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Florida - October, 2018

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• Consumer Sent To Drawing Board On Tainted Drug Claims
• Fla. Utility Can't Move Irma Outages Suit To State Regulator
• Ex-Venezuelan Oil Exec Pleads Guilty In $1.2B Fraud Scheme
• AIG Unit Needn't Cover Medical Service Co. Harassment Suits
• Security Co. Says It's Owed $4.5M For Harvey, Irma Patrols
• Fla. Gov. Rebuts High Court Ruling On 3 Justice Appointments
• Tesla Sued Over Fla. Driver's Crash While Using Autopilot
• Day Pitney To Merge With S. Fla. Litigation Firm
• Morgan & Morgan Must Pay $5M For Bungling Med Mal Case
• Real Estate Rumors: TA Realty, Flip, Square Mile
• Airbnb Tax Suit Remanded To Florida State Court
• What FINRA Stats Tell Us About Elder Abuse Claims
• Fla. Gov. Taps Carlton Fields Partner As County Court Judge
• Tenn. Co. Ex-Driver Wants Class Cert. In COBRA Notice Row
• Defendants Can't Be Held To Impossible Discovery Standards
• Bitcoin Funder Sanctioned For Deleting Emails In Fraud Case
• Miami Judge Now Also Faces Suspension For Hotel Stays
• Kirkland, Wachtell Steer WH Smith's $198M Airport Retail Buy
• Protecting Law Firm Talent At Both Ends
• More Concerns Raised About Compliance At Broward Health
• Marriott Seeks Quick Win In Workers' COBRA Notice Suit
• Badia Takes On Rival In Battle Over 'Sazón Completa' Mark
• TD Ameritrade Unit Fights Cert. In Options Liquidation Suit
• Spirit Not On Board With Passengers' Bag-Fee Fraud Claims
• Real Estate Rumors: BridgeInvest, Rohatyn, Popular Bank
• Woodbridge's Ch. 11 Plan Gets Confirmed In Delaware
• Bank Of America Wants Out Of Ponzi Scheme Class Action
• Ex-Banker Gets 10 Years In Venezuelan Money Laundering
• Fla. Med Spa Hit With $5M TCPA Suit Over Text Messages
• Wendy Olson Talks Twin Falls, Tribes, Private Practice
• Prospects For Tax Policy In A Divided Post-Election Congress
• Tampa Construction Contracts Must Address Labor Shortages
• Fowler White May Be Sanctioned Over Retaining Epstein Docs
• Fla. Motorists Signal For Class Cert. In Ticket Fee Suit
• 12 Firms To Guide Six IPOs Raising $468M Amid Dicey Market
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Taser's $7.6M Default Win In IP Row
• Telecom Infrastructure Co. Dycom Hit With Stock-Drop Suit
• Security Co. Hacker Must Serve 7 Years, 11th Circ. Says
• Fla. Developer Inks $600M Deal For Work On Luxury Tower
• Driver Challenges Fla. PIP Statute In Class Action
• Federated Law Group Sued Over Collection Letters Language
• Real Estate Rumors: Capital One, Cornell, Codina
• Tampa Bay Rays Urge Judge To Put A Stop To TCPA Suit
• 11th Circ. Orders New Trial Over Incontinence IP Fraud
• Judging A Book: Brown Reviews 'Dangerous Leaders'
• Fla. High Court OKs Victims' Rights, Judges Ballot Proposal
• Excessive Attys' Fee Bids Can Backfire, Judges Say
• Real Estate Rumors: Praedium, Chaim Nortman, Wells Fargo
• Miami Apt. Owners Can Seek Punitive Damages In Airbnb Suit
• Enviros Say Fla. Gov.'s Conflicts Bar Power Plant Vote
• Ex-Univ. Of Miami Coach Says He's Owed $3M Separation Pay
• Dish Wins $90M In SetTV Set-Top Box Subscription Scheme
• 2 Firms Guide PE-Backed ADT In $317.5M Red Hawk Buy
• Breaking The Rules: 3 Ways To 'Lead' A Direct Examination
• Contract Suit Against Fla. Timeshare Exit Team Survives
• Wrong Jury Instructions Nix Safeco's Win In Crash Row
• Bressler Amery Launches Cannabis Practice In Fla., NJ
• Ga. Judge Pauses Electronic Voting Suit For Appeal
• Decision Imminent On Woodbridge Ch. 11 Confirmation
• Jury Awards $2.8M To Man Injured By Underinsured Driver
• Delta, JetBlue Want Out Of Consumer Trip Insurance Suits
• Real Estate Rumors: Estate Investment, Savanna, Mishorim
• How Florida's Proposed Amendments Would Affect Taxpayers
• Fla. Hotel's Website Lacks Accessibility Info, Suit Says
• Customer Defends Spam Suit Against Car Cos., Broadcaster
• Real Estate Rumors: Landesbank, Belmont, CenterPoint
• Mednax Can't Escape Aetna's $50M Overbilling Claims In Pa.
• ICE Officer Sues Over 'Terrorist' Remarks, Sex Harassment
• Benefits Firms Want Out Of Suit Over Pension Termination
• Don't Toss Suit Over Miami-Dade ICE Detentions, Court Urged
• Rental Car Co. Exposes Credit Card Info, Consumer Claims
• Former Fla. Attorney Charged In 'Pump And Dump' Scheme
• Fla. Atty Suspended 1 Year For Disparaging Judges
• FCC's 5G Regs Deepen Old Divide For Some States, Cities
• Clients Win Cert. In Raymond James Secret Commission Suit
• 2 NYC, Fla. Hotel Websites Don't Give ADA Info, Suits Say
• Fla. Justices Rip Ex-Palm Beach Judge For Campaign Smears
• 11th Circ. Reopens E-Book Fair Use Suit Against GSU
• Titanic Artifacts' Chapter 11 Sale Gets Court's OK
• Real Estate Rumors: AvalonBay, Kramer, Commerz Real
• Evidence Violation Doesn't Nix Tax Fraud Verdict: 11th Circ.
• Florida Supreme Court Aims To Expand Bad Faith Standards
• 2 Insurers Exit $1.3M Construction Defect Coverage Row
• Emerging Trends In State And Local Equal Pay Efforts
• Couple Sues Accounting Firm Over Woodbridge Ponzi Losses
• Fla. Pharmacy Hit With False Claims Suit Over Kickbacks
• Customer Seeks Class Approval In Raymond James Fee Suit
• 11th Circ. Won't Stop Deportation Of Honduran Woman
• Jay Peak Receiver, Ex-Owner Ink Deal In $350M EB-5 Suit
• Need Litigation Finance? Don't Skip These 5 Steps
• 11th Circ. Says Ga. Can't Copyright State Code Annotations
• Real Estate Rumors: Belmont, NYC Labor Office, Coastline
• Ex-Trump Aide Adds Podcast Host To $100M Gizmodo Suit
• Battle Brews Over Atty's Admission In Woodbridge Ch. 11
• Ex-J&J Employee Says She Was Fired For Whistleblowing
• $1M In Hotel Damage Wasn't Due To Hurricane, Insurer Says
• Jailed Fla. Atty Turned Wannabe Drug Informant Disbarred
• Real Estate Rumors: WeWork, Impulsive, Casey Wasserman
• Burger King Workers Invoke Adam Smith In No-Poach Row
• Citibank IDs Garnished Accounts In Wine Co. Investor Row
• Hinshaw Targets Fla. Health Prowess With Wilson Elser Hire
• Horizon Wants DLA Piper DQ'd In Hemophilia Treatment Row
• A State Of Flux For Derivative Actions In Florida
• EPA's New Approach To Interstate Air Pollution Under CAA
• HIG Growth Grabs $970M For Latest Investment Fund
• NY Times Urges Judge To Unseal Docs In Trump Dossier Row
• Royal Caribbean Can't Escape Suit Over Passenger's Death
• A High Court Milestone Stirs Hope Of Gender Parity
• 11th Circ. Says FCA Relator Barred From Forfeiture Case
• Katten, GrayRobinson Steer $275M Baggage Delivery Co. Deal
• Brazilian Who Owes $500K Arbitral Award Can Be Sued In Fla.
• Creditors Say Fla. Insurance Co. Fraudulently Dumped Assets
• Construction Cos. Claim No Relation To $2.5M Tax Liability
• We Don't 'Rubber Stamp' Gov't On Immigration, 11th Circ. Says
• FCC Deregulation Hobbling Hurricane Recovery, Group Says
• Real Estate Rumors: TPA, Thor, New Wave Loans Residential
• Baker McKenzie Chooses Florida For New Legal Services Hub
• 4th Circ., Fla. Court Picks Glide Through Sparse Hearing
• Assignment Of Benefits Faces A New Hurdle In Florida
• Lens Makers Look To Nix Price-Fixing Claims From MDL
• Netflix Wants Author's 'Narcos' Copyright Suit Tossed
• Ex-Foley Partner Disbarred In Fla. For Insider Trading
• Florida Policy Won't Cover NJ Car Crash, Court Says
• A Holistic Approach To Client Retention
• Hard Rock Says It 'Did The Right Thing' By Dropping TM Suit
• The Path To Becoming A Supreme Court Advocate
• Debt Collector's Attys Warned Over Bid To Ditch FDCPA Suit
• Ex-Trump Aide Says Gizmodo 'Ruined His Life' In $100M Suit
• A Chat With Allens Pricing Chief Pier D'Angelo
• Class Arbitrability Questions After 11th Circ. JPay Ruling
• 21st Century Oncology Gets Stipulated Dismissal of FCA Suit
• Fla. High Court Rejects Law That Mandated Daubert Standard
• Miami Dolphins Sued Over Stadium Injury
• Gender Disparity At The High Court: How Top Law Firms Measure Up
• Pipeline Co. Wants $1.5M In Atty Fees For Frivolous Suit
• DOJ Charges Florida Men with $1B Telemedicine Fraud Scam
• Co. Bids To Keep CVS Unit From Clients In Trade Secrets Row
• Real Estate Rumors: Midtown Capital, McSam, City National
• Fla. Asset Manager Denies Propping Up Fake Hedge Fund
• Concessionaire Slams Rays' 'Abusive' Discovery Requests
• Ala. Officials Can't Duck Workers' Retirement Suit At 11th Circ.
• Energy Drink Falsely Touts Nutritional Supplements, Suit Says
• Drivers Urge Court To Keep Economic Claims In Air Bag Case
• Wabtec Seeks To Block Siemens From Accessing Train Tech
• Fla. Gov. Can't Name 3 Justices To High Court On Final Day
• State Tax Codes Can Help Mitigate Poverty
• Will The Future Of The Supreme Court Bar Be Female?
• Supreme Court Women: A Vet & 1st-Timer Talk Gender Disparity
• 3 Firms Steer $35B Harris-L3 Technologies Tie-Up
• Flag Football League Says Upstart Is Stealing Its Brand
• Del Monte Veggie Trays Caused Outbreak, Customer Claims
• Feds Assert Ownership Of Island In Key West Harbor
• Wine Co. Shareholder Can't Ax Writ In Award Row, Court Told
• Fla. Consumer Slams Firm With Debt Collection Class Suit
• Synovus, Fla. Bank Owe Info On $2.9B Deal, Investor Says
• ADT Hit With Stock-Drop Suit Over SEC Disclosures
• Health Hires: Insys, Ex-US Atty, Katten, Kasowitz, Dechert
• Woodbridge Property Investors Take Issue With Ch. 11 Plan
• Developer Tied To Kushner Accused Of $99M EB-5 Scheme
• Real Estate Rumors: Vanbarton, Mill Creek, Cornell Realty
• The ABA Was Dead Wrong About Model Rule 8.4(g)
• Experts Highlight Real Estate's Key Role In Fla. Pot Market
• Ex-Royal Bank Of Canada Unit Fights Cert. In Overdraft MDL
• Airline Contractor Sues Supplier Over Banned Hand Sanitizer
• Real Estate Rumors: AHS, Fisher, Bill Ussery Motors
• 11th Circ. OKs Nurse's 5-Year Sentence For Patient ID Theft
• The Supreme Court Should Become Boring
• More Automation Means Less Busy Work For Legal Teams
• Back To School: BC's Kent Greenfield Talks Corporate Law
• Fugitive Ex-Fla. Atty Pleads Guilty To $21M Fraud Scheme
• Juul Marketed To Minors, Hid Nicotine Levels, E-Cig User Says
• Winston Guides $350M Sale Of SlimFast To Glanbia
• Fontainebleau Hotel Sued By Guests Alleging Sexual Assault
• Senior Dem Says VA Stonewalling Mar-A-Lago Trio Probe
• Fla. Gas Station Worker's OT Suit Heads To Trial
• No Commission On $75M Fla. Land Deal, Appeals Court Says
• Enviros Ask Ga. Court To Uphold EPA, Army Corps Water Rule
• EEOC Didn't Serve Us, Can't Sue Us: Fla. Senate
• Cruise Line Must Litigate Wrongful Death Suit, Court Told
• Raymond James Can't Ditch Secret Commission Class Action
• Real Estate Rumors: Alexandria, Atlantic Pacific, Fidelity
• Fla. Court OKs No-Bid Sale For Beckham's Miami Stadium
• Kavanaugh Cannot Be Compelled To Recuse Himself
• Let Phone Cos. Do More To Block Robocalls, AGs Tell FCC
• Disney Wants 11th Circ. To Rehear Autism Accessibility Row
• Westgate Suit Against 'Timeshare Exit' Firm Moves Forward
• Ex-Marks Paneth Accountant Charged In $2M IP Scheme
• DOT Aims To Dump Fla. Counties' Bid To Bar $1.15B Rail Line
• BuzzFeed Says Russian Exec In Dossier Row Is Public Figure
• Law Firms Battle Over 'Ever Argued With A Woman?' Slogan
• PE Firm Says Arbitrator Conflict Tainted Fight Over $70M Deal
• Fla. Car Dealer Cuts Deal To End TCPA Class Action
• Real Estate Rumors: FPA, Pentaurus, Mautner-Glick
• Knowledge Management: An Unsung Hero Of Legal Innovation
• Outside Whistleblowers Key To $625M Amerisource FCA Deal
• Westminster, CVS Sold Bad Thyroid Tablets, Class Suit Says
• Ex-Racetrack Exec Tells 11th Circ. $5M Judgment Is 'Punitive'
• Real Estate Rumors: Thor, Warehouse Goods, Fla. Hotel
• Lionbridge Investors Get Cert. In Revived $360M Merger Suit
• American Airlines Sues Travel Services Co. For Infringement
• Atty Looks To Check Out Of Timeshare-Exit Contract Suit
• TD Ameritrade Clients Want Cert. In Options Liquidation Row
• Counties Seek 9th Circ. Revival Of VW Emissions Claims
• Judge Prunes Investor Suit Against Ocwen Over Compliance
• 'Bad Moms' TM Fight Heats Up With Sanctions Bid
• Fla. Justices Undo Attys' Fees Ruling Over Settlement Offer
• State Farm Made Robocalls, Ignored No-Call List: Suit
• Winn-Dixie Seeks Reversal Of Major Web Accessibility Ruling
• Dems Propose Body Cams For DHS, Securing Immigrants' Info
• Aruba Airline Passengers Seek Cert. In Exit Fee Suit
• 11th Circ. Affirms Ex-Mutual Benefits Atty's 10-Year Sentence
• Becker & Poliakoff Lands Partner Trio In Fla. Offices
• $4.3M Engle Sanctions May Fund Ethics Training, Legal Aid
• Couple Asks 2nd Circ. To Rethink Tax Residency Ruling
• Darden Wins Bid For Arbitrator To Decide Forum For Bias Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Priderock, Invesco, Welltower
• Fighting ADA Website Suits, Without Federal Guidance
• Tobacco Cos. Can't Duck Damages In Engle Suit, Judge Says
• Fla. Judge To Block Medical Marijuana Rules
• Fla. Restaurateurs Admit To Harboring Unauthorized Workers
• Developer Improperly Paid Fact Witnesses, Fla. Justices Hear
• PTAB Mostly Upholds Image Edit Patent In $4M Samsung Suit
• Airline Must Face Passenger's 'Severe Turbulence' Injury Suit
• Royal Caribbean Faces 6-Figure Verdict For Ice-Skating Injury
• Levi & Korsinsky Trying To 'Derail' Merger Offer Suit: Investors
• 11th Circ. Upholds $6.3M Godiva Credit Card Settlement
• Skip The New 'Civility Courses' And Think Like A Lawyer
• Fla. Developer Lands $558M Loan For Luxury Development
• Real Estate Rumors: Fortress, Extell, Trump Group
• Why Law Firms Should Monitor The Dark Web
• Toyota Distributor Wants Out Of Defective HVAC Suit
• Fla. Attys Fend Off Partnership Breach Suit, Win Sanctions
• Telco Not Shown Insolvent At Time Of Transfer, 11th Circ. Says
• Prologis Sells $1.1B Property Portfolio To Mapletree
• 11th Circ. Weighs Injury Threshold For Texts In TCPA Suit
• Startup Seeks Fee Award For Hard Rock's Failed TM Case
• US Accuses Indian Co. Of Tech Scam Targeting Seniors
• Real Estate Rumors: Fla. Home, Cockroach Labs, Knickpoint
• Spam Text Suit Defendants Want Nationwide Claims Axed
• Does Rule 45 Protect Nonparties From Undue Burden?
• Fla. Justices Unsure How To Stop 'Artificial' Judicial Vacancies
• 5.5 Ways To Remove GILTI From Your State Tax Base
• Try Using Neutrals For State Court ESI Disputes
• Amerisource Inks $625M FCA Deal In 'Sham Pharmacy' Row
• BuzzFeed Wants Out Of Russian Exec's Defamation Suit
• High Court Passes On Ex-Commodores Guitarist's TM Suit
• Fla. High Court To Take Hard Look At Judicial Elections
• Execs, Attys Avoid $80M Suit Over Brazilian Investments
• Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone, Wells Fargo, Elion Partners
• High Court Won't Reinstate $30M Verdict Against Fla. Town
• Dollar Rent A Car Beats Class Action Over Toll Fees
• Supreme Court Won't Take Up Medicare Advantage Fight
• Supreme Court Won't Tackle Circuit Split Over FCA Specifics