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Florida - August, 2014

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• Gay Marriage Ban Challenges Cleared For Florida High Court
• Ex-Mutual Benefits CEO Gets 20 Years For $837M Fraud
• Ala. Asks Supreme Court To Nix Race Bias Suit Over Tax Law
• Ex-Rothstein Firm CFO Gets 5 Years For Aiding $1.2B Scheme
• GM Recall Not Enough To Block Air Bag Suit, Judge Told
• Jury Says Pneumo Abex Must Pay $37M To Asbestos Victim
• Voter Coalition Appeals Fla. Court's OK Of Redrawn Maps
• Thayer Pays $460M For Westin Diplomat Resort In South Fla.
• Avoiding And Defending Florida License Tax Audits
• Not Every 363 Sale Is Bulletproof
• RE Attys Must Proceed With Caution After Fla. Lien Ruling
• Florida Supreme Court Affirms Power Rate Hikes
• Madoff Investors Sue Picower Estate For $11B In Ponzi Losses
• Fla. Judge Who Took Bench Drunk Fights Removal Bid
• TD Bank Challenges $7M Settlement With Rothstein Investor
• Seeking Retrial, Stock Scheme Atty Says Gov't Hid SEC Docs
• Jury Is Still Out On Scope Of Arbitration Clauses
• Dealmakers Q&A: Greenberg Traurig's Richard Giusto
• Fla. Bar Wants Supreme Court To Vet Judicial Campaign Ban
• Fla. Court Affirms Referee In Dissolution Of TV Joint Venture
• Miami Open Organizer Asks Court To Back $50M Upgrade
• Anti-Inversion Push Causing PR Blowback For Burger King
• Fla. High Court Asked To Weigh In On Same-Sex Marriage Ban
• Anti-Gay Email Lands Becker Senior IP Atty In Trouble
• Anda Contradicts Itself In 'Pill Mill' Suit, Insurer Says
• EPA Asks 11th Circ. To Uphold Fla. Water Pollution Deal
• Seminole Tribe Must Face Candlebox Manager's Contract Suit
• Judge Rejects Lowe's $9.5M FLSA Deal Over Class Notice
• The 8 Gotchas Of Technology Contracting: Part 2
• Miami Open Organizer Goes To Third Set With Stadium Foes
• ABA Backs Bid To Rehear Docs' Challenge To Fla. 'Gun Gag'
• Virtus, Pamlab Settle Vitamin B False Ad Row In Fla.
• One Firm Rules Over Complex Burger King Deals
• Firm Ordered To Produce Invoices In Four Seasons Fraud Suit
• Judge Wants More Facts On UBS Exec's Foreign Witnesses
• 4 Takeaways From Burger King's Whopping Tim Hortons Play
• The 8 Gotchas Of Technology Contracting: Part 1
• ​Major Office Center Refinancing A Milestone For CMBS Market
• Alleged Rothstein Fraudster Tells SEC He's The Victim
• Ogletree Deakins Adds Jackson Lewis Labor Pro In Tampa
• Burger King, Tim Hortons Unite As $23B Fast-Food Goliath
• Charges Filed Against Fla. Judge Over 'Bizarre' Behavior
• Miami Tournament Organizer Looks To Ace Tennis Stadium Foe
• Virtus Seeks Mistrial In Pamlab's Vitamin B False-Ad Row
• BET Wins Battle With Fan Over Facebook 'Likes'
• Tim Hortons Deal Latest Turn In Burger King's M&A History
• 'Anti-Shredding' Law Applies To Fish, US Tells High Court
• Fla. Bank Exec Says He Was Fired For Reporting Misconduct
• 11th Circ. OKs Dismissal Of Delta SkyMiles Class Action
• EPA, Enviros Pan Bid To Delay Cross-State Air Rule
• Fla. Widow's $100M Copter Crash Suit Booted To Bahamas
• ADA Covers Ex-Morgan Stanley Adviser's Mania, Justices Told
• Shutts & Bowen Hires Ex-Fla. House GC In Tallahassee
• Lowe's Strikes $9.5M Deal In HR Managers' OT Class Action
• Fla. Judge OKs New District Map, 2014 Vote To Use Old One
• KBS REIT II Nabs $150M For West Palm Beach Office Tower
• Broker Calls Foul On Argentine Soccer Org's TV Rights Sale
• Fla. Aircraft Systems Maker Says Worker Stole Trade Secrets
• New Orleans, Ft. Lauderdale Are Top Hotel Project Targets
• Transitions Wants Rival's Claims Tossed From Antitrust MDL
• Classes Urge Cert. In GM False 'Monroney' Sticker Suit
• Mayor Cleared Of Bribery Sues Fla. Gov. For Reinstatement
• Fla. Federal Judge Strikes Down Gay Marriage Ban
• Fla. Rep. Nabs $704M In Damages Over Derivium Stock Scheme
• US Says Ex-UBS Exec Hasn't Met Burden For Video Testimony
• Whole Foods Slapped With $5M Homeopathy Class Action
• $9M Deal In Fax-Spamming TCPA Suit Denied Judge's OK
• Kirkland Reps Vista Equity In SumTotal Sale To Skillsoft
• Ex-Employee Slams Marshalls' Bid To Dodge OT Row
• Hartford, Cosmetics Co. End Coverage Suit Over Dior Claims
• Saks Fifth Avenue To Anchor Brickell City Centre In Miami
• Fla. Legislators Fight For Newly Redrawn Congressional Maps
• Fla. Condo Seller Pleads Guilty To Bank Fraud, To Pay $18M
• IP Firm Claims Getty Falsely Targeted It For Infringement
• Herrick Shells Out $100M For 29 Walgreen-Leased Properties
• Icahn Takes Stake In Hertz Amid Auto Recall Woes
• SeaWorld Won't Fight DC Circ.'s Safety Violation Ruling
• Attorney Sues Florida Bar Over His Suspension
• TD Urges 11th Circ. To Rehear $67M Rothstein Fraud Verdict
• South Fla. Elected Officials Back EPA's Carbon-Cutting Rule
• 11th Circ. To Hear LabMD, FTC Data Security Arguments
• Former Hartford Analysts' OT Action Sent To Arbitration
• Firm Conflict Led To Unfair $32M HSBC Deal, Class Says
• Winn-Dixie, Bi-Lo Parent Yanks Plans For $500M IPO
• Fla. Biz Sued For Using HUBZone To Get $11M In Contracts
• Commodores Sue Ex-Guitarist For Playing Under Band's Name
• RE Rumor Mill: Investcorp, Starwood-M7 Venture
• 11th Circ. Tosses Discrimination Suit Against Ritz-Carlton
• Reps. Seek GAO Review Of Miami-To-Orlando Rail Project
• Regulators' Unclaimed Property Position Again Rejected
• Investment Manager Pleads Guilty To Aiding Rothstein Scheme
• Voter Coalition Says Fla.'s Redrawn Maps Still Fall Short
• Miami Obstructing Public On $400M Island Project, Suit Says
• 11th Circ. Reverses Bankruptcy Sale, Suggests Sanctions
• RE Rumor Mill: Harry Winston, Solil, Chetrit Group
• RJ Reynolds Says Evidence Doesn't Support $4M Engle Award
• Turtles Tell Sirius Pre-1972 State Law Covers Performances
• Miami Tennis Stadium Foe's Appeal Says Settlement Bars Plan
• Neutrogena Says Plaintiffs Lack Standing In FCA Suit
• 11th Circ. Denies Fees For Withdrawn Atty In Tobacco Suit
• RE Rumor Mill: MGM China, Rheingold Brewery, Blackstone
• Ft. Lauderdale Boutique Hotel Goes For $24M In Liquidation
• Docs Ask 11th Circ. To Rehear Ruling On Fla. 'Gun Gag' Law
• Fla. Official Says Special Election With New Maps Impossible
• Fla. Judge Faces Discipline For Fight With Public Defender
• Prepare For The Wave Of FCRA Class Actions
• Darden Begins Search For New CEO Amid Activist Pressure
• An In-House Lawyer's Top 10 Tips For Outside Counsel
• A Different Claim Aggregation Method To Avoid SLUSA
• High Court Asked To Define FCPA 'Instrumentality'
• Jury Clears Florida Mayor Of Bribery, Extortion Charges
• Rothstein Trustee Seeks To Nix Effort To Divulge Victim Info
• Miami Judge Rules Fla. Workers' Comp Law Unconstitutional
• SEC Settles With Accountant Who Traded On Tax Client Info
• Bankers Blame Sell-Off For Weak Pricing On $2B LBO Loans
• Fla. Advances $807M To Speed Up Road Improvement Projects
• Fla. Bank C1's IPO Latest To Get Chilly Reception
• FTC Approves Divestitures In $1.4B Funeral Co. Merger
• Lien The Dirt Preclosing?
• Fried Frank Atty Impostor Gets 6 Years, $1M Penalty
• Fla. AG Wants Cigar Co. Spared From New FDA Tobacco Rules
• Fla. Gov. Signs Newly Redrawn Congressional Maps
• Treasury Releases Rules On Distributing Deepwater Spill Fines
• Employment Attys Want To Undo Fla. Workers' Comp Fee Cap
• Bankrupt News-Journal Must Pay Pension Before Shareholder
• BAE, US Navy Scuttle $4.6M Propeller Damage Suit
• Surf Club Four Seasons Snags $290M Loan From Blackstone
• Fla. Court Restores Wrongful Death Claim By Smoker's Estate
• Allscripts Can't Force Arbitration In Doctors' Class Suit
• SeaWorld OKs $250M Buyback As Orca Abuse Claims Sting
• 11th Circ. Tosses Seafarer Injury Suit Against Carnival
• Warner Bros. Goes After Phony 'Dallas' Store
• Judge Greenlights Settlement In Bubba Gump Wage Suit
• Aviation Pros Rejoin Greenberg Traurig From Hughes Hubbard
• 11th Circ. Says Jury Must Decide Cruise Booking Dispute
• MetLife Acquires The Loop Shopping Mall In Florida
• GE, Aussie Power Co. Settle Suit Over $64M Turbines
• Panera Brewing Over Fla. Bakery's Use Of Trademarks
• LabMD Again Pushes For 11th Circ. To Nix FTC Data Claims
• Inland American Plans To Spin Off Hotel Unit
• $550K MetroPCS Settlement OK'd In Service Reps' OT Suit
• ADT Investors Detail Alleged Stock Inflation Scheme
• Tyco Settles ITC Probe Of Chinese Surveillance Tag Imports
• Stay A Step Ahead Of State Data Breach Laws
• Orlando City Council OKs Up To $400M Mall-Hotel Project
• Workers Hit Fla. Direct Marketing Co. With 2nd FLSA Suit
• GOP Co. Decries Voter Map Doc Disclosure At Fla. High Court
• Hard Rock Cafe Wants Band Manager's Suit Tossed
• Pizza Hut Can't Arbitrate Fla. Delivery Driver Wage Dispute
• University Of Miami Reaches Deal In Health Records Suit
• SEC Wins Jury Verdict In Florida Pump-And-Dump Suit
• Best Buy, Others Face IP Suit Over Music Player Docks
• Last Costa Concordia Suit Gets Nixed In Fla. Court
• 11th Circ. Nears Full Strength As Nomination Backlog Eases
• Activist Calls Lease Proposal For Miami Marketplace Invalid
• Miami Condo Investor Says It Was Swindled Out Of $2M
• Auto Insurance Antitrust MDL Parked In Fla.
• Fla. AG Wants Gay Marriage Cases To Wait On Supreme Court
• Compliance Reigns Supreme As In-House Demographics Shift
• Fla. Legislators Start Small In Redrawing Of District Maps
• Miami Airport Head Urges Mayor To Kill $512M Hotel Complex
• 2nd Fla. Appeals Court Backs Summer Jai Alai Permits
• Fried Frank Impostor Deserves 6-Year Sentence, US Says
• Disbarred Fla. Atty Gets 6 Years For $28M Medicare Scam
• MetLife To Shell Out $23M To End Junk Fax Class Actions
• Judge Won't Toss Subcontractor's $5M Suit Against SAIC
• Precious Metals Finance Schemers To Pay $35M In CFTC Suit
• Regions Wins Price Impact Review In Investor Class Action
• McDonald Hopkins Triples Its Downtown Miami Office
• International Arbitration Pro Joins Baker & McKenzie
• Collaboration In The Shadow Of The Billable Hour
• Fried Frank Impostor Faults Hubby's Coercion, Seeks 2 Years
• Fla. Appeals Court Ruling Clarifies Cellphone Search Rules
• Fontainebleau Principal Fights Subpoena Of Financial Docs
• Shire Seeks To Ax Adderall Antitrust Class Action In Fla.
• Class Counsel Contest Heats Up After Doomed Pella Deal
• Rothstein Investors Say Hedge Fund Deal Doesn't Bar Claims
• Fla. Law Firm Wins Appeal Over Protective Order Denial
• Investor Sues World of Beer Over Contested Fla. Location
• Shook Hardy Adds Experienced Trial Atty In Miami
• Bosch Seeks Dismissal Of Spark Plug False Ad Suit
• Duane Morris Adds Four Construction Law Attys In Miami
• Dealmakers Q&A: Quarles & Brady's Laura Holm
• Unclaimed Property Law In The Spotlight
• Fla. Gov. Taps 6 For Judicial Nominating Commissions
• Feds Charge Biogenesis Exec, Others In MLB Doping Scandal
• Fourth Judge Rules Fla. Gay Marriage Ban Unconstitutional
• Life Insurance Funds Payable Upon Notice Of Death: Court
• Fla. Judge OKs SEC Deal In $500M Founding Partners Row
• Subaru Recalls 5 Models For Takata Airbag Explosion Risk
• Akerman Adds M&A, Litigation, RE Pros In South Fla.
• Norton Rose Fulbright Survives DQ Bid In Pamlab Suit
• Moore & Van Allen Urges Fla. Court To Toss Malpractice Suit
• Dealmakers Q&A: Berger Singerman's Marc Shuster
• 2nd Activist Backs Darden Board Overhaul Ahead Of Meeting
• Dancing Through The Minefield Of FLSA Settlements
• RJ Reynolds Fights Fla. Jury's 'Excessive' $23.6B Verdict
• Ex-Fidelity Counsel Joins Carlton Fields' Property Group
• Atlanta REIT Pays $125M For 9 Grocery-Anchored Malls
• Fla. Judge Says State Must Recognize Out-Of-State Gay Union
• Darden Blasts Back At Starboard Over Red Lobster Deal
• Orlando Drops Eminent Domain Action, Shifts Stadium Site
• DC Circ. Urged To Delay EPA Cross-State Air Rule
• Consultant's Claims Axed In Navy Software Contract Row
• Fla. Says $20M In Tax Credits Not Part Of DDMG Estate
• CFTC Accuses Precious Metals Dealers Of $2.6M Fraud
• Court Rejects Broad Definition Of 'Autodialer' Under TCPA
• Verein Tie-Ups Gain Allure As Firms Eye Global Expansion
• UK Firms Expand Global Empire, But US Firms Gaining Ground
• Law360's Global 20 Firms Take Global To New Heights
• Fontainebleau Term Lenders Want Info On Ex-Principal's Worth
• Legal Firm Settles Trade Secrets Suit Against Founder
• GM Says Chevy Traverse Airbag Light Suit Moot After Recall
• Suit Over Miami Surf Club's Controversial Sale Pared Down
• Miami Litigation Boutique Adds 2 From Fowler Rodriguez
• Fla. Judge Sets 2-Week Deadline For Redrawn District Maps
• Kutak Rock Reps Bank Of The Ozarks In $228M Intervest Buy