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Florida - September, 2016

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• Promoter Puts His Shrink On Stand In Bid For Leniency
• Ex-Pharma Co. CEO Indicted Over $100M Fraud Scheme
• RJ Reynolds Escapes Most Blame In $6M Death Verdict
• Enviros Seek Quick Win In Revived PortMiami Dredging Suit
• LabMD Appeals Data Security Ruling As FTC Heads Deny Stay
• Fla. State Rep. Caught In Campaign Funds Fraud Pleads Guilty
• Seminole Tribe Loses Bid To Continue Tax Fight On Remand
• Claims Against Nissan Trimmed In Takata MDL
• Teva Knocks Out FCPA Probe Retaliation Suit
• DC Atty Again Targeted For Sanctions In Chiquita MDL
• How To Get Jurors To Admit They Can't Be Fair
• Real Estate Rumors: Deerwood, West Elm, Prana Investments
• AIG Tells 11th Circ. Imperial Sugar Blast Deals Were Fair
• 11th Circ. Won't Rethink Lender Exec's MBS Fraud Verdict
• Rainmaker Q&A: Kluger Kaplan's Abbey Kaplan
• Sentencing In Promoter's $207M Fraud Gets Combative
• Oral Advocacy And 'Vocal Fry'
• Fla. Bar Adds Tech Continuing Education Requirement
• 11th Circ. Upholds Insurer's PIP Underpayment Coverage Loss
• Oil Co. Sold $35M In Unregistered Securities, SEC Says
• Feds Want 40 Years For Doc's 'Despicably Cruel' $11M Fraud
• Fla. Judge Charged With Quid Pro Quo Ethics Violations
• Insurer's Improper Denial Enough For Atty Fees: Fla. Justices
• Bristol-Myers Wants Abilify Gambling Suits Sent To Florida
• FLSA Suit Can't Preempt Fla. Class, 11th Circ. Says
• Real Estate Rumors: Madison, Pineapple Grove, Lonza
• Seminole Say Florida Forfeited Immunity In Gambling Suit
• GEO Group Wants Out Of Private Prison Stock-Drop Suit
• Fla. Court Says Local Insurance Regs Preempted By State Law
• Pipeline Cos. Want In On Florida Pipeline Challenge
• Military Consultant Must Face IP Claim In Peru Weapons Suit
• Seminole Tribe Of Florida Votes To Remove Chairman
• 11th Circ. Axes SEC Win in BankAtlantic Fraud Case
• Obama Taps New Ambassador To Cuba In Late-Term Gambit
• Ex-PetroTiger CEO, Quinn Emanuel Arbitration OK'd By Court
• Vt. Ski Resort Owner Seeks Atty Fees Amid SEC EB-5 Probe
• Allstate PIP Suit Halted Despite Pending Review Of Issues
• Real Estate Rumors: Hirschfeld, GFI Capital, Medallion
• 11th Circ. Upholds Insurer Win In $2.5M Storm Damage Suit
• Body Shops Want State Farm Price-Fixing Dispute Revived
• The Courtroom Where It Happened: Hamilton As A Lawyer
• Jones Day Adds Ex-Credit Suisse Compliance Pro In Miami
• Daubert V. Frye: A Battle Of The Branches
• Why Have Lawyers Forgotten About The Middle Class?
• And Now A Word From The Panel: 3 Alternatives To MDLs
• Insurers Say Cancer Center On Its Own In Data Breach Suits
• 11th Circ. Says Ex-Fla. Mayor Can't Escape Fraud Conviction
• Tech Cos. Lose Transfer Bid In Fla. AG, FTC Scam Suit
• Tobacco Cos. Owe For Sunday School Teacher Death, Kin Say
• Fla. Regulator OKs 14.5% Workers' Comp Rate Increase
• RJR Owes $10M For Longtime Smoker's Death, Jury Told
• RJR Asks Fla. Court To Undo $20M Award In Smoking Suit
• Prelitigation Steps For Trade Secret And Noncompete Cases
• Fla. Wrongly Denied Matching Funds, Ex-AG Candidate Says
• EcoMed Says Japanese Co. Breached $22M Distribution Pact
• Real Estate Rumors: Prudential, Hirschfeld, Cammeby's
• Lieff Cabraser Engle Fee Fight Returned To State Court
• 15 New Immigration Judges Sworn In To Serve Across US
• Advanced Disposal 1 Of 4 IPO Launches Totaling $745M
• Gov. To Change Fla. Pollution Notifications After Spill, Leak
• Feds Say Ex-Microcap Co. CEO Bilked Investors Out Of $23M
• Fla. Hospice Provider, Doctors Escape Medicare Fraud Claims
• EverBank Investors Sue To Stop $2.5B Sale To TIAA
• Fla. Judge Says Spokeo Kills Delayed Mortgage Doc Case
• Miami Int'l Exec Charged In $5M Light-Fixture Kickback Plot
• Tougher EB-5 Rules Could Follow Election Season Gridlock
• Liberty Unit Must Cover Ga. Train Crash, 11th Circ. Told
• Avoiding The Insurer Bite: Coverage For Zika Virus Losses
• RJ Reynolds Hit With $3M Verdict Over USAF Vet's Death
• Real Estate Rumors: Sugar Hill, Westport Capital, MMC
• Del Monte Says It Can Collect Pineapple Debt From Juice Co.
• 11th Circ. Doesn't Buy Air Force Was Bilked In Radar Row
• Taxation With Representation: Milbank, Fenwick, Mayer Brown
• Fla. High Court Limits Arbitration In Nursing Home Cases
• Tobacco Cos. Slammed With $9M Verdict In Engle Trial
• Rainmaker Q&A: Bilzin Sumberg's Albert Dotson
• Mosaic Negligent In Fla. Chemical Plant Leak, Residents Say
• Philip Morris Beats $19M Engle Progeny Suit At Trial
• Real Estate Rumors: Discover Senior Living, Fendi, Kisco
• Coupa, AquaVenture Launch IPOs Totaling $224M
• Chipotle, Consumer Ordered To Share More Docs In GMO Suit
• Rothstein Feeder Fund Agrees To Hutchison & Steffen Deal
• Trump Adds 10 More Potential High Court Nominees
• FERC Ignored Climate With Fla. Pipeline OK, Suit Says
• Family Says Philip Morris Owes $19M For Cancer Death
• Dem. PAC Asks Fla. AG With Trump Ties To Investigate Trump
• Fla. Justices Spurn Pruco Life's Efforts To Void Policies
• Shopping Center's Land Use Dispute Revived By Fla. Court
• Disney Beats Another Florida Autism-Bias Suit
• Reynolds, Philip Morris Owe $6M Verdict For Cancer Death
• Justices Shouldn't Hear NASA Fraudsters' Appeal, Feds Say
• Jay Peak CEO Barred From Using EB-5 Program
• Rainmaker Q&A: Podhurst Orseck's Steven Marks
• FTC Asks To Keep Lifewatch Execs On Hook In Phone Scam
• Fla. Man Settles Fraud Charges Over Blank Check Co. Scheme
• Real Estate Rumors: Riese, FuboTV, Franklin Partners
• Homebuilder Lennar To Expand In Fla. With $643M WCI Buy
• More Charged In Pump-And-Dump Scheme For Shell Cos.
• Amerisure Escapes Construction Fall Suit
• Fla. Power Traders Manipulated Market, FERC Says
• Toyota Gets Claims Trimmed Slightly In Takata MDL
• Real Estate Rumors: Sisense, Impulsive, BH Properties
• Feds Can't Sue Fla. Over Kids In Nursing Homes, Judge Says
• Fla. Judge Won't Sanction Quinn Emanuel In FCA Suit
• CFTC Sues Fla. Co. For Role In Metals Scheme
• Publix Accused Of Using Wood Pulp In Parmesan Cheese
• Avoiding And Defending Automatic-Renewal Claims In Calif.
• Widow Says Tobacco Firms Owe $7M For Husband's Death
• 11th Circ. Says Drug Conviction Enough To Deport Immigrant
• Raymond James Wants Jay Peak EB-5 Claims Nixed
• Overhauling Law Firm Records Departments For A New Reality
• CBRE Arranges $100M For 1.2M-Sq.-Ft. National Portfolio
• Developer Seeks Opposing Counsel DQ In Bid-Rigging Suit
• Israeli Real Estate Co. To Appeal Developer's $396K Award
• Turtles Argue For Fla. Common Law Copyright In Sirius Row
• Real Estate Rumors: Normandy, Canada Consulate, Fla. Site
• Unclaimed Property Law: What Oil And Gas Cos. Should Know
• Amerijet Must Arbitrate Teamsters Dispute, 11th Circ. Says
• Receiver In Jay Peak Case Has Doubts About Asset Offer
• Navigators Insurance Hit With $14M Shipwreck Coverage Suit
• 11th Circ. Pushed To Revisit Joint Employer Ruling
• Kinder Morgan's Fla. Pipeline Ducking FERC, Airlines Say
• Real Estate Rumors: Jamestown, Morton Friedkin, Terra Group
• $2.1M Fee Request Granted In Godiva Credit Card Suit
• 11th Circ. Keeps Stance On Late Tax Returns In Bankruptcy
• Uber Drivers Urge 11th Circ. To Revive Wage Suit
• RJ Reynolds Caused Former USAF Vet's Death, Fla. Jury Told
• Judge Won't Change Ruling That Tribal Member Owes Taxes
• RJR Verdict Flip Shows Attys Must Plug Logical Holes
• Anheuser Can't Escape 'Abbey Ale' Suit, Consumer Says
• RJ Reynolds At Fault For Chain Smoker's Death, Jury Told
• Fla. Law Doesn't Shield Docs In Santander Salvage Car Suit
• Taxicab Cos. Blast Miami-Dade's Bid To Ax 'Uber Law' Suit
• Marriott, First American Want Out Of Timeshare Suit
• 11th Circ. Affirms Toss Of EEOC Suit Over Dreadlocks Ban
• Environmental Highlights From Senate's $9.4B Water Bill
• Rainmaker Q&A: Kelley Kronenberg's Howard Wander
• Pineapple Buyer Wants Suit Halted Until $32M Award OK'd
• Miami, Seminoles Lose Challenges To Proposed Water Regs
• Alston & Bird, Stroock Guide $220M Deutsche-JPMorgan Deal
• Ex-Norton Rose White Collar Pro Joins Quinn Emanuel
• Rubber Maker Escapes Suit Over Mislabeled Quiet Floor Mats
• Whistleblower Fights Sanctions Bid Against Quinn Emanuel
• SEC Judge Challenges Tossed After 11th Circ. Decision
• Sham 1st Marriage Justifies Green Card Denial, 11th Circ. Told
• FTC, Fla. Get $5M In Debt-Relief Telemarketing Scam Deal
• Actuarial Consultant Wants Out Of $157M Embezzlement Suit
• A Circuit Split Emerges As Lower Courts Weigh In On Spokeo
• Florida's Foreclosure Ruling Defies 23 Years of Precedent
• 3 Steps To Successful Judgment Enforcement
• Fla. Pharmacy Owners To Pay $7.8M To Settle FCA Suit
• R.J. Reynolds Gets New Trial In Mesothelioma Appeal
• Judge Approves Asset Freeze In Roca Labs False Ad Suit
• Fla. Judge Sees No Future For Insurance Kickback Suit
• Withers Guides Creation Of Trans-Atlantic Stem Cell Venture
• SEC Beats Miami In $38M Bond Rating Fraud Trial
• 11th Circ. Won't Rehear Blocked Relief For Overlong Detention
• Honeywell Freed From Ex-Tech's FCA Suit Over GPS Testing
• The Latest Milestone In US-Cuba Relations
• Menendez Loses 3rd Circ. Bid To Revisit Criminal Charges
• DOJ Says Fla. Schemer Took $33M From Investors, SC Gov't
• Dems Seek Criminal Probe Into Trump's Fla. AG Donation
• Markel Unit Escapes Defending Fla. Builder In Defect Spat
• Hard Rock Cafe Escapes Franchisee's Deceptive Tactics Suit
• ESPN, Schefter Say Pierre-Paul 'Authorized' Med Disclosure
• Ex-Fla. City Manager Pleads Guilty To Bribery Scheme
• Cruise Ship Trumpeter Seeks Rehearing Of 11th Circ. Call
• Judge Says Govt. Not Liable For Federal Workers' Ponzi Loss
• Real Estate Rumors: Thor Equities, Gladstone, Rentar
• Venue Selection Is Key To Determining Coverage
• FINRA Says Fla. Brokerage Turned Blind Eye To Laundering
• Energy Co. Workers Seek Conditional Cert. In OT Suit
• Godiva, Class Seek Approval Of $6.3M Credit Card Settlement
• Ex-Rothstein Atty Seeks Less Time For Ponzi Scheme Role
• Views From The Bench On Sentencing Representation: Part 7
• Should Your Law Firm Move To The Cloud?
• Philip Morris' Lies Caused Lung Cancer Death, Widow Says
• Ex-Warner Chilcott Worker Seeks Path To File Age Bias Suit
• Seafood Distributor's Ex-Employee Escapes Mutiny Claims
• Couple's Land Sale Not A Capital Gain, 11th Circ. Says
• Caribbean Cruise, Class Dismiss TCPA Robocall Suit
• Walton Street Picks Up Tampa Hotel From Blackstone
• Florida Law's Chapter 558 Statute And Defining 'Lawsuits'
• Real Estate Rumors: HAP, Halliburton, Thor Equities
• Chinese Fuel-Storage Co. CFO Seeks Dismissal In Fraud Suit
• UnitedHealth Cuts Drug, Alcohol Abstention For Hep C Meds
• 11th Circ. Won't Rehear Ex-Grant Thornton Atty's ERISA Suit
• 11th Circ. Nixes Appeal For Woman Charged With $8.8M Fraud
• From The Partner's Desk: Paving Your Path To Partnership
• Construction Firms Sue Over Miami Museum Delays
• Tribal Daily Fantasy Offerings Still Hinge On Skill Question
• Del. Hemispherx Settlement Delayed By CEO's Fla. Case
• Fla. Man's $400M Suit Over Invention Of Post-It Notes Tossed
• Cubans' Lighthouse Landing Wasn't US Soil, Judge Reaffirms
• Real Estate Rumors: AFIAA, Great Gulf, Durst Organization
• Woman Convicted In Stolen Medical Device Scheme
• Feds Say Fla. Tribe Can't Avoid Judgment In Casino Tax Case
• Clinics Wants Quinn Emanuel Sanctioned In FCA Fight
• Fla. Agency Protected From Watchdog's Termination Suit
• Fla. Doctor Indicted Over $13.8M Medicare Fraud Scheme
• How Celebrities May Wrestle Media After Hulk Hogan Case
• Following Recent Trends In Affordable Care Act Insurance
• How We Can Diversify The Legal Profession And Why We Must
• 6 Reasons States Should Shun ABA Attorney Misconduct Rule
• Captive Orca Deserves ESA Protection, 11th Circ. Told
• Nat'l Bar Assoc. Will Face Sex Assault Suit, But In Fla.
• Sex Club False Ad Claims Need Interstate Link, Judge Says
• Contractor Says Insurer Stiffed It On Navy Sewer Project
• Fla. Golf Course To Pay $130K To Settle FLSA Suit
• Trinidad And Tobago Indicates It Wants Fees From Metal Co.
• Finding The Right Way To Deal With Patent Demand Letters
• Fla. Rep's Staffer Waives Atty Conflict In Slush Fund Suit
• Contact Lens Cases Might Bring Clarity To Antitrust Issues
• FERC Stands By Approval Of $3B Gas Pipeline
• When Arbitration Is Favored Despite USERRA Violations
• Rainmaker Q&A: Morgan Lewis' Anne Marie Estevez
• 11th Circ. Nixes ADT Investors' Securities Fraud Suit
• Uber Fires Back At Driver's Objection To Arbitration Request
• Cox Media's Gospel Man Sexually Harassed Staffer, Suit Says
• Aspen Policy Doesn't Cover Tenant Damage, Fla. Court Says
• Fla. Hotel Manager's $10M Deposit Not Capital Gains
• Porn Company's IP Atty Battle Tossed From Federal Court
• Fla. Appeals Court Sides With City In Ex-Mayor's Contract Suit
• Fla. Appeals Court Affirms New Trial In $2M Tobacco Suit
• Trump Draws More Attention Over Donation To Fla. AG
• SeaWorld Says Class Action's Contract Breach Claims Fail
• 11th Circ. Won't Rethink Challenge To SEC In-House Judges
• Torture Claims Against Ex-Bolivian President Can Go Ahead
• Fla. Doctor Can't Dodge Health Care Fraud Verdict
• Leveraging Trial Strategies To Improve Your Negotiating Skills
• Apotex Cleared Of Amgen Infringement Claims In Fla. Suit
• Fla. Tribe Wants Tax Judgment Focused On One Member
• RJ Reynolds Beats Smoker's $15M Lung Disease Suit
• Bank's Role In Ponzi Scheme Not Covered, 11th Circ. Told
• GrayRobinson Lands Former Fla. Legislative Counsel
• Rental Car Insurer Seeks To Toss Hidden Charge Suit
• Fla. Trucker A Contractor, Not An Employee, Jury Finds
• Real Estate Rumors: Volvo, James Batmasian, Aion
• NBA Star's Ex-Assistant Drops Appeal Of Fraud Conviction
• Feds Fight For Sports Agent's Tax Returns In Smuggling Trial
• UnitedHealthcare Trims Dialysis Scheme Suit
• 11th Circ. Clarifies Fee Split From $12M Insurance Judgment
• Old Skills, New Tricks: Opportunities For Law Librarians
• Jay Peak Owner Slams SEC's 'Bluster' In EB-5 Fraud Case
• In Congress: Welcome Back To More Of The Same
• The Rift Over Mandatory Class Action Waiver Enforceability
• Sony, Latin Music Star Hit With Copyright, Contract Suit
• 11th Circ. Says Fla. Sovereign Immunity Doesn't Block Trial
• 11th Circ. Tosses $140M RICO Claim Over Spirit Air Tix Fees
• Miami Can't Bring FHA Claims, Trade Groups Tell Justices
• CNN Viewer Isn't CNN Subscriber, Network Tells 11th Circ.
• Bankruptcy Trustee Can Have 10 Years To Go After Assets
• PETA Fights $2.5M Fee Request In Seaquarium Orca Suit
• Venezuelan Convicted In Marriage Fraud Conspiracy
• Rainmaker Q&A: Levine Kellogg's Jeffrey Schneider
• Fla. Law Firms To Pay $8M For Mortgage Relief Scam
• Jay Peak CEO Settles $50M EB-5 Investment Swiping Case
• Fla. Investment Firm Readies Magicjack Proxy Fight
• Real Estate Rumors: Thor Equities, Techline, Macy's
• Appealing After A Win: How To Use Conditional Cross-Appeal
• Will 'Dr. Bull' Affect Actual Jurors?
• Metal Hip Patient Asks 11th Circ. To Affirm $2M Defect Win
• Pageant Director Wants $2M Default Overturned In TM Row
• DOJ Charges 16 In $175M Pharmacy Fraud Scheme
• Fla. Shipping Co. Wants $800K For Canceled Cow Shipment
• Gannett Resolves IP Suit Over Lobster-Catching Dog Video
• Fla. Eye Center, Owner Pay $1M For Overbilling Medicare
• Privacy Group Slams Dismissal Of CNN Case At 11th Circ.
• MasTec Arbitration Policy Unlawful Despite Opt Out: NLRB
• Insurer, Tyco Reach Agreement On Fees Over $60M Drug Heist
• Fla. High Court Weighs Changes To Expert Witness Standard
• Allstate Defends Policy Language In PIP Coverage Fight
• Fla. Health Provider Settles Drug Testing FCA Suit For $7.4M
• USDA Hit With $154M Suit For Backing Fraudulent Loans
• Greenberg Traurig Says Insurance Co.'s RICO Suit Too Late
• Anheuser Says Lack Of Jurisdiction Skunks 'Abbey Ale' Suit
• Berger Singerman Adds Veteran Fla. GC In Tallahassee