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Florida - March, 2016

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• FERC Won't Pause $3B Fla. Gas Pipeline Project
• Florida Supreme Court Refuses Voter Map Challengers' Fees
• Fla. Judge Faces Reprimand For Berating Abuse Victim
• Walt Disney Gets 'Extraordinary' Extension In H-1B Cases
• Fla. Supreme Court OKs Utility-Backed Solar Amendment
• Kinder Morgan Halts $1B Ga. Pipeline Amid Land Grab Ban
• Miami Atty Cops To Role In $8.3M Lender Fraud Scheme
• Blueberry Farm Again Can't Squash Haitian Workers' Bias Suit
• 4 Obstacles For Hospitality Cos. Eyeing Cuban Investment
• Banks Deny Fault For Unpaid $3B Cuba Judgment In 2nd Circ.
• Previous Sham Marriage Dooms Woman's Visa Bid, Judge Says
• Real Estate Rumors: De Beers, JP Morgan, Echo Global
• You Are Going To Face A Retaliation Claim — Deal With It
• Tyco Wants Directed Verdict In Insurer's $60M Heist Suit
• Fla. Judge Blasts RJ Reynolds Atty Over Error In Openings
• 11th Circ. Says Tax On Late-Filed Forms Not Dischargeable
• Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40
• Florida Installs Uniform Process For P3 Projects
• Sensus Healthcare Delays $20M IPO Amid Slumping Market
• Real Estate Rumors: RXR, Google, Gatlin Development
• Fla. Firms Bullish Despite Miami Real Estate Cool-Down
• Fla., Seminoles Get More Time To Develop Blackjack Strategy
• Ex-Navy Officer Gets 2 Years For Afghanistan Bribes
• And Now A Word From The Panel: 20/20 MDL Vision
• Dave & Buster's Settles Background Check Suit
• Miami Shipping Co. Opens Cuba Office Under Relaxed Regs
• GAO Declines To Rethink $17M Combat Shirt Contract Awards
• 6 Magic Words Are All You Need To Terminate An Employee
• Camera Privacy: From Hulk Hogan To Kappa Kappa Gamma
• Pure Green Coffee Firms Drained Of Weight Loss Claims
• Fla. Says Doctors Don't Have Standing To Fight 'Gun Gag' Law
• SEC Orders EB-5 Brokers To Pay $3.2M Over Unlawful Fees
• FCA Suit Alleges Anesthesia Kickback Schemes In Florida
• Buccaneers TCPA Suit Involves 300K Faxes, Court Told
• Actavis' Generic Lialda Still Too Early, Judge Finds
• Miami Condo Builders Relax Deposit Rules Amid Strong Dollar
• Real Estate Rumors: CIM, WeWork, Yeung Property
• Loopholes In FinCEN's Luxury Real Estate Rules
• Mindless Lawyering: Is Doc Review 'The Practice Of Law'?
• NFL Faces New Class Action Over Brain Injuries
• Gun Groups Urge 11th Circ. To Uphold 'Narrow' Doctor Law
• Florida Strip Club's Workers Must Arbitrate FLSA Claims
• Yamaha Design Not To Blame In Motorcycle Crash, Jury Finds
• Bias Tolling Won't 'Flood' Courts, EEOC Tells 11th Circ.
• Fla. Appeals Court Won't Combine Real Estate Project Suits
• SeaWorld Passholders Cite Fishy Renewals, Ask Class Cert
• Fired Bank VP Tells High Court Fla. Law Not Preempted
• Miami Man Gets 5 Years For $70M Medicare Fraud
• SEC Hits Florida Accounting Firm Over MusclePharm Audit
• 11th Circ. OKs Bagel Shop's State Suit Against Parent Co.
• Fla. Workers' Comp Law Challenger Points To Okla. Decision
• Florida Medical Supply Co. Settles Ex-Workers' FCA Suit
• Beckham Buys $19M Private Land For Miami Soccer Stadium
• 'Shark Tank' Contestant Hit With TM Infringement Claim
• 11th Circ. Blocks Relief For Overlong Immigration Detention
• Debating Federal And State Electricity Market Jurisdiction
• Real Estate Rumors: Bill Gates, Facebook, Hudson
• Trump-Owned Golf Club Says Buyout Didn't Trigger Refunds
• 11th Circ. Revives Ex-Hilton Worker's Race, Age Bias Claims
• Miami Firms Gift $1M In Hopes Of Creating Class Action Hub
• 11th Circ. Affirms ADT's Loss In Trademark Dispute
• 3 Ways Law Firms Are Homing In On Cuba
• Cancer Centers Hit With Class Action Over Data Breach
• The Future Keeps Happening To Legal Services
• 11th Circ. Says Feds Immune From Tribal Members' Tax Suit
• Fla. Justices Lower Smokers' Hurdle For Engle Class Eligibility
• Judge Isn't Playing Favorites In Real Estate Suit, Court Told
• Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Firms
• Calif. Oral Arguments — Coming Soon To A Screen Near You
• Shire, Actavis Feud Over Unresolved Issues At Lialda IP Trial
• Fla. Jury Says Construction Co. Covered For Condo Damage
• Morgan Lewis Sheds Over 100 Attorneys After Bingham Deal
• 5 Firms On The Rise In 2016
• The Firms That Lost The Most Ground This Year
• Greenberg Traurig On Track To Become Biggest US Firm
• 5 Most Bizarre Moments In The Hulk Hogan Sex Tape Trial
• Fla. Court Says Co. Not Liable For Contractor's Death On Job
• USPTO Takes Alabama TTAB Ruling To 11th Circ.
• 11th Circ. Urged To Rethink Yacht Coverage Bad Faith Ruling
• 5 Projects Reshaping The P3 Landscape
• Fla. Poised For RICO Crackdown With New Enforcement Tools
• Demystifying The Attorney-Client Privilege
• Smoker's $3.8M Award Reversed Over Improper Trial Closing
• Venezuelan Oilman Pleads Guilty To Bribery, Fraud
• Why Other States Should Consider Maine's Net Metering Plan
• Hulk Hogan Sex-Tape Award Strikes Blow For Celebs' Privacy
• Tampa Lawyer Tapped As Bankruptcy Judge In Florida
• Trump Foundation Cites Errors Behind Donation To Fla. AG
• Groups Plan Suit Against FPL Over Miami Plant Pollution
• Condemnation Suits Filed To Clear Way For $3B Fla. Pipeline
• Bluerock REIT Drops $54M On Florida Apartments
• Miami Man Pleads Guilty To Defrauding Lenders, US Of $11M
• Detecting Marijuana-Impaired Drivers: A Lesson In History
• Arnold & Porter, Kobre Deny Conflict In Menendez Pal Case
• Real Estate Rumors: Generali, Fairfield, F5 Networks
• What Your Workplace Violence Assessment May Be Missing
• Insurer Blames Tyco Security For $60M Eli Lilly Drug Heist
• RJ Reynolds Wins Atty Fee Row With Engle Plaintiff
• Tampa Bay Bucs Can't Make Ex-Kicker Arbitrate $20M Suit
• McWane Cert. Loss Leaves Uncertainty For Exclusive Dealing
• Fla. Bar Referee Recommends Disbarment For Ex-Judge
• Ex-Gov. Can Weigh In On Slots Case, Fla. Justices Say
• Watchdog Wants IRS Review Of Trump Donation To Fla. AG
• Drivers Fight Honda, Toyota Bids To Clip Takata MDL Claims
• Fla. Audiologist Gets 8 Years For Medicare Fraud Scheme
• US Deepens Agricultural Engagement With Cuba
• Hulk Hogan's Award Rises To $140M In Gawker Sex Tape Trial
• NBA Star's Ex-Assistant Says New Evidence Would Clear Him
• Real Estate Rumors: Related And Hudson, CK Prive, Mic
• Investcorp Drops $220M On Residential Portfolio
• Is My Airplane Now Yours? Clarifying Fractional Ownership
• Is Student Loan Stress The New Norm For Law School?
• High Court Won't Hear McWane's Monopoly Appeal
• Fla. Mall Seeks Seizure Of Devices In Public Records Case
• Fla. Gov. Suspends 2 On Hospital Board Amid Investigation
• 7 Best Practices For Managing An Associate's Personal Crisis
• Fla. City Sanctioned In Contaminated Land Dispute
• Miami Developer Says Ex-CIO Misused Confidential Materials
• Gunster Beefs Up New Florida Office With Tax Partner
• Holland & Knight Nabs 10 Deals Pros From Greenberg
• Hulk Hogan Wins $115M In Gawker Sex Tape Trial
• Florida Judge's Would-Be Assassin Found Guilty
• What To Watch For During Obama's Historic Cuba Trip
• Miami Clinic Owner Gets Nearly 7 Years For Medicare Fraud
• Real Estate Rumors: Cape Advisors, Prudential, 601W
• Engle Cases Likely To Drag On Despite Higher Damages Risk
• Fla. Judge Should Have Recused Himself, 11th Circ. Told
• Fla. Gov.'s General Counsel Returning To Private Practice
• Scant Motion Blasted In Credit Card Fraud Liability Case
• Orlando Airport Board OKs $1.8B Plan For New Terminal
• Walgreens Accused Of Using Family Pics Without Permission
• Gawker Tries To Wreck Hulk Hogan's Case Before Closings
• OSHA Seeks $120K Fine For Wal-Mart Health, Safety Violations
• How California Streamlined Costly, Time-Consuming Litigation
• Real Estate Rumors: Google, Lions Group, Sam Herzberg
• Beware The Gov't Squeeze On Lead Generation Marketing
• Fla. Supreme Court OKs Punitive Damages In Engle Suits
• Wealth Management For Senior Partners
• OPINION: Missed Opportunity In Supreme Court Nomination
• In His Own Words: 4 Key Garland Opinions
• Garland's High Court Nomination Battle Likely To Drag On
• Fraud Juror Impartial Despite Al Qaeda Fears, 11th Circ. Says
• Luxury Mall Accuses Fla. Village Of Hiding Documents
• Fla.'s Residual Insurer Aims To Slow Rising Water-Loss Costs
• Woman In Hogan Video Says She Was Taped Unknowingly
• Judge Garland Could Bring New Consensus To High Court
• Attorneys Weigh In On Obama's Supreme Court Pick
• 11th Circ.'s Revival Of Payday-Lending Suit Unfair, Bank Says
• Rothstein Ponzi Scheme Adviser's Sentence Lowered
• Fla. Lawmakers' Inaction Leaves Muddy Road For Uber
• Greenberg Traurig Halts Plans For BLP Merger
• Shipping Co. To Pay $1.5M To Settle Oil Dump Cover-Up
• CFTC To Finalize Automated Trading, Cyber Rules This Year
• Overstock To Unveil First Blockchain-Based Stock Offering
• Jury Slaps La-Z-Boy With $5.8M Verdict In Royalty Suit
• Fla. Atty Pleads Guilty To Embezzling Funds As Ch. 7 Trustee
• How To Defend Represented Debtor Lawsuits Under Fla. Law
• Obama Picks Garland To Fill High Court Seat
• Taxpayers Can't Clear Higher Hurdle In IRS Dispute: 11th Circ.
• Dollar General Wins FMLA Job Loss Suit In 11th Circ.
• 11th Circ. Asked To Affirm PIP Claim Coverage Denial
• Fla. Gov. Says He'll Slash $256M From $82B Budget
• Court Nominee, Guns, And Constitutional Illiteracy
• Royal Caribbean Put Autistic Kids In Storm's Way, Suit Says
• Hulk Hogan Sex Tape Wasn't Moneymaker, Gawker Tells Jury
• Prison Co. Says Fla. City Can't Deny Water Hookup To Site
• Views From The Bench On Sentencing Representation: Part 2
• DOT's $1.75 Rail Bond Approval Skirts NEPA, Fla. County Says
• Ex-Rothstein CFO Gets 20 Mos. Knocked Off Jail Sentence
• Fla. Anti-Patent Troll Law Scaled Back To Protect IP Rights
• Real Estate Rumors: DekaBank, GEO Group, Forest City Ratner
• Cuban Travel, Banking Rules Eased Before Obama's Visit
• Home Is Where Limited Assignment Of Insurance Benefits Is
• Jury Awards $2.5M To Polo Horse Owners In Supplement Row
• Morgan Stanley, Financial Advisers Settle OT Suit
• Air Carrier Takes Miami Airport Wage Law Suit To High Court
• Gawker Editors Scrutinized In Hulk Hogan Privacy Trial
• PE-Backed Brewery Nabs Stake In Florida's Cigar City
• Goldberg Segalla Adds 12-Atty Team From Wilson Elser In Fla.
• Lowndes Drosdick, Winstead Steer $60M Xenia-MetLife Loan
• Fla. Law Firm Wants Subpoena Quashed In Defamation Suit
• The 8 Firms GCs Can't Stop Talking About
• GCs Say These Firms Are Worth Paying Top Dollar For
• BofA, Wells Fargo Want High Court To Stop Miami FHA Suit
• 11th Circ. Upholds Ponzi Funder's CFTC Penalty
• GCs Name Most Elite Law Firms
• Real Estate Rumors: Moinian, Amazon, Thor Equities
• Fla. Clinic Asks To Cut Arbitral Award & Attys' Fees
• Carmakers Beat Some Claims In Takata Air Bag MDL
• Fla. Justices Asked To Weigh Arbitration Pact Severability
• Fla. Legislature Ends Session On Time, Passes $82.3B Budget
• Banks Try To Get Miami's Discriminatory Lending Suits Tossed
• Atty Threatened With Sanctions In Tom's 'Natural' Suit
• Fla. High Court Rejects Graham Bid For Gaming Argument
• Hulk Hogan Sex Tape Earned Gawker Up To $15M, Jury Told
• Fla. Ambulance Co. Says FCA Suit Still Lacks Detail
• Real Estate Rumors: Fontainebleau, Saatchi, Meridian
• Fla. Firm Loses Suit Against Ex-Partner Over $90M Contract
• Miami Condo Owners Sue To Stop New Development
• Utah Body Shops Don't Show Insurer Conspiracy, Judge Says
• Fla. Judge Who Accepted Rays Tickets From Law Firm Resigns
• Gawker Slams Hulk Hogan's News Expert In Privacy Trial
• Fla. High Court Weighs Clashing State Insurance Laws
• Ala. Bar Immune From Suspended Atty's Suit, 11th Circ. Says
• Sinkhole Coverage Limitations Unfair, Fla. Justices Hear
• Ex-Rothstein CFO Deserves Less Jail Time, Prosecutors Say
• Navy Contractor Defends Jury's $5M Trade Secrets Verdict
• Trial Pros: GrayRobinson's David Hendrix
• Real Estate Rumors: Greystar, Paper Source, Gaedeke
• Employer Conundrum: Disclose Workplace Violence?
• Fla. Court Razes $8M Award For Developer In Partner Suit
• Gawker News Tactics Targeted In Hulk Hogan Sex-Tape Trial
• FDIC, Insurer Ask Court To Reopen $4.5M WaMu Fraud Suit
• Trial In Seminoles' Blackjack Fight Could Be Delayed
• Florida Bill Restricting Abortion Clinics Heads To Governor
• Fla. Senate Passes Bills To Expand Health Care Availability
• Fla. Homeowner Says Court Misapplied Law In Atty Fee Fight
• Fla. Firm Wants Alleged Hacker Sanctioned For IPhone Wipe
• Disney Docs To Stay Confidential In Autism Discrimination Suit
• Retailers Hit Visa, MasterCard, Banks With Antitrust Suit
• Fla. Judge OKs $24M Deal Ending BancorpSouth Overdraft Suit
• FCC Slaps Florida Telecom With $1.6M Cramming Fine
• Insurer Can Bring Fondue Pot Flame Injury Suit, Judge Says
• Real Estate Rumors: New York AG, Amazon, Steven Rhodes
• Challenging State Pipeline Restrictions With Federal Law
• Wealth Management For Mid-Level Partners
• Alarms Raised Over Miami Nuclear Plant's Water Pollution
• Fla. High Court Asked To Take On Abortion-Delay Law
• Hulk Hogan Tells Of Manhood Versus Myth In Sex-Tape Trial
• Florida Doctor Accused Of Bilking Medicare Acquitted
• Takings Suit Doesn't Require Permit Denial, Fla. Court Told
• Fla. Justices Weigh Insolvent Insurers' Sinkhole Coverage
• Fla. Judges Likely To Face Term Limit Push Again Next Year
• Dollar General Pushes MDL For Suits Over Obsolete Car Oil
• Suit Says ADT Security Systems Leave Homes Vulnerable
• Fla. Transportation Financing Bill Passes State Senate
• National Cancer Chain To Pay $35M In Latest FCA Deal
• Fla. PE Shop Lends $368M For Kazakhstan Mixed-Use Project
• Bradley Arant Adds Product Liability Partner In Tampa
• Real Estate Rumors: CIM Group, AEW Capital, MCB
• Is There A Rise In Class Actions For Construction Products?
• The Regulatory Impact Of President Obama's Final Year
• Fla. Senate Not High On Bill But OKs Medical Pot Revisions
• Fontainebleau Owner Says Booking Service Infringes Mark
• IRS Should've Heard Fla. Woman's Appeal, 11th Circ. Says
• Ex-Govt. Atty's Bias Suit Lacks Evidence, Fla. Judge Says
• Judge Faces DQ Bid Over 'Favoritism' In Real Estate Suit
• 11th Circ. Says Fugees' Founder Can Revive NY Post Row
• Fla. High Court Reviews Utility-Backed Solar Ballot Question
• Hulk Hogan Tells Jury Gawker's Sex-Tape Post Humiliated Him
• Fla. Lawmakers Unlikely To Act On $3B Tribal Gambling Deal
• Fla. Man Gets 14.5 Years For Medicare Fraud Conviction
• Santander Wants Suit Over Cars' Wreck History Nixed
• Dollar Express Continues Family Dollar's OT Issues, Suit Says
• Best Practices For Motions Brief Writing: Part 2
• Supreme Court Won't Hear TCPA Timeliness Appeal
• Office Co-Sharing — The 'Uber' Of Commercial Real Estate
• Homeowners Say BB&T, Assurant Misreading Kickback Suit
• Medical Pot Bill Rolls On, But Leaves Fla. Senate Frustrated
• Florida IP Firm Settles OT Suit With Former Employees
• Ex-Fla. Securities Atty Cops To $1.5M Tax Evasion Scheme
• Cruz, Rubio Citizenship Challenge Rejected In Florida
• Seminoles Seek Clean Sweep From Justices In Fla. Tax Battle
• Is Hulk Hogan's Sex Tape News? That's For A Jury To Decide
• Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone, MG Engineering, Hamilton
• Best Practices For Motions Brief Writing: Part 1
• Consumers Fail To Revive Claims In Wal-Mart Wipes Suit
• Trump Sues Fla. Golf Course Neighbors For Felling Trees
• Fla. House Passes Controversial Abortion Clinic Rules
• Fla. High Court Revives Suit Accusing UPS Of Art Theft
• 11th Circ. Lets $14M Boston Scientific Royalty Ruling Stand
• Nursing Homes Fight To Keep Evidence In $300M FCA Suit
• Fla. Senate Appropriations Sends Pared Tax Plan To Floor
• Judge OKs Dismissal Of JPMorgan Discrimination Row
• Wells Fargo Seeks Dismissal Of Tribe's $100M Fraud Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Equity Residential, Brickman, Thor
• Recent Developments In Property Assessed Clean Energy
• Fla. House Moves Forward On Medical Pot Expansion Bill
• MDL Judge Says Takata Can't Withhold Info On Air Bags
• Fla. House Sends Health Care Reforms To Senate
• Fla. Appeals Court Reverses Scientology's Win Against Atty
• Ex-Owner Of Fla. Health Cos. Settles FCA Row For $1.75M
• Fla. Atty Seeks To Reinstate $25M Libel Suit Over RE Loans
• 11th Circ. Upholds 10 Years For Illegal Re-Entry With 20 Priors
• Amerijet Says Order To Arbitrate Union Row A Mistake
• Federal Jury Burns Off Fuel Additive Cos.' False Ad Brawl
• Sunken Cargo Ship's Owners Settle 4 More Families' Claims
• Wealth Management For New Law Firm Partners
• Real Estate Rumors: Zegna, Apple, Jose Llorens
• 11th Circ. Upholds Insurer Win In Spat Over Blue Cross Suit
• Philip Morris Escapes Most Liability In $11.5M Engle Trial
• Enviros Urge FERC To Yank $3B Fla. Pipeline Approval
• 11th Circ. Sinks Challenge To Instruction For Stiefel Fraud Jury
• Fla. Insurer Suspended Over 'Serious Threat' To Patients
• New $3B Fla. Gambling Compact Stalls In State Senate
• Botched Supplement Killed 21 Polo Horses, Jury Told
• GrayRobinson Picks Up 2 Broad & Cassel Attys In Tallahassee
• Ex-DHS Atty Calls Gov't Argument 'Astonishing' In Bias Row
• Fla. Beats Class Cert. In ADA Suit Over Kids In Facilities
• Abortion-Delay Law Appealed To Fla. Supreme Court
• Consumers Seek Cert. In Clarins Cellulite Cream False Ad Suit
• Kayne Anderson Sells Florida Portfolio For $569M
• Fla. Senate Committee Kills Controversial Fracking Bill
• Real Estate Rumors: Caerus, SunTrust, Weingarten Realty
• Trial Pros: Richards Kibbe's Steven Paradise