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Florida - January, 2017

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• Gorsuch Likely To Restore Scalia-Era High Court Balance
• Gorsuch's Credentials Could Prove Troubling To Opposition
• Fed. Law Doesn't Limit Incident Report Access: Fla. High Court
• 3 Gorsuch Opinions You Need To Read Right Now
• Fla. Justices Say Lawmakers Can't Impair Atty Fee Contracts
• Trump Nominates Judge Gorsuch For High Court Seat
• 2nd Circ. Affirms ResCap Win Over Mailing Error
• Fla. Judge Orders SEC To Tighten Adviser Fees Suit
• UPS Can't Shake Frozen Embryo Mistreatment Case
• Wilson Elser Adds Ex-Gray Robinson Med Mal Duo In Orlando
• Real Estate Rumors: Lafayette 148 New York, Codina, Extell
• Miami-Dade Civil Justice Initiative Is A Welcome Project
• 2 Recent Decisions Provide Stock Promotion Guidelines
• Ford Escapes Aftermarket Parts Maker's Interference Suit
• How Concurrent Cause Doctrine Shapes Florida Insurance
• Fla. Out-Of-State Sales Tax Could Cause Chaos, Justices Told
• Judge Rejects MDs' Dispute With Deal In Health First Suit
• Miami Cos. Say Dominican Republic Breached $50M Contract
• Capital One Closes $535M Loan For Starwood REIT
• Federal Gov't Pays $290K To End Suit Over Newborn's Injury
• Wells Fargo Not Liable For $168M Ponzi Scheme: 11th Circ.
• D&O Insurer Needn't Cover Faulty Window Battle, Judge Says
• Ace Insurance To Settle TCPA Claims For $9.8M
• Amazon Can't Escape Applicants' Background Check Suit
• Del Monte Can't Garnish Debt In $32M Award Fight: Judge
• Fla. Senate President Leaves Gunster To Avoid Conflicts
• Real Estate Rumors: Extell, Bank Of China, Lon Tabatchnick
• Love And Law In The Age Of Trump
• Downtown Miami Will Soon Be The Next South Beach
• The State Of The Litigation Finance Industry In 2017
• Fla. High Court Rulings Clear Up 'Relate Back Doctrine'
• Patent Board's Immunity Finding A Win For State Universities
• Fla. Man Charged With Running $18M Investment Scheme
• Shire Prevails In Patent Trial Over Mylan's Generic Lialda
• RJR Responsible For Smoker's Death, Jury Told
• Fla. Justices Reject Witness Challenge Over Coal Plant Deal
• FCA Whistleblowers Challenge Gov't Deal With Fla. College
• Real Estate Rumors: Tribeca Penthouses, Pulte, NYC Mall
• Constangy Charts Expansion With 11 New Attorneys
• Claims Court Largely Axes Suit Over Excess SSA Visitors
• Health Hires: Lewis Brisbois, DLA Piper, Proskauer, Epstein
• Miami Budget Director Denied $38M Bond Rating Fraud Retrial
• 11th Circ. Ruling May Affect Criminal Securities Fraud Cases
• 'Complex' Acid-Reflux Drug Litigation Gives JPML Heartburn
• Uber Pushes For Arbitration In Fla. Drivers' Class Suit
• Fla. High Court OKs Allstate Policy Language In PIP Fight
• NY, La. Eyed For MDL Consolidation Of Blood-Thinner Suits
• Fla. High Court Clarifies 'Foreign Body' Jury Instructions
• Real Estate Rumors: WeWork, Cianelli, Greyhound
• PTAB Says State Sovereign Immunity Applies To IPRs
• 6 Ways To Get More From A Limited Budget For Trial Graphics
• Passengers Want Class Cert. Upheld In Bag-Fee MDL
• Air Force Station Firefighters Battle Doubled Work Hours
• Blaming Online Platforms For Violence Is Likely To Fail
• The Outlook For M&A In Southeastern US
• Business Rent Taxes Lead Fla. Gov.'s $618M Tax Cut Plan
• Fla. Senate Panel Mulls $2.4B Everglades Water Storage Plan
• Comprehensive Gaming Bill Advances In Fla. Senate
• Roofing Co. Asks For Revival Of Defective Adhesive Suit
• Exec Fired For Opening Co-Worker Email Loses At 11th Circ.
• UberEATS Drivers Sue Over Alleged Wage Violations
• SEC Sues General Cable Execs Over Accounting Fraud
• Mailing Error Shouldn't Get ResCap Off Hook, 2nd Circ. Told
• Ex-Fla. Atty Cops To Defrauding Clients, Banks Of $2.7M
• Analyzing The Legality Of Proposed Sanctuary City Measures
• BofA Can't Toss $100M Antitrust Suit Over Broker Services
• Fla. Lawmakers Introduce Bill To Ban Fracking
• Fla. Firm Dodges Ex-Client's Bankruptcy Billing Suit
• 11th Circ. Reverses 90 Percent Fee Cut After Copyright Win
• 11th Circ. May Await High Court Decision On Class Waivers
• Barge Renter Asks Fla. Court To OK $2.3M Arbitral Awards
• Fla. Hospital Wins Verdict In Nurse's $2M Whistleblower Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Premier Equities, Equity One, Acore
• And Now A Word From The Panel: A Year Of Vanishing MDLs
• Fla. Anesthesiologists Say FCA Suit Should Stand
• Taxing Marijuana: A Hazy Issue For Municipal Bankruptcy
• Fla. Claims Conflict In Reversal Of Utility's Nuke Plans
• Fla. Heart Doctor's FCA Settlement OK'd By Bankruptcy Judge
• Florida Judge Accused Of Sexism, Racism Steps Down
• Fla. Defends 'Long-Standing' Tax On Remote Floral Deliveries
• Royal Caribbean's Medical Negligence Caused Death: Widow
• GSK Seeks Win In Denture Cream Health Effects MDL
• 2016's Top Hotel Deals Involved More Than A Dozen Law Firms
• Subway Diners Seek Class Cert. For FACTA Case
• Justices Won't Hear Fla. Health Care Worker's FCA Appeal
• EB-5 Investors Try To Keep Mortgage Holder In $50M Suit
• Cybersecurity And The Economic Loss Doctrine
• More And More States Are Targeting Payroll Debit Cards
• Real Estate Pros Optimistic About South Fla. Market: Survey
• Jimmy Choo To Pay $2.5M To Settle Receipt Data Privacy Row
• Insurance Broker Execs Face Sanctions In Fight With Rival
• Fla. Court Says Nursing Home Can't Arbitrate Negligence Row
• Bankruptcy Veteran Joins Broad And Cassel's Miami Office
• General Fed Contractors Can Recoup Atty Fees: 11th Circ.
• Buyers, Lowe's Settle Flooring Formaldehyde Class Action
• Greybrook Capital Unit To Develop $30.15M Fla. Complex
• FHFA Supplants Fannie Mae Shareholders In Deloitte Suit
• Fla. Appeals Seminole Card Game Ruling
• Fla. Court Nixes Med Mal Jury Verdict Over Patient Death
• Fla. Atty Cops To Avoiding Taxes On Stock From Clients
• Real Estate Rumors: Bank of China, Chiquita, Wharton Equity
• Life Settlements Industry: 2016 In Review
• Burr & Forman Adds 3 Ex-Rogers Towers RE Attys In Fla.
• How Litigation Funding Is Bringing Champerty Back To Life
• Alleged Ringleader Pleads Guilty In $175M Health Fraud
• Fla. AG Files Water Chemical Antitrust Suit In NJ
• In The Polarized Era Of Trump, BigLaw Searches For Balance
• The Lawyer Who Will Shape Trump's Presidency
• Most Influential Judges On Trump's Supreme Court Short List
• Rolling Back Regulation In The Age Of Trump
• Fla. Insurance Regulator Says State Farm Data Isn't Protected
• GrayRobinson Adds Partner, Business Contingency Practice
• Shipping Cos. Ask For Pause In Suit Over Charter Breach
• The Need For A Limitations Period On SEC Disgorgement Claims
• A Federal Crackdown On Tax Zapper Software
• Ford Scores $531K Judgment Against Indebted Ohio Dealer
• Weiss Serota Adds 3rd So. Fla. Office In Boca Raton
• Attracting And Retaining The Millennial Lawyer
• FPL Wants State's Review Of Nuclear Plant Plans Stayed
• Western Union Cops To Allowing Fraud, Will Forfeit $586M
• Fla. Judge Seeks Clarity On Garnishing Unconfirmed Awards
• Feds Say Sports Agent Trying To Distract In Smuggling Trial
• Wal-Mart's Bike Assembly Causes Injuries, Buyer Says
• Trump's EPA: Be Careful What You Wish For
• Fla. Sues RJR For Stopping Payments Under Tobacco Deal
• 11th Circ. Hands Kardashians Loss In Pun-Packed Opinion
• Fraud Conviction Stands, But Atty Wins $13M Penalty Review
• Duane Morris Adds Partners In Miami, Chicago
• Duke Energy To Pay To Resolve Feds' 'Gun-Jumping' Claims
• Stoel Rives Seeks Dismissal Of Claims It Aided Ponzi Plot
• Atty DQ Bid In Sunken Ship Case Is Bad-Faith Move: Widows
• Ex-Marriott Maid Sues Fla. Hotel For Lost COBRA Coverage
• It's Time To Change The Law Firm Business Model
• $63M Security Award OK Sought In Venezuelan Mining Row
• McKesson Gets $150M DOJ Fine For Ignoring Sketchy Orders
• Fla. Salesman Pleads Guilty To Selling Expired Lap-Bands
• After Historic Vote, Fla. Drafts New Medical Pot Rules
• US, Jacksonville Settle Firefighter Promotion Policy Row
• Linkwell Investor Says Sidley Can't Dodge 'Covert' Merger Row
• Strippers' Attys Inadequate For Wage Suit, Fla. Judge Says
• Supreme Court Urged To Hear Suit Over Too-Long Detention
• Telemedicine: The Link To New Value-Based Payment Models
• Justices Won't Hear Fla. Official's Bribery Appeal
• Palm Beach Companies Urge Court To Toss $50M EB-5 Suit
• Fla. Counties Fight Dismissal Bid In Rail Bond Challenge
• Amended Rule 37(e): 1 Year Later
• 11th Circ. Revives Suit Alleging JPMorgan Aided $1.3M Scam
• Ex-Title Agent Pleads Guilty In $6M Fake Mortgage Scam
• Fla. Man Admits To $29M Ponzi Scheme, Development Fraud
• Spouse Of FTC Witness In Diet Pill Suit Avoids Sanctions
• Belize Urges 11th Circ. To Toss $22M Telecom Contract Suit
• CashCall, Western Sky Reach $1.25M Deal With Fla. AG
• $50M Contract Suit Against Dominican Republic Sent To Trial
• Med Mal Claim Nixed In Fla. Hospital Sex Assault Suit
• FTC Settles 2 Illegal Robocall Suits For $500K
• EEOC Gets Time To Study Late-Filed Doc In Hiring Bias Suit
• Tribe's Ex-GC Changes Mind On Alston & Bird DQ
• Avoiding The Hidden Costs Of Bargain-Priced E-Discovery
• LexisNexis To Pay $1.2M Over Federal Gender Bias Claims
• Supreme Court To Review Limitations On SEC Disgorgement
• What Trump High Court Candidates Say About 1st Amendment
• Fla. Gaming Bill Eyes Seminole Deal, Slots, Fantasy Sports
• US Ends Special 'Wet Foot, Dry Foot' Policy For Cubans
• Judge Still Mulling Del Monte Bid To Halt Pineapple Sales
• VW Exec Will Be Detained, Sent To Face Charges In Mich.
• Lighting Distributor Gets 27 Months In $5M Fraud Scheme
• Fla. School Board Settles Pregnancy Bias Allegations
• Co-op Members Aren't Owed Cash For Profits, 11th Circ. Says
• United Healthcare, Class Refute AGs' Protest To Hep C Deal
• Green Groups Fight Route For Fla. Bridge In 11th Circ.
• Fla. Exotic Dancers Blast Clubs' Quick Win Bid In Wage Suit
• Saving Lawyers 1 Breath At A Time: Mindfulness In The Law
• Mind Your Metadata: Ethics Rules On Hidden Data
• Fla. Lawmakers Take 2nd Crack At Uber, Lyft Regulation
• Greenberg Denies Fla. Biotech's $1B Malpractice Claims
• Homeowners' $7M Deal OK'd In Force-Placed Coverage Suit
• Juice Co. Seeks To Strike Doc That Hints At Indemnity Deal
• Wal-Mart Workers Ask 11th Circ. To Intervene In Class Suit
• RICO Claims Live, But Others Cut In HMO Owners' $1.2B Suit
• Fla. Tribe, Member Urge 11th Circ. To Chuck Tax Ruling
• Sports Agent Wants Taxes Kept Out Of Smuggling Trial
• Bid To Sanction Jones Day In $89M IP Suit Premature: Judge
• RAIT Financial Sheds $109M In Residential Assets
• NAACP, Law Profs Ask 11th Circ. To Rethink Dreadlocks Ban
• Disney Looks To Drop Ex-Workers' Race Bias Suit
• Arnstein & Lehr Adds Immigration Pro To Its Miami Office
• Snell & Wilmer Tells 11th Circ. To Deny 'Rambling' RICO Suit
• Understanding How Blockchain Could Impact Legal Industry
• Reactor Inventor Wants Jones Day Sanctioned In $89M IP Row
• Referee Says DQ'd Attys Violated Fla. Bar Rules
• Fla. Justices Asked To Reconsider Med Mal Arbitration Case
• Deal Between DJ, Cumulus Media Unit Short On Details: Judge
• Fla. Health Providers Seek Class In PIP Reimbursement Row
• FBI Stays Clear Of Insurer's Fire Damage Suit At 11th Circ.
• State Attorneys General Play Growing Data Privacy Role
• Clearing The Air: Pollution Notification In Florida
• Former Opa-locka Commissioner Pleads Guilty To Bribery
• Holland & Knight Adds Respected Corporate Partner In Miami
• Ex-E-Commerce CEO Admits To $5.3M Investment Scheme
• Judge Denies Extra Discovery In Fla. Rail Bond Challenge
• Insurer Sued For Denying Golf Club Chemical Mess Coverage
• Real Estate Rumors: SS&C Technologies, Jenel, Rockefeller
• Insurer Needn't Cover Pre-Tender Defense Costs: 11th Circ.
• The Firms That Dominated In 2016
• 11th Circ. Won't Revive Privacy Suits Over Fla. Driver Info
• Policy Doesn't Cover Octopus Mislabeling Suit, Insurer Says
• Fla. Family Settles With Walgreens Over Use Of Pics
• Omitted Testimony Affected Fee Fight, Firm Tells 11th Circ.
• Cozen O'Connor Adds Immigration Team To Miami Office
• Hotel Mortgage-Holder Wants Out Of $50M EB-5 Suit
• Menendez Doc, Gov't Fight Limits On Evidence In Fraud Case
• Over Objections, Appeal Bond Set In $6.3M Godiva Row
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• High Court Rejects Taxpayers' Appeal Over IRS Summonses
• In Congress: Obamacare, The Cabinet
• Judge Won't Block Witnesses In Sports Agent Smuggling Trial
• Fla. Tribe's Appeal Argues Conflict In Fuel Tax Ruling
• S. Korean National Asks High Court To Reopen Removal Suit
• Fla., Ga. Ordered To Try To Settle Water-Use Dispute
• Florida Doctor Wants Light Sentence For $11M Fraud
• Fla. Telecom Owner Cops To International Call Fraud Scheme
• La-Z-Boy Can't Duck $5.8M Royalty Verdict, Fla. Court Says
• 11th Circ. Won't Rehear Ex-BankAtlantic CEO Fraud Suit
• CMS Extends Ban On 6 States' Ambulance, Home Health Cos.
• Real Estate Rumors: Pfizer, Heafey, Banco Bradesco
• The Sky's The Limit For Public-Private Aerial Transit
• Insurer Needn't Cover $5M Faulty Gas Tank Deal, Judge Says
• 5 Insights From General Electric's Alex Dimitrief
• 11th Circ. Says It Can't Mull Judge Corruption Dismissal Order
• Miami Aviation Director Sentenced To 7 Years For $5M Fraud
• Publisher, Others Charged With $10M Fla. Mortgage Fraud
• Nygard Sues Witnesses In Bacon's $50M Defamation Case
• Enviros Say Fla. City Illegally Discharges Sewage Into Ocean
• Lifewatch Must Turn Over Docs In Robocall Suit, FTC Says
• DLA Piper Adds Miami Partner With M&A, Private Equity Focus
• 'Circuit Split' On Tax Returns In Bankruptcy Hits High Court
• 11th Circ. Nixes Army Subcontractor's Bid For Lost Profits
• Bar Against Securities Abuse Issued In $350M EB-5 Fraud Row
• RJR, Philip Morris Win Reduction To Engle Damage Awards
• Arnold & Itkin DQ Sought In Sunken Cargo Ship Case
• Fla. Bill Specifies That Fantasy Sports Are Not Gambling
• Ex-Miami Official Seeks New Trial In SEC Fraud Case
• Atty Sanctioned For Deleting Emails In Real Estate Dispute
• Fla. Legislative Override Proposed For Judicial Decisions
• LabMD Gains Industry Support In FTC Data Security Row
• Hilton Subsidiary Can't Escape Suit Over Vacation Ad Calls
• Sony, Warner Settle Amway Copyright 'Ambush' Suit
• Streaming TV Co. President Can't Duck Dish Copyright Suit
• 2016 Environmental Case Law Highlights: Part 3
• Fla. Senate Bill Would Nix Sports Facility Finance Program
• Linkwell Investor Taps Lead Attys In Sidley Merger Work Suit
• FPL Proposes Surcharges To Recoup $318M Hurricane Costs
• Real Estate Rumors: Union Investment, JHG, City Block
• Merchant Settles Claims He Took $1M From EB-5 Investors
• Arctic Cat Adds $1M More To $48M Patent Win
• 11th Circ. Nixes Procaps' Bid To Revive $255M Antitrust Suit
• LabMD Says FTC Went Too Far With Data Security Ruling
• 2016 Insurance Coverage Litigation Year In Review
• Fla. City Official The Latest Charged In Corruption Case
• Lighting Distributor Wants Just 1-Year Fraud Sentence
• 11th Circ. Revives Coverage Battle Over $23M Junk Fax Deal
• 2016 Environmental Case Law Highlights: Part 2
• 7 Legal Industry Predictions For 2017
• Top 10 Employer Resolutions For 2017
• Disney Outsourcing Cases Can Guide Trump Administration
• Can Employers Still Drug Test Where Marijuana Is Legal?
• Florida Cases To Watch In 2017
• Florida Legislation And Regulation To Watch In 2017