Fraud Suit
• $2.2M Tax Verdict Offers Important Gov't Insight
• FIO Report Sets Stage For Sweeping Insurance Changes
• Fuzzy Math Behind EPA's Carbon Emissions Rule
• Rothstein Feeder Fund Lied To Get Coverage, Insurers Say
• Miami Rail Worker Asks High Court To Review Retaliation Suit
• Lehman Must Pay $10M In Fight Over Miami Hotel Contract
• NetBank Asks High Court To Review FDIC Tax Refund Dispute
• Fla. Bar Opposes Dues Hike To Fund Legal Aid
• WellCare Loses Bid For Restitution Over Ex-Execs' Fraud
• Property Tax Fight Between BB&T, Developer To Go To Trial
• JPML Shouldn't Join Auto Shop Antitrust Suits, Insurers Say
• The Problem Of Payment In A Delegated-Network System
• Fried Frank Impersonation Scam Leads To $1M Forfeiture
• Shands Settles Remainder Of $26M FCA Suit
• Fla. Appeals Court Decertifies Porsche Headlight Class
• Bible Recordings Land Mormon Church In Copyright Suit
• Adopt Value Or Be Left In The Ash Heap Of History
• State AGs Take Own Look At GM Safety Issues
• Cases Over Faulty Caterpillar Engines Combined In NJ
• Travelers Off Hook In $4M Alagasco Cleanup Row: 11th Circ.
• REBUTTAL: The Power Of The Penny (Of Equity)
• ADA Suit Over Post-Job Offer Exam Needs Proof: 11th Circ.
• Ex-Rothstein Partner Cops To Political, Bribery Conspiracy
• 'Worst-Ever' FLSA Settlement Shows Attys What Not To Do
• 11th Circ. Disallows Warrantless Cell Tracking
• Fla. Real Estate Fund Can't Escape Investors' RICO Suit
• MSC Cruise Agrees To Settle $2M Credit Card Fee Action
• Space Center Food Concessionaire Can't Escape FCA Suit
• MIVA To Pay $2.4M To Settle Shareholder Fraud Suit
• Fla. AG Can Toss 'Frivolous' State FCA Case, Court Told
• Boston, Jacksonville Harbors Get Fed. Funding For Dredging
• High Court CERCLA Ruling Dooms Base Pollution Suit: DOJ
• Beckham Soccer Stadium Loses Miami's Backing
• Developer's Suit Over Failed Trump Property Deal Gets Pared
• Fla. JQC Dismisses Some Ethics Charges Against Judge
• SunTrust Bank Settles EEOC Sexual Harassment Suit
• Attys' 'Scandalous' Remark Stays In Aluminum Duties Spat
• FordHarrison Adds BakerHostetler Employment Pro In Orlando
• NFL Players Hone Allegations In $53M Suit Against BB&T
• No Retrial For Atty Who Ran Stock Scheme With Ex-NFLer
• B/E Aerospace To Split Into 2 Separate Companies
• High Stakes In Ascertainability Of Low-Dollar Purchases
• 11th Circ. Rejects Fla. Tribe's Request To Reinstate Atty
• Judge Won't Move Duke's Suit Over Scrapped Fla. Nuke Plant
• Capri Capital Rakes In $80M For Boca Raton Apartments
• Holland & Knight Adds Structured, Aircraft Finance Pro
• Owner Of Fla. Debt Collection Co. Charged In $76M Scheme
• High Court Won't Hear Carnival Corp. Arbitration Appeal
• Justices Reject Big Tobacco Bid To Snuff Engle Progeny Suits
• Automatic-Renewal Class Actions Are On the Rise
• EPA Carbon Regs Put Pressure On Fla. To Embrace Renewables
• RE Rumor Mill: Fifth Ave., Ben Carter, Steen & Strom
• Fla. Justices Deny Judge's Pay Request During Suspension
• Judge Chides Fla. Tribe's 'Ludicrous' Counter-DQ Attempt
• Madonna Pulls Wal-Mart Into 'Hard Candy' TM Fight
• Royal Caribbean Workers Look To Dock Suit In High Court
• Four Seasons Gets Condotel Investor Suit Pared
• 11th Circ. Won't Rethink Chartis Junk Fax Coverage Decision
• 11th Circ. Won't Publish Ruling On '8 Corners' Exception
• Fla. Tribe's Counsel DQ'd In Ex-Attys' Sanctions Bid
• Brazil's Banco Cruzeiro Seeks Ch. 15 Relief In Miami
• Court Urged To Nix 'Murky' Flood Insurance Overcharge Suit
• Judge Rejects Bubba Gump FLSA Settlement
• Disabled Firefighter Wants Fla. Workers' Comp Law Nixed
• Tampa Attys Face Ethics Charges Over Opponent's DUI Arrest
• Fla. Health Care Agency Sues For Access To VA Hospitals
• The Harsh Result Of High Court Refusal To Hear BofA Case
• Gay-Marriage Foes Can't Intervene In Fla. Suit, Judge Says
• 11th Circ. Defines 'Called Party' In Wells Fargo TCPA Suit
• Roig Tutan Adds Trio Of Concepcion Martinez Attys In Miami
• Keys To Successful Legal Outsourcing
• Fla. Ex-Judge Disbarred Over Relationship With Prosecutor
• Will The Zwerner FBAR Fine Pass Constitutional Muster?
• Keiser U Dodges Sanctions, FCA Relators Dinged Instead
• Fla. Court Allows Challenge To Mayor's Eligibility For Office
• Fla. Appeals Court Won't Transfer Ponzi Defamation Suit
• RE Rumor Mill: Dr. Dre, Blackstone, Allianz Real Estate
• Capital One Says Overdraft Fee Claims Are Preempted
• Fla. High Court Mulls If Med Mal Cap Applies Retroactively
• Scientists Indicted For Fraud Over $10M In Gov't Contracts
• Procaps Wins Half Of Requested Atty Fees In Patheon Fight
• Anda Escapes Doc Demands In 'Pill Mill' Suit Coverage Feud
• Fla. Real Estate Co. Adds Ex-Managers To Trade Secrets Suit
• Fla. AG Says Same-Sex Marriage Ban Is Voters' Will
• GrayRobinson Adds 3rd Ex-Alcohol Regulator This Year
• Orlando Magic's $200M Downtown Project Wins Zoning Change
• How To Control Your Law Firm's Real Estate Costs
• Johnson Pope, Bronstein Carlson Firms Join Forces
• 5 Insights From Nationwide Chief Legal Officer Pat Hatler
• Seller Incentives Returning To Fla. Homebuilding Market
• High Court Won't Review Right To Sue Under HAMP
• Fla. Gov. OKs $77B Budget, Mostly Intact As Elections Loom
• EPA Carbon Rule Points States Toward Cap-And-Trade
• Energy Expert Joins Berger Singerman's Tallahassee Office
• Fate Of EPA's Carbon Rule Lies With Next President
• Fla. Court Asked To Overturn RJ Reynolds' Engle Win
• High Court Won't Hear Celebrity Cruises Injury Appeal
• B/E Aerospace Spends $470M On 2 Manufacturing Businesses
• 11th Circ. Pushback Against Ga. Prompt Pay Statute
• EPA To Crack Down On Existing Coal Plants