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Florida - June, 2018

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• Justice Kennedy Leaves Mixed Record On Civil Rights
• Wells Fargo Beats Out Fla. City's Discriminatory Lending Suit
• Judge Inclined To Vacate Nearly $1M Award For Miami Auditor
• Sober Home Owner Gets 3½ Years For Bribes, Fraud
• Real Estate Rumors: Dalan Management, Manny Varas, BP
• Trump Says He Will Announce Supreme Court Nominee July 9
• Feds Get W. Palm Beach's Road Extension Suit Moved To Fla.
• Foley, Kelley Drye Guide $175M NYC Hotel Deal
• Kennedy's Retirement: Legacy, Fallout & The Battle Ahead
• Citrus Grower's Bid For $3M Travelers Coverage Fruitless
• Sedgwick Owes Lease Termination Fee, Miami Landlord Says
• Tax Decisions Bring Challenges And Opportunities To Tribes
• New Stats On Millennial Attorney Disciplinary Actions
• A Midyear Review Of State Attorney General Enforcement
• A Cloud On The Horizon: Trade Secret Theft In The Cloud
• Why The Defense Bar Celebrates Kennedy
• GM Decries Drivers' 'Generic' Claims In Faulty Headlight Suit
• Roberts Becomes True Power As 'Kennedy Court' Ends
• Exactis Sued After Exposure Of 200M Consumers' Info
• Fla. Panel Voids Arbitration Clause In Legal Malpractice Suit
• 11th Circ. Denies NextEra $90M Nuclear Disposal Fee Refund
• Nurse Practitioner Site Says Aggregator Swiped Its Articles
• Ex-Bankrate CFO Cops Plea, Will Pay $21M In Fraud Case
• Fla. Court Affirms Class In Miami Tractor-Trailer Toll Suit
• Insurers Want Out Of Coverage For Drowning At Fla. Park
• Real Estate Rumors: Perkins Coie, Moceri & Roszak, Cofe
• Senate Panel Punts On 3rd, 11th Circ. Picks Over Tariffs
• Delay On Kennedy Replacement 'Ain't Going To Happen': GOP
• From Lawmaker To Lawyer: Prioritizing Is Always Key
• High Court To Tackle Copyright Registration Circuit Split
• From Iqbal To Citizens United: Kennedy's Biggest Decisions
• Life After Kennedy: 1 Big Question, 6 Judges To Watch
• 'Goodbye, Tony!' Justices Bid Farewell To Kennedy
• Lender Can't Claim Rents During Foreclosure, Fla. Court Says
• When Partisan Passion Raged, Kennedy Was The Vote To Get
• Insurers Want Out Of Coverage For Miami Bridge Collapse
• Fla. Retailer Settles TM Suit Over Use Of GQ Magazine Mark
• Fogo De Chão's Miami Beach Building Sells For $15.25M
• Bank Of America Hit With Proposed Ponzi Scheme Class Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: SB, Angelo Gordon, Affordable Housing
• Court OKs Settlement In AAR-DynCorp Trade Secrets Case
• Miami Exotic Dancers Beat Club In Wage Suit, May Get $1.8M
• GOP Kicks Off Race To Confirm Kennedy Replacement
• Facebook, Twitter, Google Reject Blame For Pulse Shooting
• From Lawmaker To Lawyer: How Congress Affected My Career
• Justice Kennedy's Retirement To Upset High Court Balance
• Supreme Court Backs Fla. In Water Fight With Ga.
• Miami Sets Sights Beyond Latin American Arbitrations
• 11th Circ. Reverses NLRB On Employment Agreements
• Ford Wants Fla. Plaintiffs Dropped In Takata MDL
• City Aims To End Tower Project In Deal To Add Builder's Land
• Firm Let Atty Run Around Like He Still Worked There: Suit
• Fla. Atty Seeks High Court Action In Judicial Election Fight
• Ex-Fla. Judge Who Accepted Rays Tickets Faces Suspension
• Cab Cos. Try To Restart Miami Medallion Suit Over Uber, Lyft
• Tennis Player Must Arbitrate Injury Claims Against WTA
• 4 Opioid Suit Coverage Rulings Attorneys Should Know
• From Lawmaker To Lawyer: DC Isn't As Bad As You Think
• High Court Won't Review Processor Liability In FTC Fraud Row
• McDonald's Must Face Trimmed No-Hire Policy Antitrust Suit
• CFPB Loses Confidentiality Challenge Over Ocwen Responses
• Miami Hospital Sold For $30M Out Of Bankruptcy
• Hard Rock Wants To Drop 'RockStar' Hotel TM Suit For Now
• 11th Circ. Revives Injury Suit Against Royal Caribbean
• Fla. Justices Remove Judge Over Campaign Ethics Violations
• Seminoles Urge 11th Circ. For Relief On Fla. Utility Tax
• High Court Won't Review ERISA Time Limit Fight
• High Court Won't Hear Suit Over Telemundo Singing Show
• Ex-Senior Associate Pushes For Sanctions Against Old Firm
• Ex-Pitcher Fights AP's Escape Bid In Defamation Suit
• From Lawmaker To Lawyer: 6 Things I Learned In Congress
• Royal Caribbean Can't Dodge Boy's Sex Assault Suit
• Target Hit With Class Action Calling Potty Trainers Dangerous
• Enviros Push Feds To Review Drilling Impacts On Gulf Species
• Real Estate Rumors: Morguard, Starwood REIT, Aetna
• Privately Backed Rail And Transit Projects To Watch
• Plastic Surgeon Loses Appeal In Bid To Restore License
• Kelley Drye Set Discovery 'Trap' In Contract Row, Telco Says
• Telecom Floats $715K Deal With Workers In OT Row
• Somalis Accusing Feds Of Abuse On Plane Get Class Cert.
• Ex-Pitcher Calls Up Cruise Ship Atty For Defamation Suit
• Dealer Barred From Arbitrating Fla. City Car Contract Row
• Design Firm Escapes Age Bias Suit Over Layoffs
• Real Estate Rumors: Florida Power, EQ Office, Scott McNealy
• Google Urged To Drop Huawei Collab Over Security Concerns
• Fla. Gov. Gets 6 Names For Jacksonville Judicial Seat
• Fla. Judge Decertifies Class In Doorstep Delivery FLSA Suit
• Union Stonewalled Disney Workers On Dues, NLRB Says
• SEC Says Suit Alleging Microcap Schemes Not Time-Barred
• Marketing Co. Owner's Refund Claims Nixed In Tax Shelter Suit
• Rubio Pushes Tough Line On Chinese Tariffs, Tech Sanctions
• Florida Construction Co. Prez, VP Face 20 Years For Fraud
• 'Church Girls' Say Fla. Band Must Atone For Identical Name
• GOP Sen. Blocks Ga. Justice Tapped By Trump For 11th Circ.
• Fla. Investor Cops To Rigging Home Foreclosure Auctions
• Feds, Fla. Carrier Settle Deceptive Marketing Investigation
• BigLaw's Associate Salary Model Is A Relic Of A Bygone Era
• Kirkland, Sidley Guide PE Firm Siris' $2B Internet Co. Buy
• What NFL Should Do About Cheerleader Discrimination Claims
• Fla. Nursing Home's Suspension For Irma Failures Affirmed
• $22M Arbitral Award In Panama Canal Row Upheld
• Shutts & Bowen Adds Akerman, Shook Litigators In Miami
• Fla. Appeals Court Gives Bechtel Win In Asbestos Dispute
• Evoqua Unit Drops $132M On PE-Backed Water Treatment Biz
• Real Estate Rumors: Evercore, Digital Currency, StateTrust
• Judicial Nominees Talk Cocaine, Incest At Bizarre Hearing
• Ocwen Wants Out Of Investment Funds' Compliance Fight
• Wound Care Center Operator Pays $22.5M To Settle FCA Suit
• Fla. Consumer Seeks Class Cert. In Burger King Receipt Suit
• Fla. DEP Approves Permit For Lido Key Beach Renourishment
• 11th Circ. Revives Hooters Website Accessibility Suit
• #MeToo At Law Firms And What We Can Do About It
• Pension Tax Ballot Measure Not Deceiving, Fla. Panel Says
• Real Estate Rumors: Beacon, Grand Peaks, Isaac Schwartz
• Italian Co. Must Face Suit In Fla., Hurt Dancer Tells Justices
• Amazon Accused Of Stiffing Delivery Workers On Overtime
• Ex-Prof Slams For-Profit Law School's Bid To Slip FCA Suit
• Scrutinizing Noncash Settlements In Consumer Class Actions
• A Chat With Holland & Knight CFO Mia Stutzman
• The Best Firms For Minority Equity Partners
• GCs Tackle Law Firm Culture In Diversity Push
• The Hurdles Facing BigLaw's Minority Women
• Knowledge Lawyers Can Help Firms Stay Ahead Of The Curve
• Linkwell Investor Says Execs Waived Attorney-Client Privilege
• Insurance Claims Analysts Granted Cert. In OT Class Action
• Real Estate Rumors: Pebb, Natixis, 13th Floor Homes
• 3 Firms Guide $1.4B Sale Of Rent-A-Center To PE Firm
• In Their Own Words: Minority Partners On Reaching The Top
• Ally Financial Settles Contract Fee Fight For $20M
• Florida Man Wins High Court Battle Over Retaliatory Arrest
• Fla. Coastal Tries To Avert Notice Of ABA Compliance Finding
• The 2018 Law360 Diversity Snapshot
• Insights From State AG Coordinated Opioid Investigation
• Minority Lawyers On Why They Left BigLaw
• Law360's Diversity Snapshot: By The Numbers
• Taking On The 'Petri Dish' Of BigLaw Bias
• The Best Firms For Minority Attorneys
• Law360's Pro Say: What BigLaw Should Do About Diversity
• Hi-Tech Deserves $40M Sanctions, FTC Tells 11th Circ.
• Letter For Defendant Spells Trouble For Miami-Dade Judge
• EPA Promises To Ensure Lead Paint Inspectors Are Trained
• Conrad & Scherer Owe Ex-Client $20M, Fla. Judge Says
• Consumers Rip Car Dealer's Late Bid To Trim TCPA Class
• Ex-NFLer Wins Fight With League Over Disability Benefits
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, Shearman, Simpson
• Quicken Slams 'Repeat' TCPA Plaintiff's Suit In Dismissal Bid
• Real Estate Rumors: Walgreens, KKR, Trammell Crow
• An Unprecedented Look Inside The FARA Unit
• Miami Beach Hotel Accused Of Seizing Control Of Operations
• Aetna Hit With Class Suit Over Wilderness Therapy Coverage
• Ticket-Fighting App Tells Fla. Justices It's Not Practicing Law
• Health Hires: Honigman, Arnold & Porter, GrayRobinson
• Seminoles Seek Quick Win Against IHS Over Health Funding
• Options For Failing Marijuana Cos. And Their Creditors
• Citi To Pay States $100M For Libor Rigging
• GEICO Customers Get Quick Win In Car Tax Payment Suit
• Ex-NFLers' Tax Credit Scheme Suit Against Chuhak Trimmed
• Real Estate Rumors: WeWork, Google, Robbins Property
• Shareholder Suit Against Rayon Co. Moved From Tenn. To Fla.
• Fla. Justices Urged To Stay Out Of Public Records Dispute
• Trump Pick For Okla. Judgeship Advances Over Dems' Gripes
• Why Lawyers Shouldn't Accept Fees In Cryptocurrency: Part 2
• Skadden Reps Royal Caribbean In $1B Silversea Cruises Buy
• Curious Case Of The Class Cert. Evidentiary Standard: Part 2
• 11th Circ. Again Won't Toss Medicare Fraud Conviction
• Related Group Wants Ball Janik DQ'ed In Defect Litigation
• Fla. Jury Awards Deaf Costco Worker $775K In Disability Row
• Renter Slams 'Absurd' Dismissal Bid In Avis Insurance Row
• Sens. Question If SEC Official Abused Role In Remarks To Citi
• Photo Co. Fights to Keep Suit Over Melania Pics Alive
• Curious Case Of The Class Cert. Evidentiary Standard: Part 1
• From The 1st Billboards To '3 Billboards': A Legal Evolution
• Why Lawyers Shouldn't Accept Fees In Cryptocurrency: Part 1
• Miami Pop Artist Must Pay Rent While Fighting Lease
• Consumers Say Miami Airport 'Exit Fees' Suit Belongs In Fla.
• Feds Seek Actions To Force Fla. Clinic To Pay Future Taxes
• ABA Revokes Accreditation From For-Profit Ariz. Law School
• CFTC Says Fla. Woman Stole $870K In Precious Metals Fraud
• SEC Claims Fla. Couple Defrauded Investors In Shopping App
• Fla. Judge Urges Takata MDL Attys To Pick Up The Pace
• Locke Lord Adds FINRA Arbitrator, Greenberg Traurig Alum
• Highway Trust Fund Is Out Of Gas — Time For Mileage Fees
• US Extradites Ex-Panama Prez To Face Criminal Charges
• 11th Circ. Revives Expropriation Suit Against Venezeula
• Fla. Judge Halts Nominations For Jacksonville Judge Seat
• Drug Cos. Unleash Opioid MDL Counterattacks
• Agent Sues For Commission On Spurs Player's $94.3M Deal
• New Fla. Bar Prez Will Focus On Criminal Justice Reform
• Ga., 10 Others Win Injunction Over Clean Water Act Rule
• Real Estate Rumors: 601W, Rose Associates, FCP
• Nelson Mullins Will Merge With Fla. Firm Broad And Cassel
• The Fight Against NPEs, 1 Year After TC Heartland
• Pa. Atty Again Loses Bid For Review Of Disbarment In Fla.
• Sequor Law Picks Up 2 Bankruptcy Attys From GrayRobinson
• 11th Circ. Won't Rethink Delta, AirTran Bag-Fee Ruling
• CBP Fabricated Docs To Deport Gay Asylum Seeker, Suit Says
• Miami Judge's Ethics Case Over Hotel Stays Will Be Revisited
• Fla. Panel Rejects Class Bid In Red-Light Camera Case
• Impediments To Legal Industry's 'Inevitable' Future: Part 2
• Miami-Dade Says Marlins Are 'Obfuscating' In $1.2B Sale Row
• Real Estate Rumors: NYC Holiday Inn, NES, Florida Power
• Fla. High Court Rejects 30-Day Suspension For Racial Slurs
• Tennis Player Wants $10M Injury Suit Back In State Court
• Limited Comfort For Corporate Defendants Post-LabMD Ruling
• Car Dealer Aims To Narrow Class In TCPA Suit Over Texts
• Pulse Shooting Survivors Sue Club Security, Orlando Police
• Immigration Judges May Waive Inadmissibility, 11th Circ. Says
• Fla. Hotel Hit With Class Action Over Automatic Gratuities
• FTC Facing Data Security Conundrum Post-LabMD
• Trump Taps Family Court Judge For Top Miami Prosecutor Job
• Diamond Resorts Suit Against Law Firm Will Remain In Fla.
• 2nd Circ. Axes Arbitrator Bias Ruling In Reinsurance Row
• Fla. Justices Split On Judge-Atty Facebook Friendships
• Impediments To Legal Industry's 'Inevitable' Future: Part 1
• Fla. Judge Can Remain On Cases Of Election Opponent's Firm
• Miami Gets Injunction In Spat With Fire, Police Unions
• Conrad & Scherer Says Atty Perjured Himself In Chiquita MDL
• Fla. High Court Asked To Restore $20M Engle Verdict
• Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone, Gazit-Globe, Kendall Int'l
• FTC Wins Injunction In False Google Agent Suit
• Fla. Attorneys Risk Sanctions In Clash Over ADA Cases
• RJR Can Hold Off On $38M Award To Smoker's Kin, For Now
• $2.7M Irma Coverage Row Must Be Arbitrated, Court Hears
• Greenspoon Marder Snags Miami Mayor From Carlton Fields
• 11th Circ. Frees LabMD From FTC Data Security Order
• Fla. Bar Says Case Law Shows TIKD Is Unlicensed Practice
• Ex-MLB Pitcher Says AP, ESPN Defamed Him And His Lab Co.
• Venezuela's Oil Co. Slips Contempt, Attys Dinged In Bribe Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Greenland, Baskir Capital, Waterton
• Feds Try To Force Tax Preparers' Depositions In Fraud Case
• 18 NY, NJ Pension Plans Duped Danish Gov't, Suit Says
• Miami Marlins Buyers Ask To Duck ERISA Rules After Sale
• Smoker's Estate Asks Fla. Court To Reverse RJR Win
• Fla. Man Gets 2 Years For Exporting Munitions To Russia
• 11th Circ. Upholds Tax Ruling Against Fla. Tribe Member
• Fla. DOT's No-Bid Patent Deal Gets Nod From Appeals Court
• States Backing Census Citizenship Query Wade Into NY Fight
• MasTec Inks $500M Contract To Help PR Restore Power
• Wine Co. Shareholder Must Hand Investor $29M, Judge Says
• Atty's 17 Years For Stock Scheme Was Proper, Feds Say
• Real Estate Rumors: Strategic Properties, TNW Capital, E&A
• Injured Royal Caribbean Worker Wins $20M Verdict
• Press Privilege Defense OK'd For BuzzFeed In Dossier Suit
• NY Property Developer Nabs 3 Orlando Hotels For $81M
• Why Widespread Use Of Live Video Testimony Is Not Justified
• Justices Back Bankruptcy Protections For Dishonest Debtors
• 7 Fla. Residents Sentenced For Money-Laundering Plot
• Monster Energy Targets Fla. Bike Shop In TM Suit
• Miami Marlins Move Ex-Cheerleader's OT Suit To Fed. Court
• 11th Circ. Revives Race Bias Suit Against Auto Parts Maker
• Fla. Plan Swaps Prison Visits For Video Chats, Groups Say
• 11th Circ. Modifies CSX's Sales Tax Win, Again
• Judging A Book: Wallach Reviews 'Uncivil Warriors'