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Florida - July, 2016

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• Gawker's Denton Maneuvers Again In Bid To Avoid Bankruptcy
• Property Manager Wants Out Of Investors' $156M Claims
• Feds Expand Anti-Fraud Bans On Ambulances, Home Health
• 3 Miami Residents Sentenced In $40M Medicare Fraud Scheme
• Fla. Bar OKs Proposed Atty Referral Service Rules
• Widow Says RJ Reynolds Caused Veteran's Fatal Lung Cancer
• Fla. Says 4 Miami Zika Cases Are First In US Via Mosquito
• Defecator DNA Test Didn't Break Law, Says Warehouse Co.
• Fla. Appeals Court Says Tribe Was Immune Between Compacts
• Bombardier Can't Nix $47M Trebled Patent Verdict, Judge Says
• JetBlue To Make 1st US-Cuba Flights Aug. 31
• Menendez Must Face Corruption Charges, 3rd Circ. Finds
• Prevent Litigation From Becoming A Threat To Data Security
• NextEra To Buy Bankrupt EFH In $18.4B Deal
• 2 More Charged In Miami In Shell Companies Stock Fraud
• Rothstein Feeder Fund Settles With Insurers For $2.2M
• Nurse Asks High Court To Review Fla. Workers' Comp Law
• FDA Urges South Fla. Blood Donation Pause Due To Zika Fears
• 11th Circ. Won't Revive Fla. Real Estate Fraud Case
• Fla. Jury Clears Adhesive Maker In Vet's $11M Asbestos Suit
• For-Profit College Owner Wins Coverage For Marketing Suits
• DOJ Watchdog Warns 'Sanctuary Cities' Risk Fed. Funding
• AT&T In FCC Crosshairs Over Charges To Florida Schools
• Real Estate Rumors: Whole Foods, Caval, Silicon Valley Bank
• Corporations In The Crosshairs Of Product Liability Claims
• OPINION: Our Juries Are Being Circumvented
• Plaintiffs In 2 States Drop EB-5 Scam Suits Over Jay Peak
• Sony Sued Over 2014 Hack That Exposed Movie To Piracy
• Firms Can Garnish Money From Ex-Co-Counsel In Fee Dispute
• Enviros Sue To Stop Oil Exploration In Fla. Preserve
• Genovese Joblove & Battista Adds 2 Attys In Miami
• Pokemon Go Gamer Sues App Developer Over Privacy Policy
• Cemex Will Face Class Action Over Fuel, Environmental Fees
• Insurer Can't Blame Roofs For Hurricane Loss, 11th Circ. Told
• FinCEN Extends Real Estate Scrutiny To Calif., Texas
• Fla. Atty Pleads Guilty To Filing False Federal Tax Returns
• 11th Circ. Won't Revive TM Battle Between Florida Schools
• Gawker's Denton Gets Breathing Space For Hogan Appeal
• Prior And Pending Clauses Don't Undercut Interrelated Claims
• Legal Aid, Meet Legal Tech
• UMG Beats Agency's Claims For Portion Of $3M Record Deal
• 4 Traits Of The Top Litigation Firms
• 5 Small(er) But Mighty Litigation Shops
• State Farm, Others Should Face Antitrust Suit, 11th Circ. Told
• Law360 Names Top 50 Firms For Litigation
• Disney Comes Out Swinging In H-1B Visa Class Actions
• Insurer Says Defective Concrete Suit Doesn't Trigger Policies
• Spokeo Props Up Consumers' Privacy Suit Against Microsoft
• Fla. Bar Seeks Discipline Against Tribe's Ex-Attys
• Fontainebleau Trustee's $3.5M Deal With Deloitte Approved
• Jay Peak Owner Wants $600K Freed To Pay For EB-5 Cases
• Trainer In Cuban Smuggling Case Wants Indictment Trimmed
• Gawker's Denton Seeks Stay To Avoid Personal Bankruptcy
• Brooklyn Developer Buys South Florida Tower For $127.8M
• Fla. Fights To Salvage Part Of Controversial 'Gun Gag' Law
• And Now A Word From The Panel: 4 All-Star MDLs
• Driver In Tesla Autopilot Crash Was Speeding, NTSB Says
• 11th Circ. Demolishes Another Home-Design Copyright Suit
• Trump-Owned Golf Club Loses Bid To End Refund Suit
• Melitta Fires Back At Class Cert. Bid In Coffee Label Suit
• Fla. Psychiatrist Sentenced To 12 Years For Fraud
• Testing The UBE: Portable But Inaccurate Bar Exam Scores
• Weapons Buyers Agree To Return Secrets In Peru Project Row
• 11th Circ. Won't Let Fraudster Withdraw Guilty Plea
• Arnold & Porter Ducks DQ In Defense Of Menendez Pal
• Defendant Seeks DQ Of Insurer's Counsel In $180M RICO Suit
• Fla. Man Sentenced To 8 Years In Prison For Organized Fraud
• Fla. Judge Says Bitcoin Isn't Money Under The Law
• Special Effects Firm DDMG To Settle Investor Suit For $5.5M
• Real Estate Rumors: Atlas, Fla. Apartment Complex, Stantec
• Fla. Enviro Groups Urge 11th Circ. To Revive Bridge Suit
• The Biggest Fla. Court Decisions Of 2016: Midyear Report
• REBUTTAL: Let's Hope The Fla. High Court Undoes Daubert
• Liberty Property Trust Nabs $969M In Sale Of 108 Properties
• EPA Wants More Control Over State-Issued Discharge Permits
• Dancers Say Arbitration Agreement Is Void In Wage Dispute
• Testing The UBE: Missouri Benefits From Uniform Bar Exam
• Feeding The Future World: The Israel Outlook
• LAN Airlines Pays $22M To Settle FCPA Union-Bribery Charges
• Health First Beats Whistleblower's 'Shotgun-Style' FCA Suit
• NBTY Vitamins Falsely Labeled 'Made In USA,' Consumer Says
• Hanover Is Sued Over Costs From Dershowitz Defamation Case
• Consumer Seeks Sanctions Against Kohl's Attys In TCPA Case
• Radiology Center Hits Opposing Atty's Billing In FCA Row
• Judge OKs $239M Class Settlement Over Faulty Guns
• 11th Circ. Urged To Get Fla. Court's Input On Insurance Row
• Real Estate Rumors: Columbia Medical, Related, Crest
• Workplace Video Monitoring: What Employers Need To Know
• DOJ Charges Trio In $1B Health Fraud Scheme
• State Law Claims Nixed In Auto Shops' Insurer Antitrust Suit
• Health First, Docs Head To Trial In $360M Antitrust Case
• Strip Club Giant Says Dancers Must Arbitrate Claims
• Ex-Workers Seek Class Approval To Seal Butler & Hosch Deal
• Doc Accused Of Bribing Sen. Wants $2M Put In Fees Trust
• OPINION: It's Time To Radically Rethink Immigration Reform
• Holland & Knight, Client Deserved Sanctions, 11th Circ. Told
• Fla. Fights For Its Abortion-Delay Law
• DOJ Challenges Health Insurance Megamergers
• Miami Beach Voices Opposition To Genting Gambling Plans
• Fla. Asks For End To Seminole Tribe's Utility Tax Complaint
• Stock Promoters Charged In Alleged Pump-And-Dump Scheme
• Ex-Worker Tells 11th Circ. Tribe Can't Avoid Age Bias Suit
• Fla. Appeals Court Trims Law Firm Co-Founder's Exit Payout
• Diabetes Test Co. Says Jury Right To Deny $1M In Legal Fees
• Greenspoon Marder Adds Greenberg Litigator In Tampa
• Fla. Judge Accused Of Misusing Staff, Inappropriate Conduct
• A State-By-State Guide To Driverless Car Regulations
• Corrected: CFPB Reaches $107M Settlement In World Law Group Debt Scam
• Fla. Lumber Co. Wants Out Of EB-5 Funding False Claims Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone, Hubb NYC, Under Armour
• 11th Circ. Urged To Revive FCA Suit Against Helicopter Co.
• Timeshare Co. Diamond Seeks Sanctions Against Law Firm
• Geico Nets Sanctions From Firm, Body Shop In Antitrust Row
• Akerman Report Says Real Estate Execs See Cuba's Potential
• Insurer Says Competitor Is Trying To Steal Trade Secrets
• CNN Hits Back At Move For Sanctions In App Privacy Appeal
• Gawker Can't Shield Chief From Judgment
• DuPont Trims Trade Secrets Suit Over Irrigation System
• Smoker's Widower Awarded $1.5M In Engle Trial
• Real Estate Rumors: Broward College, Kawa Capital, InnRoad
• Atty Wants Texas Bar Proceedings Stricken From Fraud Suit
• Beirne Maynard Folds, Attys Join Akerman, Start Own Firm
• P&G Faces TM Suit Over Katy Perry-Branded Cosmetics Line
• Fla. Retailers Sue To Block City's Plastic Foam Ban
• How States Are Reacting To EPA's CAA Mandate
• Exclusion Makes Bars' Ad Coverage 'Illusory,' Court Says
• Bradley Arant Adds Real Estate, Banking Partner From Foley
• IRS, CSX Wrestle Over $4.1M Employee Tax Refund Row
• Ex-FINRA Official Loses 11th Circ. Bid To Lift Securities Ban
• Fla. Gov. Appoints 4 New Trial Court Judges
• CNN App User Urges 11th Circ. To Revive Privacy Suit
• Fla. Court Cuts Interest From $93M Carpet Resin Verdict
• Jury Convicts Fla. Man For Issuing Phony Contract Bonds
• Real Estate Rumors: Related Cos., Infinity, Newmark
• Ex-Kaye Scholer Worker Fires Back At Firm Over Sanction Bid
• Kawasaki Rider Asks High Court To Admit Expert Testimony
• ParkerVision-Samsung Smartphone Row Ends In Patent Deal
• RICO Can't Save Mexico Tourism Tax Suit, 11th Circ. Told
• Gunster Bolsters Land Use Practice With New Hire In Orlando
• Chipotle Objects To Expert's Labeling Evidence In GMO Suit
• NextEra Kills $4.3B Hawaii Utility Merger After Rejection
• How Law Firms Can Create Next-Generation Office Spaces
• Takata Settles Air Bag Suit With Deceased Driver's Family
• Co. Urges Justices To Allow State Law Claims Despite ERISA
• Wendy's Beats Data Breach Class Action For Now
• NFL Alumni Seek To Limit Damages In Member's Contract Suit
• Fla. Court Strikes Down Hospital Arbitration Clause
• Caddie Wage Suit Against Fla. Golf Course Dismissed
• Real Estate Rumors: Property Markets, Sabates, Rockefeller
• Miami Canal Doesn't Fall Under Maritime Law, 11th Circ. Told
• Atty Can't Laugh Off Theft Sentence With Prosecutor's Joke
• PTAB Nixes Claims In Blue Belt Surgical Robotic Patent
• Gun Makers Fight Injunction Bid In Peruvian Project Spat
• Fla. Judge Resigns Over Allegations Of Taking Bench Drunk
• Why The Florida Supreme Court Shouldn't Undo Daubert
• Cemex Wants Sanctions For 'Meritless' Deceptive Fee Claims
• ADT Investors Ask 11th Circ. To Revive Securities Fraud Suit
• Berger Singerman Launches New Immigration Practice
• Fla. Firm Fights For Cut Of Fee From $12M Insurance Award
• Russian Airline In Default Over $22M Award, Fla. Court Says
• Fla. Golf Course Wage Action Stayed Pending Settlement
• Insurer Says Octopus Coverage Spat Needs To Reach Further
• Bad Times Don't Mean Less H-1B Pay, DOL Judge Says
• Cancer Centers Want 17 Cyberattack Suits Consolidated In Fla.
• Geico Underpays For Windshield Replacement, Suit Says
• Real Estate Rumors: Extell, Courthouse Realty, Rockrose
• Uber Reaches Settlement With Similarly Named Fla. Co.
• Taurus Reneging In $30M Faulty Gun Deal, Court Told
• 11th Circ. Denies Ex-FINRA Governor's SEC Injunction Appeal
• Groups' Lawsuit Accuses Miami Nuclear Plant Of Polluting Bay
• Dr. Phil Sues Tabloid Owner For $250M Over False Stories
• EEOC Says Rastafarian Cook Wrongly Fired Over Dreadlocks
• Firm Wants Malpractice, Duty Claims Tossed In Mall Suit
• Arctic Cat Defends $46.7M Verdict, Says Patent Not Obvious
• Ex-Royal Caribbean Worker Fights Arbitration In 11th Circ.
• Allstate Wins Policy Language Row In Fla. Appeals Court
• SeaWorld Loses Bid For Contract Docs In Annual Pass Row
• 11th Circ. Says A Settlement Can Vacate Prior Rulings
• Defend Trade Secrets Act Not Retroactive, Rifle Co. Says
• NHTSA Autonomous Vehicle Rules Take An Unexpected Turn
• Anda Asks 11th Circ. To Return Coverage In 'Pill Mill' Case
• Fla. Bar's Ad Rule Could Confuse Consumers, Attys Fear
• Final OK Sought On GovSimplified Trickery Suit Deal
• Atty Tells 11th Circ. DOJ Cheated To Get His Fraud Conviction
• Fla. Firm Can't Prove Who Hacked Email, Ex-Employees Say
• Disney Must Face Suit For Visa Abuse, US Workers Say
• GOP-Backed Bill Aims To Ground Commercial Flights To Cuba
• Bock Hatch Must Atone For Dual Bucs TCPA Suits, Court Told
• Foley & Lardner Steers Regency Center's $353M Offering
• P&G Seeks To Scrub Fixodent MDL After Experts Nixed
• Young Conaway Made Threats In Treasure Row: Salvage Co.
• Amgen Opens Trial In Fight Over Neulasta Generic
• 11th Circ. Backs Grant Thornton Win In Ex-Atty's ERISA Suit
• 11th Circ. Urged To Affirm $2.5M Hurricane Coverage Denial
• 11th Circ. Backs Blocking State Taxes On Ala. Tribal Lands
• Taxpayers Say High Court Can Review IRS Summons Row
• Brazilian Trustee Sues To Recover From Ex-Bank President
• Consumer Says Spokeo Bolsters Privacy Fight With Microsoft
• Russian Investors Want Pa. Firm's Settlement Suit Tossed
• A Primer On Anda's 'Pill Mill' Coverage Battle With Travelers
• Taco Bell Wage Deal Finally OK'd By Judge On 4th Try
• Real Estate Rumors: Winton Capital, 13th Floor, Vanbarton
• How To Close A Law Firm — Practically And Ethically
• Fla. AG, FTC Shut Down Tech Cos.' Alleged Malware Scam
• Miami Beach, Union Seek To Zap Trade Secrets Case
• GSK Unit Pushes Back On SEC In Stock Fraud Suit
• Cuban Migrants Have No Right To Counsel, Judge Rules
• Akerman Adds Ex-Proskauer Transactional Partner In Fla.
• Supreme Court Could Cut Cities Out Of Fair Lending Fights
• Fla. Law Favors Insured In Defense Row, 11th Circ. Told
• The Impact Of TSCA Reform Is Approaching Fast
• Coffee Drinkers Press Class Cert. In Melitta Labeling Suit
• $5M Jet Suit Alleges 'Yearslong Scheme' To Duck Judgment
• Fla. Rep., Chief Of Staff Charged Over Charity 'Slush Fund'
• Real Estate Rumors: Related, Equity Office, Brookhill
• Social Media Privacy Issues In Workplace Investigations
• Home Depot Appeal To Test Banks' Data Breach Footing
• FTC Wins Mortgage Fraud Judgment Over Fla. Attorney
• Burger King Employees Want Quick Win On Damages
• Fla. High Court Limits Senior Judges' Arbitration Activities
• Fla. Timeshare Owners Say Debt Laws Barred Fee Notices
• Tribe's Ex-GC Presses For Alston & Bird DQ In Sanctions Row
• Insurer, Navy Contractor Settle Tech-Theft Coverage Row
• The Smart Money Is Not Following Traditional Law Firms
• Conn. Energy Co. Covered Up OT Violations, Worker Says
• Fla. High Court OKs Censure For Judge Who 'Went Too Far'
• Barington, Chico's Continue To Spar As Proxy Vote Draws Near
• Citrus Co. Can't Raise New Issues In Wage Suit, 11th Circ. Told
• Real Estate Rumors: Prestige Imports, Zeller, Hamlin
• DOL Agenda Targets Compensation For Portable Device Work
• Fla. Developer Can't Escape Debt Judgment, 11th Circ. Says
• Gov't Says No Stay Needed In IRS Summons Suit
• CORRECTED: Trainer Slams Atty DQ Bid In Cuban Smuggling Case
• Fla. Doctor Gets 46 Months For Cheating Medicare Program
• Fla. Appeals Court Affirms Fine, Censure For Ex-Congressman
• Real Estate Rumors: Rolling Stone, Related, Palin
• Atty Owes Sanctions For Ch. 7 Filing, 11th Circ. Hears
• CFPB Wants $147M From World Law In Debt Scam Suit
• Big Data: Courts Put Regulators In The Driver's Seat
• RFP Lessons: 5 Ways Law Firms Can Beat Frustration
• 11th Circ. Says It Can't Reopen S. Korean's Removal Suit
• Cuban Migrants Have Right To Counsel, Their Attys Say
• SEC, Miami Headed To Trial In $38M Bond Rating Fraud Suit
• Fla. Judge Reopens PortMiami Dredging Suit
• Tobacco Cos. At Fault For Woman's Cancer Death, Jury Told
• CNN Says Spokeo Dooms App Users' Video Privacy Appeal
• Fla. College Had Illegal Arbitration Pacts, NLRB Tells 11th Circ.
• 11th Circ. Won't Revive Fla. Medicare Fraud FCA Suit
• Unsealed Lincare FCA Alleges Millions In Medicare Fraud
• RBC Bank Loses Dismissal Bid In Debit Overdraft Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Brass Enterprises, Lubert-Adler, RFR
• Lowe's, Armstrong Fight Flooring Formaldehyde Class Action
• Fla. Firm Defends Suit Over Employees' Alleged Email Plot
• RFP Lessons: 7 Tips To Improve Your Responses
• 5 Public-Private Transportation Projects To Watch
• Tyco Wants Attys' Fees After Win In $60M Drug Heist Suit
• UnitedHealthcare Sues Kidney Clinics Over Millions In Bills
• Greenberg Traurig Hit With $10M Suit Over Railroad Stock Buy
• Consumers Eye Deal On Documents In Contact Lens MDL
• Fla. Judge Blocks Implementation Of Restrictive Abortion Law
• Game Platform Accused Of Fostering Teenage Gambling
• Tobacco Giants Largely Avoid Blame In Engle Progeny Trial
• City Office REIT To Buy $76M In Florida Properties
• Fla. High Court Lets Judge Keep Pay During Suspension
• Real Estate Rumors: Whole Foods, TGM, Sabr
• Political Speech Vs. Title VII – Which Trumps Which?
• RFP Lessons: A General Counsel's List Of Law Firm Mistakes