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Florida - May, 2015

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• Boyd To Break Ground On Retail Portions Of 750-Acre Project
• DHL Can Drive Away From WARN Act Claims, 11th Circ. Says
• Privacy Suit Judge Recuses Self After Own Data Breached
• Fla. Firm, Cohorts Dinged $28M For Troubled Mortgage Scam
• 4 In-House Preferences For Better Outside Counsel
• H-2A Workers Win On Joint Liability In Fruit Farm Wage Row
• 11th Circ. Says Chicken Eatery Trade Dress Row Is Covered
• Cuba Officially Dropped From Terrorism Supporter List
• Lyft, Uber Skirt Miami Public Endangerment Suit
• 11th Circ. Says Fla. Jury Should Hear FedEx Driver Row
• No More Delays, Plaintiffs In Shire Pay-For-Delay Suit Told
• Fla. Atty Slapped With Year Suspension For Bad Faith Conduct
• Fla. Court Says HOA's Docs Top State Law In Assessment Row
• Blue Cross Sued For Denying Gilead Hep C Drug Coverage
• Ruling Clears Way For Medical Cannabis In Florida
• Analyzing Data Trends To Shape Complex Litigation Strategy
• Fla. Atty Loses License Over Huge Mortgage Scheme
• Duke Energy Goes To Disney World With 5 MW Solar Project
• IP Firm Dodges Sanctions In Medical Device Co.'s Suit
• Troutman Sanders Can't Nix Bankruptcy Deadline Extension
• Day Pitney Guides $207M Purchase of CNLBancshares
• Appeals Court Affirms Miami Liable For Tax On Leased Land
• Fla. Court Nixes Discovery Sanctions Against Carlton Fields
• Fla. Court Upholds Tax For Miami Development Agency
• Fla. Appeals Court Affirms Vote On Tennis Stadium Expansion
• Activists Lose Appeals Challenging Miami Project Approvals
• SEC Says $180M Penalty For Ponzi Feeder More Than Fair
• Ocwen, Assurant Say $140M Forced-Placed Deal Is 'Generous'
• Fla. Judge Resigns Amid Allegations Of Ethics Violations
• And Now A Word From The Panel: The MDL Lexicon
• Hispanic Attys Give Florida Firms Competitive Edge
• FTD, Classmates Pay $11M To Settle Online Ad Fraud Claims
• Battery Charger Co. Seeks $50M Over Disney's 'Power Bars'
• Hard Candy Attys Call For Sanctions Over Madonna Deposition
• Fla. Senate Aims For Fast Action With Health Plan Tweaks
• Fla. Landowners Press Takings Appeal Over Gov't Delays
• The 25 Best Law Firms For Hispanic Attorneys
• Fla. Real Estate Primed For Wave Of Private Equity Financing
• Gemstone Expands Into Fla. With $150M Beachwalk Resort
• Don't Stop Discovery Over DQ'd Atty In FCA Suit, Court Hears
• Bar On Abortions At Fla. Planned Parenthood Upheld
• Wells Fargo Can't Escape Software Magnate's Tax Shelter Suit
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Blackstone, Dacra, Heatherwood
• Fla. Bar Rejects Firm's Plan To Send Ads Via Text Messages
• $32M Capital One Overdraft Deal OK'd By Judge
• Fla. Court Reverses Geico Loss, Punts On Estoppel Question
• Estee Lauder Shut Out Duty Free Retailer, 11th Circ. Hears
• Ex-Casino Guard Loses Seminole Tribe Employment Suit
• Ex-Workers Hit Closed National Foreclosure Firm With Suit
• Smart Grids Require Smarter Utilities: Preventing Breaches
• Sick Passenger Appeals Airline's Status As 'Foreign State'
• Ex-Mutual Benefits Atty Can't Get Retrial For Juror Mix-Up
• CMS Offers $1B For Fla.'s Low-Income Health Care Funding
• RJ Reynolds Beats Late Smoker At $9M Engle Progeny Trial
• Fla. High Court Says Med Mal Cap Can't Apply Retroactively
• 5 Insurance Battlegrounds To Watch In Florida
• Feds Seek $10.6M Forfeiture For Research Grant Fraud
• Plaintiffs Gain Some Docs In Adderall Suit, May Get Others
• Burr & Forman Nabs Ex-Roetzel & Andress Banking Partner
• Carter Validus REIT Drops $117M On 20 Medical Buildings
• 11th Circ. Affirms Bribery Sentence For Ex-Ala. Governor
• Fla. Dancers Hold Onto Conditional Cert In Wage Suit
• Suspension Urged For Fla. Judge Who Brawled With Atty
• First American Hit With $4.5M Ruling For Bahamas Title Error
• Insurer Wants Revival Of Defense Suit Over Chicken IP Row
• Akerman Lures Health Care Vet From Proskauer Rose
• Telemundo Attys Escape Sanctions In LaTele IP Row
• Credit Report Agencies Pay $6M To End State AGs' Probe
• Insurance Payout Assignments OK, Fla. Appeals Court Says
• The New Rules Of Condo Construction Financing In Florida
• FHA Covers Miami's Lending Bias Claims, 11th Circ. Hears
• 2015 Law360 Minority Report
• DOT, Rail Co. Say Fla. County Can't Block $1.75B Rail Bond
• The 50 Best Firms For Minority Partners
• Diversity Gap A Growing Threat To BigLaw Bottom Lines
• The 100 Best Law Firms For Minority Attorneys
• US Urges 11th Circ. To Revive Ex-Commish's Bribe Conviction
• Navy Contractor Moves To Topple 'House of Cards' In IP Suit
• Fla. County Says It Has Standing to Halt $1.75B Rail Bonds
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Hinshaw, Pitchbook Data, Altegra
• Ex-Carnival Worker Urges Justices To Review Arbitration Row
• High Court Urged To Resolve Split Over Proof For FCA Suits
• Menendez Pal Wants Bail In Medicare Fraud Case
• RJ Reynolds Asks Fla. Court To Flip $41M Engle Jury Award
• Fainting Plaintiff Blasts Grant Thornton For Deluge Of Docs
• Using Constructive Eviction To End Fla. Commercial Leases
• Fla. Atty Takes Disciplinary Appeal To High Court
• Justices Skip Fla. Hospital's Inmate Care Reimbursement Suit
• Florida-Based National Foreclosure Firm Shuts Doors Abruptly
• Wilson Elser Adds Bankruptcy Partner In Orlando
• OPINION: Pro Bono Lawyers Can Close Debtors' Prisons
• Ex-Terra Telecom Exec. Wants New Trial Over Bribery Scheme
• High Court Won't Hear Alleged Bias In $62M Fraud Award
• Dollar Tree Hit With Class Action Over Background Checks
• High Court Won't Hear Convicted Fraudsters' Appeal
• High Court Won't Bite On Fixodent MDL Evidence Claim
• CNL Looks To Raise $1.31B Energy Fund
• Gunmaker Inks $30M Deal Over Hair Trigger, Safety Defects
• Construction Co. Hit With Nat'l Origin, OT Wage Class Action
• HIG Capital Buys UK Shopping Center In $102M Deal
• Wi-LAN Patent Trial Against Ericsson Canceled
• YMCA Injury Plaintiff Must Cough Up Info On Atty-Doctor Ties
• Medical Supplier Agrees To $2.2M Judgment In TCPA Suit
• FCC Needn't Hear Telecom's AT&T Claims, 11th Circ. Told
• 5 IPOs Set To Draw $973M After Disappointing Week Of Debuts
• New Fla. Drone Privacy Law Could Trigger Litigation Wave
• 11th Circ. Wont Merge Sanction Appeals In Tribe's RICO Suit
• Enviros Blast Florida Agency For Axing US Sugar Land Deal
• Immigration Case Backlog Reaches Record High
• Attys Not To Blame For Doc's Health Fraud Term: 11th Circ.
• The Underline's Bottom Line: Urban Renewal In Miami
• Trade Barriers, Transportation Loom Over Miami's Future
• Fla. Farm Workers' Race Bias Claims Survive Challenge
• Fla. Justices' Bad Faith Ruling Gives Citizens Upper Hand
• Judge Wants Payout Info On Ocwen $140M Force-Placed Deal
• Hogan Lovells Guides Landmark On $375M IPO Plans
• Target Accused Of Firing 2 Workers Over Military Deployments
• Lewis Tein Says Exit Of Tribe's Atty Shouldn't Affect Sanctions
• RJ Reynolds Hits Back At Engle Smoker's Bid For New Trial
• What Were They Smoking? Why The Graham Court Was Wrong
• Cert. Granted In Trump Golf Club Membership Class Action
• Wi-LAN Patent Claims Against Ericsson Likely To Get Pared
• Ironman Race Operator Forfeits $2.7M In Lottery Fees
• Madonna Escapes Makeup Co.'s 'Hard Candy' Trademark Row
• REIT Monogram Buys Stakes From JV Partner For $225M
• Gov't Defends Fla. Bridge Approval Against Enviro Challenge
• 11th Circ. Told To Nix BofA $228M Force-Placed Insurance Deal
• Fla. Drops VA Suit After Agency Agrees To More Transparency
• CVS Strikes $22M Deal With Feds In Fla. Oxycodone Probe
• Jury Sides Mostly With Techtronic In Table Saw Injury Suit
• Ocwen, Assurant's $140M Force-Placed Deal Draws Objections
• NY, Fla. Firms Face Injunction Over Mortgage Rescue Scheme
• Prudential Unit Pays $240M For Mixed-Use Fla. Retail Center
• Fla. Judge Nixes Bond For Convicted Stock Scheme Atty
• Phelps Dunbar Grows Construction Practice In Florida
• Fla. Judge Vets Class Cert. Args In Wells Fargo Overdraft MDL
• Miami Office Building Sells For Record $112M
• Health Co. Owner Gets 10 Years For $14M Medicare Fraud
• Burr & Forman Adds GrayRobinson Banking, Real Estate Pro
• What's Next After Williams-Yulee?
• Kirkland Guides MEDNAX In $500M Telemedicine Co. Buy
• Software Magnate Says Wells Fargo Tax Shelter Suit Has Legs
• Fla. County Can't Halt $1.75B Rail Project Bonds, DOT Says
• Barbados Real Estate Co. Pushes To Nix Death Threat Suit
• CFTC Blasts Metal Co.'s Bid To Pin $73M Fraud On Atty
• Wells Fargo Says Class Plan Is Too Complex In Overdraft MDL
• Florida High Court Won't Hear Challenge To Blind Trust Law
• National Union Can't Dodge Pesticide Damage Coverage
• Marriott Tells 11th Circ. No Arbitration In Timeshare Row
• Fla. Atty Offers Disbarment Deal Over DUI Scandal
• Rothstein Fund Trustee Asks For OK Of $4.5M Insurer Deal
• Turnberry Says Exec Stole St. Regis Opportunity For Himself
• Rothstein Feeder Fund Manager Says $180M Penalty Too Big
• Greenberg Traurig Slams Sanctions Bid In Telemundo IP Row
• OPINION: The Finality Of A Final Removal Order
• Fla. Breathes New Life Into Assisted Living Reform
• Fla. Lawmakers Leave Gambling Expansion In Limbo
• Residents Get Mixed Results In Challenge To Miami Project
• Deloitte Prevails In Fla.'s $850M Insurer Insolvency Suit
• Judge OKs Testimony About Atty's Alleged DUI Arrest Setup
• 11th Circ. Says Software's User Functions Not A Trade Secret
• Fla. Health Care Providers Settle FCA Claims For $7.5M
• Fla. Judge Agrees To Reprimand For Campaign Violation
• Foley Attys Get New Trial For Man Serving Life Behind Bars
• Fla. Miccosukee Tribe In Legal Tangles Fires General Counsel
• Fla. Condo's Construction Claims Saved By Just Three Days
• Fla. Radio Deal Broke Ownership Limits, DC Circ. Told
• Enviros Tell 11th Circ. Coal Permit Remand Not Enough
• Wells Fargo Settles Suit Over Role In $30M Fla. Ponzi Scheme
• Florida Gov. Seeks Injunction In $1B Health Care Row
• Greenberg Traurig Signs 10-Year Lease In Tampa Office Tower
• Navajo Atty Protected By FTCA In Accident Suit: 11th Circ.
• Fla. High Court Affirms City's Fire Protection Assessments
• Fla. Bankers Say Clean Energy Bond Program Unconstitutional
• 11th Circ. Won't Revive Venezuelan Media Mogul's $1B Suit
• Sprint Wins $5M Judgment, Injunction In Overseas Resale Row
• Law Firm Slams Atty's Defamation Suit Over Fla. Bar Remarks
• Sales Tax Class Actions Raise Red Flags For Retailers
• Law Firms Could Learn A Lot From The NFL Draft
• Engle Firms Urge 11th Circ. To Rethink Preemption Ruling
• Progressive Seeks Win In Atty Choice Row With Builder
• Video About DUI Plot Further Snarls Fla. Attys' Ethics Case
• ABA Urges IRS To Rethink Political Subdivision Guidance
• ExamSoft To Pay $2.1M To Settle 'Bar Exam Disaster' Claims
• Fla. Appeals Court Reinstates Mortgage Canceled As Sanction
• Fla. Gov. Pushes HHS To OK Low-Income Health Care Funding
• Atty's Comments Improper, But Fla. Tobacco Verdict Stands
• Simply Fashion Sale OK'd After Creditors Resolve Objections
• Fla. County Sued Over Alleged Special Treatment For Uber
• 11th Circ. Rules Fla. Whistleblower Law Preempted By NBA
• Undisclosed Testimony Change Prompts Engle Mistrial
• 11th Circ. Rules Warrantless Cell Tracking Constitutional
• Simply Fashion Creditors Slam Insider-Sponsored Sales
• Ponzi Scheme Feeder Fund Manager Balks At $1M Penalty Bid
• CFPB Settles Mortgage Scheme Claims Against Atty, Others
• Fla. Bar Asks For Changes To Referral Service Rules
• Government Ruled Immune To SunTrust Tax Lien Suit
• Engle Plaintiff Wants New Federal Trial Against RJ Reynolds
• Ex-Carlton Fields Insurance Attys Join Hinshaw & Culbertson
• SunTrust Says Ex-Employee Took $450M List To Credit Suisse
• AutoZone Among 11 Retailers Sued In Tracking Patent Blitz
• Maker's Mark Beats 'Handmade' Bourbon Class Action
• Partner Fires Back In Bahamian Dolphin Attraction Row
• Duke Pays $225M For Slice Of $3B SE Gas Pipeline
• Sauerkraut Co. Tries To Kibosh Migrant Worker Class Action
• As Goes Calif. Stormwater, So Goes The Nation's?
• Fired Legal Aid Atty With Cancer Sues Fla. Local Bar
• Fla. Appeal Court Sides With CSX Over Conductor's Death
• Lincare Says 'Arcane' FCA Suit Based on Unknowable Regs
• Residents Get Partial Delay In Closings At Miami Resort
• Miami Outdoor Shopping Mall Sells For $88M
• Blank Rome Adds 2 Commercial Litigators In Ft. Lauderdale
• TCPA Class Actions Against Cruise Co. Seek Consolidation
• Kansas, Texas Back Fla.'s Suit Against Feds Over Health Care
• Lancer Consultant Reports To Jail For Reduced Sentence
• Cooperative Ex-Rothstein Associate Gets Sentence Reduced
• Steak 'N Shake Workers Sue Over Forced Nontipped Work
• Navy Contractor XTec's Sanctions Request Denied In IP Row
• Auto Co. Fenix Parts Sets Terms For $121M IPO
• Florida, NY Top List Of Busiest Courts For FLSA Suits
• Geico Wants High Court To Decide Fla. Car Title Dispute
• Takata, Honda Hit With Wrongful Death Suit
• High Court's Armstrong Ruling Doesn't Kill Fla. Medicaid Suit
• Seminoles Seek Card Game Talks With Fla. Gov., Lawmakers
• Fla. Justices Say House Broke Rules, But It's Too Late To Fix
• Philip Morris Hit With $6.3M Verdict In Army Vet's Death
• Enviros Fight Corps' Bid To Stop PortMiami Dredging Suit
• Capital One Wants Appeal Denied In Credit Card Rate Fight
• Ex-FINRA Worker Denied New Trial In Retaliation Case
• 11th Circ. Wallops Involuntary Bankruptcy Petitioners
• Louis Vuitton Gains Injunction Against Fla. Flea Market
• Ex-Worker Says AutoZone Bias Suit Belongs In State Court
• Migrant Workers Slam Farms' Bid To End Bias Class Suit
• Anheuser-Busch, Beck's Drinkers To Mediate False Ad Suit
• Zelle Hofmann Grows Insurance Practice With 3 New Offices