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Florida - November, 2016

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• In Shift, Fla. High Court Drops Hospital Negligence Suit
• Ex-DePuy Exec Asks 11th Circ. To Reverse Noncompete Ban
• $20M Verdict Excessive In RJR Smoking Case, Fla. Panel Says
• Real Estate Rumors: NYC Apartments, LaSalle, Driftwood
• VA Patient Tax Fraudster's 27-Year Sentence Upheld
• The Ethical Risks Of A Multijurisdictional Practice
• Malpractice Suit Says Allergan Schemed With Implant Doctors
• Farm Co. Loses Bid To Decertify Class In Haitian Worker Suit
• Lingerfelt Partners Sells Fla. Office Tower In $53M Deal
• Joint Venture Says Insurers Liable In $40M Property Mess
• Chiquita Denied Forum Dismissal Bid In Colombia TVPA Suit
• Fla. Hotel Management Co. Knocks EEOC Sanctions Bid
• Houston-Based Law Firm Opens Fla. Office In Boca Raton
• Sirius Gains Support In Suit Over Pre-1972 Records Rights
• 11th Circ. Affirms Ex-NFL Player's Long ID Theft Sentence
• CFTC Seeks Quick Win In Suit Over Off-Exchange Deals
• Gov't Settles Fla. Botched Birth Case Just Weeks Before Trial
• 11th Circ. Faults Service Delay In Tossing J&J Hip Suit
• Raymond James Accused Of Stonewalling In $400M EB-5 Suit
• Owner Ties Down $65M Loan For Fla. Yacht Marina
• Takata Plaintiffs Say No Need To Split New Claims From MDL
• How Law Firms Are Using Analytics To Reduce Write-Offs
• Fla. Utility Regulator OKs $811M Rate Hike Deal
• 11th Circ. Says Cop Must Face Free Speech Claim
• Delta, AirTran Want Class Cert. Reversed In Bag-Fee MDL
• Taxi Crash Victim Says Hospital Botched Spine Treatment
• 2 Judges, 1 Litigator Recommended For Fla. High Court Seat
• Shareholder Alleges $643M Sale Undervalues Homebuilder
• Insurance Fund Wants Out Of $40M Fraud Scheme Suit
• Fla. Judge's Workers' Comp Rate Hike Block To Be Appealed
• GrayRobinson Draws From Akerman For New COO
• Fla. Counties' Rail Bonds Challenges Moot, DOT Says
• FCC Told Multimedia 911 Texts Would Help Shooting Victims
• Business Groups Oppose Fla. Pollution Notification Changes
• MLB Origins Inquiry Irrelevant To Smuggling Case, Feds Say
• Real Estate Rumors: Kushner, Tribune Media, Brixmor
• Body Armor Co. Hits Back At $2M Fee Bid In Contract Suit
• JPMorgan Loans $84M For Florida Office Park
• GCs Say This Firm Is The Most Arrogant
• Ex-Morgan Stanley Broker Settles SEC Claims He Flouted Ban
• The Missing American Jury
• Court Affirms $2.6M For Fla. Utility In Pole Agreement Spat
• Fla. Judge Faces Discipline For Smearing Opposing Candidate
• Cellphone Maker Faces Class Action Over Spyware Claims
• Daytona Ordered To Give Up Docs In Injured NASCAR Fan Suit
• ESJ Capital Partners Sells 5 Fla. Charter Schools For $72M
• Real Estate Rumors: Newcastle, Tristar, Marcal Group
• Jay Peak Resort Receiver Wants $1.9M In Fees
• PACER Hit With Class Action Over Document Fees
• Invicta Sued Over Allegedly Leaky Waterproof Diver Watches
• Ex-BankAtlantic CEO Wants 11th Circ. To Scrap Penalties
• Ex-NBA Star Says Vending Co. Lied To Void Contract
• Consumers Blast Equifax In 11th Circ. FCRA Appeal
• Whatley Kallas Wants Arbitration With Health First Trial Clients
• Violence Key To Ballplayer Smuggling Scheme, Feds Say
• Pipeline Co. Can't Duck $3.5B Project Fight, DC Circ. Told
• P&G Seeks Quick Win In Katy Perry Branded Cosmetic Row
• 11th Circ. Gives New Life To DynCorp Trade Secrets Case
• Mosaic Co. Says Suit Over Wastewater Spill Belongs In FDEP
• Fla. Atty Gets Loss Over Bathroom Break Flushed On Appeal
• REIT Gramercy Property Unloads 3 Buildings In $106M Sell-Off
• BofA To Pay $29M In Post-Payment Interest Suit
• 11th Circ. Won't Revive IRS Suit Over $6.8M Property Loss
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attorneys From 76 Firms
• Fla. Man Used J-1 Visas For Sex Trafficking Of Students
• What History Tells Us About Obama's Antiquities Act Legacy
• 8 States Have Legalized Marijuana In 8 Different Ways
• Avoiding Law Firm BYOD Risks: Tips For Securing Devices
• NFL Players' Suit Seeks Coverage For Living CTE Sufferers
• Insurers Can't Use Spokeo To Beat Junk Fax Suit, Judge Says
• Miami Condo Association Accused Of Charging Illegal Fees
• Dismiss Adult's Nursing Home Suit Filed As Child, Fla. Says
• SEC Says Facts Show Galloping Fraud By Racetrack Operator
• Fla. Hotel Management Co. Blames Atty In Discovery Dispute
• Phone Maker Facing Class Action Over Spyware Installation
• SEC Wins Injunction Against Quiros In $350M Fraud Case
• 11th Circ. Affirms CashCall Can't Arbitrate Loan Rates Suit
• Ex-Manager Of Nearly Broke Fla. City Gets 3 Years For Bribes
• Fla. Doctor Convicted Of Using Foreign, Unlicensed Drugs
• Tobacco Trial Sheds Light On Punitive Damages Process
• 4 Ways Lawyers Can Improve Their Marketing
• Will The 'Pollution Exclusion' Ever Die? Part 2
• Rainmaker Q&A: Akerman's Brenda Goerks
• Ex-Exec Appeals Firing Over His Access Of Co-Workers' Email
• Fla. Senator Asks DOJ To Probe State's Sales Of DMV Info
• Fla. Court Says Condo Law Does Not Apply Retroactively
• 11th Circ. Urged To Revive Privacy Suits Over Fla. Driver Info
• Beauty Products Co. Sues Hartford After TM Coverage Denial
• Health Republic's Curious Liquidation: Part 6
• Subway Franchise Managers Denied Cert. In Wage Row
• Real Estate Rumors: Lennar, All Year Management, Lexin
• Metals Co. Fighting Trinidad & Tobago Award Slams Fees Bid
• Boat Seller Who Faked Docs Must Pay $2.6M In Trademark Suit
• DC Circ. Won't Halt Work On $3.5B Gas Pipeline
• Tobacco Cos.' Punitives Bump Lung Cancer Verdict To $6M
• Will The 'Pollution Exclusion' Ever Die? Part 1
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, Kirkland, Simpson
• Beyond Bean Counting: How Legal Can Add True Value
• Best Practices For Executing Pay Equity Audits
• Questioning The Definition Of Race Under Title VII
• Wal-Mart's COBRA Notices Short On Details, Ex-Worker Says
• Chipotle Escapes Fla. Class Action Over GMO Ingredients
• 11th Circ. Frees Travelers From 'Bad Faith' Settlement
• Procaps Wants Antitrust Suit Over $255M Merger Revived
• Tobacco Cos. Deserve $12.5M Punitive Hit, Widower Says
• BJ's Wholesale Hit With OT Suit By Midlevel Managers
• Consumer Supports NJ Claims In Coffee Labeling Suit
• Ex-Fla. City Manager Can't Reduce Bribery Sentence: Feds
• Sirius Says Sale Ends Fla. Copyright For Pre-1972 Records
• Rothstein Fund Manager Fights $48M SEC Judgment
• Vitamin Buyers Try Again On False 'Made In USA' Cert. Bid
• OPINION: The US Supreme Court In 2017
• Fla. Court Restores Wrongful Death Suit Against Hospital
• Tobacco Cos. Hit With $5.4M Verdict In Engle Progeny Trial
• New $1.8B Orlando Airport Terminal Cleared For Construction
• Miami Food Producer Jailed For Distributing Tainted Cheese
• Whistleblowers Fight To Revive Medicare Suit In 11th Circ.
• Judge Axes Boies Atty Sanctions Over Long Depostion
• New Facts Shift Judge's View Of Insurers' Trade Secrets Row
• RJ Reynolds Avoids Most Blame In $1M Lung Disease Verdict
• Trump Administration Figures To Keep Sanctions Bar On Alert
• Suit Alleges $50M EB-5 Scheme Preying On Foreign Nationals
• Merging Law Firms: Think Before You Tie The Knot
• RJ Reynolds Owes $7M For Smoker's Lung Disease, Jury Told
• Commodores Founder's Use Of Band Name Clarified
• FDA Warning Wire: Gripes Over Gluten, Deleted Data
• Fla. High Court Says Deal Doesn't Stop Patient Death Case
• Uber Again Seeks To Arbitrate Unwanted Text TCPA Suit
• Guest Tells 11th Circ. Resort Didn't Inform Of Forum Clause
• Arcis Capital Plugs $70M Into Fla. Mixed-Use Project
• MLB Stars Are Witnesses In Cuban Player Smuggling Trial
• City Fair Housing Suits May Have Unfortunate Consequences
• Philip Morris, RJ Reynolds Owe $10M To Smoker, Jury Says
• Ex-Miami Budget Director Calls SEC's $450K Sanction Unfair
• Real Estate Rumors: Hines, Spanish Institute, Crow Holdings
• Army Corps Says Miami Port Dredging Claims Are Moot
• Regency Centers, Equity One Merger To Create $15.6B REIT
• Merging Law Firms: Why Deals Fail Or Underperform
• Chiquita Execs Denied Reconsideration Bid In Torture Suit
• Carlton Fields Attorney Dies In Scuba Diving Accident
• Trump To Drop $100M Jet Emissions Suit Against Palm Beach
• Investors' Madoff Case Too Late, JPMorgan Tells High Court
• Fla. Atty Caught Hiding 'Drug Money' In Sting Gets 10 Months
• Bank Says $1M Suit Against Carlton Fields Should Go Forward
• RJ Reynolds Prevails In $9M Engle Progeny Trial
• Tobacco Cos. Owe $4M For Woman's Lung Cancer
• Feds Blast Requests For New Trials In Law Firm Ripoff Case
• 11 Candidates Will Vie For Seat On Fla. Supreme Court
• What To Expect From The New Senate
• Real Estate Rumors: Delta, CarMax, SAS Automotive
• Merging Law Firms: Beware Conflicts Of Interest
• Man Vs. Machine: Or, Lawyers Vs. Legal Technology
• OPINION: The Verdict — A Rejection Of Politics As Usual
• The New State AG Landscape
• Google Scolded By Judge For 'Emergency' Deposition Bid
• Ex-Becker & Poliakoff Atty Gets 1 Year For Money Laundering
• 4 Employer Takeaways From The Spread Of Legal Marijuana
• Fla. Sues Feds To Redeem $1B Unclaimed Savings Bonds
• LabMD Wins Stay From FTC Order At 11th Circ. In Data Row
• Tobacco Cos. Owe Smoker $8.5M For Cancer, Jury Told
• BigLaw Staff Turns To Blue Chip Senate Candidates In 2016
• Trump Victory Cloaks US-Cuba Relations In Uncertainty
• Merging Law Firms: Why Hogan Lovells Has Worked
• Fla. Atty Gets 8 Months For Underpaying Taxes By Nearly $1M
• REIT Buys $41M In Fla. Property With Vegas Deal In Pipeline
• Improper Email, Angry Outbursts Land Fla. Judge Reprimand
• Real Estate Rumors: OpenText, McKinsey, Brunswick
• Trump's Impact On Independent Contractor Misclassification
• Marijuana Tipping Point: California And Florida Lead The Way
• Fla. Court Tosses Challenge To Miami Boat Show Docks
• BigLaw PACs Back Incumbents With Donations In 2016 Races
• $15M Deal To End Adderall Buyers' Class Action Wins OK
• Legal Marijuana Spreads, But No Quick Fix On Trademarks
• $8M RJ Reynolds, Crane Asbestos Verdict To Remain Nixed
• Seminole Have Right To Continue Offering Card Games: Judge
• 11th Circ. Won't Revisit Ga. Worker's Joint Employer Appeal
• Employment Status Ruling Sought In Haitian Farmworker Row
• Fla. Court Affirms Toss Of Seminole Tribe's Fuel Tax Suit
• Employment Law Possibilities Under President Trump
• A Look At Atty Fee Awards In Post-Kirtsaeng Copyright Cases
• Trump's Upset Win Puts Obama Legacy On Chopping Block
• After Trump's Triumph, What's Next?
• Trump Win Puts These 4 On High Court Shortlist
• GOP Retains Control Of Both Houses Of Congress
• Marijuana Ballots: Calif., Fla. Say Yes To Legal Pot
• Utility-Backed Solar Amendment Fails In Fla.
• Hyundai Can Arbitrate Jamaican Dealer Dispute, Judge Says
• American Airlines Wants Trip Insurance Suit Grounded
• 'Secondhand' Info Sinks Whistleblower's FCA Suit At 11th Circ.
• Subway Asks To Reconsider Denial Of FACTA Appeal
• Justices Wrestle With Standing On City Mortgage Suits
• Nev. Judge Shuts Down Trump's Early Voting Suit
• 11th Circ. Allows Amended JPMorgan Escrow Fraud Suit
• The Firms Cashing In This Election Season
• Maritime Co. Fights AIG Unit's Bid To Toss $2.5M Fees Suit
• Why The Candidates' BigLaw Bills Keep Rising
• Fla. Men Get Lengthy Prison Terms For Biofuel Fraud
• 11th Circ. Told To Revive Co.'s Bankruptcy Plot Claims
• Candid Advice From The Bench: Judges Are People Too
• 11th Circ. Asked To Rethink Tribe's Immunity To Age Bias Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: HFZ Capital, Space NK, Lombardi
• Discovery Needed In $15M FERC Manipulation Suit, Firm Says
• Body Armor Co. Seeks $2M Fees In Gov't Contract Suit
• Janet Reno Remembered As 'Lawyer For The People'
• Fla. Atty Seeks Lighter Sentence For Money Laundering
• Judge Recommends Sanctions In EEOC Firings Suit
• Chain Smoker Wanted To Quit, Expert Tells Engle Jury
• All Eyes On Kennedy In High Court Fair Housing Fight
• Film Producer Fights Arbitration Of 2014 Sony Hack Claims
• Venezuelan Gets 2.5 Years For $1.5M Immigration Scheme
• Clinton Trounces Trump In Donations From Biggest Of BigLaw
• Forum Clauses No Sure Way Around Latin America Courts
• GrayRobinson Litigator Named To Florida's Fourth District
• 7 Steps For Managing An Associate Who May Be Impaired
• Takata, Carmakers Say Further MDL Split Is Inefficient
• Banks Win Big In Fla. Supreme Court Foreclosure Ruling
• Halt Of $3.5B Pipeline Work Unwarranted, DC Circ. Told.
• 11th Circ.'s Stance On Disparate Impact For Job Applicants
• Bank Doubles Down On Bid To Escape $400M EB-5 Suit
• 11th Circ. Slams Ruling On Self-Serving Taxpayer Statements
• Fla. Attys Get The Buzz On Entering Cannabis Law Field
• Darden Can Depose EEOC In Restaurant Age Bias Dispute
• Real Estate Rumors: Pebblebrook Hotel, Ofer, Bainbridge
• Adventist Health Underfunded Pensions, ERISA Class Says
• Eutelsat Unit Fights Stay In $72M Brazil Telecom Co. Suit
• Fla. High Court Won't Reopen Case On Solar Ballot Measure
• Juice Co. Fights Fla. Remand, Fees In Del Monte Award Case
• The Role Of Litigation Analytics In Your Case
• Court Rejects Attempt To Oust Miami-Dade Mayor From Race
• Charterer Urges 11th Circ. To Deny Arbitral Security Bid
• 2 Charged In Florida $31M Health Care Fraud Scheme
• Fla. Justices Say Tax Shelter Claims Began Post-IRS Action
• Boies Schiller Partner Sanctioned For Lengthy Deposition
• Fla. Justices Wary Of Piercing Atty-Client Privilege
• Greenberg Traurig Adds Ex-Fla. Healthcare Agency Secretary
• Fla. Judge Lets Suit Over Failed Law Firm Merger Advance
• Fla. Judge Rejects Jury's $6M Verdict Against RJ Reynolds
• Dolphins Stadium Owner Wants Canopy Case Moved
• 8 Immigrants Get Prison Time For Sex Trafficking Scheme
• RJ Reynolds Hit With $25M Verdict In Lung Cancer Death Trial
• Uber Says Taxis Just Clinging To Monopoly With Fla. Suit
• Green Coffee Adman Must Disgorge $29M In Fake Ad Suit
• Doctor In Menendez Case Can Wait At Home, Judge Affirms
• 'Made In USA' Vitamin Buyer's Class Cert. Bid Too Long
• Fla. Justices Say Each Default Resets Foreclosure Suit Clock
• Adapt Or Die: Law Firms In Tomorrow's Economy — Part 5
• Psychiatrist Beats Heart Doc's Brain Damage Claims At Trial
• Fla. Public Counsel Fights Utility's Cost Recovery Tactic
• Fla. Case May Expose Atty-Doctor Dealings To Closer Scrutiny
• Bryan Cave Adds Litigation, Bankruptcy Partner In Miami
• New Miami Nuke Reactors Clear NRC Enviro Review
• After Beating 'Coercive' Suit, ADT Rival Wants Fees
• Real Estate Rumors: CL Investment, Georgetown Co., Pinnacle
• Fla. High Court Told Gaming Control Measure Offers Clarity
• Fla. High Court Asked To Reconsider Solar Ballot Measure
• Embraer Deal Opens Brazilian Frontier For FCPA Enforcement
• Gawker, Founder Pay $31M To Settle Hulk Hogan Litigation
• 4 Ways To Get Associates Trial-Ready
• Revolving-Door Roundup: Mayer Brown, WilmerHale, Kobre
• Adapt Or Die: Law Firms In Tomorrow's Economy — Part 4
• Suit Says Universal Can't Put Theme Park On Orlando Land
• RJ Reynolds Asks Court To Curb Engle Tort Liability Claims
• RJ Reynolds Owes $10.5M For Lung Cancer Death, Jury Told
• Late Smoker's Family Asks For $6M Verdict Against RJR
• Seminole Tribe Of Fla. Elects New Chairman After Ousting
• Fla. Justices Told Abortion Delay Law Intrudes On Privacy
• Real Estate Rumors: Pebb Capital, Black Lion, L+M
• Adapt Or Die: Law Firms In Tomorrow's Economy — Part 3
• When Your Client Is The President: Part 8
• Nicoletti Hornig Faces DQ Bid In Shipwreck Coverage Suit