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Florida - March, 2015

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• Fla. Firms See Sunny Future As Cuba Relations Thaw
• Fla. Senate Panel Backs Changes To Medical Marijuana Law
• 11th Circ. Backs Bard In Vein Filter Product Liability Row
• Acquitted Fla. Mayor Wins Legal Battle To Resume Office
• Fund Manager Insists He Tried To Help Rothstein Victims
• Simpson Thacher Guides Blackstone In $1.2B Hotel Pick-Up
• 'Shotgun Pleading' Sinks Wal-Mart Juice-Labeling Claims
• SEC Atty Digs Into Investment Manager In Rothstein Case
• 11th Circ. Affirms 20-Year Sentence For $7M Medicare Fraud
• Commerce Chief Urges Cuba To Deepen Engagement With US
• Sick Ex-Smoker Blames R.J. Reynolds 'Propaganda'
• Fla. Bill To Help Condo Owners Could Make Buyers Wary
• The 2015 Rising Stars, By Firm
• Whole Foods Can't Bag Ex-Employees' Background Check Suit
• Ex-Miami Official Asks High Court For Immunity In SEC Row
• 11th Circ. Shields SEC From Negligence Claims Over Stanford
• 11th Circ. Revives TCPA Suit After Settlement Was Spurned
• Justices To Hear ERISA Reimbursement Case
• Plea Deals Denied For 3 Tampa Attys Accused Of DUI Setup
• A-Rod's Cousin Pleads Guilty In MLB Doping Scandal
• Workers, Atty Groups Side With Worker In Carnival Injury Row
• 11th Circ. Told Cost-Splitting Sinks Seaman Arbitration Clause
• 11th Circ. Nixes Venezuelan Bank's Claim Against BofA
• DOL Rolls Over On Standing Issue In H-2B Regulations Case
• Sandoz Can't Dodge Cancer Drug Product Liability Suit
• Snack Co. Can't Bag Pretzel Crisps 'All Natural' Suit
• GM Fights Class Cert. Bid In Safety-Rating Sticker Suit
• Big Tobacco Slapped With $2M Verdict In Engle Progeny Suit
• Ex-Hospital CEO Asks High Court To Hear Whistleblower Suit
• Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40
• MoFo Steers Self-Storage REIT Jernigan Capital's $100M IPO
• Fla. Tribe Wants RICO Suit Against Ex-Chair In Federal Court
• Fla. Developer Improperly Won City Contract, 11th Circ. Rules
• Fla. Tribe Turns To New Tax Law In Appeal Of IRS Summons
• Fla. House Committee Mulls Massive Gambling Expansion Bill
• 11th Circ. Won't Make Porn Co. Pay Extra Atty Fees
• Neutrogena Burns Off Some Sunscreen Class Action Claims
• PODS Wants $6.5M In Fees After TM Win Against U-Haul
• Old Republic's Negligence Claim Stands In Reinsurance Row
• Fla. Court Axes Seminole Members' Appeal In Ad Agency Row
• Auto Parts Maker SKF Escapes Fla. AG's Price-Fixing Suit
• Adams & Diaco Atty To Give Up License Over DUI Setup
• 11th Circ. Won't Revive Chinese Pharma Class Action Claims
• Lewis Tein Beats Tribe's Malpractice Appeal In Fla.
• 11th Circ. Urged To Nix 20-Year Medicare Fraud Sentence
• Hunton Atty Appointed Special Master In Takata MDL
• Dominican Republic Fights $50M Default Award At 11th Circ.
• Plaintiffs At Odds Over Lenovo Adware MDL Venue
• Fla. House Panel Delays Vote On Capping Tobacco Damages
• Steve Madden Settles Zumba's Trademark Suit In Fla.
• Philip Morris, RJ Reynolds Hit With $3M Punitive Verdict
• Porn Co. Says Atty Inflated Fees In BitTorrent Copyright Row
• Mormons End Copyright Fight Over Bible Recordings
• Can Employers Record Employee Phone Conversations?
• Holland & Knight Pushes Back Against Sanction Bid In TM Suit
• RJ Reynolds, Philip Morris Suffer $10M Blow In Engle Trial
• Investment Manager Says Rothstein Kept Him In Dark
• Ex-North Miami Mayor Gets 5 Years For Mortgage Fraud Plot
• Groups Fight To Revive Suit Over Miami's Captive Orca
• And Now A Word From The Panel: Just Say No (To MDLs)?
• DOJ Looks To Nix Florida Tribe's Public Records Suit
• Med. Co. Wants Atty Sanctions On Top Of DQ In FCA Row
• Arnstein Delivers $136M Loan Deal For Miami Condo Towers
• 7-Eleven Attys Denounce 'Hypocritical' DQ Bid In ADA Suit
• Kelley Kronenberg Adds Miami Office, 6 New Attorneys
• GrayRobinson Adds Appellate Pro In Miami
• Rothstein Feeder Fund Settles Claims It Lied For Insurance
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Heller, Katz Properties, Avenues
• Sanctions Motion Claims 'Smoking Gun' Against Miami Project
• Judge Suspended Over Facebook Campaigning, Other Charges
• 2 Scientists Guilty Of $10M Gov't Research Grant Fraud
• Judge Threatens To Ax NFL Players' $53M Suit Against BB&T
• High Court Won't Hear Stiefel Appeal In $1.5M Share Fight
• Ex-Whole Foods Worker Says FCRA Requirements Are Clear
• Fed's Interest Rate Hike Could Slow Miami Development Boom
• Antitrust's Attempt At Healthy Competition In Health Care
• The Law360 400
• Publix Quietly Settles National Origin Lawsuit
• Litigation Firms Make Cuts Amid Work Slowdown
• Is MegaLaw Just Big Enough To Fail?
• Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Firms
• This Week In Congress: Bicameral Coincidence, Vote-A-Rama
• Universal Health Care Settles WARN Act Claims
• High Court Asked To Hear Alleged Bias In $62M Fraud Award
• Judge Trims Sentences In $63M Miami Medicare Fraud Case
• 5 New FCA Rulings Attys Need To Know
• Kashi Consumers Fight Sanction In GMO Class Action
• Darden Lists Fla. HQ, Explores Sale-Leaseback Deals
• Fla. Retailers Say Surcharge Law Against 1st Amendment
• Duane Morris Dodges Sanctions In Fla. Mall Bankruptcy
• A Closer Look At Florida's Attempt To De-Anonymize Websites
• Fla. Senate Floats New Model For Low-Income Health Program
• Fla. Hospital Chain Inks $5M FCA Deal Over Cancer Care
• Fla. Land Buying Amendment Plan Won't Buy Much Land
• 5 Tips For Navigating The P3 Process
• Toy Co. Says Copyright Law Preempts Toon Ripoff Claim
• Arnstein & Lehr Adds 3 Attys To Bolster Litigation Bench
• 'Never Settle With Trolls,' Startup Says After Patent Verdict
• Fla. Tribe Scoffs At Delay Accusations In $1M Sanctions Row
• Ford Didn't Hide Docs In Explorer Exhaust Row, Court Says
• 11th Circ. Denies Rehearing Of FCRA Claim Against Experian
• Encore Capital Unit Pays $38M For Bankrupt Fla. Mall Property
• Durkin & Durkin Sued Over Holocaust Survivor's $100M Will
• Miami-Dade School Board Signs Off On Megamall Project
• Allstate Wins Appeal Over Policy's Notice Of Fee Schedule
• ACA Contraceptive Coverage Suit Stayed To Await 11th Circ.
• Gilbane Building Co. Settles FCA Case With Feds For $1M
• DOL Gets 4 Weeks To Prepare For H-2B Rule's Demise
• 11th Circ. Denies Police Union's Atty Fee Bid In Age Bias Suit
• Ex-Miami Official Takes SEC Immunity Dispute To High Court
• RJ Reynolds' $8.5M Engle Loss Upheld By Fla. Appeals Court
• We've Got Spirit — And It's Trademarked
• Privacy Laws Pose Challenge To FATCA Compliance
• Fla. House Panel OKs Contentious Fracking Regulations
• BigLaw Aims To Win Client Love With Side Jobs
• Podhurst Orseck, 3 Other Firms To Lead Takata Air Bag MDL
• OPINION: Not All That Is Public Should Be Publicized
• Fla. Bridge Project To Boost Water To Everglades Gets OK
• Fla. Senators Advance Health Insurance Exchange Plan
• Deals Rumor Mill: Petrobras, Apollo, Espirito Santo
• Investcorp Drops $300M On 4 US Residential Properties
• Obama's Cuba Move May Spell End Of Immigration Benefits
• 'Just Mayo' Is Anything But, Class Action Says
• Skadden, Paul Weiss, Bass Berry Guide $849M Housing Deal
• Carlton Fields Adds Ex-General Counsel For Fla. DEP
• Vital Settles Energy Drink Claims For Price Of 1 Beverage
• DOL Asks Court To Put Removal Of H-2B Rule On Hold
• EPA Prevails In Suit Over Fla. Impaired Waters Rule
• Young Conaway Atty Skirts Sanctions In Sunken Treasure Row
• Fla. Homeowners Awarded $19.2M For Citrus Trees State Cut
• Arnstein & Lehr Says Ex-Secretary Is Not A Whistleblower
• Up The Irish: St. Paddy's Is For Celebrating Pro Bono, Too
• Ex-Mayor Sues Fla. City Over Property Management Contract
• Ritz-Carlton Trying To Block Neighbor Condos' Sale, Suit Says
• Jackson Lewis Taps Akerman Atty To Lead Tampa Office
• Ex-Casino Guard Says Seminoles Not Immune To Firing Suit
• Loan Servicer Asks High Court To Hear Tribal Arbitration Row
• Ex-Publix Worker Says National Origin Suit Should Stand
• Fla. Appeals Court Releases Insurance Head From Testifying
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Blackstone, Lyon, Claro Development
• Bankrupt Caribbean Resort's $40M Deal With Lender OK'd
• Chiquita Urges High Court To Reject War Crime Suit Review
• States Taking A Larger Role In Transportation Funding
• New Suit Could Further Delay Fla. Medical-Marijuana Rules
• Tribe Twisted Law To Avoid Fla. Casino Taxes, 11th Circ. Told
• Planned Self-Storage REIT Jernigan Capital Prices $120M IPO
• Ex-BankAtlantic CEO Loses Bid For New Fraud Trial
• FAA's Proposed Height Restrictions Come Under Fire
• Twin City Needn't Cover Telecoms' Civil Theft Verdict
• Leech Tishman Sues For Fees For Biotech Co. Formation
• 11th Circ. Revives FCA Claim Over Kaplan Recruiter Pay
• Trustee Says Troutman Sanders Can't Escape Bankruptcy Suit
• Insurer Says Fla. Law Firm Not Covered In Contempt Suit
• Miami Lender Pays $3.8M To End FCA Suit On Ex-Im Loans
• Lessons From 11th Circ. Anticybersquatting Act Case
• OPINION: Beyond The 'Grow Or Die' Law Firm Model
• Fla. Judge Accuses Attys Of Contempt In Disciplinary Case
• U-Haul Loses New Trial Bid After $60M Trademark Verdict
• Blank Rome Hires Ex-Duane Morris Consumer Finance Partner
• Fla. Court Axes Condo Developers' Row Over Ex-Attys' Lien
• US Joins EMT's FCA Suit Against Fla. Ambulance Co.
• Virgin Swiped 'Ultra Ships' Idea, Ex-Norwegian Prez Says
• Fla. Ambulance Co., Hospitals Accused Of Bilking Medicare
• Fla. Court Rules Privately Operated Navy Housing Tax-Exempt
• Fla. 'Foreclosure King' Hit With $2M Process Service Suit
• LabMD Rips 11th Circ. For Refusing FTC Data Security Suit
• Fla. Court OKs Dismissal Of $190M Class Suit Against Citizens
• How Obama's Immigration Actions Impact Higher Education
• Traub Lieberman Enters South Fla., Adds 4 Wilson Elser Attys
• Fla. Senate Committee OKs Medicaid Expansion Alternative
• Holland & Knight Should Be Sanctioned For TM Suit, MPN Says
• Fla. House Panel OKs 'Uber Bill,' Says More Work Needed
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Chick-Fil-A, Safra, Prologis
• Freddie Mac Grows $1.3B Taylor Bean Suit Against Deloitte
• Fla. Senate Panel Passes Film Incentive Bill
• Holiday Cruise Line Hit With Another TCPA Class Action
• DOJ Reaches Settlement With Hilton Over Discrimination Suit
• Judge Won't Stop Miami-Area Sidewalk Allowing Development
• Fla. Gov. Touts $41M Miami Road Expansion Project
• Contact Lens Cos. Face Collusion Suit From Indirect Buyers
• Miss. To Get $22K From Settlements In FTC Robocall Suit
• Nicholson & Eastin Can't Rep FCA Whistleblowers, Judge Says
• High Court Won't Wade Into Shore Club Foreclosure Fight
• Insurers Needn't Defend Anda In W.Va. 'Pill Mill' Suit
• 11th Circ. Will Hear Fainting Plaintiff's Grant Thornton Row
• Ex-U. Miami Coach To Plead Guilty In Doping Case
• Lewis Brisbois Adds Insurance Fraud Specialist In Fla.
• ADA Plaintiff Wants 7-11 Attys Split From Witness In Suit
• Fla. Tribe Accused Of Delaying Tactics Over Sanctions
• Quicken Loans Loses Bid To Transfer Fla. TCPA Suit
• Boies, Cabraser, Berman Seek Lead Role In Takata MDL
• Florida Sues Four Companies For Computer Support Scams
• Creditors Get Wake-Up Call On Involuntary Bankruptcies
• Disney May Be Discriminating Against Autistic Guests: Report
• Fla. Senate To Mull Reworked Health Exchange Plan
• Law Firm Accused Of Fla. Bar Process, Public Records Abuse
• Mall Of America Owner Plans $4B World's Biggest Complex
• NextEra Unit To Buy Fla. Coal Plant For $520M, Then Close It
• The Expanding Risk Of State False Claims Act Actions
• Suspect In MLB Doping Scandal Moves To DQ Atty
• No Fix On The Horizon In Fla. If Court Nixes ACA Subsidies
• NFL's Gore Takes $1,000 Settlement From BB&T In $53M Case
• Fla. House Passes Water Resources Bill, Despite Criticism
• Fla. Governor's Ex-General Counsel Joins GrayRobinson
• Brokerage Not Covered For Online Theft, 11th Circ. Affirms
• 11th Circ. Ruling Gives Insurers Edge In Sinkhole Disputes
• SeaWorld Can't Sink Auto-Renew Ticket Class Action
• Cincinnati Drops Coverage Suit Over Cookie Co. False Ad Suit
• Biocide's Fee Bid Falls Flat In Rival's Failed Patent Suit
• Doc's Right To Practice Doesn't Void Noncompete, Court Says
• After 2nd Circ. Win, 'Get Lucky' Owner Goes After Kmart
• Whole Foods Worker Seeks Cert. In Background Check Row
• Judge Vacates 2008 DOL Rule Over H-2B Labor Certification
• Holland, Rennert Steer $87M Loan For Miami Luxury Towers
• Public Storage Attys Exit Class Action Following DQ Bid
• BALCA Axes Landscaping Co.'s Bid For 60 Workers
• 7-Eleven Attys Can't Rep Third Party, ADA Plaintiff Says
• Fla. Gov. Urges Obama To Extend Low-Income Health Program
• Butler Snow Launches Economic Development Firm In Fla.
• Fla. Judge Says Bankrupt Developer Can't Discharge Debt
• Brothers Get Years In Prison For Defrauding Systemax
• Jones Day Scoops Ex-Roetzel FDA Pro In Miami
• Fla. High Court Told Congressional Maps Need More Changes
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Jennifer Olmedo-Rodriguez
• 11th Circ. Puts Spotlight On Warrantless Cellphone Search
• Fla. Senate Will Look At Health Care Expansion, Leader Says
• CORRECTED: Caribbean Cruise Line To Pay $500K In FTC Robocall Row
• Buchanan Fumbled AFL Team Buy, $15M Malpractice Suit Says
• Publix Repudiates National Origin Discrimination Claims
• Canyon Ranch Soothes Condo Owners' Ch. 11 Complaints
• Wal-Mart Mislabels Pomegranate Juice, Class Action Says
• Fla. Senate Passes Bill Over Post-Retirement Judgeships
• CFPB Wins Injunction On Law Firm In Mortgage Scheme Suit
• Fla. JQC Advises Suspension For Judge's Campaign Violations
• Recruiter For Miami Doping Scandal Sentenced To 3 Months
• Fla. Teaming Agreements Must Balance Exclusivity
• Army Corps Roped Into Sierra Club's Mitigation Bank Suit
• Man Gets 9 Years For Defrauding Military SubContractors
• Fla. Rep. Floats Massive Gaming Expansion Bill
• Jury Acquits Fla. Man In 'Medical Necessity' Pot Case
• 2 Mental Health Workers Get 6 Years In $63M Fraud Case
• Builders Back High Court Row Over Fla. Ordinance Dispute
• Billion-Dollar Issues Loom Over Fla. Legislature Session
• Fla. Judge Convicted Of DUI Agrees To 20-Day Suspension
• Carnival Seaman Takes Injury Arbitration Row To High Court
• Carnival Passengers Win $118K Damages For Cruise Fiasco
• Judge Nixes Class Cert. In Vital Redline Energy Drink Suit
• How To Bolster Your Ascertainability Challenge
• Privacy Settings Won't Keep Social Media Posts Out Of Court
• This Week In Congress: Netanyahu's Controversial Visit