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Florida - August, 2015

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• Univita Health Files For Ch. 7 One Month After WARN Suit
• Ritz-Carlton Developer Thwarts Neighbor's Sale
• Sanctions Bid Accuses Novartis Unit Of Dodging Discovery
• RJ Reynolds Should Pay $9.2M For Cancer Death, Jury Told
• Fla. Solar Advocates Bullish On High Court Ballot Review
• Florida Pols Misused $237M In Conservation Funds, Suit Says
• Market Map: 4 Recent Trends In Miami Real Estate Deals
• Health First's Antitrust Woes Grow With New Hospital Suit
• Estee Lauder Antitrust Suit Should Be Reheard, 11th Circ. Told
• Amazon Beats Sex Toy Bid In Fire TV Trademark Spat
• Tribal Interests Tip The Balance In Seminole Tax Ruling
• Hearst Asks FCC To Fine Fla. Cable Co. In Retrans Dispute
• Jury Backs Sex Bias Claims Against Fla. Police Dept.
• McDonald Hopkins Adds Ex-Akerman Partner In S. Florida
• Fla. Senate Pushes Redistricting Deal Ahead Of Court Takeover
• Insurer Beats Crash Victim's Bad Faith Claim At 11th Circ.
• Broward County Bar Fights Fla. Bar Reciprocity Proposal
• Real Estate Rumors: AIG, O2R, Real Estate Capital Partners
• What Out-Of-Staters Must Know When Hiring Local NJ Counsel
• Brown Rudnick, Foulston Guide $100M Henley-WaterWalk Deal
• How To Prosecute Contempt Proceedings In Bankruptcy
• Injunction Denied In States' Suit Over Clean Water Act
• RJ Reynolds Caused Decorated Veteran's Cancer, Jury Told
• Ex-Running Back Says BB&T Allowed Fraudulent Investments
• Adams & Diaco Attys Could Face Disbarment For DUI Setup
• 10 Years After Katrina, Legal Fallout Continues
• Ford Says Class Cert. Bid Is Deficient In Exhaust Fume Row
• Rapper 'The Game' Stole Album Cover, Suit Says
• 11th Circ. Revives Ex-TransUnion Exec's Noncompete Battle
• Ex-BankAtlantic CEO Refused Retrial In SEC Fraud Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Sergey Brin, Palm Tree Golf, Prometheus
• General Mills Stole Miss Cleo For Ad Campaign, Suit Says
• Class Action Against Pizza Hut's Delivery Tax Moves Ahead
• BB&T Looks To Tackle NFL Receiver In Negligence Trial
• Fla. Appeals Court Reverses Ruling In UFC Fighter-Agent Row
• Geico Says 11th Circ. Bad Faith Ruling Flouts Precedent
• Frontier, Verizon Nearing States' Approval For Deal
• Honda, Takata Air Bag Suit Sent Back To State Court
• Fla. Law School Grads Push To Keep $100M Fraud Suit Alive
• Fla. Gay Marriage Suits Moot After Obergefell, State Says
• Fla. Rental Tax Precluded By Fed. Indian Law, 11th Circ. Says
• Builder Says Crum & Forster Must Defend $22M Condo Suit
• BB&T Calls NFLers' Neglience Claims Sour Grapes At Trial
• Fla. Judge Seeks Justices' Help On Redistricting Impasse
• Real Estate Rumors: LeBron James, Ocean Bank, Sun Wansam
• Fla. Therapists Convicted For Role In $63M Medicare Fraud
• Young Conaway Sunken Treasure Suit Salvaged
• Judge Recuses Self After Hit On Holland & Knight Atty Wife
• Fla. Lawmakers Expand Effort Against Fracking
• State Agencies Ordered To Honor Friendly's Asset Sale
• Ex-Bucs Kicker Wants $20M Infection Fight In State Court
• Family Tells Fla. Jury Tobacco Cos. Caused Smoker's Death
• Humana Must Fight Hospital's Payment Suit In State Court
• Fla. Judge Nixes $700K Deal In Water Sales Rep OT Suit
• Multicause Loss Standard Takes Spotlight In Fla. High Court
• U-Haul Slapped With $4.9M Interest In 'Pods' Trademark Row
• Capital One Not Debt Collector Under FDCPA, 11th Circ. Says
• Class Cert. Upheld In Wells Fargo Overdraft MDL
• Law360 Pro Bono All Stars Show Dedication To Helping Others
• RBC Loses Renewed Bid For Arbitration In Overdraft MDL
• Acquitted Fla. Mayor Sues City To Recoup Legal Fees
• Giving Out Number Is Consent Under TCPA, 11th Circ. Says
• High Court Urged To Examine Fla. Medicaid Advice Rules
• 20 Firms Show How To Win Big And Do Good
• No Redistricting Deal As Fla. Pols Bail Days Before Deadline
• Imprecise Mortgage Upturns TD Bank Win, Fla. Court Says
• Fitbit Buyers Step Up False Ad Claims Over Sleep-Tracking
• Receiver Fights To Preserve Winston & Strawn Malpractice Suit
• State Farm, Others Duck Car Repair Antitrust Suits
• Seminole's Federal Recognition Not In Dispute, 11th Circ. Told
• US Foods To Pay Florida $15.5M For Inflated Prices
• Greenberg Traurig Adds M&A Shareholder In Miami
• Kaye Scholer Accused Of Sex Bias, Harassment By Ex-Staffer
• 5 Tips For Law Firms Coming To South Florida
• Real Estate Rumors: AXA, AEG And Crosstree, Melo
• Fla. Lawmakers At Odds On Redistricting As Deadline Nears
• Radio Groups Battle Over Changes To Low-Power Ad Rules
• Enviros Tell 11th Circ. Corps Must Face Fla. Water Quality Suit
• BMW Hit With Suit Over Proposed New Dealership In Fla.
• Fla. OKs Delay In Customer Fees In Duke Energy Dispute
• NetTALK Execs Can't Claim Disputed Shares In Control Fight
• Fla. Has Ceded Abortion-Timing Claims: Planned Parenthood
• Carnival Cruise Hot Tubs Caused Bacterial Infections: Suit
• Bimbo Bakeries Says False Tax Info Suit Belongs In Pa.
• The Daubert Standard In Fla. — 2 Years On
• Fla. Hotel Asks Full 11th Circ. To Rethink $5M Interest Ruling
• Toyota Sued Over Allegedly Defective Accelerator Pedal
• Ex-Miami Official Says Defenses Should Remain In SEC Suit
• Amgen Deal Struck As Tide Turns To Looser Off-Label Limits
• 11th Circ. Grants Geico New Trial In $5M Bad Faith Suit
• Miami Beach Co-Op Owners Seek To Halt 'Inferior' $21.5M Sale
• Allstate's PIP Policy 'Unclear,' Fla. Appeals Court Says
• Arnstein & Lehr Adds Real Estate Partner In Miami
• Fla. Court Asked To Decertify Class In Cruise Doctors' Suit
• 11th Circ. Tosses Accident Row Against French Boat Co.
• Docs Say 11th Circ. 'Gun Gag' Decision Could Kill People
• Horse Owners Say IRS Owes Nearly $7.9M Refund
• Class Slams Takata, Automakers' Bid To Toss Airbag Suits
• US Decries Ex-Terra Exec's Bid For New Bribery Trial
• 5 Reasons State Compliance With Clean Power Plan Is Easy
• Ultra Music Founder's Estate Says Partners Siphoned Funds
• Ga. Bank Not Covered For Ponzi Clawback Suit: 11th Circ.
• FDA Warns Fla. Facility Patients Over Mammogram Quality
• Amgen Pays $71M In Multistate Drug-Marketing Settlement
• RJ Reynolds Wins Over Jury In Ex-Smoker's $16M Death Trial
• 11th Circ. Partially Revives HIPAA Data Theft Coverage Suit
• Family Seeks $16M From RJ Reynolds For Ex-Smoker's Death
• FTA Submits $93M Funding Grant For Fla. Rail Expansion
• Planned Parenthood Sues Fla. Health Agency Over Inspection
• 11th Circ. Says $10K Cash Not Needed For Structuring Charge
• Fla. Smoker Tells Jury Tobacco Cos. Took Her Voice, Lung
• Fla. Judge Agrees To DUI Reprimand After Misleading JQC
• How Much Money Does It Take To Make A Lawyer Happy?
• Takata Airbag Suit Should Stay In US, Plaintiff Says
• Hyundai Supplier Asks 11th Circ. To Kill DOL Injunction
• DC Circ. Rejects Bankers' Challenge To Info Sharing Law
• Onus To Reform Is Now On Cuba, Kerry Says
• Jury Deadlocks On Ex-Real Estate CEO In $300M Ponzi Case
• Fla. Consumer Groups Appeal Approval Of Natural Gas Buys
• Enviro Groups Seek To Halt Aquifer Pumping At Fla. Springs
• Tampa Real Estate Heats Up With Downtown Port Project
• Don King's Co. Says 'Grudge Match' Violates Boxer's Contract
• Miami Private Island Developer Ordered To Keep Club Open
• NetTALK Says Stock Restrictions Could Cause Bankruptcy
• TD Bank To Get $10M Up Front In Rothstein Trustee Deal
• Fla. Strip Club Must Pay $365K For Firing Black Bartender
• Fla. Investment Adviser Cops To $9M Facebook Stock Fraud
• Port Tampa Bay Unveils $1.5B Mixed-Use Redevelopment Plan
• Artists Say Apple Designs Didn't Copy Miami Pop Artist
• SunTrust, Credit Suisse End Suit Over $450M Broker's List
• 15 State AGs Urge DC Circ. To Stay EPA's Clean Power Plan
• Georgia-Pacific Hit With $9.4M Jury Verdict In Asbestos Trial
• West Palm Beach's $300M Transit Village Nabs Key Approval
• J&J Units Dodge Sunscreen SPF Labeling Class Action
• Adidas Slammed With $14M Loan Fraud Lawsuit
• Classified Info Beyond Menendez's Reach In Bribery Case
• Fla. Sued Over Failure To Recognize Same-Sex Parents
• Secret Prosecutions And The Erosion Of Justice
• Worker Asks For $29M In Georgia-Pacific Asbestos Cancer Suit
• US Man Gets 6 Years For Costa Rica-Based Fraud Scheme
• Fla. Court Affirms Attys' Win In Fee Dispute Over Trial Work
• Health Service Cos. Hit With $2M Verdict In Patent Suit
• FSU Can't Dodge Jameis Winston Title IX Suit
• SEC Gives Fla.'s 'Foreclosure King' The Boot
• Fla. Court Won't DQ Judge Over Storm Damage Comments
• Fla. Sen. Resumes Push To Cut State's Commercial Lease Tax
• Construction Defect Notice Is A 'Proceeding,' 11th Circ. Told
• Fla. Port Dredging Project Faces Environmental Challenge
• Frontier Promises Broadband To 750,000 In Merger Review
• Arbitration Of Ally Car Contract Row Challenged At 11th Circ.
• Willkie Guides FIS On $9.1B Deal For Software Co. SunGard
• Morgan Stanley Says Class Rep's Studying Isn't OT
• R.J. Reynolds Hid Deadly Risks From Ex-Smoker, Jury Told
• 17 States Object To EPA's Order For New Power Plant Rules
• $100M Suit Against Fla. Law School Put On Chopping Block
• CORRECTED: Fla. Court Says Cruise Execs Can't Determine Port Fee Rates
• Fla. Biotech Firm Settles Negligence Claims Against Attys
• Health First Says FCA Kickback Case Is Time-Barred, Vague
• Judge Trims Florida Red Light Camera Suit
• Fed. Circ. Denies Air Force Challenge To Utility Rules
• Real Estate Rumors: Falcons, Steinmetz, Bertram Yachts
• FCC Hits Fla. Travel Marketing Co. With $3M Robocall Fine
• A Flood Of Changes: The Growing Risk Of Flood Loss
• NY Hits Limit In Efforts To Tax Out-Of-State Attys
• SEC Slams Miami's, Ex-Official's Fraud Defenses
• Paul Weiss' Wells Accused Of Defaming Ex-Dolphins Coach
• Ogletree Deakins Adds Worker Benefits Shareholder In Miami
• Fla. Gov. Agrees To $700K Deal In Public Records Suit
• Feds Say Fla. Ambulance Co. Can't Dodge False Claims Suit
• Calif. Nonprofit Donor Disclosure Row Hits Supreme Court
• Seminoles, Fla. Extend Mediation Talks In Gaming Rights Row
• Accused Coin.mx Bitcoin Boss Posts Bail In Criminal Case
• ADT Investors Appeal Stock Repurchase Suit To 11th Circ.
• OneWest Skirts Mortgage Scam FCA Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Berlusconi, Vornado, AC Hotel
• 11th Circ. Strikes Back At Untimely 'Piggyback' Class Actions
• Fla. Appeals Court Upholds Sugar Farm Water Release Permits
• Holland & Knight Moves Admin Staff To Larger Space In Tampa
• Miami-Dade Faces Class Action Over Credit Card Receipts
• RJ Reynolds Hit With Punitive Damages For Smoker's Death
• 11th Circ. Frees Estee Lauder Of Duty Free's Antitrust Suit
• High Court Urged To Rule On Cellphone Tracking Dispute
• NFL Players Get Count Restored In Suit Against BB&T
• Frontier Wants FCC To Ignore Comments On Verizon Deal
• Contractor Pleads Guilty In $36M Low-Income Housing Fraud
• Investor Forum-Shopping Ponzi Suit, Drilling Cos. Claim
• Real Estate Rumors: BofA, Lionheart, Talbott Hotel
• A Common Exclusion That Puts Your D&O Coverage At Risk
• US Rep. Says Fla. Redistricting Will Hurt Minority Voters
• SeaWorld False Marketing Suits Won't Be Consolidated
• US Sen. Says $18.7B BP Deal Must Face Public Scrutiny
• 11th Circ. Grants Stay In $17M Phillip Morris Engle Case
• 11th Circ. Vacates Sentence Of Convicted Stockbroker
• Simply Fashion Creditors Go After Insiders' Claims
• Canyon Partners Invests $134M In PMG's New Fla. Condo
• Ford Slammed For Class Cert. Pushback In Exhaust Fume Row
• RJ Reynolds Hit With $1M Jury Verdict In Smoker Death Case
• Winston & Strawn Wins Stay In $107M Malpractice Suit
• Florida Rail Line Wins State Approval For $1.75B In Bonds
• Geico Bad Faith Suit Can't Rely On $30M Award, 11th Circ. Told
• 11th Circ. Says Fees In Chicken Eatery IP Row Up To District
• Autozone Escapes Package Tracking Patent Blitz
• Electrolux Tells 11th Circ. Moldy-Washer Class Can't Stand
• Fla. Judge Denies 'Premature' Health Data Breach Class Cert.
• Jury Weighs R.J. Reynolds' Role In Smoker's Cancer Death
• Georgia-Pacific Asbestos Caused Cancer, Jury Hears
• Religion Doesn't Trump Prison Hair Rule, 11th Circ. Says
• Fla. Inspectors Cite 4 Planned Parenthood Locations
• Fla. Gov. Appoints Steverson To DEP Secretary Post
• Health Care Data Co. Waited Years To Disclose Breach: Suit
• 'Hubristic' Attempt To DQ Atty In Ch. 7 Case Draws Sanctions
• Day Care Driver's Personal Policy Doesn't Cover Baby's Death
• Fla. Appeals Court Reverses Order For Firm To Release Files
• Six Charged In $36M Low-Income Housing Fraud In Florida
• Morgan Keegan Asks 11th Circ. To Reinstate Arbitration Award
• Gov't Contractor Took Kickbacks For Five Years, DOJ Says
• 11th Circ. Revives Norwegian Cruise Slip-And-Fall Case
• Ocala Trust Sues USAmeriBank Over $5M Transfer In Fraud
• Judge Reopens SEC Fraud Case Against Miami Official
• Fla. Utility Co. To Build 25MW Solar Project Near Tampa
• Ex-Owners Want Out Of Trump Golf Club Member Refund Spat
• Nationstar Mortgage Debtors Denied Cert. In Fee Scheme Suit
• Univita Health Hit With WARN Act Class Action After Layoffs
• Western Sky Gets Injunction Lifted In Fla. Loan Row
• Regions Bank Joins Call For Sanctions In Fla. Property Row
• IP Firm Denied Chance To Improve On Its Malpractice Victory
• Jury Adds $3.2M Punitive Damages To Philip Morris Verdict
• Telecom Investor Aims To Stop Exercise Of 10M Shares
• Oil Drilling Investor Class Alleges $5M Ponzi Scheme
• Fla. Gov. Orders Audits Of Hospitals' Reimbursement Pacts
• Fla. Man Gets 10 Years For Stealing Secret Military Files
• Earlier Suit Didn't Pause Clock For TCPA Suit, 11th Circ. Says
• 11th Circ. Vacates Doc's Conviction In $200M Medicare Con
• Caterpillar Prevails In $19M Asbestos Cancer Trial
• High Court Urged To Take Up Wood Flooring Copyright Row