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Florida - June, 2015

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• Fla., Others Sue EPA, Corps Over Clean Water Act Expansion
• Hogan Lovells Lures High-Profile Bilzin Sumberg Litigator
• Florida Bar Mulls Lawyer-Advised Social Media Cleanups
• Citing Tibble, 11th Circ. Revives SunTrust ERISA Suit
• Miami Atty, Son Sued Over EB-5 Investment Debacle
• 3 Policy Issues Left Hanging After Turbulent Fla. Session
• Congress Moves To Ban Trade With Cuban Military
• Third Person Pleads Guilty In Fla. Investor Ponzi Scheme
• 11th Circ. Sends Paulson Investor Suit To Del. High Court
• Florida Court Puts Abortion Waiting Period On Hold
• Arnstein & Lehr, Ex-Secretary Resolve Harassment Suit
• The Playful, Plainspoken Prose Of Justice Elena Kagan
• Justice Thomas Lets His Dissents Do The Talking
• FTC, Fla. Sue Lifewatch For Telemarketing Abuse On Elderly
• Judge Grants Restraining Order To Stop Counterfeiters
• DHS 'Cherry-Picked' Facts In Visa Fraud Case, Woman Says
• How Drug Cos. Can Minimize Risks Of 'Right To Try' Laws
• The 15 Biggest High Court Decisions Of The Past 15 Years
• Boutiques Wipe The Supreme Court Floor With BigLaw Rivals
• Supreme Court Ends Term Sharply Divided
• Justices Pen More Dissents To Show Votes Aren't Political
• Three Justices Trusted With Most Controversial Opinions
• FTC, Florida AG Get Court To Stop Illegal Robocalls
• Ex-Ritz Golfers Get OK For Class Notice In Trump Club Row
• Fla. Port Wins Federal Approval For $374M Expansion
• Citigroup Renews 125K-SF Lease At Miami Office Tower
• High Court Won't Hear Geico Appeal In Fla. Car Title Row
• High Court Nixes Miami Official's Bid For Immunity From SEC
• Bankruptcy Court Can't Rule On CMS-Nursing Home Feud
• Top 15 High Court Class Action Rulings Of The Past 15 Years
• Jones Day Atty's Case Based On 'Illegal' Ch. 11: Fund Manager
• Corporate Attys Want More High Court Action After Slow Term
• Midpoint 2015: What To Expect From State AGs
• Controversy Remains In Fla.'s Construction Defect Law
• Fla. Strip Club Chain Pays $6M To Settle Dancers' Wage Suit
• Fla. Appeals Court Upholds Malpractice Testimony Limits
• Cuba's Potential Agricultural Bounty On Menu At Miami Event
• Public Storage's Defenses Trimmed In Fee Class Action
• Tyco Faces Leaner Suit Over Eli Lilly Warehouse Heist
• Florida Gov. Drops Low-Income Health Funding Suit
• The Top 3 New Do's And Don'ts For Law Firm Websites
• High Court ACA Ruling Averts Emergency For Fla. Lawmakers
• Fla. Man Gets 9 Years For Investment Fraud Scheme
• Deal Over Carnival Cruise Fiasco Gets Final OK
• Gulf Power Agrees To Move Coal Ash In CWA Settlement
• 11th Circ. Says USAA Can Hike Fla. Home Insurance
• Gawker Wins FOIA Appeal In Hulk Hogan Sex Tape Dispute
• Seminoles Give Fla. Lawmakers 30 Days On Gaming Compact
• Drone Use In Fla. Real Estate: Tricky But Not Impossible
• Fla. Attys Accused Of DUI Setup Say Bar's Case Falls Short
• Fla. Court Flips Ruling That Struck Down Workers' Comp Law
• Florida Judge Can't Duck Disciplinary Case Over Sheriff Ties
• Fla. Appeals Court Reverses Order In $23.6M Land Sale Spat
• Fla. Appeals Court Rejects Landowners' Takings Suit
• Engle Plaintiff Urges Court To Reinstate $20M Punitive Award
• Fla. Firm Wants Damages For 'Frivolous' 11th Circ. Fee Appeal
• Florida Powerhouse: Holland & Knight
• Continuing Care Communities Reform Comes To Florida
• 11th Circ. Doesn't Corral Small-Dollar Class Actions
• Takeaways From 11th Circ. Ruling On Cell Tracking
• The Global Hot Spots Of 2015
• Law360 Reveals The Global 20 Firms Of 2015
• The 5 Firms That Made The Biggest Global Gains
• Ambitious Global Firms Must Have Roots In These Cities
• Judge Casts Doubt On Stillwater's $50M Real Estate Suit
• 11th Circ. Orders New Trial For Fraudster In Mortgage Plot
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Italy, Dune, TripAdvisor
• SEC Brings Civil Charges In $79M Visa Investment Scheme
• Federal Gov't Formalizes Agreement In Fla. Health Care Row
• Ga. Loses Bid To Toss Fla.'s Suit Over Water Usage
• XL Prevails In 11th Circ. 'Consent-To-Settle' Fight
• Florida Gov. Chops $461M Off Budget To Lawmakers' Ire
• Doc Wasn't Cybersquatting On Domain Names, 11th Circ. Says
• Locke Lord Dials Up Miami Real Estate Talent With 2 Attys
• Law Firm Hit With Coverage Row Over Botched Tobacco Suits
• 11th Circ. Affirms Contractor's Aircraft Parts Fraud Sentence
• Objectors Drop Fight Against BofA's $228M Force-Placed Deal
• Hard Candy Fights Back In Madonna Depo Sanctions Bid
• Florida Powerhouse: Greenberg Traurig
• Fla. Suit Claims Partner Stole Health Care App Technology
• NJOY Tries To Stub Out Cert. Bid In E-Cig False Ad Suit
• Darden To Spin Off Property Holdings Into Public REIT
• Fla. Farm Workers Seek Split Trial In Race Bias Case
• Trade Groups Back Electrolux On Axing Moldy Washers Class
• 11th Circ. Says Debtor Not Entitled To Estate Exemptions
• Enviro Groups Challenge Fla.'s Land Acquisition Budget
• AIG Unit Off Hook For D&O Coverage In Family Trust Fight
• In Sirius Cases, A Record Industry Vet Keeps Fighting
• Wells Fargo Attacks Overdraft MDL Class Certifications
• Fla. Racetrack Argues Against Rehearing On Slots Ruling
• Exec's $2M Embezzlement Not Covered, 11th Circ. Affirms
• Makeup Co. Files Madonna 'Hard Candy' Suit In Calif.
• Florida Powerhouse: GrayRobinson
• Fla. Dept. Of Revenue Escapes Red Light Camera Suit
• State Farm Can't Access Hospital's Confidential Contracts
• Starwood Pours $300M Into Expanding Luxury Hotel Portfolio
• Sirius Beats Fla. Case Over Pre-1972 Songs
• Courts Are Distilling The Essence Of 'Handmade' Spirits
• 2015 Legislative Changes To Florida's LLC Act
• Utah — The Latest Battleground In Resale Price Maintenance
• Engle Plaintiff Denied New Federal Trial Against RJ Reynolds
• Childress Immune From Malpractice Suit, 11th Circ. Affirms
• Fla. Lawmakers Won't Fund New Judges In Budget
• 11th Circ. Upholds 87-Month Illegal Re-Entry Sentence
• SeaWorld Sued Over $192M Tax On Florida Theme Park
• Florida Governor Appoints 2 Judges For Palm Beach
• IT Consultant Can't Gut Navy Contractor's IP Suit
• Florida Powerhouse: Carlton Fields Jorden Burt
• Anheuser-Busch Inks Uncapped Settlement In False Ad Suit
• RJ Reynolds Liable But Escapes Large Award In Engle Suit
• Miami Worldcenter Developer Settles Investor's $50M Suit
• Fla. Dealership Ordered To Pay $563M For Fatal DUI Crash
• Florida's Palm Beach Outlets Lands $165M Financing Deal
• Clean Power Plan Wins A Battle, But Has It Won The War?
• Marlins Stadium Workers Get Approval For Wage Settlement
• Fla. High Court Dumps Diaco's Offer To Forfeit Bar Card
• Florida High Court Upholds Ruling To Remove State Judge
• In $700M DOJ Sweep, Medicare Part D Fraud Stands Out
• FCC Seeks More Info On Frontier's $10.5B Verizon Wireline Buy
• Hundreds Charged In $712M Medicare Fraud Sweep
• Florida Powerhouse: Bilzin Sumberg
• SkyRise Miami Gets OK To Intervene In $9M Subsidy Suit
• Fla. Gov. Won't Drop Suit Over Low-Income Health Care Funds
• Fla. Gov. Signs Condo Termination Rule Changes Into Law
• BofA Defends $228M Force-Placed Settlement To 11th Circ.
• 11th Circ. Vacates Administrator's 68-Mo. Fraud Sentence
• Florida Powerhouse: Berger Singerman
• 11th Circ. Wants Sanctions Rethought In Worker's Bias Suit
• Ex-Workers Accuse Butler & Hosch CEO Of $7M In Fake Bills
• Seminole Tribe Asks Fla. Court To Review Slot Machine Ruling
• Fla. Justices Urged To Honor Atty-Client Privilege In YMCA Suit
• Florida Law Firm Reps Both Sides In $120M NY Office Deal
• Fla. Gov. Signs $428M Tax Cut Bill, Vetoes Other Bills
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Phil Collins, 220 Central Park S., CLK
• Smoker's Widow Asks Jury For $20M From R.J. Reynolds
• Ala. Railroad Fuel Tax Is Unfair, CSX Tells 11th Circ.
• Miami Nursing Home To Pay Record $17M In Whistleblower Suit
• 11th Circ. Won't Revive Suit Against USDA Over Captive Orca
• Fla.-Based Home Health Co. Settles FCA Claims For $1.3M
• SeaWorld Defenses Upheld In Ticket Renewal Class Action
• 11th Circ. Won't Reconsider Big Apple Consulting SEC Suit
• Florida Powerhouse: Becker & Poliakoff
• REBUTTAL: The Finality Of A Final Removal Order
• NFL Players Lose Jury Trial Rights In $53M BB&T Suit
• Fla. Court Reverses Order Requiring $27M Real Estate Deal
• Fla. Gov. Agrees To Rule Changes After Ousting Agency Head
• Bressler Amery Touches Down In Miami With New Office
• Florida Budget Takes Shape With $428M In Tax Cuts
• Landscape Cos. Urge 11th Circ. To Uphold H-2B Rule Nix
• High Court Urged To Mull Aggrieved Standing In Bankruptcies
• Florida Powerhouse: Akerman
• Fla. Court Urged To Revisit Slot Machine Ruling
• Fla. Powerhouses Stand Out As Legal World Flocks To State
• Shapiro Blasi & Wasserman Adds 3 Sedgwick Pros
• Carlton Fields Trial Lawyer In Miami Strikes Out On His Own
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Waldorf Astoria, Codina, SPI
• Florida Gov. Clears Way For Astros, Nationals Stadium
• Fla. Gov. Assistant GC Appointed To Appeals Court Seat
• Florida Appeals Court Chucks $3M Verizon Tax Bill
• Judge Warns Axiom To Fix Fees Bid In Trademark Spat
• 11th Circ. Told Doc's Ads Don't Make His Name A Trademark
• Solar Initiative Ballot Fight Begins In Fla. High Court
• Fla. Justices Say Bed Tax Is For Room Rates, Not Service Fees
• Overcoming 'Crimmigration' Complexities
• Barton Blocks Defamation Suit Against CDC Atty: 11th Circ.
• DirecTV Knocks Down Satellite Sales Tax In Fla. Court
• 11th Circ. Tosses $50M Default Against Dominican Republic
• Frontier, Verizon Push FCC To Approve $10.5B Transaction
• Fla. Adopts Rule Allowing Judges To Campaign Together
• CORRECTED: Ex-Fla. Lt. Gov. Faces Ethics Review Over Income Disclosures
• Ex-Owners Blast Class Notice In Trump Golf Club Row
• ACLU Sues To Stop Fla.'s Abortion Waiting Period Law
• Judge Denies Fla. Mediation Request In Suit Over LIP Funding
• 11th Circ. Razes Penn National's Win In Coverage Suit
• Fla. Court Tosses Threats Suit Over $800M Barbados Property
• Fla. Transportation Cos., County Trade Blows In Uber Case
• Former US Atty Joins Miami Fraud Litigation Boutique
• BofA Wins Mixed Ruling For Arbitration In Rothstein Case
• Pharmacy, Insurer Settle Fla. Junk Fax Coverage Row
• Mid-Continent Escapes Coverage Of Fla. Crane Injury Suit
• Health Execs Ask 11th Circ. To Ax Convictions For $70M Fraud
• Fla. Congressmen Urge FTC To Probe Hotel Booking Scams
• First Databank Escapes Ranbaxy's Acne Med Libel Suit
• OPINION: Deceptive Semantics And The Amnesty Debate
• A 5-Point Plan To Save Our Juries
• Convicted InnoVida Exec Tells 11th Circ. US Didn't Prove Case
• Fla. Bar Makes Final Push In Case Over Atty DUI Setup
• US Opposes Fla.'s Mediation Motion In Health Care Suit
• Investor Asks 11th Circ. To Revive Sino-Forest Loss Suit
• 11th Circ. Affirms Fla. Atty's 5-Year Sentence For $1M Fraud
• Philip Morris, RJR Say Settlement Bars Fla. Widow's Case
• Ex-Florida Judge Sees 'Bizarre' Behavior Charges Dismissed
• JPML Centralizes Contact Lens Antitrust Actions In Florida
• 11th Circ. Backs Wire Fraud Verdicts Over Misleading Emails
• Herrick Drops $92M On Portfolio Of Walgreen Stores
• Duty To Defend In Florida Extends To Excluded Claims
• Implied Warranty Of Noninfringement Depends On State
• Classes Certified Against Wells Fargo In Overdraft MDL
• Brothers Agree To $3M Restitution For Systemax Fraud
• Florida Asset Firm Can't Shake SEC's $31M Fraud Suit
• Fla. Gov. Pushes For Mediation With HHS In Health Care Row
• Boies Schiller Could Face DQ From Chiquita War Crimes MDL
• Plaintiffs Rip SeaWorld Bid To Consolidate Orca Abuse Suits
• High Court Declines Review Of Somali Man's Asylum Bid
• High Court Won't Hear Disbarred Fla. Atty's Appeal
• Jones Day Says Hedge Fund Chief's Suit Violates Bankruptcy
• BALCA Reverses H-2B Cert. Denial For Fla. Mexican Eatery
• Kashi To Pay $4M To Settle GMO False Ad Class Action
• High Court To Eye 'Untainted' Asset Freezes In Criminal Suits
• Fla. Judge Vacates $90M Judgment As Parties Settle FCA Suit
• Fla. House Republicans Block Passage Of Health Care Bill
• Hard Candy Makeup Co. Slams Madonna Depo Sanctions Bid
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: BlackRock, Adidas, Carib Mall
• Lewis & White Ducks Sanction Bid In Suit Over Treasure Scam
• A-Rod's Cousin Gets 7 Mos. For Role In MLB Doping Scandal
• Ocwen, Assurant Deal Objectors Say 9th Circ. Is On Their Side
• HCA Says False Claims Suit Based On Privileged Docs
• Ex-Mutual Benefits Atty Appeals Denial Of Retrial
• CR Bard Gets Medical Implant Liability Suit Trimmed
• NextEra Energy Unit, FIU Partner For New Solar Facility
• Akerman Partner Appointed To Magistrate Post In Fla.
• Construction Defect Notice Not A Suit, Fla. Judge Says
• Developer Sues Over $88M Subsidy For Miami Worldcenter
• Fla. High Court Suspends Judge Over Campaign Activity
• ADT Corp. Shakes Another Stock Repurchase Suit
• Landscaping Cos. Push For Injunction On New H-2B Rules
• Greenberg Traurig Guides Opko In $1.47B Buy For Lab Co.
• Xerox Unit, Darden Settle $13M Contract Row
• Insurer Car Repair Conspiracy Suits Hit Chopping Block
• Frontier Raising $2.5B For 3-State Verizon Purchase
• R.J. Reynolds Caused Ex-Smoker's Lung Ailment, Jury Told
• Universal Health Trustee Settles $1.2M Transfer Claims
• Quarles & Brady Win In Fla. Malpractice Suit Upheld
• Caribbean Cruise Co. Has Standing In FDUTPA Suit: Fla. Court
• Navy Contractor Can't Escape IP Suit Counterclaim
• Tobacco Cos. Shed More Settled, Abandoned Engle Suits
• Wells Fargo Can't Pause Software Tycoon's Tax Shelter Suit
• Holdout Can't Stop Carnival Cruise Fiasco Deal, Judge Says
• Kirkland-Led Comvest Raises $450M For Third Lending Fund
• Fowler Rodriguez Continues To Grow With Miami Tax Partner
• Landscaping Groups Sue Over New H-2B Regulations
• Hard Rock Cafe's Foreign Unit No Shield In Franchise Row
• HHS Fights Injunction In Fla. Governor's ACA Battle
• Florida Compensation Judge Who Called Atty 'Abusive' DQ'd
• Ex-Terra Exec. Blames Attys For Bribery Conviction
• Palm Beach Home Of Greenberg, Others Sells For $245M
• Burger King Coaches Nab Class Cert. In OT Suit
• House Bill Would Prohibit Funds For US Embassy In Cuba
• Fla. Adviser Charged With Defrauding Teachers, Officers
• Florida Legislators Pare Back Gov.'s Proposed Tax Cuts
• Fla. Firm Must Pay $2.3M For Role In Mortgage Relief Scam
• Fla. Law Firm Sues Former Employees For Breaching Email
• Borrowers Seek Final OK For $54M Deal In Nationstar Row
• Fla. Compounding Pharmacy Pays $3.8M To Settle FCA Suit
• Florida Fights Anti-Drilling War On Two Fronts
• 11th Circ. Affirms IRS Summons Against Fla. Tribe
• Suspended Lawyer Says Fla. High Court Ignored Judge DQ Bid
• Fla. Court OKs Slot Machines At Tribe-Run Racetrack
• Justices Won't Hear Ex-Carnival Worker's Arbitration Appeal