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Florida - May, 2016

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• E-Tailer Gets Group's Help In Fighting 'Patent Troll'
• Chiquita Blasts Law Firm's Bid To Split From Colombia Suit
• Attorney Web Bios: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
• Insurer Seeks To Bump $5M Claim In Tech Theft Row
• 11th Circ. Won't Alter 9-Year Sentence For $44M Bank Fraud
• Revolving-Door Roundup: King & Spalding, MoFo, Sidley
• Fla. Timeshare Looks To Boot Class Suit Over Fee Notices
• 11th Circ. Upholds Texas Exec's Liability In $9M Tax Case
• Real Estate Rumors: Dime Savings Bank, LSR, Schroder
• Enviro Groups To Sue Army Corps Over $374M Port Dredging
• Fla. Dentist Settles TCPA Accusations On Eve Of Trial
• Former Miccosukee Attys Reject Ex-GC's Claims Of Collusion
• Key Steps In Forming Attendance, Time Off And Leave Policies
• Facebook Post Earns Atty A DQ Bid In Cruise Injury Suit
• Fla. Retailers Could Face Double Tax On Out-Of-State Sales
• RJR Owes For Woman's Smoking-Related Death, Fla. Jury Told
• Miami Asks Justices To Sit Out Banks' Housing Bias Appeal
• Freedom Watch Head Loses Defamation Suit In 11th Circ.
• 5 Signs You'll Never Excel In BigLaw
• Patient Recruiter Sentenced To 5 Years For $2M Fraud Scheme
• K&L Gates Adds Corporate Partner From Foley & Lardner
• Jay Peak Owner Can Sell Swanky Condo To Pay Attys' Fees
• Fla. Gov. Appoints Federal Prosecutor To Appellate Seat
• Behind The Curtain: Technical Advisers In Complex Cases
• Airgas Subsidiary To Pay $7M For Hazmat Violations In Fla.
• 'Tiny Homes' Meet Code, Homeless Shelter Or No, Judge Says
• 4 Employer Lessons From Perez V. Lear Corp.
• Thiel's Gawker Crusade Belies Business Of Litigation Funding
• Insurer Asks 11th Circ. To Keep Amici Out Of Hurricane Suit
• 11th Circ. Dumps LaTele's Fee Appeal In Telemundo IP Row
• SEC Can't Seek Gains In Ponzi Suit, 11th Circ. Says
• IP Firm Brinks Adds Attorneys, Offices In Tampa & China
• Accused Sports Agent Says FBI Put Words In His Mouth
• Fraud Suit Off-Base, Kluger Peretz Attys Tell 11th Circ.
• Ex-Becker & Poliakoff Atty Charged With Money Laundering
• Male Ex-Dean Sues Fla. Law School For Gender Bias
• Fla. Resort, Golf Course Management Co. Face Wage Suit
• Fla. Heart Doc Says Settlement Imminent In FCA Suit
• Buchanan Accused Of Distracting Court In Team Buy Fight
• Fla. High Court Upholds Tax On Florist's Interstate Orders
• 5 Tips For Negotiating And Drafting Joint E-Discovery Plans
• Clydes Treks Deeper Into US With Miami Boutique Buy
• Seminoles Insist Wells Fargo Trust Suit Not Securities Case
• Venezuelan Oilman Granted $1M Bail In Bribery Case
• Gawker Denied New Trial In $140M Hulk Hogan Battle
• Ex-U. Of Miami Finance Director Cops To Embezzling $2.3M
• Ocwen Says Study Refutes Investors' Contract Claims
• Mass. Atty In Porn Cos.' IP Fight Dodges Sanctions
• 11th Circ. Revives Fla. Worker's Race Discrimination Suit
• Traders Lose Bid To Alter Judgment In CFTC Metals Case
• Jury Finds No Fraud In $12M Dispute Over Hotel Investment
• 11th Circ. Denies Rehearing Bid In Fla. Bar Denial Suit
• CVS Hit With Overtime Suit In Fla. Federal Court
• UPS Unit Illegally Changed Health Plan, NLRB Rules
• Fla. Firm Says Ex-Client's Bankruptcy Bills Suit Is Skimpy
• Feds Ask To Drop 4 Charges Against Convicted Ponzi Schemer
• The Risk Of Data Misuse By Health Care Co. Employees
• 11th Circ. Finds Collectors At Risk In Pursuing Old Debts
• Accusations Of Hocus Pocus Fly At $12M Hotel Fraud Closings
• EEOC Can Split Age Bias Suit Against Darden Restaurants
• Sabal Trail Gets Easement Win For $3B Natural Gas Pipeline
• Shook Hardy Adds Adams & Reese Product Liability Partner
• Law Firms Defend Use Of Engle Tobacco Findings At 11th Circ.
• Timber Co. Can't Ax Investor Suit Over Harvesting Practices
• Fla. Clinic, Medical Device Co. Settle Row Over Award
• Sumitomo Affiliate Drops $220M On Miami Office Building
• Fla. Newspaper Fights Defamation Suit By Ex-CEO Of Charity
• Seminoles Says Fla. Misstated 11th Circ. Ruling In Tax Row
• Costco Drops Antitrust Suit Against J&J Over Contact Lenses
• CFTC Blasts 'Absurd' Bid By Traders To Alter Judgment
• 11th Circ. Upholds Post-Retirement Commissions As Taxable
• Fla. Gov. Defends Appointment Power In Judicial Challenges
• And Now A Word From The Panel: A 21st Century MDL
• Marriott, First American Accused Of Time-Share Conspiracy
• Not So Fast, Ohio: FERC Weighs In On Wholesale Energy
• Panama Papers: Reminders About Law Firm Cybersecurity
• Metal Co.'s Info Bid In Award Row Should Be Nixed, Court Told
• Calif.'s Central District Has Most Trademark Cases: Report
• Criminal Defense Atty To Replace Fla. Judge Arrested For DUI
• Car Cos. Can't Have Takata MDL Atty Pacts: Special Master
• Fla. City Brings Water Chemical Price-Fixing Class Action
• 2 Suits Claim Fla. HMO Underpaid Doctors By Millions
• Widower Slams RJ Reynolds Ahead Of En Banc Arguments
• 2 S. Fla. Firms Merging To Create Bankruptcy Boutique
• Ski Resort Says Atty Fees Untimely In $350M EB-5 Fraud Suit
• Wal-Mart Trespass Claim Against Union Survives Fla. Appeal
• Jailed Stock Scheme Atty Says Gov't Misconduct Tainted Case
• Lamartek Beats $25M Diving Gear Defect Trial In Fla.
• Pierre-Paul Medical Docs Release May Be Trouble For ESPN
• Lawyers Spry About EB-5 Prospects Despite Jay Peak Fraud
• Health Hires: K&L Gates, Norton Rose Get Health, IP Attys
• Florida Landowners Lose Bid To Kill Gas Pipeline Suit
• NFL Alumni Org Can't Escape $1M Breach Of Contract Suit
• $70M Faulty Carpet Resin Verdict Upheld By Florida Panel
• 11th Circ. Affirms Limitations Ruling On Fla. Drivers' Info
• RJ Reynolds Hit With $11.5M Verdict In Nurse's Death
• OPINION: Sotomayor's Solution To Pro Bono Is Incomplete
• Creating Barclay Damon: Lessons From A Law Firm Merger
• Tyco Says $60M Drug Heist Trial Win Should Stand
• Fla. Tribe Pays $4M For Fraud Suits Against Ex-Attys, Leaders
• Developers Predict Flattening Of South Fla. Housing Market
• Fla. Justices Hand City Win In Utility Fight With County
• Traffic, Rising Seas Loom Large At Miami Real Estate Summit
• Rosenhaus Sues Another NFL Client Over Unpaid Fees
• RJ Reynolds Told To Pay $5M For Addiction Counselor's Death
• Motel Says Atty 'Broke All The Rules In The Book' In ADA Suit
• Fla. High Court Says State Can't OK FPL's Drilling Investment
• Florida City Finds Excuses To Fire Women, Suit Says
• GM Drivers Say 11th Circ. Ruling Backs Their Ignition MDL
• Disney Urges 9th Circ. To Reject 'Pirates' Copyright Claim
• Corporate Counsel: Consumer Becomes Provider (The Sequel)
• Philip Morris Appeals Smoker's $3.75M Verdict To 11th Circ.
• Man Blames Atty's Failures For Conviction In $127M Fraud
• Biz Groups Back RJ Reynolds In 11th Circ. Engle Fight
• Pop Artist Settles Suit Over Apple Ads
• Gordon & Rees DQ Hearing Is Unnecessary, Toys R Us Says
• Fla. Securities Atty Gets 2.5 Years For Tax Evasion Scheme
• Chiquita Can't Duck Paramilitary Payment Suit, Judge Told
• Bucs Don't Deserve Pass On Ad Faxes, Firms Tell FCC
• Could Community Microgrids Be More Than Just A Fad?
• New Whistleblower Protections Could Endanger Trade Secrets
• Regulating Daily Fantasy: Considerations For A Framework
• Real Estate Rumors: Amazon, Treo Group, Thor Equities
• LeClairRyan Client Design Firm Drops Fla. Trade Secrets Row
• After Review, Judge Says False Claims Act Suit Can Proceed
• Fla. Court Asked To Reopen Card Receipt Row After Spokeo
• Videographer's Death Ruined Family Business, Widow Says
• GM Loses Bid To Decertify Class In Safety-Sticker Row
• Jury Hits RJ Reynolds With $18M Verdict For Husband's Death
• ESPN Seeks Escape From Pierre-Paul Medical Records Suit
• Developer Wants Refund Of Impact Fees For Failed Projects
• Gas Pipeline Suit Belongs With FERC, Fla. Courts: Landowners
• Builders Support $2.5M Hurricane Coverage Bid At 11th Circ.
• NCAA, Conferences Hit In Wave Of Football Head Injury Suits
• BAE Unit Steered Work To Favored Subcontractors, Suit Says
• 11th Circ. Asks If Facts Back Porn Co. In Amazon TM Dispute
• Pair Want TD Bank Coin Counting Suits Consolidated In NJ
• Fraudster Gets 13 Months For $9M Solar Panel Scheme
• 11th Circ. Water Rule Challenge Isn't Moot, States Say
• SeaWorld Diving Too Deep For Contract Docs, Visitors Say
• Attys For Nudist Resort, Models Chastised For Discovery Rows
• Ex-Condo Directors Not Insured For $12M Verdict, Suit Says
• Wells Fargo Continues Push To Toss Seminole Tribe's Experts
• OPINION: Stop 'Vigorously Defending' Your Clients
• Real Estate Rumors: GE Capital, Citizens Bank, Whole Foods
• Regulating Daily Fantasy: DFS To Go Head-To-Head With DOJ?
• Fed. Trade Secrets Law Faces Early Test In Miami Beach Suit
• RJ Reynolds Owes $12M For Airman's Death, Jury Told
• Senior FINRA Atty Rejoins Ulmer & Berne In New Fla. Office
• 11th Circ. Told Its Tax Debt Stance Is At Odds With Top Court
• Colombians, Firm Blast Chiquita's Bid For Witness Docs
• Seminoles Say Politico Let Gambling Data Out Of The Bag
• Attys Scramble To Get Paid In $350M EB-5 Fraud Case
• Becker & Poliakoff Faces Malpractice Suit Over Mall Project
• Buchanan Says Accountant Can't Escape AFL Team Buy Fight
• Real Estate Rumors: Bonjour, Eric Schmidt, L3 Capital
• Disney, Consulting Firm HCL Move To Nix H-1B Claims
• High Court Won't Hear Cargo Co.'s Miami Airport Wage Row
• Regulating Daily Fantasy: DFS Is Like Rocky — On The Ropes
• The Top 100 Firms For Minority Attorneys
• The Top 50 Firms For Minority Equity Partners
• White & Case Outpacing Peers In Diversity
• US Law Firms Fail To Move Needle On Racial Diversity
• The 5 Ways BigLaw Is Failing Minorities
• Lab's Insurer Ducks Coverage For Suit Over Dead Horses
• Fla. Veggie Farm Owes $1.4M For Labor Violations, DOL Says
• Florida 'Boiler Room' Boss Gets 12 Years For $6.6M Fraud
• 11th Circ. Lifts DOL Bar On Lear Corp. Suit Against Ex-Worker
• Fla. Golf Course Operators Slammed Over OT Practices
• Humana Says Doctor Gunning For Too Much Info In FCA Row
• Fla. Strip Club Workers Say Owners Shorted Them On Pay
• Obama Tells Schools To Let Trans Students Pick Bathrooms
• 1st Circ. Video Privacy Decision Creates Split With 11th Circ.
• Real Estate Rumors: Sage Hospitality, Hines, Benchmark
• Google Fails To Ditch Most Of SEO Co.'s Site-Blocking Suit
• Fla. Men Faked Shrimp Boat Claims For BP Money, Feds Say
• Seminoles Say Fla. Wrongly Released Info In Compact Row
• SEC Calls Bid To Use Frozen Assets For Attys 'Outrageous'
• Security Co. Can't Drag Agent Into Stun-Gun Coverage Suit
• Jones Day Nabs DLA Piper M&A, PE Pro In Miami
• Auto Shops Can't Have Redo On Insurer Antitrust Claims
• Cement Co. Wins Dismissal In Deceptive Fees Suit
• Healogics Shakes Whistleblowing Doctors' FCA Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Alliance, Chicago Soho House, Frye
• Improper Access Vs. Improper Use: The Meaning Of The CFAA
• Defending 'Wasting Limits' In Insurance Policies
• Discipline Sought For Fla. Judge's Improper Email, Outbursts
• Job Seeker Slams Bid In 11th Circ. To Block Age Bias Suit
• Porn Store Owner Bags Fee Win In Fla. Appeals Court
• Lamartek Diving Gear Wasn't Navy-Grade, CEO Tells Jury
• Law Firm Staffer Blasts Sanctions Bid In Email Hack Row
• Siemens Owes $70.5M For Turbine Failure, Insurer Says
• Brits Awaiting Green Cards Say DHS Is Taking Too Long
• 11th Circ. Backs Norwegian's Arbitration Win In Job Injury Spat
• Fla. Tribe Ends Appeal Of Order To Pay $1M In Sanctions
• RJ Reynolds Hit With $12M Engle Verdict, Faces Punitives
• What Do The Highest-Paid Lawyers Make An Hour?
• As Fla. Real Estate Evolves, Strong Contracts Lower Risks
• 11th Circ. Urged To Revive $2.5M Hurricane Coverage Bid
• Wash. Court Decision Puts Recovery Of PURPA Costs At Risk
• Atty In Tom's 'Natural' Labeling Suit Might Escape Sanctions
• Chemical Co. Wants Interest Cut From $93M Award
• RJ Reynolds Owes $11M For Wife's Death, Fla. Jury Told
• Fla. Opposes Seminoles' High Court Petition In Tax Row
• SAIC Settles Subcontractor's $5M Afghanistan Deal Suit
• Raymond James, Manager Hit With $71M Suit In Jay Peak Row
• Feds Rip Agent's Bid For List Of Smuggled Cuban Ballplayers
• Feds Seek $3.7M In Unpaid Fees From Fla. Tobacco Importer
• Aluminum Co. Says Filing Should Stay In Award Dispute
• Real Estate Rumors: Renaissance Aventura, Bonjour, Newmark
• Stoel Rives Helped Prop Up $17M Ponzi Scheme, Investors Say
• Colo.-Based Marijuana Biz Law Firm Expands Into Fla.
• Paid Sick Leave Compliance: Untangling The Complicated Web
• Sports Agency Trustee Ducks Arbitration In MLB Contract Suit
• Staffers Slam Fla. Firm's Sanctions Bid In Email Hacking Row
• BizJet Hit With $6M Suit Over 'Shoddy' Engine Repairs
• Condo Coverage Verdict Should Stand, Construction Co. Says
• Lamartek Owes $25M For Diver Photog's Death, Fla. Jury Told
• Ecuador Central Bank Pins Fla. Property Owners In Fraud Row
• Lowe's, Armstrong Sued Over Flooring Formaldehyde Levels
• Navigating Choice Of Law Provisions For Offshore Contracts
• Fla. Real Estate Heirs Dispute $15M Tax Bill Over Gifts
• Catching Corporate Hackers In Fla.: Tips For In-House Counsel
• How Will Obama's Workplace Legacy Hold Up Post-Election?
• Defending 'Non-GMO' Consumer Fraud Class Actions
• Real Estate Rumors: Weingarten, Simons, Bridgeton
• Fla. Appeals Court Says Telemundo Exec Can't Leave For Rival
• New Florida Legislation Will Facilitate P3 Projects
• Navy Contractor's $5M Trade Secrets Win Is Upheld
• 3 Fla. Judicial Hopefuls Challenge Cancellation Of Elections
• Casino Approval Ballot Question Goes To Fla. Supreme Court
• Miami Stadium Land Deal A Not-So-Easy Score For Beckham
• RJR Caused Addiction Nurse's Cancer Death, Jury Told
• Resort Owner In EB-5 Fraud Suit Rips SEC's Receivership Bid
• Atty Asks 11th Circ. To Reconsider Suit Over Fla. Bar Denial
• GrayRobinson Picks Up City Of Miami Commissioner
• The 5 Uber-Taxicab Turf Wars To Watch
• Cozen O'Connor Adds Real Estate Finance Pro In Miami
• Philip Morris Loses Bid To Strike 2 Of Smoker's Claims
• The Fastest Rocket Docket For The 8th Straight Year
• NFL Agent Sues Ex-Redskins Player To Collect Loans, Fees
• Outback Assistant Managers Seek OT In FLSA Class Action
• Fla. Pet Store Can't Halt Privacy Suit For Spokeo, Court Told
• Fla. Tribe Pushes To Remand $1.4B Wells Fargo Trust Suit
• Airgas Subsidary Pleads Guilty To Hazmat Violations In Fla.
• Miami-Dade Mayor Asks Fla. To Intervene In Distressed City
• Tribe Lacks Immunity From Age Bias Claim, 11th Circ. Told
• NFL Player Says Right To Privacy At Stake In ESPN Tweet Row
• Actavis Continues Fight For Generic Lialda At Fed. Circ.
• Fla. Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Abortion-Delay Challenge
• RJ Reynolds To Blame For Retired Airman's Cancer, Jury Told
• 'Ice And Dice' Threats Obliged US Atty Recusal, 11th Circ. Says
• Fla. Must Pay $15M Judgment Over Citrus Trees, Court Says
• GrayRobinson Bolsters Gov't Team With Capitol Insight Merger
• 6 Ways Lawyers Can Enhance Cross-Office Communication
• Real Estate Rumors: Donahue, Tribune, Retail Properties
• Taxis Respond To Miami Uber Law With $1B Class Action
• Fla. Justices Question State Farm's Need For Hospital Info
• Miami Beach Mayor Unveils Plan For Local $13 Minimum Wage
• Jay Peak Honchos Hit With Suit Over Alleged EB-5 Scheme
• Dismissal Of Argentina Soccer Media Rights Suit Affirmed
• FINRA Not Immune From Suit, Barred Broker Tells 11th Circ.
• Uber Drivers Must Arbitrate Fla. Wage Suit, Judge Says
• Telemundo Wants To Block Ex-Exec's Move To Rival Network
• Fla. Doctor Found Guilty On 162 Health Care Fraud Counts
• Hyatt Drops $238M On Miami Beach Hotel
• SeaWorld Wants Pass Holders' Other Recurring Payment Docs
• Real Estate Rumors: Normandy, Fla. Polo Club, Nugent
• What Is Your Squirm Factor?
• Employee Safety: When A 'Reasonable Response' Isn't Enough
• Law Firm Loses Sanctions Bid In Jet Co. Contract Suit
• Judge Wants Models' Suit Against Nudist Resort Condensed
• Jury Convicts Last Conspirator In $278M Ponzi Scheme
• Tampa Bay Times Acquires Rival Tampa Tribune
• Rulings Clear Up Controversy Over Fla. Medical Pot License
• Resnick & Louis Taps Akerman Partner To Open Miami Office
• Health Data Co., Patient Settle Info Breach Suit
• For-Profit College's CEO Gets 8 Years For Gov't Theft
• Mexican Citizens Urge 11th Circ. To Undo Flight Tax Ruling
• Ex-Kaye Scholer Worker Seeks To Compel Firm's Documents
• Fla. Radiology Center Blasts Atty Fee Request In FCA Row
• Char-Broil Fights Claims Grills Have Hazardous Igniters
• Gordon & Rees Fights Against DQ Bid In Toys R Us Patent Row
• 5 Ways Cuba Can Open Its Doors To US Business
• Real Estate Rumors: Adam America, CIM Group, UC Santa Cruz
• Hulk Hogan's New Sex Tape Suit Targets Extortion Plot
• Fla. High Court Won't Hear State Farm Hurricane Policy Case
• High Court Won't Hear Native Prisoner Hair Length Dispute
• High Court Won't Hear Fla. Apartment's Takings Suit
• Brazilian $400M Liquidation Admin To Seek Assets In U.S.
• Smoker Wants $20M Philip Morris Punitive Row To Push Ahead
• Buchanan Can't Shift Blame In AFL Team Buy Fight, Court Told
• Real Estate Rumors: Thor, Eagle Brook, Crescent Heights
• SeaWorld Says Proposed Annual Pass Class Too Diverse
• USPTO Drops 11th Circ. Appeal Of Alabama TM Ruling
• Laying The Groundwork For Automotive E-Titles