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Florida - April, 2016

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• RJ Reynolds To Blame For Woman's Cancer Death, Jury Told
• Trump's Candidacy Cited In Appeal Rehearing Request
• 11th Circ. Rules For HHS In Drug Dosage Medicaid Billing Suit
• Warner Bros. Sued Over 'War Dogs' Gun Runner Manuscript
• OPINION: Engaging The Media May Help Your Client
• Fla. Heart Clinic Fights For Stay Of FCA Suit
• Law Firm Claims Jet Co., Counsel Lied In Court
• Treasury Fights Bankers' Challenge To Info-Sharing Law
• Fla. Gov, CFO End Impasse, Appoint New Insurance Chief
• Fla. Rep.'s Redistricting Suit Draws Calls for Sanctions
• DOJ Floats Cape Canaveral Launch Site Cleanup Settlement
• Tampa Bay Buccaneers Ask FCC For Break On Fax Rules
• 2nd Circ Drops $3B Cuba RICO Case Against BNP, HSBC, ING
• Taxpayers Press 11th Circ. To Rehear IRS Summons Dispute
• Real Estate Rumors: SCI, Cofe Properties, Midway Airport
• Fla. Resort, Foreclosure Co. Hit With Debt Collection Suit
• State Tax Fallout From Federal Related-Party Debt Plan
• Parsing 'True Relief' In Florida's 4th District
• Gap Beats Injunction Bid In IP Row Over Old Navy Tees
• Obama Picks 8 For Federal Bench Positions
• FDIC, Insurer Reach Deal To Avoid $4.5M WaMu Fraud Suit
• Judge Won't Reconsider Rejecting Cancer Suit Settlement
• Shopping Center Customer Hits Publix With ADA Class Action
• Navy Contractor's $5M Trade Secrets Win Pared For Jury Error
• Disney Prevails In Autism-Bias Suit By Theme Park Patron
• Fla. High Court Nixes Workers' Comp Law Atty Fee Formula
• FTC Targets Gigats In First Education-Lead Generator Action
• 25 Charged With Fraud In $26M Medicare Part D Sweep
• Louisiana Joins Debate Over Online Remote Seller Sales Tax
• Cuban-Born Travelers Drop Suit After Carnival Axes Ban
• Leading Fla. Accountant Sues Former Firm For Fraud
• Jay Peak EB-5 Case Shines Light On Need For Fund Monitors
• Real Estate Rumors: London & Regional, Lennar, Empire State
• Universal Sued Over Harry Potter Ride Breakdown
• Dentons: A New Kind Of Network?
• 22 Firms Win Top Marks From GCs On AFAs
• Docs Say 'Gun Gag' Law Can't Survive Strict Scrutiny
• Hogan Lied To Hide Racist Sex-Tape Talk, Gawker Brief Says
• Fla. Appeals Court Reinstates City Marinas' Tax-Free Status
• NBA Star's Ex-Assistant Denied Bid For New Theft Trial
• Fla. High Court Won't Take Up Challenge To Retired Judges
• Trump Cleared Of Real Estate Fraud Claims By Fla. Court
• 11th Circ. Reverses Class Denial In X-Ray Overbilling Suit
• Young Conaway Atty Can't Escape Sanctions, 11th Circ. Told
• Cuban Ballplayers Smuggled At A Cost Of $16M, Feds Charge
• Smoking Lawyer's Estate Wins $34M In Engle Trial
• How New Fla. Health Care Laws May Create More Confusion
• Fla. Heart Clinic Can't Use Bankruptcy To Duck FCA Suit
• Simply Fashion's Ch. 11 Plan OK'd For Creditor Vote
• RJ Reynolds Owes $25M For Smoking Atty's Death, Jury Told
• Fox Rothschild Adds Partners In Fla., NJ
• Citrus Co. Says Fla. Law Doesn't Apply To Fees In Wage Row
• PE Firm Denies It Has To Arbitrate Beer Co.'s $500M Claim
• Counseling Ordered For Fla. Judge Who Jailed Abuse Victim
• Fla. Firm Urges More Sanctions For Staffers In Email Hack Row
• Patients Sue Fla. Medical Imaging Centers For Privacy Breach
• Ex-PetroTiger CEO Must Abritrate Quinn Emanuel Fee Dispute
• BET Settles Fight Over Who Owns Facebook 'Likes'
• Dealers Say All FCA Sales Conspiracy Claims Are Well-Pled
• Real Estate Rumors: Olayan, HCA, NBA Players Association
• UnitedHealth Says Lab Test Kickback Scheme Cost It $50M
• Building Parts Seller Wins $1.5M In Fla. Trade Secrets Row
• Nursing Homes Rebuked For Late Docs In $300M FCA Row
• Creditors Say 11th Circ. Shouldn't Have Revived $6M Verdict
• Fla. IP Firm's Newest Partner Brings Engineering Expertise
• NLRB Nixes Hospital, Cruise Co.'s Arbitration Pacts
• Gun Groups Back Fla. At 11th Circ. In 'Gun Gag' Law Fight
• Manatt Hires Fla. AG Consumer Protection Expert
• 11th Circ. Wants To Know If Water Rule Challenge Is Moot
• Excusable Neglect In Fla.: Who's In Charge Of Follow-Up?
• High Court Denies Cert In Nursing Home Arbitration Row
• Honda Wants Takata MDL Case Nixed For Discovery Defiance
• Philip Morris Wants $20M Punitives Fight Paused For 11th Circ.
• DuPont Moves To Duck Suit Over Irrigation Trade Secrets
• Nudist Resort Wants Models' Atty Sanctioned In Publicity Row
• Nationwide FLSA Suit In Fla. Attacks Uber Worker Status
• Panera Unaccommodating To Visually Impaired Patrons: Suit
• Akerman Bulks Up Labor Team With 4 Attys in LA, Miami, NY
• RJ Reynolds Says Smoker's Widower Can't Use Engle Findings
• Gov't Says Clinic's Bankruptcy Shouldn't Stay FCA Suit
• Fla. High Court Pauses Enforcement Of Abortion-Delay Law
• Cuba Eases Travel Laws, Clearing Way For Carnival Cruises
• Real Estate Rumors: RXR, Millennium Management, Kassirer
• RJ Reynolds Hit With $13M Verdict In Smoker Death Trial
• Hospital Law Puts Fla. At Head Of Price Transparency Push
• Challenges To State E-Waste Laws Face Tough Battle
• Ex-Keiser Univ. Workers To Appeal Fee Award From FCA Row
• Avoiding The Pitfalls Of Researching Attorneys In PACER
• BofA Ponies Up $1M To End TCPA Robocalls Suit
• SEC Gets Injunction Against Ski Resort And CEO In EB-5 Suit
• Fla. Cardiovascular Center Facing FCA Suit Files For Ch. 11
• Judge Reams Burger King Class Atty In FLSA Suit
• Insurer's Florida Ties Keep Law Firm's Junk Fax Suit Alive
• 11th Circ. Remands Fla. Truck Driver FLSA Suit For Arbitration
• Dickstein Shapiro Cleared In Fla. Lobbying Probe
• Real Estate Rumors: Hearst House, Bluestone Group, Giralda
• When Must A Successor Employer Bargain With Unions?
• Man's Husband Wins Wrongful-Death Award Row At 11th Circ.
• Chipotle Can't Ditch Fla. Class Action Over GMOs
• Brothers Fight New Atty Fees After $2.8B Cuba Torture Award
• Fla. Court Strikes Down Atty Fee Rule In Workers' Comp Suits
• Record Producer Refutes Counsel DQ Bid In Contract Row
• 11th Circ. Says Geico Suit's 15 Minutes Not Up Yet
• Insurer Hits Greenberg Traurig, KPMG With Conspiracy Suit
• 11th Circ. Says Robbery Row Coverage Can Be Decided Now
• Writer Tells 9th Circ. He Told Disney 'Pirates' Suit Was Coming
• Fla. Court Nixes Approval Of New FPL Nuclear Plant Units
• LabCorp Settles With Fla. Cancer Victim's Family
• Santander Says Wrecked-Auto Claims Can't Be Salvaged
• Disney Consultant Disclaims Wrongdoing With H-1B Hires
• Fla. Firm Accused Of Unlawful Bankruptcy Billing
• Resort Owner Says SEC Can Only Freeze $50M In EB-5 Suit
• Fla. Appeals Court Resets Clock On Successive Foreclosures
• Real Estate Rumors: Rockpoint, Pontus Capital, Al Klairmont
• Miami-Area Trump Towers Face Construction Defect Suits
• Insurer Seeks New Trial In Condo Damage Coverage Row
• Fondue Pot Makers Must Face Insurer's Flame Injury Suit
• Fla. Appeals Court Axes $50M Miami Tennis Stadium Project
• 11th Circ. Says It Can't Review Asylum Bid Of Syrian National
• Fla. Judge Suspended For Allegedly Being Impaired On Bench
• Visa, BofA Rip Lack Of Evidence In Chip-Card Liability Suit
• AT&T Tells FCC To Say Adios To Rate Rules For Cuba
• NFL Concussion Racketeering Suit Grows With Ex-Saints Star
• Miami Residents Look To Revive Suit Fighting $400M Project
• Wells Fargo Slams Tribe's Bid To Remand $1.4B Trust Row
• Real Estate Rumors: Zara, Doron Pergament, ISM Properties
• 11th Circ. Backs Fla. High Court In Denying Bar Application
• Record Producer's Partners Seek Counsel DQ In Contract Row
• Tax Offender Asks Top Court To Consider Evidence Exclusion
• Carnival Booking Cuban-Born Passengers Despite Travel Ban
• Fla. Judge Back In Hot Water For Presiding While Impaired
• Cole Schotz Opens Fla. Location With Sachs Sax Estate Pro
• Panama Papers And Real Estate: New Push For Old Priorities
• Miami Doc Gets 9 Years For $30M Medicare Fraud Ring
• Duane Morris Snags 5 Miami Partners From Carlton Fields
• FTC, Supplement Co. Request Stay In False Ad Suit
• ITC Says Open Trade With Cuba Will Be Boon For US Biz
• Littler Lures Jackson Lewis Employment Pro In Miami
• Ashford REIT Sells 5 Hotels For $142M To Noble
• Woman Must Wait To Make Her Case In $9M Legal Scam
• Another Take On Reed Smith, Pepper Hamilton Merger Talks
• Supreme Court Refuses Bank Whistleblower Preemption Case
• Workplace Free Speech: When Politics And Religion Collide
• Real Estate Rumors: AvalonBay, Astoria Bank, Clarion
• The Best Law Firms For Female Partners
• The Glass Ceiling Report
• The Top 5 Ways BigLaw Is Failing Women
• The 100 Best Law Firms For Female Attorneys
• Fla. Justices Say Agency Must Pay For Records Act Violations
• 11th Circ. Raises Eyebrow At Judge In School Trademark Suit
• T-Mobile Hit With Accelerated Charges Suit In Fla.
• Oxygen Hit With Copyright Suit Over 'Preachers of LA'
• Ex-Guitarist Can't Use Commodores' Name, 11th Circ. Says
• Fla. State Rep. Tapped Campaign Funds For Own Use, US Says
• 11th Circ. Asked To Revisit ADT Trademark Dispute
• Real Estate Rumors: Morgan, Pistilli, Texas Mixed-Use Project
• Takata Airbag MDL Shouldn't Face Discovery Lull, Judge Says
• 11th Circ. Eyes State Review In Fla. Construction Law Suit
• OPINION: Advising The GOP About Its Obligation To Advise
• Excess Insurer Tries To Escape $70M Bad-Carpet Coverage
• 11th Circ. Urged To Revive Med. Supplier's Malpractice Row
• SEC Accuses Ski Resort Owner, CEO Of $350M EB-5 Fraud
• Fla. Gov. Signs Bills Enabling Hospital Cost Comparison
• Ex-Scientologists Say Church Is Foiling Fraud Row Arbitration
• Why Miami Is Drawing The Attention Of Global Firms
• Auto Shops Slam Insurers' Move To Toss RICO Class Action
• $32M PNC Force-Placed Deal Better Than Nothing, Judge Says
• Toys R Us Wants Gordon & Rees DQ'd From Chalk Patent Row
• Condo Fraudster Says Remaining Ponzi Charges Are Stale
• Real Estate Rumors: NetApp, Clarion, Crescent Communities
• The Price Of Mortality: Cost-Of-Life-Insurance Cases
• Fla. Gov. Appeals Reversal Of Broward Health Suspension
• RJ Reynolds To Blame For Smoking Lawyer's Death, Jury Told
• Driver In Takata Air Bag Suit Dies As Case Heads To Trial
• Feds Slam NBA Star's Ex-Assistant's Bid For New Trial
• Florida, DC Judges Appointed To Spy Court
• Carnival Sued For Barring Cuban-Americans From Cruises
• Cemex Says Allegedly Deceptive Fees Properly Disclosed
• 11th Circ. To Weigh Coverage For Building Defect Notices
• Amended Humana FCA Suit Is Practically New Case, Court Told
• Real Estate Rumors: Jehovah's Witnesses, Prologis, Sagamore
• RJ Reynolds Wins Stay Of Engle Case Amid High Court Appeal
• Boeing Nabs $94M Navy Deal For Super Hornet Support
• HMO Owners Say $1.2B Racketeering Suit Has Legs
• Melitta Artificially Flavors Labels And Coffee, Suit Says
• Spirit Air Customers' $140M Suit Hits Headwinds At 11th Circ.
• TD Bank Slammed Over Inaccurate Coin-Counting Machines
• Smoker Wants $20M Damages Award Revived In Engle Case
• Bank Insurers Owe $50M, Rothstein Trustees Tell 11th Circ.
• Fla. Drops Tax On Some Cigar Wraps After Court Ruling
• Bank Must Pay Financier $3.25M In Contract Suit, Jury Finds
• Fla. Clinic Seeks Swiss Medical Device Co. Award Change
• SeaWorld Defends Experts In Row Over Auto-Renew Passes
• Deepwater Spill Increased Dolphin Deaths, NOAA Says
• Clarins Challenges Would-Be Leader Of Cellulite Ad Class
• Beyond The Bathroom: NC Law Flushes Employee Protections
• Drafting Separation Agreements For Employers: A Quick Guide
• Why Food Companies May See More Slack-Fill Class Actions
• Views From The Bench On Sentencing Representation: Part 3
• FinCEN Orders Should Prod Attys To Eye Risk, Panelists Say
• Holland & Knight Adds 4 Partners In DC, Denver, Miami
• Chamber, Trade Groups Ask Justices To Weigh Miami FHA Suit
• Panama Papers Show Attys Must Trust But Verify Ownership
• Kimco Buys CPPIB's Stakes In Florida Properties For $299M
• Air Force Contractor Accused Of Shorting Subcontractor $9M
• Real Estate Rumors: L3 Capital, Ocean Bank, Marx
• Fla. Tribe Presses To Keep Suit Over $1.4B Trust Alive
• ESPN Says Medical Records Tweet Was Lawful Reporting
• LMFAO Escapes Rick Ross Copyright Suit Over 'Hustlin''
• Adidas, Reebok Sue 200 Retailers For Alleged Knockoffs
• Settlement In Miami SkyRise Suit Bars Use Of Public Funds
• 11th Circ. Reinstates Diagnostic Co. Owner's $6M Verdict
• Fla. Asset Firm's Hidden Loan Part Of $31M Fraud, SEC Says
• Direct General Fights PIP Claim Coverage Loss At 11th Circ.
• Holland & Knight Raises 1st-Year Pay To $145K In South Fla.
• Holland & Knight Draws Arbitration Ace From Bilzin Sumberg
• 11th Circ. Upholds Military Project Fraudster's Conviction
• South Fla. Is Still Nation's Hottest Spot — For FLSA Suits
• Legal Delivery In The 'Gig Economy'
• Adderall Buyers Seek Approval Of $15M Pay-For-Delay Deal
• Fla. High Court Affirms CSX Railroad Crossing Indemnity Win
• Fla. Bar Seeks 3 Attys' Disbarment Over Deceptive Settlement
• Fla. Stores Make New Attempt To Join Milk Price Suits
• CFTC Notches Partial Victory Against Precious Metal Traders
• Fla. Judge Trims Sentences For $63M Health Care Fraud
• RJ Reynolds Wins In $38M Engle Cancer Death Trial
• Feds Charge Pair With $1.6M Waste Co. Microcap Meddling
• Hotel's Negligence Led To Break-In, Robbery, NFLer Says
• 4 Firms Guide Armour's $85M Purchase Of Javelin Mortgage
• Vote On SEC Nominees Delayed After Senate Dems Revolt
• Fla. Says Satellite Sales Tax Doesn't Violate Commerce Clause
• Fla. Cannot Tax Cigar Wraps As Loose Tobacco, Court Says
• Fla. High Court Asked To Strike Down Workers' Comp Law
• Nursing Homes Say $300M FCA Relator Has Found Nothing
• Fla. High Court Urged Not To Hear Abortion-Delay Law Suit
• Sullivan & Cromwell, Cooley Steer Ally's $275M TradeKing Buy
• Succession Planning: A Key Strategy For Law Firm Longevity
• Mossack Fonseca Lobs Legal Action For Panama Papers Hack
• Florida Emerges From Proceedings Supplementary Quagmire
• Army Corps Wins Review Of Fla. Mitigation Bank Order
• Fla. Settles 10-Year Suit Over Children's Medicaid Care
• Ex-Cruise Ship Worker's Negligence Suit Sent To Arbitration
• Verizon, AT&T Split At FCC Over US-Cuba Route Rules
• Fla. Gov. Names Business Agency Atty As General Counsel
• Fla. Ad Firm Seeks To Revive $250M Suit Against Seminoles
• Gawker Says $140M Hulk Hogan Sex-Tape Verdict Can't Stand
• Fla. Tribe Asks 11th Circ To Ax $1M Sanctions In RICO Row
• Wendy's Seeks Dismissal Of Proposed Data Theft Class Action
• 10 Tech Trends Automakers And Insurers Need To Watch
• Real Estate Rumors: Jamestown, Publix, Hudson Cos.
• TSCA Amendments Are Coming: 5 Ways To Prepare Now
• Aluminum Co. Renews Bid To Set Aside Arbitration Award
• Fla. Gov. Signs Far-Reaching Transportation Financing Bill
• Developer Says Fiber Optics Cables Hinder Use Of Property
• Feds Insist Arnold & Porter Has Conflict With Senator's Pal
• Cancer Centers Face Another Class Action Over Data Breach
• D&O Policy Dooms Shareholder's Coverage Suit, Court Says
• Suit Claims Anheuser Falsely Markets Leffe As 'Abbey' Beer
• Carlton Fields Nabs Former Florida Appellate Judge
• Jury Finds Tyco Not Liable In $60M Drug Heist Trial
• Greenspoon Marder Picks Up NY Litigation Boutique
• Law Firms Named In Leaked Panama Papers
• Carey REIT To Buy, Lease Back 3 Schools In $167M Deal
• BP Gets $20B Deepwater Settlement Approved
• Fla. Tribe Says Suit Over $1.4B Trust Belongs In State Court
• Enviro Group Protests Florida River-Dredging Project
• Real Estate Rumors: Beacon, BTG, InterAmerican Hotels
• 7 Lessons I Learned As A Trial Lawyer On Jury Duty
• Background Check Challenges For Home Health Care Agencies
• Deceased Raiders QB's Wife Joins New NFL Concussion Suit
• Shumaker Atty Targeted In DUI Setup Sheds Malpractice Suit
• Fla. Insurance Regulator OKs Anthem-Cigna Deal
• Fla. Corruption Law Puts Target On Government Contractors
• Clear Choice Permanently Barred From Using TracFone Marks
• Fla. Creamery Must Stop Labeling Natural Milk As Skim Milk
• The 2016 Rising Stars, By Firm
• MLB Player Settles Racketeering Suit With Former Sponsor
• Insurer Urges Denial Of Directed Verdict In $60M Heist Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Akelius, JK Moving, David Berley