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Florida - April, 2017

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• 11th Circ. Backs Georgia 'Pill Mill' Doc's 20-Year Sentence
• Appellate Ruling Upends Bad Faith Law, Fla. Justices Told
• Fla. Judge Won't Bar Sales Of Primo Shrimp In Contract Row
• Banking Giants Hit With Indirect Investors' Forex Rig Suit
• Jury Finds Fla. Eye Doctor Guilty Of Overbilling Medicare
• BoA Gets Reverse FCA Suit Slashed On 2nd Look
• Ex-CFO 'Has No Remorse' For $300M Ponzi Scheme, Feds Say
• Real Estate Rumors: Thor, Samar Hospitality, Snap
• Admiral Reaches Deal To Avoid Coverage In Med Mal Suit
• The Mediator's Proposal As A Tool For Litigants
• A Hollow Win For Ride-Sharing Cos. On Unionizing Drivers
• Fla. Judge Allows Takata MDL Plaintiffs To Serve BMW
• CNN Video Data Win Leaves Spokeo Door Open For App Users
• 11th Circ. Affirms $60M Tax Deficiency In Magnate's Estate
• Fannie Investors Can't Revive Suit Against Deloitte
• Fla. Town Sues Neighbor Over Sand Traps, Beach Erosion
• Fla. Gov., AG Say State Atty's Removal Not Unconstitutional
• Ford's Call Centers Underpaid Employees, FLSA Suit Says
• Senate Approves Acosta As Trump's Labor Chief
• Co. Selling Adulterated Weight Loss Supplements, Buyers Say
• CNN App User Isn't CNN Subscriber, 11th Circ. Finds
• TVA Liable For Secondhand Asbestos Death, 11th Circ. Says
• Expectations After The Trump Administration's First 100 Days
• Enviro Groups Sue Army Corps Over Water Plan For Fla., Ga.
• Panel Has All The Power In Venezuela Arbitration, Co. Says
• 11th Circ. Won't Nix Restitution For Ex-Wells Fargo Banker
• SEC Says Ex-General Cable Execs Must Face Fraud Claims
• Immigrant's Plea Influenced By Fake Atty, Fla. Court Says
• Feds Denied Say In Medicare FCA Suit After $348M Award
• Real Estate Rumors: El Tablon, Yeshiva, Goldman Properties
• As Miami Condo Market Slows, Fla. Firm Gets Big Deals Done
• A Do-Over: Takeaways From Florida Court's Ober Revisit
• Title VII Takeaways From Hively V. Ivy Tech
• Fraudster In $172M Scheme Seeks A Light Sentence
• Fla. High Court Won't Halt Cases After State Atty Removal
• Ex-Fla. Lawmaker Didn't File Tax Returns For 7 Years
• 11th Circ. Tosses $6M Default Judgment In Toymaker Spat
• Wilson Elser Adds 2 Litigators To Miami Office
• 'Milking' The 1st Amendment To Defend Food Label Claims
• EEOC Sues Massage Co. For Firing Worker Over Ebola Fears
• Fla. IHOP Franchisee Hit With Overtime Suit
• Ace Gets Initial OK On $9.8M Settlement In Telemarketing Suit
• Ocwen Tees Up CFPB Constitutional Challenge To Avert Suit
• Related Group Sells South Fla. Multifamily Complex For $87M
• Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone, Boston Properties, Pinnacle
• Florida 'Black Box' Ruling: Game Changer For Vehicle Tech
• The 9-Year Winning Streak Of Virginia 'Rocket Docket'
• Employment Class Waivers: Which Came First, FAA Or NLRA?
• Plaintiffs Bar Perspective: Hall Lamb's Matthew Leto
• USAA Settles Sales Tax Compensation Class Action For $39M
• Calif. Broker Gets 6 Months In Pump-And-Dump Scheme
• Hilton Says Vacationers Stole Expert In Telemarketing Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Miami Marlins, KKR, Hyland Software
• Real Estate Rumors: Cape Advisors, Suntex, Gracia Fashion
• Stretcher-Fall Suit Survives Protest Over Notice Standards
• Enviros Want Fla. City Sanctioned in Sewage Discharge Row
• Ex-Cay Clubs CFO Seeks Leniency In $300M Ponzi Sentence
• SEC Wants Default Judgment Over $4.8M Stock Sale Fraud
• FCC Fines Fla. Telecom Carrier $1M For Deceptive Practices
• Let's Talk About Half-Hearted Innovation
• FirstEnergy Slams 'Audacious Attempt' To Revive $2M Suit
• Immigration Enforcement Bill Advances To Fla. House Floor
• NJ Soup Maker In Hot Water Over GMO Ingredients
• 10 Tips For Creating Winning Trial Visuals
• Widow Asks Fla. Justices To Allow Wrongful Death Damages
• Tyson Broiled Competition, Restaurant's Antitrust Suit Says
• Real Estate Rumors: Equity Office, Duke, Pistilli
• Fla. House Bill Adds Bitcoin To Anti-Money Laundering Law
• Supreme Court Rejects Appeal Over WellCare CEO Conviction
• Enviros Can't Sink Oil Project In Fla. National Preserve
• Cancer Center Co. Can't Dodge Breach Claims, Court Told
• Counsel To Counsel: Insights From Law Firm GCs
• Ex-Judges, Prosecutors Back Fla. State Atty Over Removal
• Avesta Snags $95M In Loans For Miami Multifamily Buy
• Fla. State Senator Resigns Over Racist Remarks
• Sinkhole Policy May Cover Damage At Fla. Center, Judge Says
• Design Co. Age Bias Class Limited To Tampa Workers
• Man Who Ran Precious Metals Ponzi Scheme Must Pay $17M
• Ocwen Investors Sue Over 54% Stock Dive After CFPB Case
• Fla. Judge Sends Eagan Avenatti Bankruptcy To Calif.
• CFTC's 'Hail Mary' Contempt Bid Warrants Sanction, CEO Says
• Co. Wants Partial Award Against Venezuela's Mining Co. OK'd
• Miami Condo Project Snags $236M In Loans For 2019 Open
• Ex-CEO To Pay $1.3M Over E-Commerce Investment Scheme
• The 'State' Of The Gig Economy Under Trump
• Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone, RFR, Robbins Electra
• Gray Matters: The Attorney-Client Team
• 11th Circ. Revives Fla. Man's FMLA Retaliation Claims
• Fla. High Court OKs Gambling Control Amendment For Ballot
• Florida Hotelier Faces Sales Manager's FLSA Overtime Suit
• CONMEBOL Wants TV Rights Suit Halted As Gov't Intervenes
• Filed-Rate Doctrine Bars Lender Kickback Suit, 11th Circ. Told
• Airbnb Wins Restraining Order Blocking Miami Rentals Ban
• Models Say Swingers Club Manager Can't Leave Ad Suit
• Fla. High Court Signs Off On Felon Voting Rights Initiative
• CFPB, Florida Sue Ocwen For Mortgage Servicing Issues
• Counsel To Counsel: Mama Said There'll Be Days Like This
• Litigation Finance, Big Data And The Limits Of AI
• Why Roe V. Wade Will Not Be Overturned
• Blackstone Drops $430M On TA Realty Multifamily Portfolio
• Disability Center's Ex-CEO Guilty Of Diverting Client Funds
• Fla. Court Retroactively Applies Allstate PIP Decision
• Florida House Passes Workers' Comp Reform Bill
• IDEX Corp. Pays $380K To Worker It Fired Over Cancer
• Patients Say Telehealth Provider Wrongly Shared Their Data
• Fla. Senate Passes Uber, Lyft Regs, Sends Them To Gov.
• Fla. Appeals Court Won't Clear Law Firm Over Suspect Liens
• VA Beats Wrongful Death Suit Over Blood Test Follow-Up
• Emirates Reduces US Flights After Trump Travel Restrictions
• Fla. Sheriff Can't Buy Ex-Worker's Suit, Bankruptcy Court Says
• Real Estate Rumors: Sailthru, Abacus Capital, Helaba
• A State-By-State Solution For Immigration Reform
• Counsel To Counsel: A Law Firm GC's Data Protection Duties
• Home Inspection Didn't Cause Damage, 11th Circ. Says
• Fla. Hospital Nabs Quick Win In Whistleblower Suit
• Justices Mull Definition Of SEC's Disgorgement
• Fla. Appeals Court Reverses Water District Immunity Ruling
• Gov. Boosts Budget Request For Visit Florida To $100M
• Hotel Used Staffing Co. To Fire Haitian Workers, EEOC Says
• 2nd Circ. Won't Reconsider EPA Water Transfer Rule Ruling
• Class Beats SeaWorld Over Auto-Renewal Of Passes
• Real Estate Rumors: Uber, Kenneth Tropin, Savanna
• Brazilian Co. Says Fed. Court Has Jurisdiction In Fees Row
• IP Ruling Against Adult Site Should Stand, 9th Circ. Told
• Macy's Accused Of Harassing Consumers With Robocalls
• Atty Deserved Sanctions In Fraud Suit, 11th Circ. Holds
• DC Circ. Grills FERC Over $3.5B Fla. Pipeline Analysis
• Trump Golf Club Fights Partial Remand Of Bias Suit
• Chilean Co. Receiver Fights Forced Bankruptcy In $7.4M Fraud
• Counsel To Counsel: Evaluating Positional Conflicts
• Fed. Gov't Hit With $34M Verdict In Brain Damage Birth
• Cay Clubs Ex-CFO Slams Sentencing Suggestions
• Jay Peak Receiver Eyes Changes To EB-5's Fraud Provisions
• SEC Disgorgement Could Face Tough Crowd At High Court
• GAO Rejects Fluor Protest Over Navy Services Solicitation
• Counsel To Counsel: 5 Challenges For A Law Firm GC
• WellCare Execs To Pay $26M Over Medicaid Fraud
• Kluger Kaplan Expands Into Midwest With Parker Rosen Atty
• Justices Won't Undo Revived Bolivian Torture Appeal
• Real Estate Rumors: Sky, Michael Aryeh, Red Apple
• Plaintiffs Bar Perspective: Kluger Kaplan's Steve Silverman
• Airbnb, Local Hosts Sue Miami To Block Ban Enforcement
• As Fla. Secures $1.5B In LIP Funding, Flexibility Still Key
• Fla. High Court Won't Hear Appeal In Keys Takings Case
• 11th Circ. Refloats Overtime Pay Suit Against Cruise Co.
• Cushman Workers Seek Cert. In COBRA Challenge
• Breitburn's Ch. 11 Stay Lifted For Royalty Interest Ruling
• Disney Opposes Bid For Class Cert. In Race Bias Suit
• 11th Circ. Won't Revive Air Force Mechanic's Race Suit
• Feds Net $2M From Conspirator In $36M Housing Scheme
• Bias Claims Against Trump Golf Club Sent To State Court
• Disney Ducks Claims Refiled By Parents Of Disabled Guests
• Real Estate Rumors: KMR, Mike Sarimsakci, Evelyn Greer
• Fla. Case Highlights FCA Risk For Nursing Homes
• The Credit Card Surcharge Fight Isn't Over Yet
• Consumer, Car Dealer Fight For Quick Wins In TCPA Suit
• Lawyers In Flow: Get Out Of Your Head And Into Your Case
• Racetrack Exec's Fraud Judgment Falls Short Of SEC's Target
• Raymond James To Pay Investors $150M Over Jay Peak Fraud
• US Trustee Wants Eagan Avenatti Ch. 11 In California
• Fla. High Court Says Privilege Shields Atty-Doctor Referrals
• Fla. High Court Nixes Satellite Cos.' Tax Rate Challenge
• State Atty Asks Fla. High Court To Rule On Her Removal
• CSX Escapes $2M Verdict As Fla. High Court Drops Case
• Real Estate Rumors: Carlyle, Prezant Family, BofA
• Robocaller Resolves FTC's Telemarketing Claims
• Fla. Inspectors Find Food Violations At Trump's Mar-a-Lago
• Fla. Senate Passes $1.5B Water Bill To Stem Lake Discharges
• Timber Co. Will Pay $73M To End Stock-Drop Suit
• Calif. Supreme Court Clarifies 'Prevailing Party' Ambiguity
• Fla. Court Affirms Lien, Attys' Fees Against Trump Golf Club
• UBS Must Face Trial On Whether Holding Co. Was Customer
• Fla. City Ordered To Provide Water Service To Private Prison
• Fla. State Atty Sues Gov. Over Removal From Homicide Cases
• Fla. Smoker's $35M Award Restored Against Philip Morris
• HCA Subsidized Doctors' Leases, 11th Circ. Told
• 11th Circ. Denies Doc Stay To Appeal Libel Suit To Justices
• Real Estate Rumors: Simon Baron, Akara, Armen Manoogian
• Judge Won't Trim Student Wage Class Action Before Trial
• Judge Says Mom May Regret Not Taking Royal Caribbean Deal
• NC, Fla. Office Towers Trade Hands For $115M
• Tax Reform Perspectives: The Case For A Consumption Tax
• Sexual Orientation And Title VII: Where Do We Go From Here?
• Medical Device E-Commerce Co. Faces TCPA Suit Over Faxes
• A Law Firm Ranking Model By 'Fake News & Distorted Reports'
• Too Early To Decide $21M Rape Conspiracy Case, Judge Says
• Feds Fight Fla. Doctor's Reconsideration Bid In Fraud Case
• Geico Goes After $1.2M 'Unnecessary' Massage Claims
• Trial Attys Say Fla. Med Mal Ruling Blocks Access To Courts
• 11th Circ. Upholds OSHA Violations Over Garage Collapse
• Ex-Jay Peak Attys Still Can't Intervene In $350M EB-5 Suit
• Feds Win Discovery Stay In Fla. PACER Class Action
• Real Estate Rumors: JEMB, Realty Income, Chris Carlos
• Firm Says It Didn't Blab About $1.75M Med Mal Settlement
• Photog Hits NESN With Suit Over Mets Pitcher Kissing Pix
• Cab Cos. Lose Fight Against Miami-Dade 'Uber Law'
• Energy Cos. Challenge Renewed Bid To Block $3.5B Pipeline
• Miccosukee Tribe Urges 11th Circ. To Flip Tax Ruling
• Metal In Brain Counts As Injury, Patients Tell 11th Circ.
• Feds Used 'After-The-Fact' Memo In Oil Permit Row: Enviros
• Lawmakers Want 11th Circ. To Rethink Sex Orientation Ruling
• Fla. Real Estate Developers Can't Undo $1.9M Tax Bill
• 1-800 Contacts Consumers Sue After FTC Targets Ad Pacts
• Reed Smith Opens Miami Office With Astigarraga Davis Group
• Immigration Agency Boosts Ranks, Swears In 14 More Judges
• Fla. Gov. Taps Shutts Partner As GC Joins Constitution Team
• Fraud Claims Over German Dog Sales Bring Down Fla. Man
• UberEATS Driver's Wage Suit Lacks Details, Judge Says
• Fla. Eye Doctor Seeks Mistrial In Overbilling Suit
• Roca Can't Unfreeze Assets To Pay Legal Fees, Judge Says
• Wells Fargo Sanctioned Over Discovery in Film Funding Suit
• Nissan Deal Reflects 'Blatant Stupidity,' Objectors Say
• BMW's Objection To Report Is Delay Tactic, Car Owners Say
• Spyware Class Actions Against Cellphone Maker Consolidated
• Real Estate Rumors: Frank McCourt, Roman Master, Ullico
• Spanish Co. Slams Arbitrator Bias Claims Over $1.5M Award
• Dead Bat Found In Salad At Wal-Mart Spurs Recall
• Godiva, Consumer Urge 11th Circ. To Affirm $6.3M Deal
• Siemens Can't Dodge Contract Claims After Leaving Market
• Justice Gorsuch's Trade Secret-Protecting Track Record
• Ex-Jay Peak Attys Try Again To Intervene In $350M EB-5 Case
• Judge Recommends Against Fla. Firm DQ In E-Cig Patent Row
• Veteran-Owned Small Biz Says Contractor Owes Millions
• Court Orders $1.7M Disgorgement For Binary Options Scheme
• Disney Can't Sink Writer's 'Pirates' IP Row, 9th Circ. Told
• Mining Co. Fights Fla. Homeowner's Pollution Class Action
• Carrabba's Italian Grill Hit With Nationwide Overtime Suit
• How Fla. Insurers Can Deal With Bad Faith Claims: Part 2
• Crowdfunding For Legal Cases: 5 Trends Reshaping Justice
• Juice Co. Fights Del Monte Bid To Stop Pineapple Purchase
• Fla. Contractor, Insurer Spar Over Pre-Suit Claims
• Fla. Judge Pens Tribute To Doughnuts In Tim Hortons Opinion
• Prosecutor Tosses Case Against Fla. AG Over Trump Donation
• The Turtles Argue For Pre-1972 Copyrights In Fla. Court
• Audi, VW Ignored Engine Defect, Class Action Alleges
• Calif. High Court Says Dismissal Over Forum Not 'Prevailing'
• Disgorgement Not Punitive, SEC Tells Supreme Court
• Engle Progeny Claims Not Preempted, Fla. High Court Says
• Doctors Lose 11th Circ. Appeal To Join BCBS Antitrust Suit
• Blackstone Loans $100M To Oaktree-Banyan Venture
• Ex-Jay Peak Attys Can't Step Into $350M EB-5 Case
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Rejection Of $2M Atty Fees In VoIP Suit
• Venezuela's Mining Co. Pushes Court To Flatten Iron Award
• How Fla. Insurers Can Deal With Bad Faith Claims: Part 1
• Real Estate Rumors: The Yard, Terry Taylor, CIBC
• ABA Needs A New Model Legal Ethics Rule
• When Diversity Jurisdiction Fails, So Does Removal
• What Does Lateral Partner Success Look Like?
• Fla. Bar Fights For Rule Changes On Atty Referral Services
• Gorsuch, Roe And 'Superprecedent'
• Gov't Loses Bond Request In Baseball Smuggling Case
• Pared $1.5B Water Storage Bill Goes To Fla. Senate Floor
• Fla. Casino Gets FLSA Claims Sent To Arbitration
• Nuclear Reactor Licensees Push To End $89M IP Suit
• Fla. Appeals Court OKs Casino's Request For Jai Alai Permit
• Private Marina Urges Fla. High Court To Drop City Tax Break
• Are Lateral Recruitment Opportunities Shaping Your Strategy?
• Venezuela's Mining Co. Wasn't Properly Served, Judge Finds
• Zarrab Judge Wants To See Giuliani, Mukasey Retainer Deals
• RAIT Financial Shed $95M In Property Last Quarter
• How Patchwork State Regs Could Benefit Driverless Cars
• Feds Seek To End Challenge To Fla. Big Cypress Oil Project
• Credit Suisse Unit Can't Beat FDCPA Suit
• Chilean Co. Creditors Seek Forced Bankruptcy In $7.4M Fraud
• Miami-Dade OKs Airbnb Tax Deal, Eyes Further Regulation
• Lateral Partner Hiring: Time To Look In The Mirror
• Fla. Tomato Farm Squashes Workers' Credit-Card Pay Suit
• Liberty Mutual Can't Duck Coverage In Train Accident Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: FreshDirect, CK Holding, Capital One
• Fla. Telecom Fights $1.5M Award, Alleges Arbitrator Bias
• A Closer Look At The Current State Of Equal Pay
• Fla. Senate Panel OKs Workers' Comp Reform Bill
• 6 More Sentenced In Fla. For $172M Insurance Fraud
• Fla. Senate Panel Expands Medical Marijuana Bill
• Shell Co. Owner ID Rule Compliance A Struggle, Banks Say
• Fla. Governor Announces Judicial Appointments
• Fla. Judge Says Concrete Co.'s DQ Bid Is Just A Cheap Trick
• Real Estate Rumors: Treetop, Clarion, RVM Enterprises
• Fla. Appeals Court Says Warrant Needed For Car's 'Black Box'
• High Court Remands Texas Credit Card Surcharge Case
• Families Attack Chiquita Defenses In Colombia Torture Suit
• Untold Stories: Trump's Budget Would Silence Legal Services