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Florida - May, 2017

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• Fla. Court Nixes $8.5M Verdict Against Doc Concierge Co.
• Fla.-Based Insurer Pays $4.25M To End TCPA Suit
• Judge OKs $8M Fees In $32M Altisource Stock-Drop Deal
• Fla. DOT Wins Partial Reversal In Two Takings Cases
• Key West Properties Can't Avoid Paying Utility Fee, Court Says
• EEOC Sues Fla. Farm For Firing Worker After Rape Allegation
• Opt-Out Uber Drivers Can't Get MDL In Florida
• FCC Inks Settlement Over Emergency Tones In Jaguars Ad
• 11th Circ. Told Not To Halt Class Cert. Appeal In Bag Fee Row
• CFTC Scores Default Win Over Metals Investment Scheme
• Feds Say Bid To Escape $1.68M 'Cramming' Fine Is Lacking
• The Return Of Attorney-Conducted Voir Dire
• Freedom Health To Shell Out $32.5M In Medicare FCA Deal
• Feds Blast Ex-Tenet Exec's Bid To Nix Fraud Charges
• Art Basel Says Adidas Sneakers Infringed Its Trademark
• Where Does Fla. Gambling Head After Reform Bill's Failure?
• DOJ Asks High Court To Nix S. Korean's Removal Dispute
• BJ's Must Face Certified Class In Fla. Sales Tax Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Miami Marlins, Mallinckrodt, E.ON
• 11th Circ. Affirms Lincare FCA Win, Balks At Intent Ruling
• Fla. Drug Treatment Clinics Hit With Suit Over Patient Suicide
• Takata Seeks To Toss Air Bag Suit, Claiming No Texas Ties
• The 2017 Fla. Legislature Returns To Condoland
• Real Estate Rumors: Lennar, Pioneer Acquisitions, CW Realty
• Gray Matters: Identities Are Us
• Ex-Drug Kingpin, Humane Society Settle Defamation Suit
• Xenia Drops $205.5M On Florida Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress
• The Firms That Grew Fastest Without Merging
• The Firms That Lost The Most Ground In 2016
• Turning 50, Greenberg Traurig Tops The Law360 400
• Biggest US Firms Opt For Modest Growth In Sluggish Market
• The Law360 400
• Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Firms
• Judge Reopens ParkerVision Patent Suit Against Apple, LG
• Scottrade Says Data Breach Suit Should Stay In Federal Court
• Fla. Chicken Chain, TCPA Class To Refute Settlement Denial
• Fla. Firm Seeks To Claw Back Proceeds Of Alleged $64M Fraud
• Radar Sues For FBI Docs In Billionaire Sex Trafficking Case
• Racetrack Exec Fights SEC Reconsideration Bid In Fraud Suit
• Federal Prosecutor Found Dead On South Florida Beach
• Wealth Expert Sues Advisor Over Faking License, Stealing IP
• Fla. Court Freezes Fake Student Loan Debt Relief Operator
• Fla. Hospital Escapes TCPA Suit Over Autodialed Calls
• Deals Rumor Mill: Staples, Web.com, Stada
• Revisiting Affiliated Ute: A Rare Presumption In 11th Circ.
• My Milkshake Is Better Than Yours: Part 2
• Sewage Not Pollution Under Insurance Policy, 11th Circ. Told
• Fla. Justices Kill Suits Over Zoning Changes To Adjacent Land
• 11th Circ. Clears Insurance Co. In Spa Stroke Suit
• Fla. Gov. OKs $180M Tax Cut Led By Commercial Rent Break
• VW Wants Fla. Engine Defect Class Action Moved To NJ
• Rayonier Advanced Materials Inks $807M Deal For Paper Co.
• Scottrade Says Customer's Data Breach Claims Again Fail
• 11th Circ. Revives Prisoner's Medical Neglect Case
• Noncompete Agreements Under Siege At The State Level
• Atty Told To Break Privilege Denied Due Process, Court Says
• Used Car Dealer Adds Doubts To Class Bid In Junk Text Suit
• Employee Barred From Baggage Co. Over Trade Secrets Spill
• State AGs Set Data Security Bar With Record $18.5M Pact
• Atty Hits Back At Muzzling Motion In Chiquita MDL
• Doc Looks To Stop Forfeiture During $11M Fraud Appeal
• My Milkshake Is Better Than Yours: Part 1
• O'Rielly Pushes For FCC To Preempt Local Rules To Build 5G
• Fla. Port Wins Approval For $438M Expansion
• State AGs Announce $33M Deal With J&J Over OTC Drugs
• Revisiting Affiliated Ute: And Its Limits In The 5th Circ.
• Plaintiffs Bar Perspective: Ratzan Law Group's Stuart Ratzan
• Class Makes Emergency Bid To Muzzle Atty In Chiquita MDL
• Fla. Judge Halts Debt Relief Scam Targeted By FTC
• Environmentalists Support Fla.'s New DEP Secretary
• 11th Circ. Buttresses Smokers' Claims Against Tobacco Cos.
• Ex-BigLaw Atty Accused Of Insider Trading Out On Bail
• Buzzfeed Loses Bid To Move Trump-Dossier Defamation Row
• Fla. Utility Seeks OK To Close Third Coal-Fired Power Plant
• HealthMarkets Escapes FCA Suit Over 'Junk' Insurance
• Fla. Swingers Club Fights Models' Suit Over Images
• Alaskan Taxidermist In Fla. Court Admits To Bird Smuggling
• 40 States Defend Power To Bring Generic-Drug Price-Fix Suit
• Feds Want 3 Years For Fla. Man Who Sold Expired Lap-Bands
• Revisiting Affiliated Ute: Back In Vogue In The 9th Circ.
• Target Pays $18.5M To Settle States' Probe Over 2013 Breach
• Attorneys, Your Input Is Needed On Deposition Rule
• Hyatt Says It Has Nothing To Do With Fla. FACTA Suit
• Fla. Judge Won't Expand Design Co. Age Bias Class
• Paper Co. Loses Bid To Decertify Class In Fla. Flood Suit
• India-Focused Blank-Check Co. Files $125M IPO
• Texas Woman Seeks Dismissal In Law Firm Ripoff Case
• Carmakers, Drivers Request Claims Admin. In Takata MDL
• Revisiting Affiliated Ute: Impact In The 7th Circ.
• Windshield-Repair Shops Seek Cert. In Geico Suit
• MasTec Urges High Court To Review DirecTV Firing Dispute
• Time On Tobacco's Side In Engle Progeny Battles
• Fla. Jury Adds $1.3M Punitives To Smoker's Engle Trial Win
• Nursing Home Reaffirms Medicare Circuit Split In Cert Push
• Couple Who Hid Sinkhole Can't Dodge Verdict At 11th Circ.
• 11th Circ. Says Copyright Registration Needed Before Suit
• Fla. Financier Will Pay SEC $4.1M To Settle Fraud Claims
• Fla. Retail Chain, Managers Strike $1.2M Deal In FLSA Suit
• Ex-JPMorgan Worker Admits To $33M Mortgage Fraud Scheme
• DOJ Brass Says Sessions Has Eye On Health Care Fraud
• Enviro Urges FERC To Deny Fla. Pipeline In-Service Request
• Fla. Precious Metals Dealer Pays $1M To Settle CFTC Claims
• Florida Jury Returns $100K Verdict Over Starbucks Spill
• Revisiting Affiliated Ute: 4 Lines Of Cases In 3rd Circ.
• Workplace Marijuana Accommodations: The Road Ahead
• VW AG Wins Appeal In Fla. Widow's Suit But Not In Clear Yet
• FordHarrison Adds Jackson Lewis Attorney As Partner
• RJR Stay Denied In Del. Dispute Over Florida Tobacco Levy
• Health Care Fraudster's Reduced Sentence Fair: 11th Circ.
• Apartment Developer Lands $54M In Loans For Fla. Properties
• How Client Feedback Programs Benefit Law Firms And Clients
• Ga. Law Annotation Ruling Restricts Rights, 11th Circ. Told
• Fla. Eatery's FLSA Deal Should Be Public, Judge Says
• Revisiting Affiliated Ute: Will It Supersize Leidos?
• Chicago-Based Freeborn & Peters Opens New Fla. Office
• What We Know So Far About Direct Infringement Post-Form 18
• Smokers Can Rely On Engle To Prove Liability, 11th Circ. Says
• 4 Automakers Pay $553M To Exit Takata Air Bag MDL
• Fla. High Court Says County Voters Can't OK Slot Machines
• Don't Overlook The 1st Amendment In Labeling Litigation
• Insurer Need Not Cover Worker's Bathroom Break Shooting
• Feds Call Fla. Eye Doc's Mistrial Claim 'Without Merit'
• Broad And Cassel Adds New Office, Estate Planning Partner
• Fla. Man Gets 15 Years For Frauds That Took In $30M
• Fired Trump Golf Club Worker Settles Retaliation Suit
• Fla. Man Fights Bid For Longer Sentence In Lap-Band Suit
• Fla. Supreme Court Will Tackle Red Light Camera Controversy
• Energy Cos. Denied Quick Wins In $89M IP Licensing Dispute
• Fla. Sober Home Owner Gets 27 Years For Fraud Scheme
• Revisiting Affiliated Ute: High Court Needs A Reboot
• EEOC Hits Ruby Tuesday With Age Discrimination Suit
• Dutch Cable Co. Says Fla. Developers Didn't Pay Royalties
• BankUnited Plan Admin Can't Revive $15M Coverage Bid
• Del Monte Can't Garnish Debt For $32M Award, Judge Affirms
• Fla. City Says Sand Traps Couldn't Cause Neighbor's Erosion
• 11th Circ. Says Packaging Co. Can't Sue Fund Under ERISA
• Army Corps Must Face Fla. Homeowners' Suit Over Dredging
• 6 Sentenced In $172M Health Insurance Fraud Scheme
• Macy's Cites Spokeo In Bid To Drop Robocall Class Action
• Legislation Could Ease Litigation On Fla. Medical Pot Laws
• Mill Co., Insurers Blast GE Arbitral Mandate At 11th Circ.
• Dismissed Juror Said 'Holy Spirit' Told Him Rep. Was Innocent
• Fla. Health Providers Win Cert. In PIP Reimbursement Row
• Sysco Fuel Surcharge Misleads Customers, Restaurants Say
• Metals Dealers CEO Loses Bid To Have CFTC Sanctioned
• Solving The Legal Industry's Data Protection Breakdown
• RJ Reynolds, ITG Spar In Chancery Over Stay, Fla. Claims
• Shutts & Bowen Adds Jacksonville Office With Merger
• Weather Co. Sued For Data Provided During El Faro Sinking
• Investment Database Co. Wins $3.7M In Trade Secrets Row
• Charges Against BigLaw Atty Show Vetting Difficulties
• Ex-Tenet Exec Wants Indictment In Immigrant Scam Tossed
• Tech Cos. To Pay Nearly $10M In Malware Scam Crackdown
• Swiss Duo Says Investors' $65M Fraud Suit Lacks Fla. Ties
• 5 Things To Know About Justice Gorsuch's First 30 Days
• App Maker Faces Suit Over Texts To Users' Contacts
• Why Florida Pharmaceutical Compounders Should Be Wary
• Seven Fla. Men Charged In $25M Tech Support Scam
• Scottrade Data Breach Suit Belongs In State Court: Customers
• 5 Mistakes That End Law Firms
• Florida Gov. Signs Lake Okeechobee Water Storage Bill
• Fed. Gov't To Pay $3.1M To End Baby Brain Injury Suit
• NASL Hits Sidelined Fort Lauderdale Club Over Unpaid Loans
• Real Estate Rumors: Related, BH3, Advance Realty
• Citrus Co. Ruled Joint Employer In Guest Worker Wage Suit
• South Fla. Real Estate Experts Rally Around Market's Needs
• Fla. AG Jumps Into Chicken Price-Fixing Investigation
• Spirit, Pilots Union Agree To Extend Order Ending Slowdown
• DOJ Accuses 3 Fla. Tax Preparers Of Filing False Returns
• Ex-Fla. Congresswoman Convicted In Slush Fund Scheme
• Florida Judge Consolidates 4 More Suits In Chiquita MDL
• BigLaw Partner Traded On Secret Foley & Lardner Client Docs, Feds Say
• Masonry Co. Fired Workers Over Union Support: NLRB Judge
• 11th Circ. Won't Rethink $22M Belize Telecom Deal Row
• Fla. Counties' Suits Over Rail Bond Moot, Judge Says
• Cybersecurity Is The Next Frontier Of State Regulation
• Trustees Press Ponzi-Scheme Insurance Case At 11th Circ.
• Insurance Software Co. Can't Exit Intel TM Suit
• Florida Couple Sentenced For Immigration Fraud
• RJ Reynolds Urges Fla. Court To Reverse $35M Jury Award
• Fraudster Must Pay $130.2M In Restitution, Fla. Judge Says
• HealthMarkets Faces FCA Suit Over 'Junk' Insurance
• How 2 Courts View Gov't Role In Nonintervened FCA Cases
• Health Co. Barred From Selling Supplement In IP Row
• Venezuela Co. Attacks Tribunal Authority In $63M Award Fight
• Questioning The Controlled Substances Act After Enmon
• Cuban Ballplayer Smuggling Verdict Must Stand, Feds Argue
• Fla. Gov. Taps State Rep. For Appeals Court Seat
• Ga. Justices Should Weigh $8M Bad Faith Case, 11th Circ. Told
• Spirit Pilots Ordered By Judge To Stop Work Slowdown
• Fla. Real Estate Exec Gets $303M Judgment For Ponzi Scheme
• Ex-CONMEBOL Boss Protests Gov't Stay Bid Of Bribery Suit
• Fla. Appeals Court Backs Workers' Comp Insurance Rate Hike
• Gov't Sues Telecom For $1M Over 'Slamming' & 'Cramming'
• Fla. Gov. Threatens Veto Of Budget That Bypasses His Goals
• Real Estate Rumors: Airbnb, David Beckham, Huron
• Collector's Attempts At Old Debt Violate FDCPA, Jury Finds
• Consumer Fights Hilton Bid To DQ Atty, Expert In TCPA Suit
• Why US Law Firms Need Anti-Money Laundering Policies
• Meet Trump's 10 Picks For The Federal Bench
• Shumaker Loop Launches Public Affairs Group In Florida
• Car-Repair Shops Lose Insurer RICO Action
• Debt Collector Faces Class Action Over Autodialed Calls
• 11th Circ. Backs Fla. School In Law Prof's Wage Bias Suit
• Jury Clears BankAtlantic, CEO Of SEC Disclosure Claims
• Attys Seek $1.1M In Fees After JPMorgan TCPA Deal
• Real Estate Rumors: Mastercard, CBRE, Banco de Brasil
• Dialysis Parent Co. Dismissed From UHC's Fraud Suit
• Fla. Country Club Residents' Suit Alleges $17M Loss
• Scottrade Hit With Class Action Over Data Breach
• Trio Owes $45M In Law Firm Ripoff Case, Feds Say
• Trump Nominates 10 Judges In Move To Reshape Judiciary
• SEC's Suit Against BankAtlantic, CEO Handed To Jurors
• Kona Grill Hit With FLSA Overtime Class Action In Fla.
• Ind. Atty Sanctioned For Aiding Unauthorized Practice
• Fla. Real Estate Exec To Pay IRS $1.5M For Ponzi Scheme
• Ex-Peanut Corp. Exec Says Gov't Skewed Emails
• SEC Looks To Compel Canadian Depos In Jay Peak Suit
• Fyre Fest Organizers Threatened Online Critics, Suit Claims
• CORRECTION: Hinshaw Partner Seeks Sanctions After Price-Fix Suit Nixed
• Animal Feed Company Must Stop Making Medicated Feeds
• Real Estate Rumors: Workville, Gemini, Miami Penthouse
• CFTC Pushes Back At Metals Dealers CEO's Sanctions Bid
• ParkerVision Seeks To Reopen Patent Row Against Apple, LG
• Fraudsters Owe $130M In $175M Insurance Scheme, Feds Say
• Sen. Rubio Floats Bill To Extend Florida-Area Gulf Drilling Ban
• Judge OKs $360K Settlement In Haitian Workers' Suit
• Fla. House Says State Attys Lack Death Penalty Discretion
• Sex Club Fights Models' Quick Win Bid In Likeness Suit
• SEC Grills BankAtlantic CEO In Disclosure Trial
• UBS Says Stock Co. Misled Court In Push For Arbitration
• Tri-Med Investors, Law Firm Reach Deal To Settle Suit
• Insurer OK To Snub Wrongful Death Deal, 11th Circ. Affirms
• Ex-CFO Of Cay Clubs Gets 40 Years For $300M Ponzi Scheme
• US Chips Away At EU Citrus Barriers
• NBA Says 17 Teams To Get In On 2K Esports League
• Fla. Insurance Co. Pays $100K To End Pregnancy Bias Suit
• Misleading Campaign Ad Lands Fla. Judge 90-Day Suspension
• Miami-Dade Looks To Dodge Privacy Suit Over Receipts
• Real Estate Rumors: Crown, Tommy Hilfiger, Rockefeller
• Fla. Prosecutors Back Gov. In Fight With State Atty
• LabMD Presses 2 Cases Against Tiversa In 11th Circ.
• Fla. Legislature Has Budget Deal, But Details Are Scarce
• Fla. Appeals Ruling Is Another Piece Of Pari-Mutuel Puzzle
• 11th Circ. Gives Ex-DePuy Exec 2nd Shot At Noncompete
• Generic-Drug Makers Want 40-State Price-Fix Suit Dropped
• MDLive Looks To Toss Users' Data-Sharing Suit
• St. Pete Voters OK Stadium Measure For MLS Expansion Bid
• Fla. Eye Doc Denied Acquittal In Medicare Overbilling Case
• Deals Rumor Mill: Saudi Aramco, Citrix, Logicor
• LaSalle, O'Connor Invest In $135M Orlando Shopping Center
• Del Monte Gets Its $32M Pineapple Award Confirmed
• Real Estate Rumors: Jesse Cohn, Allstate, CC Homes
• Remaining $1.8M Also Tossed In $4.1M CSX Tax Clawback Bid
• Ocwen Can't Expedite Constitutional Challenge, CFPB Says
• Federal Judges Are Tired Of 'Stock' Discovery Objections
• Fla. Legislature Faces Session Extension To Complete Budget
• 11th Circ. Won't Review Nix Of Mortgage Row Under Spokeo
• Fla. Court Ruling Doesn't Affect Tobacco Case, 11th Circ. Told
• Fla. High Court Grapples With Medical Records Release Row
• Health Service Cos. Fork Out $1.35M Over TCPA Claims
• BankAtlantic CEO Testifies In SEC's Suit Over Disclosures
• 'Pokemon Go' Maker Escapes Suit Over 'Unfair' Privacy Policy
• Another Chiquita Case Gets Moved To Growing Florida MDL
• High Court Establishes New Theory Of Municipal Standing
• Ally Financial Says Lies Warrant Sanctions In TCPA Spat
• Insurer Asks Judge To Rethink Fla. Sinkhole Coverage Order
• Floor Plan Infringement Deal Not Covered, 11th Circ. Affirms
• Man Fined $1.68M For 'Cramming' Scheme Wants Suit Tossed
• Real Estate Rumors: CBS, Jeff Greene, Wells Fargo
• Solving The Uninsured Driver Conundrum With Technology
• What Lawyers Should Know To Avoid Online Scams
• Fla. Senate Committee Passes Broad-Based Tax Relief Bill
• Agent, Trainer Convicted Of Player Smuggling Seek Acquittal
• High Court Denies Farm's Case Against Fla. Water District
• Takata Strikes Back At Automakers' Bid For Air Bag Costs
• Feds Reach $5M Settlement In Baby Brain Injury Suit
• Cities Could Be Limited In FHA Cases After High Court Ruling
• Herding Cats: Making The Most Out Of A Joint Defense Group
• Real Estate Rumors: St. Louis Resort, Est4te Four, A&E
• Atty, Firm Reach Settlement In Miami Land Price-Fix Row
• Plaintiffs Bar Perspective: Bilzin Sumberg's Scott Wagner
• Web Servers: An Overlooked Cybersecurity Risk At Law Firms
• High Court Says Cities Can Sue Banks Over Foreclosure Costs