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Florida - January, 2019

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• Panel Leans Toward Valsartan MDL, But Grapples With Scope
• Abilify MDL Plaintiffs Ordered To Defend Their Cases
• Maryland Leads Race To Host Marriott Data Breach MDL
• Feds Urge Guilty Verdict For Ex-Pharma CEO In $100M Fraud
• Harris Eyes Night Vision Biz Sale To Clear $35B L3 Merger
• Catalina Marketing's Ch. 11 Plan OK'd In Delaware
• Carnival Consumers Seek 11th Circ. Appeal In Insurance Row
• Makeup Seller Claims Standing To Sue Kardashians Over TM
• Real Estate Rumors: Investcorp, Rampante, SL Green
• What Lawyers Can Do To Prevent And Combat Burnout
• Full 11th Circ. To Revisit Suit Calling Ala. Wage Law Racist
• The Laterals Audit: Tax Attorney Moves In January
• Tire Dealer NTB Accused Of Flouting Sales Registration Law
• Public Policy Defense Rarely Bars Arbitral Award Enforcement
• Fox's 'Battle Angel' Infringes Florida Co.'s IP, Suit Says
• Real Estate Rumors: Toys R Us Store, Junius, Willis
• Fla. Court Says No Attys' Fees For Referral Without Set Deal
• Drivers Lose Suit Claiming Tires Were Defectively Designed
• CSX Settles Suit Over Film Worker's Death After $4M Award
• Walgreens Worker Asks Justices To Hear Religious Bias Row
• Fruit Grower Fights In 11th Circ. For Bid To Toss $32M Award
• Atty Found Guilty In $12M Cannabis Stock Fraud Plot
• Hunton Andrews Beats Disqualification Bid In Crash Suit
• The Latest Developments In Antitrust Class Certification
• Skadden-Led Virgin Trains On Track For $510M IPO
• Employer Insights From 11th Circ. Disability Bias Ruling
• Securus Calls Fla. Corrections Deal A $150M 'Slush Fund'
• Opko Shareholder Says CEO's Scandal Sent Stocks To 'Abyss'
• Real Estate Rumors: Baptist Health, Turnbridge, Anaplan
• Condos Win Fees From Insurers After $2.5M Storm-Costs Win
• Miami Judge Suspended 90 Days, Fined $5K For Hotel Stays
• Fluor Sues Duke Energy Over Tapping Of $67M Credit Letter
• Fla. Farm Workers Ask 11th. Circ. To Revive Staffing Fee Row
• Looking Back At The Life Settlements Industry In 2018
• And Now A Word From The Panel: MDL Year In Review
• Mar-a-Lago Chef Says Flagging Harassment Cost Him His Job
• June Trial Set For UK Convict Over Alleged Bar Works Fraud
• Engineers Say Claims Don't Hold Up In Miami Museum Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Carroll, The Wing, Chipotle
• Feds Want FCA Suit Over $21M Kickback Scheme To Proceed
• Fla. Bar Takes Hit In Law License Fight With Traffic Ticket Biz
• Porsche Says Engine Cooling Suit Is Running On Empty
• Connection To US Not Enough For Asylum, 11th Circ. Says
• Fla. Gov. Taps Judge As Secretary Of State After Scandal
• Woodbridge, CEO To Pay $1B To Settle Ponzi Fraud Claims
• Medicare Recoupment Ruling Defies Pro-Provider Trend
• White & Case Adds Partner To Growing Arbitration Practice
• 4 Things To Watch In The Case Against Roger Stone
• Presuit Experts Must Share Specialty In Fla. Med Mal Cases
• Fla. Regulator Can't Shake Pot License Applicant's Suit
• Defendants Press For Sanctions In Venezuela Oil Bribery Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: 3H Group, Trader Joe's, Bank OZK
• Finxact Lands $30M To Boost Cloud-Based Core Banking Biz
• How States Are Forging Ahead With Obamacare
• Trump Adviser Roger Stone Arrested In Russia Probe
• Barr, Slate Of Court Picks Set For Judiciary Panel Vote
• Guatemalan Builder Seeks Nix Of $7M Award In Power Row
• Airbnb, Others Need Not Collect Fla. County's Tourist Tax
• House Members Reintroduce Bipartisan Carbon Tax Bill
• Attorneys Face DQ For Using Privileged Info In Pleadings
• Pair Of Florida Apartment Complexes Trade Hands For $73M
• Real Estate Rumors: WeWork, SL Green, Silver Tree
• Podcaster Wants Out Of Ex-Trump Aide's $100M Gizmodo Suit
• Judge Clears American Airlines' Infringement Suit For Takeoff
• Law Schools Should Be More Like Medical Centers
• Miami Developer Says 'Sham' Bribery Suit Is Defamatory
• BIA Must Revisit Salvadoran Family's Asylum Bid: 11th Circ.
• AP, ESPN Ask 11th Circ. To End Ex-Pitcher's Defamation Case
• Which Views Will Win In Debate Over National Privacy Regs?
• House Passes Bill Inviting Researchers To Hack State Dept.
• Miami's $1B Plan For MLS Stadium Faces Renewed Challenge
• Real Estate Rumors: Ken Griffin, New York DOT, Casa Hotels
• High Court Urged To Ignore Tobacco Cos.' Rehashed Appeal
• Ex-Fla. AG To Chair Lobbying Firm's DC Compliance Practice
• Hollywood Photog Says Pop Artist Knocked Off His Work
• Comparing Grid Operators' Energy Storage Market Proposals
• 'Shell Factory' Atty Sees Sentence Cut For Helping Feds
• Skin Care Spa Faces $5M TCPA Suit Over Text Messages
• Ex-Hospital Director Pleads Guilty In $1B Health Fraud Case
• Reynolds Settles With Smoker's Widower After $2M Verdict
• Ex-Fla. Governor's General Counsel Rejoins Shutts
• Trial Court To Review Miami Developer's Juror Bribery Claim
• Fla. AG Strikes Deal With Dollar, Thrifty Over Toll Fees
• J&J To Pay States $120M For False Hip Implant Promos
• Courts Are Getting It Right On Litigation Funding Discovery
• Education Department GC Named Fla. Supreme Court Justice
• Nationstar Asks Fla. High Court To Revisit Attys' Fees Case
• Driver Slams State Farm's Bid To Toss Fla. PIP Statute Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Lennar, Baptist Health, Bridge
• Limited's Ch. 11 Trustee Sues Sun Capital Over $42M Transfer
• Sale Of Fugitive's Cos.' Assets OK'd In $7.4M Fraud Case
• Fla. Co. Soured Clients On Ex-Contractor, $110M Suit Says
• How States Are Preparing For The Next Recession
• Health Hires: Norton Rose, K&L Gates, Fox Rothschild
• Settlement Counsel Key For Efficient Mass Tort Resolution
• 5 Fraud Insurance Decisions Sure To Shape 2019
• Royal Caribbean Death Suit Nixed After Plaintiff Rejects Deal
• Fla. Gov. Wants Legislature To Cut Medical Pot Smoking Ban
• Real Estate Rumors: Deutsche Bank, Essence, WeWork
• Catalina Marketing Reaches Deal On $275M DIP Loan
• Diversity's Next Step: Developing Minority Partners
• Iberia Avoids Major Damages In Trial Over Turbulence Injury
• Fla. Atty Accused Of Breaking Into Firm's Office Suspended
• Smoker Finally Gets $27M Judgment Against Philip Morris
• Real Estate Rumors: SME, JP Morgan Asset Management, IDS
• Bill Roundup: H-2B Cap Relief, Heightened Asylum Standards
• Justices Weigh 21st Amendment's Scope In Wine Sales Case
• Drugmakers Aim To Bump Delinquent Plaintiffs In Abilify MDL
• Rubio Proposes Privacy Bill That Overrides State Data Laws
• Fla. Tribe, Member Ask Justices To Rule On Gambling Tax Row
• Dairy Makers Get Tolling Args Tossed From Milk Price Suit
• Becker & Poliakoff Launches Opportunity Zone Practice
• 11th Circ. Won't Send Divorced Man's Kids To Switzerland
• Ex-NFL Player's Bid For Injury Benefits Denied By Fla. Judge
• CBP Escapes Suit Over Falsifying Gay Asylum Seeker's Docs
• Fla. Medical Spa Hit With TCPA Suit Over Unwanted Texts
• Arbitrators And Mediators Should Reflect Society's Diversity
• Oxbow Carbon Must Pay Up In Chancery Records Dispute
• Hunton Andrews DQ Bid Under Fire In Crash Coverage Suit
• 11th Circ. Jettisons NASA Worker's Army Base Injury Award
• Real Estate Rumors: Rilea, Pan Am Equities, LIT Industrial
• Why AFAs Are Key To The Future Of Legal Practice
• Miami Atty Humiliated Ex-Partner, Ethics Complaint Says
• Florida's GrayRobinson Picks Up DC Lobbying Firm
• Group Owes SEC $6.6M In Woodbridge Securities Probe
• 3 Firms Shepherd $275M Deal For PE-Backed AppRiver
• Ex-Bankrate Exec's 5-Year Sentence For $25M Fraud Halved
• 5 Lessons From State AGs' HIPAA Data Breach Suit
• Atty Central To Marijuana Penny Stock Fraud Plot, Gov't Says
• Devout Dishwasher Fired For Resting Sundays Wins $21.5M
• Jones Walker Snags Fowler Rodriguez Team In Merger
• Pineapple Farm Blasts Del Monte Fee Award In 11th Circ.
• Doorstep Delivery FLSA Suit Settled After Decertification
• Promise Healthcare Gets Nod For $3M Exec Bonus In Ch. 11
• Ex-Trump Aide Denied Bid To Amend $100M Gizmodo Suit
• KREF Closed 7 Senior Loans Worth $908M In Q4 2018
• Ex-NextEra Tax Litigator Joins Holland & Knight In Florida
• 11th Circ. Strikes Down $1.6M Lien Against Fla. Property
• Real Estate Rumors: Overseas Union, Amazon, Two Roads
• 21st Amendment Vs. Commerce Clause At The High Court
• Pharmacy, PE Fund Back Judge's Trim Of $70M FCA Suit
• Fla. Gov. Taps Miami Appellate Judge For 2nd High Court Seat
• Fla. Sports Bar To Face Overtime Suit In Federal Court
• Hunton Faces DQ Bid In Fatal Crash Coverage Suit
• Judging A Book: Barron Reviews 'The Clamor Of Lawyers'
• The Firms That Dominated In 2018
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• GrayRobinson Forms Religious Organizations Practice Group
• TracFone Accuses NJ Company Of Device Trafficking Scheme
• DLA Piper Decries DQ From $45M Blue Cross Payment Fight
• Consumers In All 50 States Sue Marriott Over Data Breach
• State Lawmakers Grapple With Proliferation Of E-Scooters
• Real Estate Rumors: Tahir, JKM, Slate
• FBI Must Answer Court On BuzzFeed Docs Despite Shutdown
• The Case For Lawyer-Directed Litigation Funding In NY: Part 2
• DOJ To Take Closer Look At $35B Harris, L3 Deal
• Definition Of Contract Elusive In Airline 'Exit Fees' Suit
• Fla. Gov. Issues Wide-Reaching Water Policy Order
• Foreclosure Suit With Lost Note Isn't Time-Barred: Fla. Court
• What All Attorneys Need To Know About The Shutdown
• Hotel IT Firm Takes Data Breach Coverage Row To 11th Circ.
• Law Firm Can't Get Cut Of Rothstein Litigation Fees
• Real Estate Rumors: Apple, TD Bank, Diageo
• The Case For Lawyer-Directed Litigation Funding In NY: Part 1
• Ex-Pharma CEO's $100M Bank Fraud Trial Opens
• More Fla. Docs Face Med Mal Risk After Appeals Court Ruling
• Patient Who Beat Fla. Med Mal Cap Loses Appeal On Interest
• Norwegian Cruise Gets Award OK'd In Ex-Worker Dispute
• Wellstar Beats Ex-Worker's Disability Bias Suit At 11th Circ.
• US Trustee Flags Promise Healthcare's $3M Exec Bonus Plan
• Biz Groups Back Spirit Airlines In High Court Arbitration Row
• Real Estate Rumors: PNC Bank, Sotheby's, CitizenM Hotels
• Fla. Gov. Names Miami Appellate Judge To High Court
• Physician's Assistant Admits Role In $1B Health Care Fraud
• Fla. Nightclub Facing TCPA Suit Over Text Messages
• 7 Questions To Add To Your Lateral Partner Questionnaire
• Tesla Sued In Fla. Over Car Crash That Killed Teens
• Ex-Reps. From Fla., Texas Join Akin Gump Lobbying Practice
• Fla. Strip Club Seeks Sanctions For 'Cookie-Cutter' FLSA Suit
• Judge Skeptical Royal Caribbean Caused Passenger's Injuries
• Promise Healthcare OK'd To Sell Mo. Hospital For $10M
• Neiman Marcus Settles Multistate Data Breach Row For $1.5M
• 11th Circ. Urged To Revive Ex-Air Force Officer's Guilty Plea
• Real Estate Rumors: BridgeInvest, WarnerMedia, Galaxy
• Fla. Urges Appeals Court To Keep Medical Pot Smoking Ban
• No Redo Of Verdict That Engle Smoker Wasn't Addicted
• Miami Blank Check Co. Files $300M IPO Led By Ellenoff
• A Chat With Reed Smith Chief Marketing Officer Sadie Baron
• DOE Can't Nix Duke Energy's 4th Nuclear Fuel Removal Suit
• Departing Fla. Gov. Taps 2 Appellate Judges, 3 County Judges
• Fla. Court Approves Condo Deal In EB-5 Fraud Suit
• Royal Caribbean Can't Dismiss Hurricane Harvey Cruise Suit
• GrayRobinson Adds Two Attorneys To Southwest Fla. Offices
• Real Estate Rumors: Ashkenazy, Life Time, Javier Cruz
• 11th Circ. Says Future Methadone Clinic Can't Fight Ga. Laws
• Morgan Lewis Adds Immigration Attys From Baker McKenzie
• 11th Circ. Backs $4.7M SEC Win Against Ex-Racetrack Exec
• Union Seeks Arbitration Redo In Disney World Servers' Suit
• What's Good For Miami Is Good For Arbitration: Concepción
• Atty Can't Leave Fla. Timeshare-Exit Contract Suit
• Preemption In Pharmaceutical Cases: 2018 In Review
• 'Flexible Work' Makes Freelancing More Viable In BigLaw
• A Call To Permit Judicial Substitution In MDL Proceedings
• Judge Weinstein On Activism, Gobbledegook, Going Robeless
• Fla. High Court Vetoes Bar Proposal On Atty Felony Reporting
• LMFAO Sees 'Hustlin'' Copyright Suit Greenlighted For Trial
• As The Ball Drops, Minimum Wage Rises In 19 States
• Feds Urge Court To Trim Ex-Bankrate Exec's 5-Year Sentence
• Education Co. Agrees To $500M Debt Relief Over Fraud Claims
• Foreclosure Challenger Can Collect Atty Fees, Fla. Court Says
• Specialty Board Doesn't Limit Surgery Providers, Judge Says
• Rothstein Rosenfeldt Trustee Seeks OK For $4.7M Deal
• States Get Argument Time In Supreme Court Liquor Law Case
• Gov't Shutdown Won't Delay Promise Healthcare Ch. 11, Yet
• Sens. Propose New Office To Fight Chinese Tech Threats
• Exotic Dancers Urge 11th Circ. To Affirm Their FLSA Win
• Carnival Found Not Liable For Passenger's Overboard Death
• Anyone Served In Mass. Can Be Sued In Mass., Justices Rule
• Carnival Wins Bid For Arbitration In Travel Insurance Row
• Top 10 SALT Stories Of 2018: Part 4
• GE Unit To Seek High Court Ruling In $45M Faulty Motor Row
• Sidley, Orrick, Jones Day Pros Confirmed To US Atty Posts
• Attys Who Gave Judge Rays Tickets Fight Call For 2-Year Ban
• Fact Witness Pay Must Relate To Case Prep, Fla. Justices Say
• Vet Cheated, Defamed Gov't Contractor, Suit Says
• Gunster Adds GrayRobinson Atty To Firm's Corporate Practice
• What To Expect From Technology-Assisted Review In 2019
• Top 10 SALT Stories Of 2018: Part 3
• Clinical Trials: 2018 Litigation And Guidance Roundup
• Gencom Buys 2 Tampa Bay Hotels For $100M
• Gizmodo Calls Ex-Trump Aide's $100M Lawsuit Frivolous
• Real Estate Rumors: Florida East Coast, Onni, Transamerica
• Fla. High Court Requesting 8 New Trial Judges Statewide
• Former Colombian Gov't Watchdog Gets 4 Years Over Bribery
• Fla. Court Won't Revive Art Schools' Tax Exemption Suit
• The Laterals Audit: Tax Attorney Moves In December
• Real Estate Rumors: Delshah, Realterm Logistics, Frisbie
• Fla. Court Tosses Bid To Add Punitive Damages In Fraud Row
• Atty Who Copped To Money Laundering Agrees To Disbarment
• Seminole Tribe Asks 11th Circ. To Rethink Fla. Tax Ruling
• Top 10 SALT Stories Of 2018: Part 2
• FINRA Awards $4.2M For Morgan Stanley's Lack Of Oversight
• Fla. Keys City's Win Reversed In Property Rights Case
• 2019 Will Bring More Good News For Litigation Finance
• 2 Circuits Clear Up NGA Questions For Pipeline Cos.
• Why More Law Firms Will Embrace Remote Work In 2019
• Gov't Contracts Cases To Watch In 2019
• Employment Cases To Watch In 2019
• Top 10 SALT Stories Of 2018: Part 1
• Florida Legislation And Regulation To Watch In 2019
• Florida Cases To Watch In 2019
• Health Care Cases To Watch In 2019
• White Collar Cases To Watch In 2019
• Watch These ERISA Cases In 2019
• Post-Wayfair State Developments To Watch In 2019