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Florida - July, 2014

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• OPINION: Lawyers Should Think In Terms Of Big Data
• Fla. Senator Wants Probe Into All Aboard Florida Lease
• Ponzi Schemer Rothstein's Ex-Law Partners Disbarred
• Miami SkyRise Ballot Question Upheld, But Activist Fights On
• 11th Circ. Upholds Investment Co. Ponzi Schemers' Sentences
• TJ Maxx Parent Faces New Class Action Claim Over OT
• GrayRobinson Adds Experienced Real Estate Atty In Miami
• REIT Throws Down $1.32B For Portfolio Of Home Communities
• SEC Says Computer Reseller Execs Lied About Inventory
• 11th Circ. Ruling On Gun Gag Law Could Affect Speech Rights
• Plaintiffs Seek Consolidation Of 2 Fla. Gay Marriage Cases
• Plaintiff Vows Appeal After Judge Upholds Fla. Blind Trust Law
• Extended Medicare Bans Hint At Entrenched Fraud
• Med Exam Ruling Alters Case Against State Farm, Panel Says
• Littler Adds Ex-Wilson Elser Employment Pro In Miami
• City Can Keep Interest Accrued During Eminent Domain Case
• Fla. Appeals Court Reverses Ruling On Medicaid Lien Formula
• Fla. Medical Association Backs Medicaid Expansion
• And Now A Word From The Panel: Top 10 Venue Arguments
• Sentence Cut For Rothstein Cohort Who Aided Investigators
• Activists Notch Win In Darden Fight, Vow To Keep Up Battle
• 11th Circ. OKs $67M TD Bank Verdict Over Rothstein Fraud
• Fla. Appeals Court Told Voided Clauses Nix Arbitration Pact
• Keiser University Says FCA Standards Not Met In $4B Suit
• Fla. Cancer Victim's $16M Award Against LabCorp Slashed
• Developer Goes After Attys For Bungled Foreclosure Defense
• Fontainebleau Lenders Say D&O Deal Will Harm BofA Suit
• Plaintiff Slams Ford's Attempt To Stop Explorer Fumes Suit
• Would-Be Trump Plaza Buyer To Recoup Funds In Escrow Suit
• Gay Marriage Plaintiffs Want Cases In Fla. Supreme Court
• Norton Rose Faces Renewed DQ Bid In Pamlab Suit
• High Stakes In Play With Rule 68 Decisions
• VNA V. Jupiter Reflects Dramatic Shift By Fla. Courts
• 11th Circ. Rules In Favor Of Fla.'s 'Gun Gag' On Doctors
• Fla.'s Same-Sex Marriage Ban Struck Down By 2nd Court
• Judge Rinses Claims From Mouthwash False Ad Row
• South Fla. Real Estate Market Primed For Crowdfunding Boom
• Telecom Cos. Posted Customers' Private Info On Web: Suit
• FTC Urges 11th Circ. To Ax LabMD's Data Security Challenge
• Class Cert. Bid Denied In Carnival Hot Tub Infection Suit
• XL Asks 11th Circ. To Excuse It From $4.9M Piedmont Deal
• Preservationists Fight To Keep Historic Hotel Suit Alive
• 11th Circ. Extends FDCPA To Bankruptcy Proofs Of Claim
• The Florida Condominium Termination Trap
• Developers Race To Build Along Miami's Neglected Riverfront
• Starboard Sues To See Darden Docs On $2B Red Lobster Sale
• Miami Home Care Co. Owner Cops To $74M Medicare Fraud
• SEC Expands Crackdown On $2.4M Football-Laser Scheme
• 11th Circ. Tosses Chiquita Colombia War Crimes Claims
• Panera, AMC Background Checks Illegal, Worker Alleges
• A&E Hit With Trademark Suit Over 'Duck Dynasty' Camo Gear
• Former Deputy Gets 1 Year For Aiding Rothstein's Scheme
• Your State Contract May Prohibit Offshore Outsourcing
• Property Owners Must Watch Out For Municipal Ordinances
• Miami Beach Bans Styrofoam Food Containers
• Fla. High Court Lets Ex-Adorno & Yoss Founder Practice Law
• Miami's Roig Lawyers Adds Partner In Real Estate, Banking
• Fla. Appeals Court Won't Lift Stay On Gay Marriage Ruling
• Nine West Slapped With Undisclosed Background Check Suit
• Fake Fried Frank Atty's Hubby Can't Retract Guilty Plea
• Papa John's Can't Dodge Fla. Delivery Sales Tax Suit
• CFPB Sues 3 Law Firms In National Foreclosure Fraud Sweep
• Fla. Sets Strict Standard For Direct Shareholder Claims
• Sony Open Organizer Takes New Approach In Stadium Suit
• Fla. Sues Digital Domain Over $20M In Incentive Funding
• Fla. Gay Marriage Ban Will Remain Intact During Appeal
• Lexus Buyers Say Interiors Couldn't Take Florida Sun
• GrayRobinson Forms Group To Target Medical Marijuana
• Senate Confirms Calif., Fla., La. Federal Judge Nominees
• Stiefel Calls 11th Circ. Ruling On Duty To Disclose Confusing
• Ex-Hotfile CEO Says He Can't Be Sued In US Court
• Lines Drawn In Tesla Direct Sales Battle
• IBRC Gets OK For Tampa Mall Sale After Pact Ends Opposition
• Fla. Bar Can't Nix Firm's Suit Over Advertising Rules
• $23B Verdict Pushes Big Tobacco To Rethink Engle Strategy
• Arnstein & Lehr Adds Ex-Fowler Partner In Miami
• Lease Purchase Row Belongs In Arbitration, Ally Says
• SEC Taps Florida Professor As New Chief Economist
• CBRE To Buy Miami's Airport Corporate Center For $132M
• Senate Unanimously Confirms Ga. Federal Judge To 11th Circ.
• Miami REIT Pays $19M For 85K-SF FedEx Center Downtown
• FCC Says Spam Fax Liability Can Be Pinned On Nonsender
• Keep Norton Rose On Pamlab Unfair Comp Row, Judge Says
• Fla. Cop Gets 5 Years For Aiding Ponzi Schemer Rothstein
• An Inventive Way To Remove Pure State Court Claims
• RJ Reynolds Hit With $23B Verdict In Fla. Engle Suit
• Fried Frank Impersonator's Hubby Wants To Ax His Guilty Plea
• The Biggest Florida Cases Of 2014: Midyear Report
• Miami Condotel Ex-Owner Sues Partner Over $17M Loan
• Sony, Warner Get Amway 'Copyright Ambush' Suit Trimmed
• 11th Circ. Won't Revisit Fee Award In Tyson Race Bias Row
• MBC Founder's Partner Gets Supervised Release For Fraud
• Fla. Bank Says Cyberattack Exposed Customer Names, SSNs
• Fla. DEP Revokes Texas Oil Co.'s Drilling Permits
• Settlement Clears Way For Sale Of Site For Miami Tower
• 11th Circ. Refuses Lancer Group Swindler's Bid For New Trial
• Energy Future Says It Might Toss Ch. 11 Creditor Deal
• Wal-Mart Sued Over Cranberry Pomegranate Juice Labeling
• 5 Insights From Pfizer Chief Litigation Counsel Michael Parini
• 11th Circ. Refuses To Revive 'Foreclosure King' Suit
• BDO Seidman Continues To Rule NY Restrictive Covenants
• IBRC Says Developer Is Gaming Tampa Mall Lease Sale
• Liquidation Plan OK'd For Casino Miami Jai-Alai's Ex-Owner
• RE Rumor Mill: DRA Advisors, Robert Weisz, Hyundai
• RJ Reynolds Hit With $17M Verdict In Fla. Engle Case
• Fla. Judge Overturns Gay Marriage Ban, State Appeals
• Apple, Samsung, Others Hit With Photo Sharing IP Suit
• Senate Advances Ga. Federal Judge For 11th Circ. Bench
• No Sanctions On Defense Counsel In Junk Fax Class Action
• Minimum Wage Mania Among Cities And States
• OPINION: Let's Financially Reward Law Firm Diversity
• Del. AG Biden Loses Bid To Intervene In Hospital Trust Row
• 27 Fla. Attys Tapped For Judicial Nominating Commissions
• Activist Sues To Sever Vote On Miami RE Projects
• Fla. DEP Plans Suit Over Oil Drilling Operations
• Medicis Dodges Liability In Acne Drug Hair-Loss Suit
• EPA Isn't Enforcing Stricter Smog Regs, Sierra Club Says
• Fidelity Fights Class Cert. Over Title Insurance Premiums
• Broad & Cassel Adds International Pro To Corporate Group
• Fla. Has No Public Play Rights, Sirius Says In Turtles Suit
• RE Rumor Mill: Amazon, Guttman, Bank Of Tokyo
• Crucial Predictive Coding Case Law: Progressive V. Delaney
• Philip Morris, Liggett Lose Appeal In Engle Progeny Case
• Judge Approves Chapter 15 Protection For Brazilian Bank
• Fla. AG, FTC Sue Over Alleged Business Directory Scams
• OPINION: Advance Conflict Waivers Send Wrong Message
• Ex-UBS Exec Seeks Court Help To Procure Trial Witnesses
• Fla. Legislature Won't Appeal Redistricting Map Ruling
• Fla. Judge Says Selling Religious Books Doesn't Affect Job
• RE Rumor Mill: Jane Street, Answers.com, Lone Star Funds
• Halifax Hospital Strikes $1M Deal To End FCA Litigation
• Florida Powerhouse: Holland & Knight
• MetLife TCPA Suit Trimmed As Judge Casts Doubt On Class
• Stearns Weaver Expands Land Development Practice In Miami
• States Cracking Down On Pregnancy Discrimination
• Rothstein Trustee, Feds Reach $28M Deal To Repay Victims
• Fla. Judge Hit With Charges Over Relationship With Bailiff
• Investment Manager Charged With Aiding $1B Rothstein Plot
• RE Investment Co. Pays $88M For Jacksonville's BofA Tower
• BofA Strikes $10.3M Deal In Taylor Bean Adversary Case
• Rothstein Victims Call For Sanctions Against TD Bank
• Norwegian Orders 2 New Cruise Ships In €1.6B Deal
• Florida Powerhouse: Greenberg Traurig
• Fish Not Tangibles Under SOX, Defense Groups Tell Justices
• Fla. Judge Says Redistricting Map Is Unconstitutional
• RE Rumor Mill: CBRE, Cortland Partners, NY Community Bank
• CORRECTED: Fontainebleau Judge Skeptical About Settlement Bar Order
• IBRC Urges Court To Nix Late Bid For Tampa Mall
• Florida Powerhouse: GrayRobinson
• Fla. RE Firm Seeks Commission On $92M W Hotel Sale
• States May Be Moving To Expand The Federal Sunshine Law
• A Year After Tiara, How Much Has Changed?
• Fla. Disagrees With Insurers' Trade Secret Claims On Rates
• Lloyd's Wins For 'All Time' On Covering Scammer, Court Says
• Fla. High Court Nixes Contract Legality Ruling In VNA Case
• Deals Rumor Mill: Airbus, WH Group, KKR
• Florida Powerhouse: Foley & Lardner
• Fla. High Court Says No Bright-Line Rule For Sublicensing
• Atty Who Says She Was Implanted With Microchip Suspended
• 11th Circ. Told To Flip FTC's McWane Antitrust Ruling
• Insurer Beats Pharmacy's Bid To Ax Junk-Fax Coverage Suit
• Legal Forms And IP Rights: Yours, Mine, Ours Or Theirs?
• Fla. Appeals Court Affirms RJ Reynolds' Win In Smoker's Suit
• Cyanotech Says Trade Secrets Dispute Should Be Arbitrated
• Fla. Taps Conrad & Scherer To Recoup Digital Domain Funds
• Feds Establish Sea Turtle Protections Along US Coasts
• BofA Escapes Miami's Mortgage Discrimination Suit
• Biomet Hip Suit Remanded On Distributor Liability Issue
• Tampa Cruise Ship Upgrade Could Cost $2B, Fla. DOT Says
• Judge Calls Class Cert. 'Premature' In Ford Fume Row
• Florida Powerhouse: Broad And Cassel
• A New Litigator's Guide — Top 5 Tips For Court Prep
• Marriott Can't Escape Jury Verdict In Bahamas Project Row
• Fla. Loses Bid To Dismiss Medicaid Child Health Care Suit
• Florida Powerhouse: Bilzin Sumberg
• Jones Day Adds Weil Gotshal Atty To Miami Litigation Group
• 5 Insights From Home Depot GC Teresa Roseborough
• Firm Can't Nix Michael Jackson Publicist's Malpractice Suit
• Arbitration Over $1.6B Panama Canal Spat Begins This Month
• Ford Seeks Exit From Explorer Exhaust Fumes Suit
• Large-Mesh Fishing Net Ban Revived By Fla. Appeals Court
• Insurer's Fraudulent Transfer Claims Kept Alive In RE Suit
• Lab Testing Co. Hit With Suit Over Card Expiration Dates
• Florida Powerhouse: Akerman
• E-Cig Maker Seeks Relief From Broker Claim On $20M Sale
• Cruise Workers' Tipping Suit Time-Barred, Justices Told
• Miami Tower Site Owner Sues To Clear $33M Sale
• 11th Circ. Says Union's Retaliation Isn't Free Speech
• Fla. Powerhouses Thrive As Miami Legal Market Heats Up
• Royal Caribbean Looks To Sink Workers' High Court Bid
• Shumaker Announces 3rd Addition To IP Practice In Tampa
• Fla. Atty Takes Suspension Over Outbursts To Supreme Court
• Lenders Blast Trustee Deal In Vegas Fontainebleau Row
• Quicken Loans Says Judge Must Disconnect TCPA Suit
• Sobek Fights For 'Abandoned' Nuprin Mark From Rival
• Investor Payback Plan OK'd In $500M Founding Partners Row
• EEOC Sues Fla. Strip Club Over Black Bartender's Firing
• Geico PIP Class Action Sent To Fla. Federal Court
• A Pause In DOL's Regulation Of Business Valuation Firms
• Fla. Gay Marriage Advocates Say No Rational Reason For Ban
• Fla. Court Revives Ecuador's $200M Suit Against Bankers
• Shutts & Bowen Bumps Longtime RE Atty To Managing Partner
• Florida Appeals Court Reverses $4M Judgment Against Tribe
• Kroger Eyes Bigger Online Biz In $280M Vitacost Pickup
• Robins Kaplan Taps B&P Atty To Head Eminent Domain Group
• Novartis Wins Ruling On Duty-To-Warn Scope In Zometa Suit
• Ex-TD Bank VP Can't Duck Suit Over Role In Rothstein Scheme
• 11th Circ. Reverses $1M Fla. Wrongful Death Cap Decision
• GrayRobinson Snags Health, Administrative Law Expert
• Halifax Can't Nix Medicare Fraud Claims As Time-Barred
• 2014's Top Activist Plays So Far
• Dilworth Paxson, Cryo-Cell Settle Suit Over Lost Contract
• What Makes Florida's New Data Breach Law Unique