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Florida - July, 2015

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• Fla. Court Could Curb Engle Claims In Tort Liability Ruling
• 11th Circ. Upholds Yellow Pages Photo Infringement Verdict
• Mechanic's Family Asks Jury For $19M In Fla. Asbestos Trial
• Philip Morris Owes Ex-Smoker $8M Plus Punitives, Jury Finds
• Planned Florida Black Bear Hunt Called Unconstitutional
• Ex-Commodores Guitarist Wins Docs But Not Sanctions
• Fla. Court Remands $12M Engle Award To Apply Shared Fault
• Orlando Solar Bears Say TM Plaintiff Unresponsive
• CSX Urges 11th Circ. To Reverse Ala. Fuel Tax Ruling
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: China, HSBC, NorthStar
• Fla. Firm Asks 11th Circ. Not To Link Ex-Client's Appeals
• Hulk Hogan $100M Sex Tape Trial Set For March 2016
• Air Traffic Control Sued Over Fla. Plane Crash
• Craft Beer's Growth Is Causing Congress To Brew Reforms
• NY Law License Doesn't Allow NY To Tax Atty's Fla. Work
• Fla. Burger King Wage Suit Says Time Cards Were Doctored
• NFL Players Will Have Single Trial In $53M Suit Versus BB&T
• Frontier/Verizon Deal Should Serve Public, Group Tells FCC
• Miami Tunnel Workers Say They Were Denied Overtime Pay
• Tobacco Cos. Win Over Jury In Ex-Smoker's $15M Trial
• Costco Water Sales Reps Score Deal In OT Suit
• OPINION: On Porous Borders
• Rothstein Adviser Pleads Guilty To Aiding $1.2B Ponzi Plot
• Magistrate Recommends Contempt For Ex-GlobeTel CEO
• Florida To Investigate Planned Parenthood Offices
• CFTC Urges 11th Circ. To Affirm Ponzi Funder's Judgment
• Kenny Nachwalter Moving To Miami's Brickell District
• Jury Told Tobacco Cos. Should Pay $15M For Lost Lung
• Fla.'s Hialeah Park Wins Appeal For Second Gaming Permit
• Orlando Solar Bears Owners Say TM Plaintiff Faked Evidence
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Kenny Nachwalter, Houghton, LaSalle
• Worth Group, CTFC Both Denied Bids To End $73M Suit
• Fla. Court Affirms Receivership In TV Joint Venture's Breakup
• US Atty Sees Big FCA Hauls Looming In Fla.
• NFL Players Suing BB&T For $53M Get Their Ranks Cut
• DOL Tells 11th Circ. Its H-2B Appeal Is Mooted By New Rules
• Ex-Teva Exec. Blames Firing On FCPA Probe Cooperation
• 11th Circ. Vacates Block On Fla. 'Gun Gag' Law
• Creditors Fight Bad Faith Ruling In Involuntary Bankruptcy
• Fla. Senate Admits Wrongdoing In Drafting District Map
• ResCap Wants Judge To Nix 'Foreclosure King's' $6M Claim
• Feds Want Clean Water Rule Suits Centralized In DC Court
• Fla. Woman Fights To Get Smoking Suit Reinstated
• And Now A Word From The Panel: The Rocket Docket!
• Judge Finds Sierra Club's Fla. Mitigation Bank Suit Unclear
• State Farm Takes Hospital Contract Row To Fla. High Court
• Philip Morris Can't Stay Appeal In $17M Case, 11th Circ. Told
• Beer Lawsuits Brew Caution For Country-Of-Origin Labeling
• Atty's Evidence Wrongly Used, Ponzi Schemer Tells High Court
• Tribe At Odds With Fla. On Rights To Blackjack Games
• 8 More Charged In Super Bowl Laser Stock Scam
• High Court Asked To Review New Fla. Medicaid Advice Rules
• 3 Ex-Oppenheimer Workers Settle SEC's Penny Stock Claims
• Tom's Inks $4.5M Deal To End 'Natural' Labeling Suit
• New Fla. Regs On Long-Term Health Care Could Spur Suits
• Law360's Trial Aces Make Winning Look Easy
• Equitable Subrogation Dispute Sent To Fla. Supreme Court
• Former Fla. Lt. Gov. Settles Income Disclosure Ethics Case
• Fla. Bar Considers Reciprocity Standard For Out-Of-State Attys
• Judge Halts, Mostly Tosses Whole Foods Homeopathy Suit
• 11th Circ. Takes Up PIP Overbilling Suit Against HCA
• SEC Gets Win Against Ponzi Feeder Co-Defendant
• BALCA Gives Clinic Second Try At Chiropractor Visa Request
• Sanctions Fight Ends In Madonna TM Row After Atty Switch
• The Unsettled Future Of Malicious Prosecution In Florida
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Thor, Ropes, TriStar
• REBUTTAL: The Problem With 3rd-Party Litigation Financing
• Kashi Can't Escape Suit Over 'All Natural' Cereal With GMOs
• Conservative Activist Sues To Block Iran Deal
• Miami Commission Backs Beckham Soccer Stadium Talks
• 11th Circ. Won't Revisit Ex-Kaplan Worker's Axed FCA Suit
• Hunter Wise Receiver Strikes Deal With Attys Over Scheme
• US Senate Panel Votes To Lift Cuba Travel Ban
• Pension To Get Paid Before Cox In Newspaper Sale: 11th Circ.
• Tampa Bay Bucs Say CBA Blocks Player's $20M Infection Suit
• CORRECTED: Philip Morris Must Pay Disfigured Ex-Smoker $14.5M, Jury Says
• AAI Seeks Close Review Of Staples' $6.3B Office Depot Buy
• DOJ, Carnival Announce Landmark ADA Deal For Cruises
• Advocates Urge 11th Circ. To Uphold Moldy-Washer Class
• Disney Wants $50M 'Power Bar' Suit Tossed
• Long-Shot Bill Aims To Raise Fla. Minimum Wage To $15
• MetLife Lends $505M Against Universal Orlando Hotels
• Carnival To Put Down $33M For Barcelona Cruise Terminal
• Fla. Will Go With The Flow On EPA 'Waters Of The US' Rule
• Ex-Butler & Hosch Workers Ordered To Seek Firm's Default
• 'Punish' RJ Reynolds' For Ex-Smoker's Death, Jury Told
• Porter Wright Brings Aboard Real Estate, Banking Litigator
• To SEC's Chagrin, Ponzi Feeder Ordered to Pay $41M Penalty
• Squire Patton Securities Litigator Joins Stroock & Stroock
• Fla. Attys Must Face Suit Over Fees From $1.45M Settlement
• Miami Developers Look To Cash In On Chinese Market Crash
• McDermott Partners With Spanish Firm On Cuba Matters
• Fla. Bank 1st To Forge Ties With Cuban Bank Amid Thaw
• Home Depot Buys Interline For $1.6B In Pro Contracting Push
• Proposed Class Narrowed In Ford Exhaust Fumes Action
• Chatham Lodging Trust Strikes $55.5M Deal For Hotel Duo
• CFTC Settles With Atty Over Precious Metal Investment Scam
• Fla. District Court Braces For Possible Engle Retrials
• Feds Crack Down On Bitcoin Exchange Operators
• The Precedential Value Of Sagamore Partners
• Snell & Wilmer Among Those Targeted In Racketeering Suit
• Fla. Court Backs Law On Patient Info In Malpractice Suits
• Family Charged With Defrauding Fla. Lenders, US Of $10M
• Jury Hands Tobacco Cos. $10.5M Loss In Cancer Death Trial
• Bankrupt Simply Fashion Cleared To Sell Off IP Assets
• 4 Cases To Watch In Florida In 2nd Half Of 2015
• Bimbo Bakeries Filed False Tax Information, Distributor Says
• Patheon Wins Fees For Doc Fight In Procaps Merger Suit
• Army Corps Says Enviros' Suit Barred By Sovereign Immunity
• Shedding Light On Shady Grove: Rule 23 Trumps State Law
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Blackstone, Gucci, BankUnited
• Fla. Legislature Maps Out Aug. 10 Redistricting Session
• Caterpillar Didn't Warn Mechanic About Asbestos, Jury Told
• Eight Attys Leave Roetzel For Cloud-Based FisherBroyles
• MoFo Seeks Dismissal Of Hedge Fund Chief's Suit
• Native American Cases To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2015
• Takata, 7 Automakers Seek To Toss Economic Loss Suits
• Madoff Trustee Wants To Ax Claims From NJ, Fla. Customers
• PETA Sues Miami Aquarium Under ESA For Orca Treatment
• Target Slip-And-Fall Plaintiff Wins Mostly Blame, Little Money
• Attys Ask Fla. Supreme Court To Reconsider Bar Dues Ruling
• Feds Blast 'Meritless' H-2B Regs Challenge
• State Farm, Others Want Car Repair Conspiracy Suits Axed
• Napoli Bern Attys' Feud Over 9/11 Firm Rages On 3 Fronts
• Simpson Thacher Reps Blackstone On $203M Hotels Buy
• Beckham Wants Orange Bowl Site For Miami Soccer
• Supreme Court Asked To Clear Up Web Libel Law
• Boies Schiller Derides Rival Atty's Motion In Chiquita MDL
• Fla. To Investigate Red-Light Camera Co. Municipal Contracts
• Fla. Judge Lets Argentina Soccer Kick Media Rights Suit
• In Rare Move, FDA Suspends Miami Blood Bank For Violations
• DC Circ. Affirms FCC Approval Of Radio Station Purchase
• Spotlight On Medicare Jurisdiction Issues In Bankruptcy
• Bees Getting Stung: Law And Science Uncertain, Food At Risk
• 11th Circ. Upholds P&G's $50M Duracell Battery Life Deal
• Related Group Sells Ft. Lauderdale Apartments For $149M
• Black Bar Groups Push For More Diverse Judges In South Fla.
• Solar Amendment Proponents Face Counter Proposal In Fla.
• Haitian Farmworkers' Bias Suit Won't Be Split
• Fla. Judge Says Redistricting Must Be Done In About 2 Months
• BMO Harris To Pay $16M To End Petters Ponzi Row
• Ex-Mutual Benefits Atty Disbarred In NY Over $837M Fraud
• Unintended Consequences Of Fla.'s Condo Termination Law
• Fla. Court OKs Searcy Denney Fee Cap In Birth Accident Row
• Alabama Seeks Partial Win In CSX Fuel Tax Dispute
• Boies Schiller Ends Client Conflict In Chiquita War Crimes MDL
• Tax Fraudster On Hook For Seeking $111K Refund: 11th Circ.
• Appeals Court Won't Halt $1B Miami Project For Shop's Suit
• Widow's $2.6M Award In Tobacco Case Reversed
• Fla. Misreading Permit Law, Track Owner Tells Appeals Court
• Biased Judge Nixed From Engle Case By Fla. Appeals Court
• OPINION: Litigation Finance Can Help Break The Glass Ceiling
• Feds Net $8.4M FCA Settlement From Fla. Pharmacy
• 11th Circ. Affirms Philip Morris Owes Nothing To Widow
• US Investors' Cuba Property Dreams Require Early Prep Work
• DiamondRock Boosts Portfolio With $94M Key West Hotel Buy
• Direct General Class Settlement Over PIP Claims OK'd
• Ex-NFLer Indicted For Pro-Athlete Loans Ponzi Scheme
• Fla. Firm Says USAA Owes $5M, Forced 2 Office Closures
• NFL Players Oppose Split Trials In $53M BB&T Lawsuit
• Mortgage Co. Owner Pleads Guilty To $64M FHA Fraud Scam
• Peruvian Telecom Builders Sue US Rival For Defamation
• Fla. Judge Halts Alleged Online Adidas, Reebok Counterfeiters
• Fla. Judges Can't Keep An Assistant Who Marries Their Child
• US Embassies In Cuba Not Just A Symbol
• States Writing Biometric-Capture Laws May Look To Illinois
• 11th Circ. Asked To Review Firm's Immunity In Malpractice Suit
• Jury Hits RJ Reynolds With $13M Verdict Over Smoking Death
• Condo Association Says Ritz-Carlton Developers Blocking Sale
• 11th Circ. Says Miami Hotel Owes $5M Interest On Mortgage
• Florida County Urges Court To Let Uber Deal Move Forward
• Rapper Can't Copyright 'Every Day I'm Hustlin',' LMFAO Says
• Builder Seeks Millions For Miami Ikea Store's Construction
• EEOC Hits Fla. Hotel With Racial Discrimination Charges
• FinCEN Order Targets Tax Refund Check Fraud In South Fla.
• Ostriches Beware: E-Discovery Ethics In Social Media
• Fla.'s Patent Troll Law Makes IP Attys Nervous
• Lincare Dodges Bulk Of FCA Suit Over Medicare Marketing
• Ackman-Backed Platform To Pay $2.1B For UK Chemical Co.
• Sen. Bill Would Allow Feds To Jail Deceptive Auto Execs
• Fla. Man Gets 20 Years For $21M Payroll Tax Fraud Scheme
• World Duty Free Turns To Court In Tampa Airport Bid Dispute
• OPINION: Why I Sued To Open The Presidential Debates
• Publix Toaster Tart Fruit Claims Are Sweet Lies, Suit Says
• 11th Circ. Cites Shady Grove In Reviving Wood Rot Suit
• Seminole Tribe Status Disputed In 11th Circ. Casino Firing Row
• Imagina Rips Claim Of Miami Unit's Ties To FIFA Scandal
• Home Depot Says Workers Foiling Own Class Cert. Bid
• Fla. Farm Says Judge Shouldn't Split Workers' Race Bias Suit
• Wells Fargo Customers Defend Class Cert. In Overdraft MDL
• New Orleans Gets $45M Cut Of BP Deepwater Settlement
• Swisher Hygiene Must Face Claims Over Merger Agreement
• ONE Group Drops $75M On 2 Restaurant Brands
• Lyft Hit With FLSA Misclassification Suit In Florida
• Atty Seeks Sanctions For Frivolous Rehashing Of Fla. RE Row
• Fla. High Court Orders Redrawing Of Congressional Map
• Former Employee Slams HCA's Bid To Toss FCA Suit
• BofA Can't Shake Class Action Over Mortgage Prepayments
• Where Gaming Expansion Efforts Stand Halfway Through 2015
• Fla. Supreme Court Rejects Bar Fee Hike To Fund Legal Aid
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Polsinelli, Related, Brooklyn Law
• The Costs Of Worker Misclassification: Part 3
• 11th Circ. Vacates Fraud Convictions For Fla. Couple
• Tampa Bay Bucs Take Ex-Kicker's $20M Infection Suit Federal
• Miami Developers Sentenced In $28M Mortgage Fraud Scheme
• Preteen Singer Calls For Sanctions In Fla. Contract Suit
• Labor Dept. Hits Home Health Staffing Co. With Wage Suit
• 11th Circ. Upholds Fla. Water Pollution Deal
• Epoch Residential Uses $50M Loan To Buy Fla. Apartments
• Philip Morris Slams Engle Plaintiff's Bid To Revive $20M Award
• Deloitte Can't Kill Freddie Mac's $1.3B Taylor Bean Suit
• Broad And Cassel Hires Ex-Partner To Manage Tampa Office
• BMW Says Suit Over Mini's Gas Mileage Doesn't Identify Class
• Farmers Tell Fed. Circ. FDA Must Pay For Spoiled Tomatoes
• Army Corps Puts Up $1.2M To Spur Fla. Port Expansion
• Cherokees Want Punitive Awards In Native Farmer Settlement
• Fla. Firm Sues Hartford For Coverage Of Murder Claims Row
• The Costs Of Worker Misclassification: Part 2
• Romanian Citizen Gets 10 Years In $5M ATM Skimming Plot
• Fla. Crowdfunding Act May Ease Small Biz Capital Raising
• Fed. Circ. Judges Grill Air Force Over Utility Rules Suit
• Town Tries New Action, Mediation In Miami Boat Show Row
• Marriott, Timeshare Owner Settle Rewards System Appeal
• AGs Want Data Breach Laws To Uphold States' Authority
• Telecom Execs Accused Of Seizing Co. Can't Issue New Stock
• Ex-Workers Aim To Combine Suits Against Butler & Hosch
• BB&T Moves To Split Trial In NFL Players' $53M Suit
• Adams & Diaco Attys Set Up Rival For DUI, Referee Finds
• Fed. Circ. Asked To Save College's Patent In ASUS Row
• LaTele Fights To Appeal Atty Fees In Telemundo IP Row
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Quadrant, Silverstein, Wells Fargo
• Carnival Set To Cruise To Cuba Following OK From US
• The Costs Of Worker Misclassification: Part 1
• Darden Raises Consent Fees On Notes To Ease REIT Plan
• Corizon Wants Suit Over 18 Stolen Workers To Land In Fla.
• Tighter Local Regulations Prompt Uber To Exit Fla. County
• Hulk Hogan Sex Tape Trial May Get New Date In October
• 'Masterful' Judge Credited For BP Case's Timely End
• NextEra Unit Unveils Plans For $1.2B Fla. Natural Gas Plant
• 6-Foot-9 Actress Sued For Breach Of Contract By Ex-Promoter
• Fla. Judge Tells High Court Her Removal Thwarts Voters' Will
• BP Can Write Off Most Of $18.7B Deepwater Deal, Group Says
• Considering What 'Consent' Really Means Under The TCPA
• BP Out Of Deepwater: The 5-Year Path To A Record Settlement
• Doctor Tied To Sen. Menendez Scandal Gets Bail In Fla. Case
• Without A Deal, BP Would Have Faced Harsher Penalties
• Hulk Hogan Sex Tape Trial Postponed By Fla. Appeals Court
• Fla. Jury Clears IP Firm Of Malpractice In Legal Fees Flap
• Frontier, Verizon Tell FCC Their Deal Will Expand Broadband
• SEC Tells 11th Circ. That Freeze On In-House Case Is Unjust
• Judge Blocks Florida's 24-Hour Abortion Waiting Period
• DLA Piper Adds Latin America Finance Partners In Miami
• OSHA Upholds Co's Liability In Murder Of Fla. Health Worker
• BP Reaches $18.7B Deal To Settle Deepwater Claims
• Fla. Judge's Case Against Review Panel Partly Restored
• 5 Sentenced In Fla. For $25M Health Care Fraud Scheme
• Qatari Contractor Asks Fla. Court To OK $9M Arbitration Award
• Gunster Opens 2nd Orlando-Area Office With 5-Atty Team
• Fla. Appeals Court Strikes $1M Personal Injury Damages Cap
• Another Bilzin Exit As Former Judge Joins Gordon & Rees
• 11th Circ. Denies Ex-Rothstein Atty's Bid To Nix Conviction
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Whirlpool, Carlyle, Related Group
• Legal Groups Back Fla. Atty Convicted In Allied Veterans Plot
• US To Reopen Embassy In Cuba, Offer New Way To Get Visas
• Perils Of An Inconsistent Verdict In Design Defect Cases