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Florida - November, 2015

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• Developer Sues Over Miami Parking Authority Project Award
• 11th Circ. Says Ala. Enviros Can't Appeal Interim EPA Finding
• Westgate Resorts Sells $156M In New Timeshare Notes
• Florida Gov. Taps 3 New Circuit Court Judges
• RJ Reynolds Job Seeker Can Claim Disparate Impact
• Exec Accused Of $300M Ponzi Scheme Denied Acquittal Bid
• NASA Fraudsters Reduce FCA Counts, Damages At 11th Circ.
• Real Estate Rumors: Black Bear, Publix, Baywood Hotels
• Fla. Pharmacy Recalls Vitamins For 'Severe' Vitamin D Risks
• Investors Win $1.9M Arbitration Award Against Fla. Brokerage
• P&G Says Fixodent Users' Appeal Is Backed By Bad Evidence
• Turtles Say SiriusXM Is Off Track On Fla. Property Law
• Feds Expect $30M From FCA Deals With Fla. Pharmacies
• Fla. Judge DQ'd Over Atty's Help In Reelection Campaign
• Real Estate Rumors: Golenbock Eiseman, Stonehenge, Marriott
• Fla. Woman Says Time Not Up In Suit Against Lieff Cabraser
• Porn Distributor Asks Judge To Pause Suit Against Seyfarth
• OPINION: In Search Of Our Best Law Firm Selves
• The Dangerous Secrets Your Client Is Keeping From You
• Mexican Workers File FLSA Suit Against Fla. Harvester
• 2nd Fla. Solar Energy Ballot Item Heads To State High Court
• Fla. Gov't Contractor Pleads Guilty To Income Tax Fraud
• Most Attys Back Fla. Bar Challenge To Expert Witness Rules
• RJ Reynolds Persuades Jury Ex-Smoker Doesn't Have COPD
• Defunct For-Profit College's CEO Guilty Of Stealing From Gov't
• GM Asks 11th Circ. To Decertify Drivers In Safety Sticker Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: TIAA, NewcrestImage, Charter Schools
• Fla. Board Chides Judge For Improper Communications
• 'Whoomp (There It Is)' Judgment Sends Publisher To Ch. 11
• 11th Circ. Ruling Can't Bar Casino Tax Defense: Ala. Assessor
• Techtronic Can't Toss Jury's Award Over Defective Table Saw
• DynCorp Slams Dismissal Bid In Corporate Espionage Suit
• New Federal Rules Acknowledge It's Time To Drop The 'E'
• FinCEN Expands Data Collection Geography Beyond Banking
• Don't Let Mobile App 'Consumer' Become 'Subscriber'
• Safe Harbor Needed For Arbitral Rights In Absent Class Claims
• Ins And Outs Of US Trusted Traveler Programs
• Daily Fantasy Woes Grow As Leagues Become Targets
• Insurer's $1M Award To End 16-Year Contract Dispute
• Downtown West Palm Beach Site Sells For $24M
• Full 11th Circ. Won't Review Miami-Dade Wage Law Ruling
• Florida Gov. Aims To Put $10B Into Infrastructure
• Jeweler Faces Arrest In $12M Investor Dispute
• Morgan Keegan Says Arbitration Award Fight Uses Wrong Law
• Judge Urges Denial Of $2M Fee Bid In VoIP Patent Fight
• Fla. Landscaper Settles Claims Of Bias In Hiring Practices
• $1B Tax Cuts, Job Creation Lead Fla. Gov's Proposed Budget
• Buchanan Says GC Docs Key To Sports Deal Malpractice Row
• Real Estate Rumors: UBS, Related, Miami Holiday Inn
• Simpson, Schulte Guide $570M Multifamily Properties Deal
• Pro Sports Leagues, Investors Hit In Daily Fantasy Suit
• Plaintiffs Regain Edge In Defective Design Cases In Fla.
• Clinton Asks 11th Circ To Toss FOIA Suit Over Personal Email
• U. Of Fla. To Pay $19.9M To Settle Grant Overcharge Claims
• Tobacco Cos. Owe $8M For Pilot's Bladder Cancer, Jury Told
• LeClairRyan Filed Trumped-Up Trade Secrets Suit, Court Told
• Worth Group, CFTC Settle $73M Precious Metals Fraud Suit
• Fla. City Fights $2.2M Jury Verdict In Beach Access Trial
• Perlman Bajandas Adds Bankruptcy Litigation Partner
• RJ Reynolds Cleared Of $10M Liability In War Hero's Death
• Fox Rothschild Adds Two EB-5 Attorneys from Akerman
• Teamsters Call Amerijet Suit A Negotiations End Run
• 3 Ways Technology Is Changing Law Office Designs
• State Statutes May Stymie Arbitration Of R&W Disputes
• Applicants May Forgo Fla. Sports Development Program
• RJ Reynolds Owes $10M For War Hero's Death, Jury Told
• 13 Key Business Objectives For Corporate Legal Departments
• Florida Commission OKs Plan To Take Water From Rivers
• Private Practice Bars Military Judgeship, DC Circ. Told
• DOJ Settles Florida Hospice FCA Row For $3M
• Fla. Says Tribe's Gambling Suit Is 15 Years Too Early
• Smoker's Estate Wins $1M In Fees From RJR, Liggett
• Honduran Workers Sue Florida Farm Over Recruiter Fees
• Sierra Club Tells EPA US Sugar's Fla. Fields Ducking Law
• Fla. High Court Says State Needs 24 New Trial Judges
• Wal-Mart Workers Can't Intervene In Settled Bias Suit
• Enviros Ask 11th Circ. To Look Again At Corps Coal Permits
• Philip Morris Remains Off The Hook For $20M Engle Award
• OPINION: We're Still Failing Our Vets
• Negligence Claims Against Carnival Sent To Federal Court
• Buchanan Seeking Shielded Docs In AFL Deal Suit, Court Told
• Philip Morris Liable For Mother's Cancer Death, Jury Finds
• Acquitted Mayor Can Go After Miami Suburb For Fees
• Lyft Sued For Wrongful Death Over Miami Crash
• Banks Are Not Liable For Clients' Suicide, Fla. Court Says
• Jury Awards $11M In Restaurateur's Smoking Death
• FTC Atty Dodges DQ Bid In Mortgage Fraud Suit
• Fla. Court Flips Condo Complex's Win Against State Farm
• Segall Can't Involve Bankruptcy Court In Fee Fight, Rivals Say
• Fitness Model Broke Endorsement Deal, Nutrition Co. Says
• Fla. Judge Says Claims Too Vague In Discipline Complaint
• 2 Bills Floated In Fla. To Legalize Fantasy Sports
• HHS Seeks 11th Circ. OK To Cut Medicare To Nursing Home
• Jury Awards Navy Contractor $5M In Trade Secrets Theft Suit
• Judge Trims Breach Suit Against Health Data Co.
• Arnstein & Lehr Adds Fla. Rep. In Fort Lauderdale
• Federal Law Backs Ala. Casino Property Tax, 11th Circ. Told
• Mr Chow Won $1M, But Must Pay $1M Fees On Lost Claims
• Models Sue Fla. Nudist Resort For Unauthorized Use Of Images
• Roig Adds Ex-Wicker Smith Insurance Litigator In Florida
• Jury Awards $10M In Pizzeria Owner's Tobacco Death Trial
• 7 More Sentenced In $126M Florida Health Care Fraud
• Miami-Dade Board Delays Boat Show Enviro Permit Vote
• Whistleblower Asks 11th Circ. To Revive Medicare FCA Suit
• Philip Morris Owes $28M For Mom's Cancer Death, Jury Told
• Duke Can Issue $1.3B In Bonds For Shuttered Nuke Plant
• Sen. Reid Blames Republicans For Judicial Vacancies
• Parkway Sells Stake In $175M Miami Office Complex
• Exhibit A — Winky Face: Emoticon Evidence Enters Courts
• Fla. Lawmakers Introduce Bills To Stop Clean Power Plan
• 11th Circ. Vacates $2.8M Restitution Order In Tax Fraud Row
• Philip Morris Fights Bid To Revive $20M In Punitive Damages
• Smoker Says RJR Cigarettes Caused Her Lung Disease
• New Fla. Medical Pot Bill Revamps Distribution System
• Dolphin Attraction Biz Partner Can't Duck Suit, Court Told
• Covington Joins Dechert In Repping Takata In Air Bag MDL
• Wal-Mart Says Proposed Intervenors In Bias Suit Lack Standing
• High Court Won't Hear Shipping Co.'s Arbitration Appeal
• An Inconsistency In Applying Florida's Noncompetition Law
• Should In-House Counsel Use US Contract Terms In Europe?
• Insurance Benefit Assignment To Contractors: Not In Texas
• Fla. Hit With 2nd Suit Over $237M In Conservation Funds
• Privileged Docs In Adderall Pay-For-Delay Suit Still Off-Limits
• Former Fla. HMO Owners Sue BankUnited for $1.2B
• FTC Kicks Marketer To Curb In Insurance Scam Settlement
• Papa John's Franchisee Wants Group Arbitration Nixed
• Lieff Cabraser Says It Isn't To Blame For Untimely Engle Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: NY Life, Paragon, Miami Warehouses
• Take Your Marks: An Associate's Guide To Your 1st Big Trial
• Blocking Medical Expense Claims Just Got Harder In Fla.
• Firm Wants Rothstein Fee Fight Moved To Bankruptcy Court
• Fla. Court Reinstates $12M In Punitive Damages Against RJR
• Firm, Ex-Atty's Widow Settle Suit Over Post-Cancer Axing
• Judge Tosses Landowners' Cert. In Fla. Stormwater Fee Row
• Fla. Man Gets 30 Months For Role In $126M Health Fraud
• Tribe's Ex-GC Draws Fire In Lewis Tein Fee Fight
• Suspended Fla. Atty Says Bar Rules Are Unconstitutional
• Arnstein & Lehr's Tampa Attys Decamp To Burr & Forman
• Allianz Buys $375M Stake In Miami Office Complex
• Sex Offender Can't Escape Malicious Prosecution Claim
• Judge OKs Univita's $2.5M Asset Sale To Fla. Home Care Co.
• Takata's NHTSA Deal Doesn't Defeat Air Bag MDL, Buyers Say
• Akerman Launches Fraud And Recovery Practice Group
• Don't Assume Privilege Extends To GCs, Attys Say
• Fla. City Seeks Reinstatement Of Marinas' Tax-Free Status
• Despite Slow Economy, Attys Say Brazil Is Still A Good Bet
• Florida Golf Club's OT Pay Not Up To Par, Suit Says
• Health Data Co. Denies Duty To Protect Patient Info
• Racing Team's Argument Seems To Backfire In Appeals Court
• Fla. Lawmakers Tell Justices To Reject Redistricting Map
• Fla. Ruling Tees Up Fight Over Access To Hospital Reports
• Agent Can't Arbitrate $3M MLB Contract Dispute, Trustee Says
• Payless Sued By Managers Over OT, Off-The-Clock Work
• State Forays Into The Regulation Of Biometric Data
• Ex-Kaye Scholer Worker Expands Sex Bias Claims Against Firm
• Fla. Court Finds Black Business Fund Overcharged State $1M
• Nationstar Shells Out $76M To End Collusion Class Action
• Darden Restaurants Loses Bid to Nix EEOC Age Bias Suit
• Bid For Food Service Co. Was Ruse To Steal Secrets, Suit Says
• Condo Complex Not Covered For Aesthetic Fixes, Court Says
• Sierra Club Has Standing In Fla. Mitigation Bank Suit
• Seyfarth Says Porn Distributor Can't Sue It In Florida
• DynCorp. Rival Says Amended Espionage Suit Still Too Vague
• Miami Hospitality Market Heats Up
• Law360's Super MVPs In A Class Of Their Own
• 5 Firms Lead The Pack With MVP Wins
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Legal Aces From 86 Firms
• Lieff Cabraser Sued By Fla. Woman Over Bungled Tobacco Suit
• Philip Morris Caused Mother's Cancer Death, Jury Told
• Miami-Dade Card Receipt Row Paused Pending Spokeo Ruling
• Feds Say URS Bid To Nix NASA False Claims Suit 'Misguided'
• 'Fellow Employee' Clause Doesn't Bar Claim, 11th Circ. Says
• Makeup Co. Resolves Madonna 'Hard Candy' Trademark Rows
• Marlins Stadium Contractors Say Workers' Appeal Must Wait
• Fla. Co. Owes $65M In Brazilian Satellite Deal, Suit Says
• Gunster Adds Atty From S. Fla. Water Management District
• PharMerica Agrees To Pay $15M To Settle TCPA Class Action
• Injured Fan Says NASCAR Doesn't Protect Spectators
• Fla. Judge's PTSD Diagnosis Creates Complication, Panel Says
• RJ Reynolds Caused Smoking Trucker's Death, Jury Told
• Whistleblower Too Late On Humana FCA Claims, Court Told
• 4 Sentenced In $64M Medicare Mental Health Scheme
• Fla. County Clerk Misclassified Staff As Exempt, Suit Says
• 11th Circ. Won't Rethink Miami Discriminatory Lending Suit
• Suspended Fla. Atty Fights Bar's Latest Disciplinary Bid
• JPMorgan Can't Trim Teller's National Origin Bias Suit
• DC Circ. Won't Rehear Bankers' Challenge To Info Sharing Law
• Tobacco Cos. Caused Late Pizzeria Owner's Cancer, Jury Told
• Enviro Review Of Fla. Bridge Passes Muster, Judge Rules
• Fla. High Court Sets New Eminent Domain Atty Fee Guideline
• Fla. Cardiovascular Center Can't Dodge FCA Suit
• Philip Morris Hit With Punitives, Braces For Verdict Row
• 11th Circ. Nixes Visa Ruling Against DOL Due To New Regs
• Florida Gov. Rick Scott Seeks $1B In Tax Cuts
• Sold-Off Railway Land Not Easement, Fla. High Court Says
• Out-Of-Florida Flower Sales Tax OK, Fla. Justices Told
• 11th Circ. Won't Rehear Prisoner Hair Length Dispute
• Spirit Air Customers Ask 11th Circ. To Renew Hidden-Fees Suit
• IAP Buys Aviation, Tactical Communications Units From DRS
• Cities Are Looking To Fair Housing Act To Fight Redlining
• Sugar Farmers Seek Victory In Pesticide Damage Coverage
• J&J Can't Dodge Costco Antitrust Claims Over Pricing Policy
• Trade Groups Back Insurer In 11th Circ. Presuit Notice Row
• Snell & Wilmer Foe Rips 'Gamesmanship' In Racketeering Suit
• 11th Circ. Urged To Keep Diagnostic Co. Owner's $6M Verdict
• 11th Circ. Won't Hear Ford Exhaust Fume Certification Appeal
• SEC Hits Fla. Developer With $8.5M EB-5 Fraud Suit
• Fla. Tribe Loses Bid To Remove IRS Unpaid Tax Liens
• SEC Argues Ponzi Suit Ruling Threatens Enforcement Suits
• $30M Award Against RJ Reynolds Too Big, Fla. Court Says
• Appeals Court Agrees Former Judge's Slander Suit Was Sham
• 11th Circ. Finds Fla. Swipe Fee Law Unconstitutional
• Amerijet Sues Teamsters Over Refusal To Accept Contract
• Jury Finds Philip Morris Liable For Mortician's Death
• NASA Can't Prove Auto Repairs Were Unneeded, Vendor Says
• Clinic Owner In Fla. Fraud Scheme Says He's 'Least Culpable'
• Insurer Maintains That Policy Doesn't Cover Guard's Theft
• OPINION: Via Duke, Companies Are Shaping Discovery
• Miami Heat Co-Owner Slams Atty Fee Bid After Losing IP Suit
• Insurer Suit Needn't Wait For Robbery Row, 11th Circ. Told
• 11th Circ. Says InnoVida Exec's Conviction Based On Evidence
• Miami Atty Settles Chopper Crash Conspiracy Suit
• Philip Morris Owes $17M For Mortician's Death, Jury Told
• After $1M Win, Restaurant Says Rival's $1M Fee Award Stinks
• Applicants Can't Join EEOC's Darden Bias Suit, Judge Says
• Fla. House Committee Approves Judicial Term Limit Bill
• What Nevada Action Means For Future Of Daily Fantasy Sports
• 11th Circ. Asked To Rehear Cartoon Network App Privacy Row
• BB&T, Assurant Unit Look To Void Premium Kickback Suit
• Dolphins, Daytona Speedway Renew Bids For $90M In Tax Breaks
• Case Over Drummond Workers' Murder Ends At High Court
• IT Consultant Can't Shake Navy Computer Code Theft Suit
• Akerman Adds Ex-Bilzin Sumberg Atty To Transactions Team
• Therapist Asks For Fairness In $63M Medicare Fraud Sentence
• Florida Sues Seminole Tribe To Stop Blackjack At Casinos
• FTC Atty Escapes DQ Bid In Mortgage Assistance Fraud Row
• Snell & Wilmer Says Court Is Being Misled In RICO Suit
• Fla. Appellate Court Reins In Enforcement Of Noncompete
• Health Data Co. Had Duty To Victims Of Breach, Judge Told
• Fla. Agencies Say Uber Suits Should Be Tossed