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Florida - October, 2015

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• Takata, Automakers Urge Dismissal Of Air Bag Defect Suits
• Court Holds Off Making Fla. Commission's Docs Public
• SEC 'Victim' Mark Cuban Can Join ALJ Fight, 11th Circ. Says
• Patheon Defeats JV-Partner's Antitrust Suit Over Rival Buy
• Adderall Purchasers Push For Cert. In Pay-For-Delay Suit
• Judge Bars Supplement Co. From False Ads In FTC Suit
• 4 Sentenced For Roles In $126M Fla. Health Care Fraud
• Real Estate Rumors: McGraw Hill, WeWork, Grass River
• Fla. Condo Builder Awarded $23M From Insurer For Repairs
• DOD Drops Cuba From Terrorism List In Acquisition Guidelines
• OPINION: The Most Broken Part Of Our Immigration System
• Fla. High Court Restores $6.6M Union Carbide Verdict
• Insurer Says It Doesn't Have To Cover Soccer Injury Suit
• Insurers Needn't Cover Presuit Notices, 11th Circ. Told
• Insurer Denies Coverage For 'All Natural' Pretzels Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Broadcom, Fairfield, Paramount
• Fla. Court Affirms $1M Fees Award For Miami Developers
• Challenge To Tribal Lender's Rates Falls Short, 11th Circ. Says
• Tomato Growers' Payback Claims Wither In Fed. Circ.
• Court Won't Lift Claim On $28M Miami Beach Property Deal
• Shutts & Bowen Moves Into Downtown Miami Tower
• Feds Back Ala. Tribe In Casino Tax Dispute At 11th Circ.
• 5 Ways Your Ego Is Killing Your Career
• Wells, Paul Weiss Want Suit Over NFL Bullying Report Tossed
• Judge Steps Down From Smoker's Suit Over RJ Reynolds Ties
• Fla. Ballot Measure Would Give Voters Control Over Gambling
• Hogan Lovells Defends Lease Dispute With Miami Landlord
• Real Estate Rumors: NY Mets Co-Owners, Darden, Klein Group
• Insurer Rips Tyco For Delays In $60M Drug Heist Suit
• Blueberry Farm Says Haitians It Didn't Hire Can't Show Bias
• Papa John's Worker Asks 11th Circ. To OK Group Arbitration
• Nursing Home Can Stay Open During CMS Fight, Judge Says
• Exxon Alleges Vodka Co. Stole Trademarked Double-X Logo
• Fla. Investment Adviser Hits BofA With $100M Antitrust Suit
• Fla. Judge Who Tussled With Atty Argues To Save Position
• Seminoles Can't Get 11th Circ. Rehearing In Utility Tax Fight
• Jimmy Choo Accused Of Printing Sensitive Info On Receipts
• Young Conaway Pushes To Nix 'Scandalous' Treasure Suit
• Appeal Challenges Long-Held Fla. Taking Right
• LabCorp To Pay $11M To End FACTA Class Action
• Fla. Atty Disciplined Over Bungled Wrongful Death Suit
• Spirit Airlines Pays $7.5M To Settle FACTA Class Action
• EPA Urges FERC To Reroute $3B Fla. Gas Pipeline Project
• Seminole Tribe Accuses Fla. Of Violating Gaming Compact
• Wife's Legal Work Ruled No Conflict For Fla. Water Official
• Fla. Couple Wins $2.2M Verdict Over Use Of Private Beach
• SEC Blasts Fla. Firm Manager's Appeal Of Lifetime Ban
• Adviser Who 'Verified' Ponzi Investments Gets 30 Months
• Real Estate Rumors: SL Green, Empire Hotel, USPS
• Atty Ordered To Take 'Federal Courts 101' After Slipups
• Tampa Bay Rays Cooperating With Docs Bid: Minor Leaguers
• Refresh Or Rebuild? Website Strategies For Big Law
• RJ Reynolds Dodges $9M Liability For Smoker's Death At Trial
• Can Localities Use Ballot Power To Ban Oil And Gas Drilling?
• U.S. Bank Asks High Court To Review Atty Fee Ruling
• Jones Foster Tells 11th Circ. Insurer Owes Sanctions Defense
• Retired Pilot Tells Jury Tobacco Cos. Caused His Cancer
• 3 Fla. Attys Seek Review Of Guilty Ruling In DUI Setup Case
• Snell & Wilmer Racketeering Suit Has Legs, Court Told
• Takata, Automakers Argue For Dismissal Of Air Bag MDL
• RJR Should Pay Widow $9M For Man's Cancer Death, Jury Told
• 6 State Board Antitrust Cases To Watch
• Medco Defrauded Gov't Health Insurance Programs, Suit Says
• State Board Antitrust Cases To Address Control, Oversight
• Mortgages Could Be Exception To Fla.'s Statute Of Limitations
• Landowners Protest Gov't Trail Use At Former Railroad Line
• Real Estate Rumors: Invesco, Shorenstein, Unicorp
• States, Industry Groups Launch Clean Power Plan Legal Fight
• 5 Firms Steer $1.9B Starwood-Milestone Deal For Apt. REIT
• Florida Bar Examiners Board Gets Say In Picking Members
• Philip Morris Caused Mortician's Cancer Death, Jury Told
• Harsher Discipline Recommended For Fla. Judge For DUI
• Yahoo's First Online-Only NFL Broadcast Draws 30 Sponsors
• Fla. High Court OKs Solar Amendment Ballot Question
• Adderall Buyers Defend Expert Report Deemed Late By Shire
• Miami Beach OKs $615M Convention Center Renovation
• Ala. Tribe Tells 11th Circ. Bar On Tax Assessment Justified
• Doc In Menendez Scandal Overbilled Gov't, 11th Circ. Told
• DOJ, Miami School System Settle Immigrant Bias Flap
• Insurer Says No Coverage For Theft Without Activated Alarm
• Fla. Law Firm Wants Workers' Atty Tossed In Wage Suit
• Lab Co. Facing Another FCA Suit After $256M DOJ Settlement
• Miami Fails To Retain Church's Landmark Status On Appeal
• Real Estate Rumors: DLJ, West Brickell Hotel, Emmut
• Ex-Roetzel Partner Seeks Block On Noncompete Action
• Fla. County Steps Up Push To Ax Airport Runway Noise Suit
• Anheuser-Busch Beck's Beer False Ad Suit All Bottled Up
• Apotex Sets Stage For Next Fed. Circ. BPCIA Dispute
• Fla. Gov. Fines Former Lt. Gov. For Ethics Violation
• Insurer Says Fla. Contractor's Policy Excludes Suit Over Fall
• Broward County Open To $86M Assist To Florida Panthers
• SAIC Moves To Block Quick Win In Afghanistan Contract Row
• Real Estate Rumors: Starwood Capital, Ares, Extell
• Warrantless Cell Tracking Unconstitutional, High Court Told
• Wal-Mart Settles With Women In Fla. Gender Bias Suit
• Miami Sets Example For P3 Considerations In Port Projects
• Embattled Hedge Fund Manager Files For Ch. 11
• Ex-NFL Player Says Retirement Plan Wrongly Denied Benefits
• Fla. Fantasy Sports Suit Now Brings Illegal Gambling Claims
• Anda Appeals 'Pill Mill' Coverage Loss to 11th Circ.
• Regions Agrees To Sale Of Tax Evaders' Miami Mansion
• Porn Co. Malibu Faces High Court Challenge Over Atty Fees
• Fla. Approves $34M Cost Recovery For FPL Nuclear Project
• Ex-Corps Worker Charged Over Confederate Flag Incident
• High Court Asked To Review Nat'l Bank Act Preemptions
• Eatery's Insurer Says Cargill Owes For Latex Burger Death
• Amgen Calls For Halt To Neulasta Biosimilar Marketing
• Investors Slam Young Conaway's Bid To Toss Treasure Row
• Fla. Bar OK With Disbarment For Attys Over DUI Setup
• Gov't Rips Therapists' Retrial Bid In $63M Medicare Fraud
• Check Printing Biz Makes $160M Data Analytics Buy
• Real Estate Rumors: Stuyvesant, Silverstein, Kushner
• Day Pitney Expands Into Florida With Small Firm Merger
• Propofol Injury Suit Still Must Prove Teva Has Florida Ties
• Adderall Antitrust Class Has Standing Questioned At Trial
• Fla. House Tells State High Court To Reject Redistricting Map
• Florida Bar Governors Reject Out-Of-State Lawyer Reciprocity
• Fla. Attys Lock Horns Over New Expert Witness Standard
• Real Estate Rumors: Related Cos., Loews Hotels, Waterton
• Immigration Courts Increase Case Closings by 7.3%: Report
• Latest Suit Says FanDuel, DraftKings Allowed 'Shark Bettors'
• Beck's Drinkers Rip Objections To Anheuser-Busch Deal
• Miami, Key Biscayne Back In Court Over Marine Stadium
• Fla. High Court Overturns Medicaid Ruling For State Farm
• Fla. Indefinite Committals Are Unconstitutional, 11th Circ. Says
• 11th Circ. Concerned By Judge Remarks In Charity TM Fight
• Publix Supermarkets Hit With $5M TCPA Class Suit
• Fla. High Court Affirms Clean Energy Bond Program
• Commercial Sector Gets Its Turn In Miami's Real Estate Boom
• Health Clinic Cohorts Plead Guilty To $70M Medicare Plot
• Employment Co. Wants $1M In Taxes Back After Payroll Flub
• Insurer Owes Fees Despite Fraud Finding, Fla. Court Says
• Metadata 101 For Lawyers: A 2-Minute Primer
• Duke Energy Bolsters Fla. Solar Capacity With 5MW Project
• Amerijet Asks Full 11th Circ. To Weigh Miami-Dade Wage Law
• Ex-Roetzel Partner Sues Firm Over Noncompete Provisions
• Insurer Must Cover Apparel Co. In Copyright Battle
• Fla. Atty Loses Both Bids To Nix 1-Year Suspension
• Owners Of Hurricane-Sunk Ship Face $100M Liability Suit
• Radio Stations, Law Profs Jump Into Florida Pre-'72 Fight
• SEC Warns 11th Circ. Against Making Split On In-House Court
• Army Corps Must Face Most ESA Claims In PortMiami Suit
• Golf Club Members Zero In On Trump In Refund Suit
• Jarden Pays $1.5B For Class Ring and Yearbook Seller Jostens
• Lieff Cabraser Defends Removal Of Engle Fee Fight
• Ads Made Cigarettes Seem Healthy, Jury Told In Engle Trial
• 11th Circ. Backs NLRB Union Bias Ruling Against Transit Co.
• Free Apps Shielded From Privacy Claims In 11th Circ. Ruling
• Record Labels Hit New Music Service With Copyright Suit
• Insurer Fights To Keep Fondue Pot Payout Suit Alive
• 11th Circ. Says Tech Magnate Participated In Tax Shelters
• Supreme Court Refuses To Halt Fla. Judge's Removal
• Volkswagen Scandal Is Perfect For A Damages Class Action
• RJ Reynolds Challenges Engle Tort Liability In Fla. Court
• Lessons From Hawaii's Trailblazing ACA 1332 Waiver Proposal
• Judge Supports Challengers' Map In Fla. Redistricting Row
• Agent Says MLB Contracts Dispute Belongs In Arbitration
• Verizon Nude Photos Suit Sent Back To Fla. State Court
• Fla. Businessman Claims Brightstar Breached Joint Venture
• Disney Can't Beat Injury Claims With Waiver, Fla. Court Says
• 10 Ways To Become A 360-Degree Lawyer
• 11th Circ. Rolls Credits On Cartoon Network VPAA Claims
• Miami Officials Give 1st Nod To Swire's Residential Tower
• Healogics Whistleblowers Dump Medicare FCA Suit
• Cigna Agrees To End Controversial HIV/AIDS Drug Program
• Real Estate Rumors: Queensgate, Salesforce, WeWork
• Deal Reached In 1st Suit Under Fla.'s Anti-Patent Troll Law
• Miami, Key Biscayne Deal Over Marine Stadium Site Hits Snag
• Fla. Home Health Services Co. Hit With FCA Suit
• Fla. Personal Injury Law Caps Unclear, 11th Circ. Hears
• Fla. Atty Disbarred For 'Egregious' Post-Suspension Behavior
• Fla. Judge Facing Hearing Over DUI Charge Resigns
• Butler & Hosch Gets Temporary Reprieve From WARN Act Suit
• Supplements Falsely Marketed As Steroids, Suit Says
• Ford Explorer Owners Win Class Cert. In Exhaust Fume Row
• USHealth Facing Class Action Over Fax Ads Without Opt-Outs
• Ex-TD Bank VP Pleads Guilty Over $1.2B Rothstein Scheme
• Calculating Damages In Securities Contract Breach Cases
• 11th Circ. Finds Arbitrator Overstepped In Verizon-Union Case
• Punitive Damages Sought In Honda, Takata Air Bag Suit
• Insurer's Late Checks Nix Fatal Crash Deal, 11th Circ. Told
• 11th Circ. Won't Lift Order Blocking SEC In-House Suit
• Hausfeld, Others To Helm Contact Lens Antitrust MDL
• Fla. Judge Says Marlins Stadium Wage Action Is State Matter
• Fla. Atty Says Fellow Lawyers Can't Judge Suspension
• Miami Doc Indicted For Part In $20M Medicare Fraud
• Fla. Coastal Law Students' $100M Class Action Dismissed
• Sirius Says Turtles Want To Ditch 'Century-Long Consensus'
• Ex-Burger King Worker Must Arbitrate OT Suit, Court Told
• Fla. Gov. Renews Bid For Permanent Manufacturing Tax Break
• McGlinchey Stafford Nabs Richman Greer Real Estate Pro
• Gay Son's Marriage Wasn't Legal When He Died, Mom Argues
• A Post-Tuomey Future: Huge Stark Law Hospital Settlements
• Attys Not Covered For Sanctions, Insurer Tells 11th Circ.
• 11th Circ. Told Miami Canal Loopholes Create Maritime Chaos
• Miami, Key Biscayne Have Tentative Deal In Boat Show Fight
• 11th Circ. Ponders Who Owns Facebook 'Likes' In BET Case
• Fla. High Court Suspends Judge Who Brawled With Atty
• Fla. County Hit With Class Action Over Uber 'Favoritism'
• Apotex Accuses Amgen Of Sham Patent Litigation
• Jury Hits Tobacco Cos. With $1.5M For Heavy Smoker's Death
• 11th Circ. Lets Insurer Off The Hook In Real Estate Row
• Justices Asked To Revive Ex-Cruise Worker's Arbitration Row
• SEC Accuses Fla. 'Investment Adviser' Of Fraud
• Snell & Wilmer Wants 'Indecipherable' Racketeering Suit Axed
• Tobacco Cos. Should Be Punished, Jurors Told In Death Trial
• Jury Places Blame On Smoker, Makes RJR Pay Just $5K
• USAA Skimped On MedPay Reimbursements, Class Suit Says
• 11th Circ. Defect Notice Case May Curb Out-Of-Court Deals
• High Court Won't Revive Stanford Victims' Claims Against SEC
• Swiss Banker Who Testified Against UBS Exec Avoids Prison
• Challenge To Miami's SkyRise Tower Survives Dismissal Bid
• Contractor Can't Duck Insurer's Suit In Navy Software Row
• DynCorp Federal Contract Rival Wants Espionage Suit Tossed
• Fla. Judge Won't Let Health First Dodge FCA Suit
• Seyfarth Says Porn Supplier's Malpractice Suit Belongs In Ill.
• Ally Car Lessee Fights To Kill Arbitration At 11th Circ.
• 5th Circ. Says Deals Don't Cover Fla. Chinese Drywall Suit
• American Spirits Cig Makers Sued Over 'Natural' Claims
• Philip Morris, RJR Hit With $1M Verdict In Smoker's Death
• Newly Merged Aviation Law Firm Debuts In Florida
• HCA Hospitals Claim Aetna Owes $16.4M In ER Payments
• Fla. Court Revokes Approval For Racetrack Slot Machines
• 11th Circ. Urged To Get Fla. Court's Input On Defect Notices
• Tattoo Artist Takes On Key West Zoning Laws In 11th Circ.
• Fla. Atty Turns To Federal Court In Bid To Nix Suspension
• Real Estate Rumors: Clarion, Univision, Status Capital
• Snell & Wilmer Co-Defendants Say RICO Suit Is Full Of Holes
• Amgen Gets Failure-To-Warn Claims Axed From Enbrel Suit
• Hulk Hogan Keeps Most Docs Sealed In $100M Sex Tape Suit
• Weil Steers CCMP's Deal For Anti-Slip Shoe Maker
• GAO Denies Bid Protest Of S. Fla. DHS Contract
• State AGs Vocal In New Supreme Court Term
• Fla. High Court Affirms $700M In Clean Energy Bonds
• Geico Loses 11th Circ. Rehearing Bid In Bad Faith Case
• Excess Insurers Off Hook For PIP Underpayment Claims
• 'Biggest Loser' Makers Can't Duck IP Row Over Sports Show
• Shops At Sunset Place In South Miami Sells For $110M
• Kopelowitz Ostrow Adds Name Partner From Grossman Roth
• Fla. Mayor Urges Town To Sue Insurer For His Atty Fees
• Healogics Wound Centers Bilked Medicare, FCA Suit Says
• Real Estate Rumors: Monogram REIT, Origin Capital, Antioch
• Fla. Appeals Court Affirms $11M Win Against Continental Tire
• EEOC Sues Farm Over Harsh Hispanic Worker Treatment
• Fla. Can't Stop Attys From Touting Expertise, Judge Says
• Judge Facing Ethics Charges Told To Retire Due To Disability
• The CFPB Is Still Coming For Law Firms
• 11th Circ. Creates Flexibility For Courts On FLSA Suits