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Florida - October, 2014

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• Symbion Must Shed Center In FTC Deal Over $792M Merger
• $393M Bond Issue For New Miami Courthouse Faces Long Odds
• 11th Circ. Rejects ERISA Claim Against Stiefel Labs
• NetBank Tells High Court $5.7M Refund Ruling Is A Deviation
• New Judge Keeps NFLers' Suit Against BB&T Mostly Intact
• Hard Rock Beats IP Suit Over Beatles' Early Haunt
• Marsh Prevails In $35M Suit Over Condemned High-Rise
• 8 Ballot Measures Attorneys Will Be Watching
• Madoff Victims Can't Look To Trustee To Save Picower Suit
• 'Green Revolution' Is Here — Try Not To Lose Your Head
• Ex-UBS Exec Says U.S. Failed To Establish Tax Fraud Case
• 11th Circ. Revives Part Of Whistleblower Medicare Suit
• Miami Cos. Dinged For Insuring Sanctioned Individuals
• 11th Circ. Finds Spam Fax Liability In Reviving TCPA Suit
• 11th Circ. Sends Trade Secret Dispute To Arbitration
• Expect More Class Suits Over Air Bags, Plaintiffs' Atty Says
• Fla. High Court Removes Tallahassee Judge From Bench
• KC And The Sunshine Band Don't Stop Copyright Suit
• Wells Fargo's Contested $281M Force-Placed Deal Approved
• Jersey Mike's Owner Is Slicing Into Overtime Pay, Suit Says
• 2 New Cases Temper Post-Halliburton Expectations
• HSBC Gets Final OK For $32M Deal Over Force-Placed Policies
• Law360 Names Most Feared Plaintiffs Firms Of 2014
• North Florida Shipyards To Pay $1M To Settle FCA Charges
• Fla. Appeals Court Says Client Wire Receipts Not Privileged
• Bankrupt DDMG Will Return $18M In Tax Credits To Fla.
• Greenberg Traurig Adds New Insurance Practice Co-Chair
• Experienced Litigator Joining Berger Singerman In Miami
• Fla. Plaintiffs Want Stay Lifted In Same-Sex Marriage Case
• Crescent Strikes $700M Deal To Sell Multifamily Portfolio
• Key Government Witness Wraps Testimony In Weil Case
• Shutts & Bowen Adds Ex-Navy Atty To Gov't Contracts Team
• Leader Of $300M Allied Vets Gambling Plot Won't Serve Time
• Fla. Tribe Wants Sanctions In Candlebox Suit
• WellCare Hit With FCA Suit Over Denied Hospital Stays
• Alston Atty Accused Of Deposing Woman Who Passed Out
• The Legal Professions' Curious Under-Use Of 2nd Opinions
• GGP Snags $175M Stake In Miami Design District
• 14 'Hot Fuel' MDL Deals Get Green Light, While 4 Put On Ice
• Takata, Carmakers Face 1st Round Of Exploding Air Bag Suits
• Star Witness Faces Intense Questioning In UBS Exec's Trial
• Fla. High Court Upholds Insurer's Family Vehicle Exclusion
• Fontainebleau Judge Rejects Trustee's D&O Settlement
• CDC Issues Ebola Monitoring Guidelines Amid Quarantines
• Embattled Fla. Judge Wants Case Against Her Tossed
• Fla. AG Asks To Keep Same-Sex Marriage Ban In Place
• Race Is On For Top Attys, Offices As Miami Leads Growth
• How Esquenazi Will Play Out In Emerging Economies
• Jones Walker Reps IberiaBank In $259M Old Florida Buy
• 11th Circ. Releases FriendFinder From IPO Class Action
• Refusals To Deal In The Big Data Era
• Witness, Defense Clash Over Claims In UBS Tax Fraud Case
• Tyson Worker Wants High Court Hearing in Race Bias Fee Row
• Cross-State Rule Will Gain Power As EPA Revises Air Regs
• 11th Circ. Revives Integrity Trustee's $70M Negligence Suit
• Fla. Tribe Loses Bid To DQ Judge From Sanctions Case
• FCA Whistleblower Wants Humana Suit Restrictions Lifted
• 11th Circ. Refuses To Reignite War Over $2.7M Judgment
• Exotic Dancers Win Cert. In Miami Club OT Suit
• Homeowners Slam Wells Fargo's $281M Force-Placed Deal
• 'Natural' Diet Bars Stuffed With Fake Additives, Class Says
• DC Circ. Lifts Stay On EPA's Cross-State Air Rule
• Economic Impact On Mortgage Lenders From Strip-Off Law
• Ex-Colleague Says Weil Aware Of UBS' Role In Tax Fraud
• Commodity Pool Operators Sued By CFTC Agree To Injunction
• Rothstein Atty Pleads Guilty In $2.4M Fraud Scheme
• Fla. High Court OKs Fast Track For Redistricting Appeal
• A Possible Game-Changer For 'Silent' Arbitration Clauses
• CORRECTED: Green Groups Drop Injunction Bid To Halt PortMiami Dredging
• Fla. High Court Overturns Atty Fee Ruling In Pension Case
• Florida Hospitals Face FCA Suit Over Kickback Scheme
• SEC Settles Case Against Alleged Rothstein Fraudster
• Backstreet Boys To Recover Master Tapes In Settlement
• Scientists Can't Shake $10M Gov't Contract Fraud Charges
• Key Witness Takes Stand In Ex-UBS Exec's Tax Fraud Trial
• RJR, Philip Morris Hit With $41M Engle Verdict By Fla. Jury
• FTC Wins $10M Settlement From Alleged Spam Text Schemers
• PMG Nabs $124M Construction Loan For Miami High-Rise
• National Union Defeats Suit Over $40M Real Estate Deal
• Fla. Court Says Closed-Door Pension Talks Violated Law
• Morgan Stanley Asks 11th Circ. To Nix Tribe's $26M RICO Suit
• Insurers Won't Change $32M Deal Over Force-Placed Policies
• Florida Decision Protects Lien Rights For Contractors
• New Jurisdictional Issues When Moving To Quash A Subpoena
• FINRA Slams Ex-Deputy Director's Discrimination Claims
• Ex-UBS Adviser Says Weil Was At Meeting On Hiding Accounts
• Collier County Joins Fla. DEP's Suit Against Texas Oil Co.
• Ritz Workers, Atty Sanctioned In 'Frivolous' Discrimination Suit
• 'Consent-To-Settle' Insurance Issue Sent To Ga. High Court
• Astros, Nats Stadium Plan Gets $108M Boost From Fla. County
• Law Prof Keeps Fighting For Brief In $173M Qualcomm Appeal
• The State Of Same-Sex Marriage In Florida
• Rothstein Investor Fights Firm's Bid To Compel Arbitration
• Sierra Club Threatens EPA With Suits Over Ozone Standards
• Fla. Hospitals Beat Whistleblower's Retaliation Claim
• When Is A Party-Appointed Appraiser 'Disinterested'?
• RE Rumor Mill: Tokyo Bank, Co-Op Record, UBS Realty
• Ex-UBS Clients Describe Tax Schemes In Raoul Weil Trial
• Atty Tells Supreme Court Fla. Bar Rule Is Unconstitutional
• Flawed Order Led To Worker's $2.5M Award, Cruise Line Says
• Toyota Air Bag Recall Expanded In High Humidity Areas
• M&T Bank To Pay $4M To Exit MDL Over Overdraft Fees
• 2 More HCA Hospitals Added To Fla. PIP Coverage Class Suit
• RE Rumor Mill: Blackstone, Forest City, Canyon-Johnson
• 11th Circ. Axes Fair Use Ruling Over GSU Digital Copies
• Chattem Fights Class Cert. In Mouthwash Class Action
• Judge Won't Sanction Insurance Brokers In Discovery Spat
• Fla. Investment Company Exec. Gets 14 Years In $21M Fraud
• Fla., Calif. Join US In FCA Suit Against Symantec
• Fla. Lawmakers Fight Fast Track For Redistricting Case
• Duke Units File 3rd Spent Nuclear Fuel Suit Against DOE
• Papa John's Customers Again Seek Cert. In Delivery Tax Suit
• Ex-UBS Exec Points Blame At Gov't Witness In Tax Trial
• Oncologist Gets New Damages Trial After $90M FCA Judgment
• Big Tobacco Faces Long Odds In 11th Circ. Engle Appeals
• Rothstein Broker Pleads Guilty In $2.4M Fraud Scheme
• Fla. Justices Order Reprimand For Judge Over Code Violations
• Fla. Justices Restrict Police Tracking Of Real-Time Cell Data
• 11th Circ. Tosses $6M Engle Verdict Over Alcohol Evidence
• Miami Hospital Seeks Toss Of FICA Tax Refund Suit
• A-Rod's Purported Supplier Pleads Guilty To Drug Charges
• Culling Consent From 11th Circ. TCPA Case
• Ex-UBS Exec Opens Up About Swiss Tax Shelters In Weil Case
• Commodores' Ex-Guitarist Can't Play Under Band's Name
• Fla. Appeals Court Affirms Garnishment Of Judge's Accounts
• Fla. Appeals Court Kills City's Hotel Development Ordinance
• Practitioner's Playbook: Starboard Vs. Darden
• Morgan & Morgan, Investigator Settle Overtime Pay Dispute
• Yankees Great Sues Advisers Over $11M Investment Losses
• Ex-UBS Exec Says He Didn't Know About Tax Evasion Scheme
• Perdue, Kroger Agree To Settle Chicken Labeling Suits
• Sinkhole Coverage Suit Time-Barred, Fla. Appeals Court Says
• Fla. Appeals Court Upholds Phone Review In Deadly Crash
• 11th Circ. Sinks Camp Lejeune Drinking Water Suit
• Biogenesis Co-Conspirator Pleads Guilty To MLB Doping
• Embattled Darden CEO Steps Down, Sealing Starboard Win
• Fla. Appellate Court Expands Insurance Bad Faith Law
• Ex-TD Bank VP Charged In Rothstein's $1.2B Scheme
• Floor Maker Can't Copyright Nature, 11th Circ. Told
• Fla. Gov. Advances $83M For I-75 Interchange Project
• Class Denial Doesn't Need Claim-by-Claim Analysis: Fla. Court
• Snack Co. Blasts Rubinstein Firm In 'All Natural' Action
• 11th Circ. Upholds Fla. HIPAA Waiver Law
• Darden Ouster Shows Low Tolerance For Board Miscues
• Voter Groups Denied Attys' Fees In Fla. Redistricting Case
• Alleged Rothstein Fraudster Sold Faulty Securities, Judge Says
• Fla. Judge Wants Charges Of 'Bizarre' Behavior Dismissed
• OPINION: Don't Mess With... Arizona?
• Tug-Of-War: Attorney-Client Privilege Vs. Deposition
• Starboard Wins All 12 Darden Board Seats In Proxy Fight
• Young Conaway Hit With Fraud Suit Over Sunken Treasure Con
• Akerman Will Move Miami Office To $1B Brickell City Centre
• HIPAA Data Theft Suit Not Covered, Insurer Tells 11th Circ.
• Miami OKs Critical Zoning Exemptions For Convention Center
• Shutts & Bowen Adds Hill Ward Atty To White Collar Group
• RE Rumor Mill: Amazon, CBS TV, Ritz-Carlton
• Avis Managers' OT Settlement Needs More Info, Judge Says
• Atty's Battle For Judge Election Heads To Fla. High Court
• Banks Wary Of Medical Marijuana As Fla. Vote Nears
• Wachtell At Risk Of Big Defeat In Bitter Darden Proxy Fight
• OPINION: Uphold Reasonable Regs On Judicial Campaigns
• Fla. Gov. Has Concealed $200M, AG Challenger Says
• FCA Whistleblower Must Try Again In Humana Medicare Suit
• 11th Circ. Hears Miami Beach Police Age Discrimination Case
• Spark Plug Buyers Slam Bosch's Bid To Exit False Ad Row
• Atty Who Claimed Microchip Plot Faces Indefinite Suspension
• Fla. To Pull Sizable Chunk Of $3B From Pimco Funds
• Berger Singerman Adds Real Estate, Finance Ace In Miami
• Ford Can't Skirt Explorer Exhaust Defect Row In Fla.
• 11th Circ. Urged To Ax Sanctions In $5M Life Insurance Row
• Fla. Appeals Court Punts On Motorola FCA Suit Dismissal Row
• Parkway To Rake In $237M In Sale Of Recent RE Pickups
• EEOC Asks 11th Circ. For Broad Subpoena Power Under ADA
• Fla. Will Continue Defense Of Same-Sex Marriage Ban
• CFTC Charges Commodity Pool Operators With Forex Fraud
• Ex-UBS Exec Says Swiss Reports Belong In Tax Evasion Trial
• Fla. Supreme Court Digs Into Citizens' Bad Faith Immunity
• Goldman Sells Sawgrass Golf Resort To Carey Watermark
• 11th Circ. Pushback On Medical Guideline Litigation
• ACLU Aims To Lift Stay On Fla. Gay Marriage Ruling
• Zumba Hits Steven Madden With Trademark Suit
• Ex-Stiefel Exec Tells 11th Circ. His Stock Suit Was Timely
• 11th Circ. Reinstates Pollution Suit Against UTC
• Supreme Court Won't Review Ex-CVS Pharmacist's ADA Suit
• Ex-Fla. Deputy AG Joins Foley's Financial Services Team
• Host Hotels Closes $359M Deals For Fla., Berlin Venues
• High Court Docks Royal Caribbean Workers' Pay Appeal
• Two Tickets To Paradise: Foreign Buyers Drawn To Florida
• Fla. Tribe Asks High Court To Review Fla. Fuel Tax Ruling
• 11th Circ. Won't Rehear Chiquita Colombia War Crimes Claims
• Man Admits Defrauding Miami Heat Players Of $7.5M
• Attys Ask High Court To Discharge $2M Debt In Bankruptcy
• Costco Water Sales Reps Hit Agency With OT Suit
• Fla. Bad Faith Ruling Gives Policyholders Leg Up On Insurers
• High Court Asked To Revive Morgan Stanley ADA Firing Suit
• Fla. Tribe Blasts Ex-GC's Challenge To Judge DQ Bid
• High Court Takes On Speech Rights In Judicial Campaign Case
• NY AG Sues Firms, Attorney For Mortgage Rescue Scheme
• Ford Says Fla. Woman Cannot Bring Defect Class Action
• Ex-Rothstein Partner Gets 33 Mos. For Fraud, Bribery
• Tampa Bay Lightning Owner Pays $150M For Marriott Hotel
• In Premier Proxy Fight Of 2014, Momentum Sidelines Darden
• LMFAO Says 'Party Rock' Doesn't Infringe Rick Ross Lyric
• High Court To Weigh Fla. Ban On Judicial Fundraising
• The Dramatic Transformation Of Miami's Lincoln Road
• 11th Circ. Won't Review Global Energies Bankruptcy Reversal
• RE Rumor Mill: US Sugar, Ashkenazy, Cornerstone
• Transatlantic Wins 1 More Shot To Plead Humana Claims
• TD Bank Snubbed On Rehearing Of $67M Ponzi Case Verdict
• Tweets KO Law Prof.'s Brief In $173M IP Row, Fed. Circ. Told
• $50M Mortgage Fraud Leader Sentenced To 27 Years
• Fla. Redistricting Case On Fast Track To State High Court
• Big TCPA Victory For The Collection Industry In 11th Circ.
• 11th Circ. Weighs In On Duty To Disclose Merger Talks
• High Court To Go Fishing For Answers In Anti-Shredding Case