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Florida - December, 2015

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• What Will Keep Firm Leaders Up At Night In 2016
• Florida Regulation And Legislation To Watch In 2016
• Florida Cases To Watch In 2016
• 11th Circ. Snubs Fla. Tribe's RICO Suit Against Leaders
• 3 Things To Expect From Legal Tech In The New Year
• DC Atty Accused Of Slipping Private Info In Chiquita MDL
• $50M Miami Tennis Stadium Project Dead-Ends On Appeal
• Fla. AG Files Suits To Shut Down Travel Scams
• Judge Threatens Sanctions In Injured Fan's NASCAR Suit
• US Rep. Resumes Suit To Block Fla. Redistricting Maps
• Medical Supplier Asks Fla. Judge To Rethink FCA Row Ruling
• Fla. High Court Declines Jurisdiction In Workers' Comp Row
• Allstate Urges Fla. High Court To Mull Personal Injury Issue
• Court Erred On Slots License Reversal, Fla. Track Says
• DLA Piper To Close Tampa Office
• Army Corps Tells 11th Circ. It Properly Reviewed Coal Permit
• Fla. Teachers Union Says Bonus Program Is Discriminatory
• Fla. Atty Fights Suspension In DUI Setup Case
• New Evidence Backs Experts In Fixodent MDL, Consumers Say
• Ex-Corps Worker Pleads Guilty In Confederate Flag Incident
• RJR, Philip Morris Hit With $35M Verdict For Smoker's Death
• Real Estate Rumors: Related, Monogram Residential, GroupM
• Chamber Urges 11th Circ. To Reconsider Nixing H-2B Ruling
• Tobacco Cos. Fight Punitives After $10M Engle Verdict
• Feds Arrest Two Over Venezuelan Energy Corruption Scheme
• High Court Asked To Look At P&G's $50M Battery Life Deal
• Bid To Create Florida Gaming Agency Revitalized
• Gov't Says Ex-DHS Atty's Bias Suit Lacks Evidence
• 11th Circ. Says Assignee Can't File Bankruptcy
• 11th Circ. Revives MetLife Employee's Age Discrimination Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Hostmark, Hakim, Panoramic Partners
• No Answer From World Law To Debt-Scam Suit, CFPB Says
• Chiquita Wants No Interlopers In Colombia Discovery
• 'Tis The Season To Avoid Workplace Legal Troubles
• Spirit Airlines Tells 11th Circ. RICO Suit Rightly Tossed
• In Fla., Risk-Utility Is Out, Consumer-Expectation Is In
• 10 Most Significant Insurance Coverage Decisions Of 2015
• The Firms That Dominated In 2015
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• Why All US Attorneys Should Read Justice Breyer's New Book
• Fla. Service Centers Win $5.8M For Comcast Contract Breach
• Fla. Cancer Care Center Makes $20M Deal In FCA Row
• Florida Courts Get 6 New Circuit Judges
• Fla. County Wins Sovereign Immunity Argument In Land Row
• Baker McKenzie Picks Up Shutts & Bowen Banking Partner
• Time To Move Out? Parents' Address Prompts Atty Inquiry
• U-Haul Asks 11th Circ. To Overturn $66M 'Pods' TM Verdict
• FERC Gives Environmental OK To $3B Fla. Gas Pipeline
• The Biggest Native American Law Cases Of 2015
• TD Bank Exec Gets 2.5 Years For Role In $1.2B Rothstein Scheme
• New Tactics For Navigating Fla. Construction Defects Law
• Groups Urge Fla. To Reject Health Insurance Mergers
• Feds Call Atty A Flight Risk, Slam Bid To Duck Detention
• Fla. High Court OKs Medical Marijuana Ballot Initiative
• Whistleblower's FCA Case Too Weak To Revive, 11th Circ. Told
• Fla. Judge Removed From Bench Over Courtroom Scuffle
• MDL Panel To Weigh Combining DraftKings, FanDuel Suits
• Whose Lien Has Priority In Fla. — The Mortgagee Or HOA?
• Marriott Gets $16.5M Judgment Axed In Bahamas Project Row
• Miami Congressman Pitches Edits To Cuban Immigrant Policy
• Fla. Justices Asked To Uphold Personal Injury Damages Cap
• Navy IT Consultant Fights $5M Trade Secrets Theft Judgment
• How Much Control Of Your Contracts Do You Really Have?
• Fla. Appeals Court Rejects Rezoning For Miami-Area Hotel
• NFL's Bucs Driving Downfield On $100M Stadium Upgrades
• Sunken Cargo Ship's Owners Can't Ax Liability, Families Say
• Anda Not Covered In Drug 'Epidemic' Suit, 11th Circ. Told
• Mother Fights To Keep Gerber Snack Labeling Suit Alive
• Real Estate Rumors: Ortega, Google, REIT Liberty Property
• Plaintiffs Drive Website Accessibility As DOJ Delays Rule
• 11th Circ. Again Says Fla. 'Gun Gag' Law Is Constitutional
• Miami-Dade Commission Approves Crucial Boat Show Permit
• Fla. Med. Marijuana Amendment Marches Toward 2016 Ballot
• Greenspoon Marder Beefs Up Miami Real Estate Team
• Judge Ices TM Suit Against Hockey Team, Penalizes Accuser
• Judge Recuses Self In Daily Fantasy Row Over JPMorgan Ties
• Brazilian Satellite Co. Wants Quick Win In $65M Row
• The Condo And Co-Op Abuse Relief Act Is Still Relevant
• 7 Deadly Business Mistakes That Can Tank Your Law Practice
• Mercury Power Plant Rule Left Intact By DC Circ.
• Justices Deny Bid To Make Porn Studio Pay More Atty Fees
• Fla. Lawyer Says Texas Biz Stole Legal Services
• Judge DQ'd Over Son's Employment In $60M Loan Row
• Fla. Cannabis Growers Challenge Licensing Decisions
• Fla. Senate Bill Looks At Ride-Hailing Service Insurance
• TracFone Says Simply Wireless Improperly Sold Free Airtime
• 11th Circ. Won't Rehear Cartoon Network App Privacy Appeal
• Real Estate Rumors: Clarion, New England Development
• Fla. Jury Convicts Cay Clubs CEO In $300M Ponzi Scheme
• Fla. Law Prof. Sues IRS Over In Vitro Fertilization Costs
• Lewis Tein Wins Fees In Fla. Tribe's Malpractice Case
• Enviros Lose Challenge To $3B Fla. Natural Gas Pipeline
• Segall Says Sanctions Are Unwarranted In Ponzi Fee Dispute
• Lieff Cabraser Says Tobacco Suit Was Doomed When Filed
• The Biggest Immigration Cases Of 2015
• Fla. Court Upends Insurer's Sinkhole Coverage Victory
• Florida Driver Agrees To Drop FLSA Suit Against Lyft
• Disney Defends Parks' Accommodations For Autistic Guests
• Insurer Says Models' Privacy Claims Against Bars Not Covered
• SEC Says 'Boiler Room' Fooled Elderly Into Soccer Club Stock
• Seminoles Fight To Preserve Suit Over Gambling Exclusivity
• Benefits Of Developing Environmentally Difficult Projects
• Real Estate Rumors: Alduwaliya, Sam Moon, Rilea Group
• The Impact Of DOL's State Retirement Initiatives
• 5 Reasons Law Firms Top In-House Counsel For Local Gov't
• 11th Circ. Says Levan Must Leave BankAtlantic
• JPML Won't Centralize Web Code Copyright Litigation In Fla.
• Fla. Judge Tosses $225M Suit Over Miami-Area Condo Project
• Contractor Says Alias Doesn't Bar Defense For Condo Damage
• Sanctions Sought For Objector Atty In $20M Beck's Settlement
• Real Estate Rumors: Starwood, William Macklowe, MakeOffices
• Time Warner Unit Wants Opposing Atty, Or Testimony, Barred
• 24-Year-Old Gets 9 Years For $21M Medicare Fraud Scheme
• The Art Of The Mock
• A Toast To 2015 Wine And Beer Trademark Disputes: Part 3
• Apotex Biosimilar Notice To Amgen Is Mandatory, Judge Says
• Wilner Says Fla. Bar Resolved Engle Progeny Ethics Concerns
• State Farm Beats Suit Over Storm-Induced Tornado Damage
• Music Site To Pay $3M To End Record Cos.' Copyright Suit
• Florida Judge Tangles With Specter Of Removal
• Fla. High Court Struggles With 11th Circ. Accrual Question
• Seyfarth Rejects Ties To Fla. In Porn Distributor's Suit
• Blackstone Drops $2B On Residential Portfolio
• Strategies For Your Evolving Law Department
• Fla. Canal Isn't Navigable Waterway, 11th Circ. Told
• Comcast Carriage Row Rightly Before FCC, 11th Circ. Says
• Broward County Arena Deal Gives NHL's Panthers $86M Assist
• Firm Wants Judge DQ'd Over Son's Employment
• No Coverage For $5M Faulty Gas Tank Deal, Insurer Says
• Fla. Lien Ruling Empowers Banks In Foreclosure Actions
• Judge Recuses Self In Suit Over DePuy Pinnacle Hip Implant
• 11th Circ. Sides With Insurer Over 'Employee' Coverage
• Fla. Can't OK Utility's Drilling Investment, State Justices Hear
• $800M Army Research Lab Contract Goes To Fla. Tech Firm
• Examining The Merits Of Texas' Syrian Refugee Injunction
• Doc Defends Drug Dosage In Medicaid Billing Suit At 11th Circ.
• LeClairRyan Fights Sanctions Bid In Trade Secrets Suit
• Insurance Industry Will Fuel Switch To Driverless Cars
• DC Circ. FCA Ruling Is Important Setback For DOJ
• Does State Regulation Of Fantasy Sports Violate PASPA?
• GCs Love These Firms More And More
• Fla. Gov. Reaches $3B Gaming Deal With Seminole Tribe
• RJ Reynolds Should Pay For Wife's Cancer Death, Jury Told
• GCs Name Most Arrogant Law Firms
• Citrus Dispute Turns To High Court Over Fla. Appeals Process
• McWane Asks Justices To Undo Pipe-Fitting Monopoly Ruling
• 5 Firms Make It Back Onto GCs' Most Adored List
• 3 Firms Know The Secret To Keeping Clients Happy
• Still No New Trial For Ex-Terra Exec, Fla. Judge Rules
• Ex-Uber Driver Appeals Fla. Contractor Classification Ruling
• Starwood Hotel In Disney Ducks Most Transgender Bias Claims
• Ex-NFL Player Titus Dixon Acquitted In Tax Fraud Case
• FTC Robocall Deal Rejected Over 'Suspended Judgment'
• Where Common Law Litigation And Int'l Arbitration Divide
• Fla. Legislature To Face Fracking Battle In Upcoming Session
• Fla. Judge Wants High Court Review Of Removal From Bench
• Beckham Lines Up Land Downtown For Miami Soccer Stadium
• 'Incoherent' Racketeering Suit Against Snell & Wilmer Tossed
• Ex-Uber Drivers Denied Unemployment As Contractors By Fla.
• Supreme Court Told Airline Is Not A 'Foreign State'
• Real Estate Rumors: CalPERS, Deutsche, Status Capital
• Florida Atty Gets NY Censure For Mismanaging Law Firm
• UCB Awarded $6M In Fees In Apotex Infringement Suit
• Fla. Bar Board Votes To Oppose New Expert Witness Standard
• Ex-EPA Heads To Back Clean Power Plan At DC Circ.
• Metals Dealers Blast CFTC For Putting Squeeze On Witnesses
• The Right Way To Calculate Atty Fees In Class Actions
• Fla. Newspaper Ordered To Remove Jailhouse Snitch Story
• Judge Refuses To Toss Workers' Atty In Wage Suit
• Fla. Attys Face Suspensions During Appeal Of DUI Setup
• Court Trims $50M Dominican Republic Contract Row
• SAIC Ducks Early Loss In $5M Afghanistan Contract Suit
• 11th Circ. Axes AirTran Pilots, Labor Union Seniority Spat
• Real Estate Rumors: RXR, Blackstone, Elevated Returns
• 5 Tips To Avoid Spoliation Sanctions
• RBC Bank Wants Claims In Overdraft MDL Dismissed
• 2 Fla. Telemarketers Agree To Stop Credit Card Robocalls
• Models Accuse Miami Sex Club Of Illegally Using Images
• Fla. Credit Reporting Firm To Pay $8M In CFPB Settlement
• Miami Law Firms Face Tight Market For Office Space
• OPINION: Filling The Civil Justice Gap
• Fla. Bill Would Block Oil Cos. From Running Retail Businesses
• Insurance Groups To Weigh In On Fla. Workers' Comp Fight
• Cozen O'Connor Adds 2 Employment Partners From Akerman
• Fla. High Court Ends 4-Year Battle Over Congressional Maps
• Real Estate Rumors: Spear Street, Investcorp, Jackson Group
• URS Ducks False Claims Suit Over NASA Replacement Tires
• 11th Circ. Urged To Revive Presuit Notice Coverage Row
• Takata, Honda Can't Shake Air Bag Defect MDL
• Campaign Ethics Charges Against Fla. Judge Won't Be Revised
• Tampa Bay Bucs Unveil $100M Stadium Renovation Deal
• Judge Scorches Neutrogena Sunscreen User's Class Cert. Bid
• Charles Schwab Wins Injunction In Non-Compete Suit
• Investors Can't Touch Assets In $8.5M EB-5 Fraud Row
• Anti-'Patent Troll' Tech Startup Wins Atty Fees In IP Row
• $20M Beck's Beer Settlement Objector Slams Sanctions Bid
• Fla. Court Allows Bad Faith Claim In $43M Malpractice Case
• Fla. Supreme Court Will Hear Racetrack Slot Machine Debate
• Golf Club Members Say Trump Can't Escape Refund Suit
• Saturn, Chevy Dealerships Want In On Volkswagen MDL
• And Now A Word From The Panel: Armchair Quarterback MDL?
• Where Associates Should Live If They Want A Raise