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Florida - September, 2014

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• Humana Underpaid For Medicare Advantage Care, Suit Says
• Much-Delayed $1.5B Miami Worldcenter Lands City's Approval
• Gordon & Rees Continues To Grow With New Tampa Office
• Market Rumors: Vivint, BP, European Central Bank
• Credit Suisse Wins Court Confirmation Of $1.3M FINRA Award
• US Urges 11th Circ. To Toss Claims In ACA Contraception Suit
• Investor Says E*Trade Should Not Get Attorneys' Fees
• After Hedging, Egan-Jones Sticks By Darden In Proxy Fight
• Pinnacle Restores Distributor's Contract In Suit Settlement
• And Now A Word From The Panel: ABCs Of JPML Practice
• DOJ Wants Shipping Price-Fixing Suit Stayed Amid Trial
• 11th Circ. Says Use Of Patient's Info Doesn't Violate TCPA
• ADA Suit Over Disney Parks' Guest Policy Moves To Fla.
• Fla. High Court Presses Gov. On Cleared Mayor's Suspension
• Medicare Plan Launches $500M Suit Over Bad Finance Advice
• Shuttered Miami Firm Escapes Negligence Suit For Now
• 11th Circ. Judge Leads Domestic Abuse Probe Into Ala. Judge
• GEICO Wins Round In TCPA Robocall Suit
• The 4 Firms In-House Counsel Fear The Most
• Administrator Gets 68 Months For $6M Fla. Health Care Fraud
• Pushing Employees To Work During FMLA Leave Can Backfire
• Morgan Stanley Slams Bipolar Ex-Worker's ADA Appeal
• Shampoo Maker Sues Hartford To Cover $7M False Ad Deal
• Judge Denies Sanctions For Shipping Co. In Humana Suit
• Seafood Distributor Accuses Business Partner Of Mutiny
• White & Case Joins Service Center Trend With Fla. Opening
• Medical Co. Owner Charged In $24M Medicare Fraud Scheme
• Holland & Knight Lands Greenberg Traurig Business Litigator
• Pinnacle Foods Distribution Case Speeds Up In Federal Court
• SEC Accuses Florida Asset Firm Of $30.8M Fraud
• Warner Docs Can't Stay Permanently Sealed, Fla. Judge Says
• Shareholder Sues Miami Firm For Unpaid Loans, Services
• Kardashians Sued Again Over Cosmetics Line Name
• U-Haul Boxed In With $60M Verdict In PODS Trademark Suit
• SG Supports Supreme Court Delay In Florida, Ga. Water War
• RE Rumor Mill: Manila Casino, Donald Trump, Miami Beach
• EEOC Files Historic Sex Bias Suits For Transgender Workers
• Fla. Lobbyist Gets House Arrest In FBI Bribery Sting
• Starboard Picks For Darden Board Gain Two More Allies
• Plaintiffs Denied Class Cert. In Honeywell Electric Meters Row
• DDMG Unlikely To Keep Bulk Of $20M Tax Credit, Judge Says
• Fla., Conn. AGs Ice Firm Assets In $5M Mortgage Rescue Case
• Miami Officials Wrongly OK'd Marina Project, Suit Says
• Int'l Cable Equipment Shipper Claims Workers Stole Secrets
• 11th Circ. Upholds Atty Fee Award In NASA Contractor IP Suit
• Contractor Can Assert Workers' Comp Immunity: Fla. Court
• Judge Moves Trump Condotel Suit Toward Trial
• 11th Circ. Lets Drummond Off Hook In Employee Murders Suit
• DOJ Jabs At Humana In Medicare Advantage FCA Suit
• Navistar Hit With Fla. Suit Over Engine Defect
• Wal-Mart Made Robocalls To Ex-Pharmacy Patrons, Suit Says
• Pinnacle To Get Shot At Distributor's Injunction In Fed. Court
• Ex-GC Challenges Fla. Tribe's Bid To DQ Judge
• SEC Charges Two Florida Attys With Aiding Offering Fraud
• Stiefel Escapes Bid For New Trial In $2M Securities Suit
• Accutane MDL Judge Tosses Roche Warning Label Suit
• RICO Claim Against Spirit Airlines Has Wings: 11th Circ.
• GNC, USPlabs Settle Class Action Over Recalled Supplements
• Opportunities And Pitfalls In The Legal Cloud
• Refinery Says Bloomberg Lied In Money Laundering Report
• Fla. Judge Finds For Airline In Suit Over Midair Stroke
• Gursky Ragan Fires Back In Homeowners' Contract Row
• 'Out Of Context' Ruling Equates Fish With Docs, Justices Told
• Arnstein & Lehr Elects Miami Partner To Top Post
• Kelley Kronenberg Turns Focus To Medical Marijuana In Fla.
• High Court Asked To Clarify 'Foreign Official' Under FCPA
• 11th Circ. Backs Atty Sanctions Over Frivolous Motions
• US Sugar's Plan Could Bog Down Everglades Restoration
• Parkway Properties To Pay $475M For Office Portfolio
• EEOC Takes Aim At Applebee's Franchisee's Arbitration Pact
• Papa John's Customers Seek Class Cert. In Delivery Tax Suit
• Insurer Exempt In $10M Settlement Of TCPA Fax Blast Case
• Holland & Knight Adds New Litigation Partner In Tampa
• Porn Site FyreTV Seeks Injunction Over Amazon's Fire TV
• Diabetic Passenger Sues Norwegian Over Snorkeling Ban
• A General Counsel's Top 10 Billing Tips
• Rothstein Lawyer, Broker Charged In $2.4M Fraud Scheme
• Timing Criticized In Fla. Tribe's Attempt To Oust Judge
• Ex-Club Owner Must Give Docs To Adult Co. Vivid In IP Suit
• Agreement OK'd In Dispute Over Panera Bread Trademarks
• Fla. Justices Examine Privilege Claims For Voter Map Docs
• McCourt Global GC Tells Law360 New JVs Are An 'Art Form'
• Del Monte Blames $10M Tomato Harvest Loss On Staffing Co.
• BMO Harris Socked With $24B Suit Over Petters Ponzi Scheme
• Philip Morris Must Pay $26.5M In Engle Case Over 'Light' Ads
• Fla. Tribe Has Sovereign Immunity In Candlebox Suit: Judge
• Four Seasons Escapes Suit Brought By Condo Buyers
• Fowler White Burnett Client Says Firm, Ex-Partner Shared File
• Developer's Hotel Price Raise Wasn't In Bad Faith: Judge
• FEMA Loses Fight To Fla. Water District Over $21M For Repairs
• Fla. High Court Says School Can Sue To Enforce State's Marks
• Fla. Judge Due For Reprimand Hit With New Charges
• 2nd Activist Confirms Support For Darden Overhaul Plan
• Judge Upholds Land Restrictions In Fla. Tennis Stadium Row
• Freddie Mac Sues Deloitte For $1.3B Over Taylor Bean Fraud
• Kerzner Resort Guests Must Sue In Bahamas: 11th Circ.
• Former Florida Judge Pereyra Joins JAMS In Miami
• Fla. Gov. Must Fill Judicial Vacancy, Appeals Court Says
• Bankrupt Refinery Owner Floats $100M EnCap Deal
• Safeco Loses Challenge To Abatement Of Bad Faith Suit
• Sony, Warner Hit Amway Distributors With Copyright Suits
• McDonald's, Darden FLSA Fights Show Pitfalls Of Big Classes
• Fed. Circ. Told To Restore $173M IP Award Against Qualcomm
• Utility Rates Provide Opportunities For Fla. Businesses
• Ex-Execs Face New Charges Over $300M RE Ponzi Scheme
• Del. AG Again Shut Out Of Fla. Hospital Trust Row
• Carlyle Doubles Down On Islamorada Hotels In Fla. Keys
• Wagner Law Group Opens 2nd Fla. Office In Tampa
• Regulators Probe Banco Espirito Santo's Former Fla. Unit
• Fla. Medical Marijuana Plan Faces Challenge From Nursery
• Rapid-Fire Hotel Deals Expand Beyond Miami
• Investcorp Pays $250M To Pick Up Fla., NC Properties
• Huge Fla. Homeowners Group Says Firm Holding Files Hostage
• Ameritox's Drug-Test Cup Injunction Bid Falls Short
• Investor Sues Financial Co. Over Deal To Cover $2M Loss
• Fla. AG Moves To Join 4 Gay Marriage Suits To Cut Confusion
• AT&T's $48.5B DirecTV Deal Under State AGs' Antitrust Lens
• No Industry Is Safe From TCPA Litigation
• RLJ Shells Out $77M For DoubleTree Resort In Fla.
• 11th Circ. Urged To Nix Florida, EPA Water Pollution Deal
• Minimize Bear Incident Liability In Residential Areas
• Millennium Wins Bid to Reduce Damages in Ameritox Suit
• Fla. High Court Puts Mayor's Suspension Case On Fast Track
• Akerman Names New Fort Lauderdale Managing Partner
• ACA Allows For Black Lung Benefits, 11th Circ. Rules
• Fla. Firm Blalock Walters Opens Office In St. Petersburg
• Tripp Scott Can Stay As Developers' Counsel In $12M RE Row
• Partnership Appeals $16M Liability From Tax Shelter
• 11th Circ. Lets Kia Off Hook In Fuel Switch Death Suit
• Hertz, Icahn Latest To Compromise To Thwart Proxy Fight
• More State Courts Upholding Forum Selection Bylaws
• Wells Fargo Gets Bank Transfer Patents Axed Under Alice
• Doctors Fight To Join Blue Cross Antitrust Class Suit
• Fla. Gov. Appoints 6 To Judicial Nominating Commissions
• Estee Lauder Asks 11th Circ. To Nix Retailer's Antitrust Suit
• Don't Let Wife Abuser Hear Cases, Judge Blogs To 11th Circ.
• Ex-McDermott Atty Gets 13 Months For Not Reporting Taxes
• Stanford Investors Want SEC Negligence Claims Revived
• Fla. Tribe Wants Fed. Judge DQ'd From Sanctions Case
• 11th Circ. Tells Fixodent Zinc Plaintiffs To Forget It
• 9th Circ. Says Immersion Ruling Doesn't Stray From Meyers
• J&J To Face Suit Over Allegedly Misleading Sunscreen Labels
• Nordion Says 11th Circ. Misapplied Test To Fla. Contract
• Lorillard Loses Appeal Of $45M Engle Verdict
• Sens. Urge Burger King To Scrap $11B Tim Hortons Inversion
• Hundreds Of Engle Progeny Tobacco Suits Axed At 11th Circ.
• Disabled Children's 2nd Class Cert. Bid Denied In Fla. Suit
• Ex-Airline Exec Gets Reduced Sentence In Kickback Scheme
• Wells Fargo Asks 11th Circ. To Reinstate $10M Pruco Policy
• Fla. Judge Vacates His Gay Marriage Ruling On Technicality
• Medical Supplier Wants TCPA Suit Axed After $9M Deal Halted
• Cookie Co. Can't Kick 'All Natural' Labeling Class Action
• Wyndham FLSA Settlement Nixed Over Fee Request
• Stanford Investors Face Uphill Climb In Battle With SEC
• Redistricting Case Belongs In Fla. High Court, Voters Say
• 11th Circ. Won't Rehear Stiefel Appeal In $1.5M Share Fight
• Firm Will Regret Not Firing Atty Over Anti-Gay Email: Experts
• 11th Circ. Eyes 'Comedy Of Errors' In Mortgage Fraud Trial
• 3 Lessons Learned As Darden Proxy Fight Heats Up
• CFTC Says Atty Aided Precious Metals Investment Scam
• DDMG Says Fla. Tax Credits Are Part Of Bankruptcy Estate
• USDOT Awards $950M Loan To Rebuild Fla.'s Interstate 4
• AGs Back Ruling McWane Squeezed Out Pipe Fitting Rivals
• New $3.4M Deal In Lowe's FLSA Action Is Unfair, Judge Rules
• Senate Confirms Atlanta Atty Jill Pryor To 11th Circ.
• Distributor Says Pinnacle Foods Conspired To Replace It
• Marriott Inflated Cruise Ship Fees, Customer Says
• Fontainebleau Settles Trademark Dispute With Condo Co.
• Clarins Must Face Deceptive Ad Suit Over Beauty Products
• Fla. Court Nixes Firm's Defamation Suit Against Ex-Atty
• FordHarrison Adds Former Littler Atty As Partner In Miami
• Recent Case Shows Final Asset Sales Are Not Always Final
• Anheuser-Busch Can't Evade False Ad Suit Over Beck's Beer
• Insurer Didn't Force Suit, Avoids Fee Claim In Fla. Appeal
• Accentia Strikes $1.25M Deal To End Investors' Vaccine Suit
• Fast-Food Worker Seeks Class Cert. In Alter Ego OT Suit
• One Beacon, Fla. Insurer Settle Construction Contractor Row
• 11th Circ. Won't Kill SEC Suit Against Ex-Miami Official
• Job Applications Can Cut Short Protracted Litigation
• Stearns Weaver Adds Real Estate, IT Partners In Miami
• Fla. High Court Won't Take Up Same-Sex Marriage Appeal
• Skanska Closes On $900M Share Of $2.3B Fla. Highway Deal
• BigLaw Attys Use Abuse Defense To Win A Death Reprieve
• Newly Endangered Plants Stand In Wal-Mart Project's Way
• Darden Restaurants Gets 218,000-Member Class Decertified
• 11th Circ. Partially Ends Injunction In BofA Conspiracy Row
• Lowndes Set To Grow Presence In IP, Private Equity Realms
• Fla.'s JFK Med Center Overbills PIP Patients, Class Says
• Medical Clinic Worker Can't Avoid 10-Year Term For Fraud
• FDIC Wins $4.9M From WaMu's Title Insurer For Loan Fraud
• Metrospaces Nabs 50% Stake In Venezuelan Island Hotel
• 11th Circ. Says Adversary Defendants Aren't Aggrieved Parties
• 11th Circ. To Rehear Warrantless Cell Tracking Case En Banc
• Miami-Dade OKs Vote On Raising $393M For New Courthouse
• SEC Wins Permanent Ban On Ex-Urban CEO For Microcap Plot
• Coverage Liability Is Basis For Bad Faith Suits: Fla. Court
• Florida Gas Claims Miami Beach Project Will Hinder Lines
• Clinic Owner Tied To MLB Doping To Plead Guilty In Oct.
• Fla. Court Affirms $4.25M Engle Award Against RJ Reynolds
• Starboard Lashes Out At Darden's Latest Olive Branch
• DiamondRock Pays $127M For Times Square Hilton
• Dealmakers Q&A: Berger Singerman's Jeff Margolis
• For Fla. Courts, Forum Selection Clause May Not Be Enough
• Rothstein Trustee Gets Judge's Nod For Up To $37M Payout
• Ex-Mayor Says Miami Lakes Has No Business In His Appeal
• Petition To Raise Fla. Bar Dues Sparks Debate Over Legal Aid
• Investor Sues Fla. Gourmet Meal Delivery Co. Over Merger
• Perkins Coie Helps Miami InterContinental Land $115M Loan
• Darden Offers New Olive Branch To Activists As Vote Looms
• Burger King, Tim Hortons Reveal Merger Breakup Fees
• Apollo Cruises To $3B Prestige Exit With Sale To Norwegian