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Florida - August, 2016

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• Waffle House Background Check Suit Paused For Appeal
• Fla. Appeals Court Restores Tobacco Cos.' $5M Punishment
• Procter & Gamble Gets Bulk Of Fixodent MDL Cases Tossed
• 11th Circ. OKs Fed Park Plans Over Nixed Trail Concerns
• Fla. Justices Reject Appeal Over Improper Engle Trial Closing
• Real Estate Rumors: Shorenstein, ABS, Midwood Investment
• Ex-Bankruptcy Atty Can't Beat IRS Bill Over Biz Losses
• $28M Deal OK'd In US Bank Force-Placed Insurance Suit
• Ala. To Appeal Tossed Suit Over Refugee Resettlement
• Planned Parenthood Fights Abortion Ban At Orlando Clinic
• California's 'Made In The USA' Law: 1 Year Later
• Rainmaker Q&A: Kluger Kaplan's Alan Kluger
• 11th Circ. Urged To Revive $23M Junk Fax Coverage Battle
• Time Warner Moves to Duck Sale Interference Suit
• Reconciling The Practice With The Business Of Law
• Finance Reports Misleading, Ex-Miami City Manager Testifies
• Bilzin Sumberg Adds 2 Tax Pros In Miami
• Jay Peak Receiver Seeks OK For $13M Citibank Settlement
• Lawyer For Texas Atty In $8.8M Fraud Suit Wants Out
• Mother And Son Admit To $16M Pharmacy Medicare Fraud
• Investors Say CBRE Can't Exit $157M Embezzlement Suit
• $57M Medicare Fraud Gets Ex-Home Health Owner 20 Years
• PETA Tells 11th. Circ. Wrong Standard Used In Orca Case
• Wells Fargo Skirts Fees After Seminole Tribe Removal Row
• Waffle House Applicants Want Case To Go On During Appeal
• SEC Scoffs As Investment Adviser Tries To Nix $3M Fees Suit
• ESPN Loses Bid To Escape NFL Player's Privacy Suit
• Insurers Say Auto Price-Fix Row Not In 11th Circ. Purview
• Challenging No-Injury Class Actions In State Court
• REBUTTAL: Establishing Standards And Norms In Mediation
• Subway Fails To Dodge FACTA Receipt Suit Under Spokeo
• SEC Tells Jury Miami Duped Investors With $38M 'Shell Game'
• Fla. Pullback Of Pari-Mutuel Card Game Rule Ripped By Judge
• Metals Traders Cheated Investors, Judge Rules In CFTC Suit
• 11th Circ. Affirms Contempt Order In Missing Boat Case
• 11th Circ. Kills Arbitration Clause In Payday Lender Suit
• Non-Arbitration Uber Drivers Sue Over Alleged OT Violations
• Funding Litigation And Treatment: Leveling The Playing Field?
• Fla. Tax Preparer Loses Bid To Nix Gov't Fraud Suit
• Ga. County, DA's Office Not Joint Employers, 11th Circ. Says
• Fla. Court Says Town's Liens Stand Despite Foreclosure Suit
• Fla. Investment Advisers Plead Guilty To $2.2M Fraud Scheme
• FTC Blasts Counterclaims Stemming From Robocall Probe
• Pressure Mounts On ESPN To Settle Pierre-Paul Privacy Case
• SeaWorld Can't Boot Guest From Annual Pass Deception Suit
• Nicklaus-Designed Golf Club Settles Clean Water Act Claims
• Seminoles Say Wells Fargo Can't Dodge Fees In Trust Row
• FDA Wants Blood Donations Tested For Zika Nationally
• Defining Attorney-Client Relationships In The Electronic Age
• Corporate Partner Returns To McGuireWoods After 13 Years
• Exclusion Axes Anda's 'Pill Mill' Coverage, 11th Circ. Says
• Fla. Tells 11th Circ. To Affirm Skim Milk Labeling Ruling
• Real Estate Rumors: Rockwood Capital, Lennar, Treetop
• Feds Urge 3rd Circ. To Deny Rehearing Bid In Menendez Case
• Florida Continues Fight Against Tribe In Gambling Row
• Court Misread FCA In Chopper Co. Bribery Suit, DOJ Says
• Anheuser's 'Abbey Ale' Trickery Common, Drinker Says
• PwC Reaches Deal Amid $5.5B Taylor Bean Trial
• Fla. Finance Atty Pleads Guilty To Helping Hide 'Drug Money'
• Shutts Wants Fees After Beating Fla. Parcel Bid-Rigging Suit
• Fla. Justices Say Suicide Malpractice Case Should Go To Jury
• Engle Findings Have Due Process Issues, RJR Tells 11th Circ.
• Hard Candy Wants Jones Day Out Of Katy Perry Makeup Suit
• RJ Reynolds Escapes Liability For Mom's Lung Cancer Death
• Bankrate On Track To Settle Earnings Fraud Action For $20M
• ESPN Can't Dodge Privacy Suit Over Pierre-Paul Tweet
• Sanctions For 'Baseless' Suit Against Snell & Wilmer Denied
• Home Schematic Suit Deal Warrants Coverage, 11th Circ. Told
• IRS Can Collect Taxes In Virgin Islands Residency Fight
• Real Estate Rumors: McKesson, Fla. Crystals, McSam Hotel
• Ex-Federal Prosecutor Joins DLA Piper In Miami
• 4 Reasons Law Firm Business Development Initiatives Fail
• 2 Attys Involved In DUI Setup Of Opposing Counsel Disbarred
• What Happens When A State Runs Out Of Money?
• Ex-SEC Accountant Tells Jury PwC Violated Auditing Rules
• Fla. Nurse Can't Nix 7 Years For Medicare Fraud: 11th Circ.
• Liberty Asks 11th Circ. To Ax Coverage For Train Crash
• RJ Reynolds Owes For Longtime Smoker's Disease, Jury Told
• Judge Removed For Court Ministry Promotion Seeks License
• Young Conaway Settles Investors' Shipwreck Treasure Suit
• Bad-Faith Suits An 'Epidemic,' Ga. Chamber Tells 11th Circ.
• HFF Closes $95.6M Sale Of Two Tampa Communities
• Michelin, Takata Win $80M Rollover Crash Suit In Fla. Trial
• Real Estate Rumors: Related, SparkLabs, Girl Scouts
• PMZ Realty Closes $71M Loan Deal For Hilton Portfolio
• Conflicting Courts On Neutral Canons
• Fla. AG Sues To Halt Fake Foreclosure Law Firms
• Cruise Ship Trumpeter Must Arbitrate Claims, 11th Circ. Says
• Ruling Leaves Fla. Tribe Members Facing Slew Of Back Taxes
• Fla. High Court Turns Down Couple's Chinese Drywall Suit
• 11th Circ. Won't Revive Race-Based Firefighter Hiring Rules
• Jay Peak Owner Says SEC's Case Fee Dispute Is 'Unseemly'
• Texas Atty Wants His Own Trial In $8.8M Law Firm Fraud Suit
• 11th Circ. Won't Rehear Menendez Pal's Medicare Billing Suit
• Fla. County Says Residents Can't Revive Airport Noise Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Wurzak, MarketAxess, Newmark
• Looking For Balance In Principle-Based Reserving
• From BigLaw To Your Own Firm: 4 Tips For Legal Startups
• Exec Must Pay $1M For Conning Skincare Startup Investors
• Server Claims Disney Underpaid Her For Nontipped Work
• Gov't Argues Immunity From Haitian's Deportation Suit
• Akerman Drops FCA Client After Judge Rips Firm's Work
• 11th Circ. Won't Consult Fla. Justices, Rehear Insurance Row
• Waffle House Turns To 11th Circ. In Background Check Fight
• Newspaper Co. Slams Govt's Appeal Of Foreclosure Sale
• Wendy's Says Data Breach Suit Still Lacks Standing
• Arms Export Scheme Gets Calif. Woman 50 Months In Prison
• Greenspoon Grows Fla. Tech Ties With Advocacy Nonprofit
• Zika In Florida: Hope For The Best, Plan For The Worst
• Atty Fined For Using Internet During Health First Antitrust Trial
• Satellite Co. Urges No Arbitration In Brazil Internet Co. Fight
• Arnstein & Lehr Adds To Gov't, Environmental Practices
• Airlines Conspired In Tourism Tax, Say Mexican Citizens
• Client Seeks To Advance Becker & Poliakoff Malpractice Suit
• TransUnion Wins Programming Language IP In TLFO Sale
• Real Estate Rumors: Paradise, Covenant, John Hancock
• Holland & Knight, Kirwin Norris Steer $90M TD-Brickell Loan
• Planned Parenthood Gets Restrictive Fla. Abortion Law Axed
• Risk Management Tips For Attys Serving As Local Counsel
• Ex-GC Says PwC's Audits Critical To $5B Taylor Bean Fraud
• RJ Reynolds Owes For Mom's Lung Cancer Death, Jury Told
• Arent Fox Reps Dolphins On Hard Rock Stadium Naming Deal
• Real Estate Rumors: Starwood, Amazon, Santander
• Cumulus Media Escapes Fla. DJ's FLSA Claim In OT Row
• Enviros Sue Army Corps Over Florida Dredging Project
• Fla. Uber Driver Objects To 'Absurd' Arbitration Ruling
• RJ Reynolds Prevails In $3M Heart Disease Engle Trial
• Enviros Sue Over $3B Pipeline Approval In 11th Circ.
• DTSA — New Strategy For 'Bring Your Own Cloud' Issues
• NY Developer Sues To Force $32M Sale Of Miami Building
• CMS Beats Hospitals' Suit Over Uncompensated Care Pay
• PwC Auditor Says No Duty To Detect $5B Taylor Bean Fraud
• Fla. Doc Settles FCA Suit Over Lab Test Submission Claims
• Disney Should Face Trial, Says Family Of Autistic Visitor
• SEC Waited Too Long For $3M Disgorgement, Agency Told
• Menendez Urges 3rd Circ. To Reconsider Corruption Charges
• Past Advice DQs Atty In $180M RICO Suit, Marketer Says
• RJR Owes $3M For Smoker's Heart Disease, Jury Told
• Fla. Counties' Rail Bond Suit Against DOT Stays On Track
• Insurer Says It's Not Liable In Liquid-Nitrogen Drink Claim
• Fla. Officials Can Be Sued For Retaliatory Firing: 11th Circ.
• BlackBerry Hits Fla. Cellphone Maker With Infringement Suit
• Santander Says Magistrate Wrong In Salvaged Car Price Suit
• Fla. Manslaughter Law Wider Than Fed. Standards: 9th Circ.
• Beware The 'Standard' Mediation Confidentiality Agreement
• Marijuana Status Quo Maintained: What's Next?
• The Shifting Junction Of Trade Secret Law And Noncompetes
• Eric Trump Defends Org's Actions After Ritz-Carlton Club Buy
• Insurer Says Independent Adjuster's Mistake Cost It $1.25M
• Fla. Doctor Can't Ditch Feds' New Experts In Bribery Case
• Pet Store Chain Agrees To Pay $580K To End Privacy Suit
• Univision Wins Gawker Bankruptcy Auction With $135M Bid
• Ex-Miami U. Director Gets 3 Years In Embezzlement Scheme
• 11th Circ. Lets 6th Circ. Navigate Water Rule Challenge
• Fla. Man Tells 11th Circ. Wife's Prior Marriage Not A Sham
• Greenberg Traurig Wants $2.5M In Seaquarium Orca Suit
• 11th Circ. Asked To Revive $45M EB-5 Film Investment Suit
• Fla. Firm's Ex-Workers Demand End To Email Hacking Claims
• Health First, Docs Settle $360M Antitrust Case
• Anheuser Pushes Back On Class Cert. In Leffe Beer Suit
• Rainmaker Q&A: Hall Lamb's Andrew Hall
• 5 Mistakes To Avoid When Building Law Libraries
• Trump Testimony Touts Country Club Turnaround In Refund Trial
• PwC Auditor Defends Methods In $5.5B Taylor Bean Trial
• Hackers May Have Card Info From HEI Hotels In 10 States
• Wells Fargo Slams Seminole Tribe's Fees Bid In Trust Row
• RJ Reynolds Hit With $5M Verdict Over Veteran's Cancer Death
• Arctic Cat's $47M Patent Win Over Bombardier Rises By $1.5M
• Corps' Coal Permit Survives 2nd 11th Circ. Review
• Employment Litigator Returns to Jackson Lewis From Littler
• Real Estate Rumors: Samsung, TJAC, Alliance Private Capital
• Law Students Should Explore BigLaw Pro Bono Options
• Fla. Court Revives Fraud Claims In $80M Nigerian Hotel Suit
• Fla. Court Says $1M Award To Injured Driver Lacks Support
• AT&T Strikes Deal To Service Cuba
• RJ Reynolds Owes Widow $10M For Veteran's Death, Jury Told
• Trinidad Gets $2M Arbitral Award Confirmed In Metals Case
• Precious Metals Trader Ordered To Pay $9.9M In CFTC Case
• NLRB Asks 11th Circ. To Nix Samsung Class Waivers
• SEC Says Purported Cyber Arms Maker Misled Investors
• Real Estate Rumors: Brookwood, APF, Bar Invest
• Young Conaway Part Of Treasure Scheme, Salvage Co. Says
• 3 Things Employers Need To Know About Zika
• SEC, Receiver Slam Jay Peak Owner's Bid To Unfreeze $640K
• PwC Auditing Violations Justify $5.5B Claim, Expert Says
• Big Tobacco's Preemption Args Can't Shake Engle Defeat
• Fla. Tax Agency In Contempt For Collection, 11th Circ. Says
• Miami Condo Association Claims Z Capital Broke Promises
• Spokeo Ruling Props Up Privacy Suit Against Jimmy Choo
• Fla. Power Traders Get Full Civil Case Over FERC Penalty
• Most DACA Enrollees Reapplying For Deportation Relief
• Pizza Hut Franchises Can't Shake Fla. TCPA Allegations
• Judge Says Election Rival Won't Reveal Erotic Hotels Income
• Real Estate Rumors: Klingbeil, Dalan, RXR
• Atty Slams DQ Bid In Greenberg Traurig Conspiracy Suit
• Fla. Firm Blasts Ex-Staff's 'Disingenuous' Bid To Kill Evidence
• Crackdown On Money Laundering In Real Estate Is Expanding
• Anheuser Urges Disclosure Of Probe Info On Leffe Beer Line
• Sony Escapes Fla. Movie Producer's Suit Over Secret Deal
• Taylor Bean Trustee Defends His $5.5B Suit At Trial
• Rothstein Feeder Fund's Suit Against Ex-Counsel Reinstated
• 11th Circ. Affirms JPMorgan's Win Over Madoff Investors
• Jay Peak Investors Join Forces In Florida EB-5 Suit
• Smoker Can't Revive $20M Punitive Win Despite Judicial Error
• Enviros Scold FDA Over Genetically Modified Mosquito Plan
• Geico Fights To Keep Sanctions In Body Shop Antitrust Suit
• Seminoles Say Proposed Fla. Water Regs Are Too Weak
• DOJ Gets Nod For Cape Canaveral Launch Site Cleanup Deal
• Taylor Bean Trustee Says PwC Could Have Stopped $5B Fraud
• Holland & Knight Blasts Sanctions Order In 11th Circ. Bid
• Real Estate Rumors: Jacques Berrebi, Tom Ford, Altmark
• Baker Donelson, Greenberg Pros Take Charge Of ABA
• Fla. Judge Denies Making Racist & Sexist Comments
• Crowley Maritime Sues AIG For $2M Antitrust Probe Coverage
• Chipotle Must Turn Over Docs In GMO Suit, Consumers Say
• Writing Arbitration Clauses To Get The Arbitration You Want
• Warburg Pincus Buys $255M Stake In Logistics Co. BlueGrace
• Ex-NFL Player Says Alumni Offsides On Contract Suit Limits
• Medicare Insurers Can Sue Primary Payors, 11th Circ. Rules
• Ford Exhaust-Fume Class Suit Is Settled On Eve Of Trial
• Agent Sues Padres Prospect's Father For Cut Of $4M Bonus
• Miami Beach, Union Get Trade Secrets Suit Tossed
• Cephalon To Pay $125M To Settle Provigil Antitrust Litigation
• Under Armour Howls At 'Puppy Armour' Dog Shirts In TM Case
• Gawker, Hogan Reportedly In Preliminary Settlement Talks
• Fla. Firm Says Hacking Suit Against Ex-Staff Must Proceed
• Suspension Recommended For Ponzi Schemer's Florida Atty
• Fla., Seminoles Square Off Over Good Faith In Gaming Row
• Enterprise Axing Union Benefits Flouted NLRA, DC Circ. Says
• Bitcoin Trading Isn't Money Laundering, But For How Long?
• Kohl's Attys Slam Sanctions Bid In Collection Calls Suit
• OPINION: Spokeo's Federalism Problem
• Synovus Pays $9M To End Claims Over Check Kiting Scheme
• Lowe's, Armstrong Look To Trim Flooring Class Action
• 'Bullygate' Defamation Suit Toss Won't Prevent Similar Claims
• Investment Adviser Wants Out Of SEC's $3M Hidden Fees Suit
• Genetically Modified Mosquitoes' Trial Run Inches Closer
• Miami Developers Beat Ex-Creditor's Bid-Rigging Claims
• Ex-Fla. City Officials Charged In Bribery Scheme
• Class Seeks Sanctions In Avis, Budget Insurance Suit
• Diamond Timeshare Suit Not Ready For Arbitration
• Menendez Pal Defends Fla. Bid To Ditch Prosecution's Experts
• Trump's Fla. Golf Club Calls Deposit-Refund Suit A Whiff
• Fla. Justices Needn't Weigh Insurance Query, 11th Circ. Told
• Gawker Creditors Challenge Company Backing Of Nick Denton
• Real Estate Rumors: Lyft And Uber, Elandis, Metzler
• 9 Tips For Becoming A Legal Pundit In The Media
• Fla. Investment Advisers Accused Of $2.2M Fraud Scheme
• Ex-NFL Trainer Must Arbitrate Defamation Claims
• Latina Beauty Pageant Organizer Wins $2M In TM Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone, Fla. Condo Project, Chetrit
• Uber Can Force Drivers To Arbitrate Claims, Judge Says
• GAO Directs Air Force To Look At $285M Bid Again
• Companies Behind Failed $12M Fraud Suit Fight Fee Payment
• Law Firm Employees Can Better Defend Against Cyberthreats
• Citigroup Unit Pays Nearly $2M After DOL Wage Probe
• NFL Alumni Association CEO Named In Contract Dispute
• Fla. DEP Escapes Ruling Over Coastal Permit Rejection
• Fla. Firm Opts For Ch. 7 In Wake Of SEC's $64M Fraud Suit
• $5.5B PwC Trial May Widen Target On Auditors Over Fraud
• Craigslist Says 'CraigPay' Service Infringes Marks
• SEC Says Bid To Toss $350M EB-5 Suit Built On Errors
• 11th Circ. Finds Miami Canal Lacks Maritime Jurisdiction
• NY Firm Tells 11th Circ. Ex-Client Admitted To Owing Fees
• A Worrying Insurance Trend: Litigation, No Cooperation
• NextEra Sells $1.5B In Equity Units For EFH Buy
• Campbell-Ewald Doesn't Moot TCPA Suit Against Cruise Line
• Spirit Airlines' $7.5M FACTA Suit Deal Gets Final OK
• Commodores Founder Doesn't Own Trademark, Judge Says
• 11th Circ. Seeks Fla. Justices' Input On Defect Notice Law
• Fla. Judge Says Pari-Mutuel's Card Games Violate State Law
• Real Estate Rumors: Canyon Capital, Jimmy Tisch, Fortis
• Waterton Nabs West Miami Apartments In $57M Deal
• Fla. Tribe Says Utility Tax Row Must Be Pled Further
• Uber, Lyft Say Taxis Sued To Hang On To Monopoly
• Gray Financial, Hill Seek 11th Circ. Do-Over On SEC Courts
• Accused Sports Agent In Smuggling Case Wants Evidence Out
• Insurer Attacks Fee Bid After Loss In $60M Drug Heist Trial
• Preparing Corporate Witnesses: A Primer
• USAmeriBank Settles $5M Fraudulent Transfer Suit With Ocala
• 11th Circ. Rules In Favor Of Arbitration In Military Bias Row
• Feds Rebut Menendez Pal's Expert Challenges In Fraud Suit
• Late Evidence In Firm Hacking Suit Must Go, Ex-Staffers Say
• Fla. Attys Launch Litigation Cost Insurance Co.
• Feds Go After Home Of Disbarred Mutual Benefits Attorney
• Real Estate Rumors: Fla. Apartments, Centrum, Newmark
• Telecom Says Satellite Co. Must Arbitrate $65M Row First
• McDonald Hopkins Adds IP Pro From Former Miami Boutique
• Greenspoon Marder Picks Up Fla. Health Boutique
• Fla. Seeks CDC's Help As 10 New Zika Cases Found In Miami
• Paul Weiss, Atty Escape Ex-NFL Coach's Defamation Suit
• BigLaw's (Crowded) Passage To India?
• Gawker Founder Looks To Ch. 11 To Slip Sex Tape Judgment