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Florida - November, 2014

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• Fla. Supreme Court Backs Gambling Permit Conversion Law
• Revolving-Door Roundup: Gibson Dunn, Holland & Knight, Irell
• Goldman Reaps $78M In Sale Of Tampa Wells Fargo Center
• Amazon Returns Fire Over Porn Site's Injunction Bid
• Fla. Police Lose Age Discrimination Suit In 11th Circ.
• Fla. Credit Union Fined For Bank Secrecy Act Violations
• Are You Ready For Florida's New LLC Law?
• 'Love Boat' Co. Falls For $82M Offer For One Of Its Ships
• Homeowner Wins Retrial In Sinkhole Suit Against Citizens
• Moore & Van Allen Can't Duck Fla. Malpractice Suit
• Fla. Stock Scheme Atty Sees Post-Trial Motions Rejected
• RE Moguls On The Move
• Miami Jury Awards Smoker's Family $21M In Engle Case
• Greenberg Traurig Nabs Federal Prosecutor In Miami
• Feds Want Tribe's Gaming Tax Suit Nixed
• Fla. Supreme Court Retires Judge Due To Disability
• State AGs Urge FTC To Strengthen Telemarketing Sales Rule
• Alston & Bird Atty Is 'Abusive', Fainting Plaintiff Says
• Ousted Judge Didn't Pay Biz Taxes, Fla. High Court Told
• ADT Wants Investor Stock Inflation Claims Booted
• 11th Circ. Shoots Down Challenge To IRS Tax Levy
• Mutual Benefits CEO Hit With $645M Penalty In Fraud Case
• Fla. Class Action Case Law Aligns With Comcast Ruling
• States Still Fighting Bad-Faith Patent Infringement Claims
• Fla. Nursing Home Expansion To Spur Litigation Wave
• Fla. Arbitration Dispute Bounced Back To State Court
• Hinshaw Atty Fights Sanctions Bid In Geico, Bell TCPA Suit
• Fla. Redistricting Emails Go Public, Testimony On Deck
• Synovus Bank Paying $3.9M To Exit Overdraft Fee Litigation
• Fla. Chief Justice Creates Panel For Civil Justice Access
• Applebee's Franchisee Says EEOC Suit Exceeds Its Authority
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Holland & Knight's Erika Royal
• EBay Must Turn Over Texts In Fla. Spamming Suit
• What If States Opt Out Of EPA's Existing Source Rule?
• Miami Shoots Down $121M Plan To Renovate Marine Stadium
• Tax Relief Is Aim Of Three 2015 Fla. Senate Bills
• 11th Circ. Asked To Revive Fraud Claims Over Chinese Pharma
• Judicial Fundraising Ban Violates Free Speech, Justices Told
• Obama's Immigration Action Is Cause For Celebration
• Fla. Justices Give GOP Firm More Time In Redistricting Row
• PE-Backed Neff Falls Short Of Target With $157M IPO
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Mayer Brown's Marcus Christian
• FERC Dissent Signals Possible Shift On NGA Authority
• 11th Circ. Kills Tax Court's $6M Capital Gains Finding
• Big Tobacco Says Using Engle Findings Violates Federal Law
• 5 Convicted In $200M Medicare Con Ask 11th Circ. For Retrials
• Fla. Bar Can't Escape Free Speech Suit Over New Ad Rules
• Ex-TigerDirect, Systemax Brass Charged In $9M Kickback Plot
• Florida State University Shooter Was A Former BigLaw Atty
• DiamondRock Pays $149M For Florida Westin Resort
• Buchanan, Fowler To Unite Tampa Operations After Merger
• Sanctions Sought For IP Firm's 'Baseless' $42M Counterclaim
• Ex-Air Force Officer Gets 3 Years For $5M Bribery Scheme
• Carrabba's Italian Grill Hit With OT Class Action
• Fla. Judge Agrees To Sanctions Over Campaign Violations
• Fla. Gov. Requests $77M For Gulf Restoration Projects
• Fla., FTC Shut Down Multimillion-Dollar Tech Support Scams
• Fla. Firm Seeks Stay On Disclosure In Redistricting Fight
• Fla. Man Tells 11th Circ. He Found Illegal Humana Incentives
• Fla. Court Says Insurer Must Cover Car Dealer Accident
• Sirius Drops Weil, Adds O'Melveny For Pre-'72 Cases
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Hogan Lovells' Daniel González
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Legal Aces From 78 Firms
• IberiaBank Fights Ch. 11 Release Of Claims Over $10M Loan
• Ex-Fla. Hospital Exec Pleads Guilty In $67M Medicare Fraud
• Florida Asks 11th Circ. To Reinstate Gay Marriage Ban
• AT&T Asks 11th Circ. For Clarity On Warrantless Cell Tracking
• Papa John's Opposes Class Certification In Delivery Tax Row
• Novartis Fights Zometa Jaw Injury Verdict In 11th Circ.
• Hinshaw Atty Threatened With Sanctions In Geico TCPA Suit
• MLB Teams Want Minor Leaguers' Pay Suit Sent To Fla.
• Judge Axes Claims In BofA Mortgage Fee Class Action
• Madoff Trustee, Investor Fight To Halt Class Actions
• IRS Drops Pursuit Of Penalties On Disclosed Tax Shelter
• Why Can't We Be (Facebook) Friends? You Be The Judge
• Citing Soul Hit, 11th Circ. Affirms $1.3M Axiom TM Win
• Anti-Foreclosure Efforts Could Get Boost In High Court Cases
• Florida Gets $34M In Oil Spill Grants For Conservation Work
• ALJ Stubs Out Fla. Lottery Plan For Medical Pot Dispensers
• Honda Acted Too Late On Exploding Air Bags, Suit Says
• Fla. Judge OKs $1.3M In Atty Fees In Lowe's FLSA Deal
• Cole Scott Sued For Representation In Wrongful Death Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Onex, Bain Capital, Sequential Brands
• Fla. Bar Looks To Help Young Lawyers Get Started
• Judge Rejects Philip Morris' Recusal Bid In Engle Suit
• B/E Aerospace Plans $1.2B Offering To Fund KLX Spinoff
• Ex-Fla. Judge Asks For Rehearing On Removal From Bench
• Law Prof Loses Fight Over Brief In $173M Qualcomm Appeal
• Justices Urged To Review Docs' Claims Barred By Fla. Deal
• BofA Takes Ch. 7 Junior Lien Fight To Top Court
• 3rd-Party Liability Standards Stretched Under TCPA
• Zimmerman Kiser Atty Tapped For Fla. Appeals Court Seat
• 11th Circ. Revives Marlins Stadium Workers' FLSA Suit
• FTC, Fla. AG Win $23M Judgment Against Robocallers
• Philip Morris Hit With $35M Engle Tobacco Verdict
• Alston Slams Claim It Deposed Woman After She Passed Out
• Jury Acquits Former HMA Executive On Obstruction Charge
• Whole Foods Tries To 'Pick Off' Homeopathy Class Action
• Zurich Off Hook In Hotel Massage Sexual Assault Case
• Boston Scientific Hit With $27M Bellwether Mesh Verdict
• Fla. High Court Sets Harmless Error Test In Civil Cases
• Foreign Investors Eye Rousseff As Brazil Tries To Right Itself
• Fla. Wastes No Time Using Sovereign Immunity Appeal Rule
• GrayRobinson Lures Ex-GC Of Fla. Insurance Regulator
• Fla. Oversight Law Found To Impair Hospital Operator's Rights
• Arnstein & Lehr Guides PMG's $80M Miami Land Deal
• Fla. High Court Rips Privilege Claims Over Voter Map Docs
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Greenberg Traurig's Becerra
• Darden Will Scrap Poison Pill 6 Months Ahead Of Schedule
• Fla. Appeals Court Nixes Tax On Out-Of-State Flower Sales
• Gov't Staffing Contractor Escapes Whistleblower FCA Suit
• Fla. Appeals Court OKs City's Denial Of Taxi License
• Importer Wants $28M Over Unpaid Tainted Milk Judgment
• Pebblebrook Pays $59M For Westin-Branded Miami Hotel
• Fla. Appeals Judge To Guide Akerman Pro Bono Work
• Blank Rome Opens 3rd Fla. Office In Fort Lauderdale
• DuPont Stole Irrigation System Trade Secrets, Suit Says
• Fla. Court Says Insurer Not Liable For Battery Claims
• US Century Bank Ordered To Sign $4.5M Shareholder Deal
• Shutts & Bowen Adds Miami-Dade Judge As Partner
• Kedem Accuses Ex-Biz Partner Of Deleting Emails In IP Suit
• High Court Won't Hear NetBank's $5.7M Tax Refund Case
• Publishers Want En Banc Rehearing On GSU Fair Use Ruling
• Snack Co.'s Pretzel Crisps Aren't 'All Natural,' Suit Says
• Fla. High Court Won't Take Up Judicial Vacancy Appeal
• BMW Overstated Mini Cooper Fuel Economy, Suit Says
• 11th Circ. Message: Be Careful With Lone Pine Orders
• Fla. Woman Urges 11th Circ. To Toss $15M Tax Fraud Verdict
• Judge Nixes Fee Dispute In Four Seasons Fraud Case
• Cigna Agrees To Deal With Fla. Over HIV/AIDS Drugs
• Fla. Judge OKs Lowe's $3.5M FLSA Deal, Reviewing Atty Fees
• Miami-Dade Ties Fate Of Wal-Mart Project To Fed Enviro Deal
• Tribal Leader Dodges IRS Bid For Contempt Charges
• Ch. 7 Trustee Says Bank Failed To Stop Suspicious Banking
• 11th Circ. Curbs EEOC Subpoena Power In Cruise Liner Suit
• Juries Need 'Addicted' Defined In Engle Cases, Judge Says
• Home Care Co. To Pay $1.65M To Settle FCA Suit
• Guatemalan Funeral Co. Says Ex-CFO Swiped $5M
• Justices Smell Something 'Fishy' In Anti-Shredding Case
• Fla. AG Accuses Co. Of Falsely Promising GSA Contracts
• Telecom Execs Illegally Seized Control Of Co., Suit Says
• Fla. High Court To Reprimand Judge For Bailiff Relationship
• Supreme Court, Cell Towers, And Getting It 'In Writing'
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Becker & Poliakoff's Jeff Cazeau
• 5 Ways To Uncover Bias During Jury Selection
• Celebrity Cruises Upends Sanction, Ex-Worker's $2.5M Award
• Justices Skeptical Of Anti-Shredding Law Fish Prosecution
• DLA Piper Lures Ex-Foley & Lardner Corporate Partner
• Bosch Can't Escape Spark Plug False Advertising Suit
• Fla. Man Seeks End To Workers' Comp Attys' Fee Formula
• A-Rod Admitted To Using Steroids, Bought Cousin's Silence
• How Senate Without Filibuster-Proof Majority Avoids Gridlock
• Nursing Home's Ch. 11 Threatens Agency Police Powers
• Mum's The Word On Fla.'s Muddled Commonality Standard
• Despite Victory, Scott Loses Chance To Reshape High Court
• Fla. AG Bondi Set For Smooth Sailing With Scott Re-Elected
• Fla. Voters Pass Measure To Fund Land-Buying Program
• Measure To Decriminalize Medical Marijuana Fails In Fla.
• $393M Bond Issue For Miami-Dade Courthouse Shot Down
• Car Owners Want Takata Air Bag Defect Suits Consolidated
• Brach Eichler Opens Palm Beach, Fla., Office
• 11th Circ. Affirms Conviction Of $500K Tax Fraud Couple
• BankAtlantic Head Hid Precrash Loan Woes, SEC Tells Jury
• Booz Allen Unit Nabs $53M Air Force Engineering Contract
• Telemundo Wins Access To Privileged Docs In IP Fight
• Bob Evans Uniform Policy Cut Into Wages, Servers' Suit Says
• Stop Challenging FCPA Definition Of 'Foreign Official'
• Island Resort Kicks Off Bid To Wipe Out $122M Bank Debt
• Dickstein Shapiro Faces Ethics Claims Over Fla. AG Ties
• Trump, Trilogy Properties Settle Condotel Suit
• High Court Will Hear Florida-Georgia Water Wars Case
• White & Case Adds 2 White Collar Pros In Miami
• Justices Won't Hear Ex-Morgan Stanley Employee's ADA Suit
• Ex-UBS Exec Found Not Guilty In Tax Evasion Trial
• Norwegian Cruise Line Launches Private $680M Debt Offer