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Florida - September, 2017

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• Fla. High Court Says Stand Your Ground Can't Bar Civil Suits
• Fla. Judge Faces Removal Over Campaign Behavior
• Ex-Fla. Rep. Gets Prison Time For Skipping Tax Returns
• Royal Caribbean Sued Over Cruise Scheduled During Harvey
• Florida Powerhouse: GrayRobinson
• Health Hires: Jones Day, K&L Gates, Pierce Atwood
• Chicken Cos. Must Hand Over Fla. AG Docs In Antitrust Suit
• Pair Of Florida Law Firms Hit With OT Suits
• Real Estate Rumors: Thesys Technologies, Acore, Duke Realty
• Kasowitz Benson Fights Order Keeping Fraud Suit In Fla.
• 5 Tax Fights To Watch In The Supreme Court
• Apple Should Activate FM Chip For Emergencies, Pai Says
• Congress OKs FAA Reauthorization, Disaster-Based Tax Relief
• Russian Exec Wants BuzzFeed's Source For Trump Dossier
• Patients Who Sued Menendez Doc Get Only $1M From Insurer
• Attys Get Potential Path To Payment In $350M EB-5 Visa Case
• Ex-Telecom Boss Gets Time Served In Haiti Teleco FCPA Case
• Cuban Filmmaker Denied Bid For New Trial In Copyright Suit
• Successful Challenge To Security Patent Dooms Discovery Bid
• New Sedona Principles Stress Information Governance
• Hyatt Customers Denied Class Cert. In FACTA Suit
• Florida Powerhouse: Bilzin Sumberg
• Senate OKs Tweaked Bill To Up Bankruptcy Fees, Add Judges
• Marriott Loses Stay Bid In Time-Share Purchasers' Suit
• 4 Employer Concerns During And After Natural Disasters
• Judge Finds No Meat In Burger King Receipt Suit Claims
• Juice Co. Must Face Del Monte Suit Over Ties To Grower
• Florida Powerhouse: Akerman
• FERC's View Of $3.5B Pipeline Unchanged By GHG Analysis
• P&G Must Face DACA Discrimination Suit, Fla. Judge Told
• Medical Device Co. Blasts Geico's 'Shotgun' Kickback Suit
• Tobacco Cos. Challenge Use Of Engle Findings In High Court
• Real Estate Rumors: EY, Barings, Peachtree Hotel
• Hinshaw Grabs Ex-Prosecutor From Clarke Silverglate
• For More Value And Diversity In Outside Counsel, Go Small
• Miami-Based 'Pirate' Radio Station Faces Max FCC Fines
• Fla. Powerhouses Attract Global Business In Diverse Economy
• Feds Say Rothstein Lied, Shouldn't Get 50-Year Term Reduced
• Gay Man's IVF Costs Not Tax-Deductible, 11th Circ. Says
• Kickbacks Enabled Dirty Health Deal: Fla. Whistleblower
• Goodwill Fights VA Corrective Action Over Flag Contract
• 11th Circ. Rules For KeyBank In Overdraft Arbitration Case
• Exploring Insurance Recovery Paths After Major Disasters
• CalAmp Can't Use TC Heartland To Dodge $15M Judgment
• Carlton Fields Adds Miami Commissioner To Real Estate Team
• Enviros Oppose Bid To Move Suit Over Water Plan To Ga.
• Fla. Marijuana Law's Black Farmer License Draws Challenge
• Marriott Shorted Desk Workers Millions In OT, Suit Says
• Gov't Can't Escape Class Action Against PACER Doc Fees
• 11th Circ. Says No Error In Engle Case Jury Instructions
• Amazon Applicants Eye Class Cert. In Background Check Suit
• 16 States Won't Intervene In FCA Suit Against Compounder
• Electrolux Washer Mold Suit Paused As Parties Settle
• Lessons Learned: Storm-Proofing Community Associations
• Investcorp Drops $350M On Arizona, Florida Properties
• Whataburger Slapped With EEOC Suit Over Biased Hiring
• Fla. Nursing Home Hit With 2 More Suits Over Irma Deaths
• Chiquita Can't Escape New Complaint In MDL, Judge Told
• Fla. Judge Hits Taser Rival With More Sanctions In IP Row
• Ex-Attys Ask For Way To Get Paid In $350M EB-5 Fraud Case
• House To Consider Tax Relief For Hurricane Victims
• Toyota Owner Objects To $278.5M Takata Air Bag Settlement
• Burger King Can't Pause Receipt Suit Pending Dismissal Bid
• Real Estate Rumors: Reliance, Google, Jernigan
• Is An Assault On The Flood Exclusion Coming?
• Herbalife Scams Consumers With 'Event System,' Suit Says
• Fla. High Court Urged To Adopt Daubert For Asbestos Case
• 11th Circ. Seeks Texas Justices' Input In J&J Mesh Suit
• Oil Cos., Transporters Embrace Jones Act Waiver After Irma
• Carnival Cruise Sued Over Passenger's Kidney Failure
• Real Estate Rumors: James Dyson, Silverman, Spaces
• Country Club Says 'Baseless' OT Claims Warrant Sanctions
• Insurer Disputes Construction Co. Coverage In Marriott Row
• Ex-Fla. State Rep. Can't Get New Trial On Fraud Charges
• Rothstein Feeder Fund Slaps Insurance Broker With $63M Suit
• Baseball Legend Licensing Fight Needs A Pause, Court Told
• Storm-Damaged Businesses Need Environmental 'Baselines'
• Economy Conditions Complicate Business Interruption Claims
• The Role Legal Finance Can Play In Firm Year-End Collections
• Holland & Knight Inks $5M Deal To End Malpractice Claims
• Fla. Pulls License From Nursing Home Where 9 Died After Irma
• Ga. Landowners Take Transco Pipeline Fight To 11th Circ.
• Florida Strip Clubs Can't Duck Models' False Ad Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Wells, Museum Center Corp., Blatteis
• Miami Woman Gets 4 Years For Spa Silicone Injection Scheme
• CONMEBOL Escapes Soccer Tournament Bribery Suit
• Trivest Closes Latest Family-Owned Fund At $600M
• Fla. Doctor Gets 8 Years For Role In $4.8M Medicare Fraud
• EEOC, Darden Unit Trade Barbs About Sanctions In Bias Row
• 8th Circ. Dismissal Warrants Toss Of Breach Suit: Scottrade
• O'Melveny, DLA Steer $100M Deal For Braves Florida Facility
• Considerations For Competitors Collaborating Post-Hurricane
• 'Per-Doc' Pricing Can Improve Document Review
• Fla. Building Code Improvements A Bright Spot During Irma
• Irma Claims Total More Than $2B So Far In Florida
• 'Whoomp! (There It Is)': A Deal To End Song Rights Row
• We Must Protect Consumers From Illegal Debt Collectors
• Split NLRB Says Rebar Co. Has To Answer Union's Inquiry
• Insurer Wants Provider List Kept Secret In Fla. Contract Fight
• Condos, Insurer Debate 'Collapse' Meaning In Coverage Row
• Real Estate Rumors: Related, Terra, Equity Commonwealth
• Fla. Utility Sued Over 'Storm Charge' After Irma Outages
• 11th Circ. Upholds Harassment Verdict Against Cooling Co.
• Worker Must Have Meant To Deceive For Bias Suit To Be Nixed
• Real Estate Rumors: Bridge Investment, RWN, Exeter
• Fla. Pharmacist, Staffer Convicted For $30M Tricare Fraud
• Stanford Ponzi Scheme Receiver Battles Ex-GC For Records
• Boxing Promoter Slams Fla. Gym's Dismissal Bid In IP Suit
• Fla. Atty Says Lender Didn't Allege Actual Harm In EB-5 Row
• Fla. Justices Give Employers Ammo For Noncompete Fights
• Buchanan, Doctor Settle Suit Over Arena Football Team Buy
• Fla. Court Upholds $12M Punitive Damages In Tobacco Case
• High Court Urged To Tune In To Satellite-Cable Tax Row
• Tenn. Exec Argues Over Jurisdiction In Fla. Time-Share Suit
• Fla. Hospital Takes Med Mal Arbitration Bid To High Court
• Fight Over Diamond Funds Won't Go Back To State Court
• Attys For Ace TCPA Class Rip Protest Of $2.9M Fees
• Are Opioids The New Tobacco?
• A Guide To The Executive Branch Official Nomination Process
• Fowler White Burnett Adds Tax, Maritime Shareholders
• Fla. Justices Say Home Health Referral Sources Are Protected
• Fla. Medical Group's Ex-CFO Settles FCA Charges For $100K
• 11th Circ. Won't Rehear Atty's Bid To Avoid Essay Sanction
• 11th Circ. Won't Rethink Search By Officers Using A Ruse
• Alcon Fights Bid For Docs In Contact Lens Antitrust MDL
• Real Estate Rumors: Joshua Harris, Capital One, Falcone
• Class Rep Asks 11th Circ. To Uphold $2.5M Jimmy Choo Deal
• $2.1M Deal Over Fla. Prisoners' Hernia Surgeries Gets OK
• Insurer Hit In Stock-Drop Suit Over Execs' Hidden Legal Woes
• 11th Circ. Says No New Trial For Ponzi Schemer
• West Palm Beach Sues Federal Gov't Over Road Extension
• 8 Key Insurance Coverage Considerations For Harvey, Irma
• UnitedHealth Blasts Dialysis Co.'s Bid To Toss Fraud Suit
• Gov't Witness Spars With Prosecutor At Menendez Trial
• After Storms, Senators Move Stalled Telecom Disaster Bill
• Automation Over-Reliance A Factor In Tesla Crash, NTSB Says
• Fla. Sheriff Sued Over Warrant Checks At Hurricane Shelters
• Fla. Courthouses Weather Irma With Minimal Damage
• Waffle House Serves Up Plan To Combine Job-Screening Suits
• Managing Flood Risk When '1,000-Year' Floods Seem Common
• Irma Closes Fla. Law Offices, Courts, But BigLaw Soldiers On
• Jimmy Choo Wants 11th Circ. To Keep $2.5M Customer Deal
• Atty, Law Firm Rip Diamond Resorts Suit Over 'Secret Sauce'
• Cohen Milstein Wants Fees From $360M Hospital Antitrust Suit
• Antitrust Org Tells 11th Circ. Airline Fee Win Spurs Collusion
• Why More Global Giants Are Renouncing Their HQs
• Where The Global 20 Are Bolstering Their Ranks
• Law360 Reveals The Global 20 Firms Of 2017
• Global Firms Snap Up India Work With Liberalization In Limbo
• Firms Stay The Course On London Growth Amid Brexit Haze
• The Environmental Impact Of Hurricanes: From Sandy To Irma
• Doc Says Anti-SLAPP Law Can't Sink Defamation Suit
• 11th Circ. Revives Auto Body Shops' Antitrust Claims
• Justices Asked To Hear Fla. Island Property Rights Case
• Hotel IT Firm Says Travelers Must Defend Data Breach Claim
• Fla. Judge Acquits Miami Woman Of Fraud Just Before Irma
• Congress Votes To Avoid Gov't Shutdown, Send Hurricane Aid
• How Collaboration Is Changing Inside Some Law Firms
• Disney Wants Discrimination Suit Axed, For Good This Time
• 11th Circ. Upholds Ala. Cop's Win In Pregnancy, FMLA Case
• 4 Ways Hurricane Irma May Affect Florida Real Estate Deals
• Senate Passes Hurricane Aid, Gov't Funding Extension Bill
• Aman Resorts Involuntary Bankruptcy Saga Draws Judge's Ire
• Real Estate Rumors: REIT First Industrial, HNA, Lennar
• BJ's Can't Force Arbitration In Florida Sales Tax Suit
• Fla. Bar Prez Tells Attys To Lend A Legal Hand In Irma's Wake
• J&J Defends Privileged Docs In Contact Lens Antitrust MDL
• DHS Won't Enforce Immigration Laws In Areas Hit By Irma
• DC Circ. Ruling Could Change Pipeline Review Procedure
• 2 Litigation Trends Offer Guidance On TCPA Compliance
• Lambda Legal Asks Supreme Court To Settle Gay Bias Split
• Trump Taps 16 For Judiciary, Including Ex-Jones Day Atty
• Volkswagen, BMW Accused Of Unfair Dealer Practices In Fla.
• Chiquita Must Show DOJ Docs In Colombia MDL Probes
• Atty's Ex-Counsel Targeting Him In Suit Dodges DQ Again
• Pineapple Grower Tells 11th Circ. Award Wrongly Confirmed
• Real Estate Rumors: Gap, SL Green, Florida Community Bank
• Quicken Loans Can't Hang Up On TCPA Suit, Suit Says
• Consumers Ask For Cert. In Cruise Co. TCPA Suit
• SEC Bans Attorney For Trading On Cooperman Info
• Shareholder, Atty Clash In Energy Co. Bankruptcy Row
• Trump Taps Lawyers For EPA GC, Water Office Jobs
• Patient's Family Asks Fla. High Court To Take Up Case
• ARB Affirms Dismissal Of H-2B Suit Against Carnival Co.
• Flyers Ask 11th Circ. To Reverse Delta Win In Bag-Fee Suit
• Metals Dealers CEO Must Face Contempt Bid Over Restitution
• Fla. Justices Won't Rethink Slot Machine Permit Denial
• Fla. Judge Shuns Gilstrap's Venue Test, Moves Patent Case
• Saul Ewing, Arnstein & Lehr Merger Yields 15-Office Firm
• Cox Seeks Arbitration, Dismissal In Used Car Antitrust Fight
• Ex-Atty Gets More Than 3 Years In Embezzlement Scheme
• States Vs. Uncle Sam: Federal Bonds As Unclaimed Property
• Jury Convicts Woman Of ID Theft After Hotel Spending Spree
• Telecom Co. CenturyLink Hit With TCPA Suit Over Robocalls
• Fla. High Court Rejects RJ Reynolds' Appeal Of $37M Award
• Marshall Islands Ship Owner Says Fla. Co. Must Pay Award
• Chiquita Plaintiffs Can't Get Evidence From Colombia Probes
• EEOC, Darden Must Brief Bad Faith Role In Sanctions Bid
• Consumers Can't Partially Revoke TCPA Consent, Bank Says
• Real Estate Rumors: United Overseas Bank, Yahoo, JMG
• Honda Reaches $605M Deal To Exit Takata Air Bag MDL
• Menendez Trial To Test Line Between Friendship, Corruption