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Florida - February, 2019

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• Fla. Blue Cross Wants Rival Insurer's Antitrust Suit Tossed
• 'Completely Unreasonable' Deals Recounted In Esformes Trial
• Relators Claim No Notice Of Dismissal In $70M FCA Suit
• NBA Star's Ex-Assistant Can't Vacate 5-Year Fraud Sentence
• DLA Piper Adds Partner To Miami Corporate Practice
• Fla. Construction Co.'s Prez, VP Convicted Of Fraud
• Judge Urges OK Of $19M Deal Over 'Warcraft' Promo Texts
• Real Estate Rumors: Apple Hospitality, Columbia, Landmark
• Jones Day Reps ACI In $750M Buy Of Western Union Service
• Sterling REIT Buys DC Retail Center From Regency For $40M
• Revolving-Door Roundup: Seward & Kissel, Saul Ewing
• Risks Of Promoting Products As 'Safe' For Pregnant Women
• Judge Cites Trump's Media Attacks In Tossing NYT Libel Case
• Holland & Knight Adds Int'l Tax Atty From Greenberg Traurig
• Fla. Can't Reclaim Medicaid Payments On Immigrant Care
• Fla. Bar Opens Review Over Rep. Gaetz's Controversial Tweet
• Jury Tacks $25M Onto $12M Verdict Against Tobacco Cos.
• 2nd Circ. Upholds Ex-Florida Atty's Stock Scam Conviction
• Esformes Judge Won't Kill Questions On Facility Conditions
• Morgan & Morgan, Others Split $1M In Wendy's Breach Deal
• Ocwen Names New GC Amid Ongoing Legal Headaches
• For-Profit Law School Drops Suit Against The ABA
• Norwegian Cruise Lines Escapes Suit Over Baby's Salmonella
• Real Estate Rumors: Bridge, Albert Behler, Lightstone
• Trucking Co. Puts Brakes On Ex-Driver's COBRA Class Action
• 'Reasonable Measures' For Protecting Trade Secrets: A Primer
• Justices Could Clear Up Religious Accommodation Questions
• Fla. Bar Rebuts Finding That Ticket App Isn't Illegal Practice
• Feds Charge 2 Fla. Businessmen In Venezuela Bribery Ploy
• Judge Boots Esformes' Mother From Court After Slipped Note
• HHS Reports 4,500 Migrant Child Abuse Cases, Fla. Rep. Says
• Fed. Circ. Says State Immunity Can't Protect From Alice Ax
• Promise Healthcare's $90M Ch. 11 Hospital Sales OK'd
• Real Estate Rumors: Neverland Ranch, KLNB, TF Cornerstone
• Apple Defeats Ill., Texas Fraud Claims Over IPhone Screens
• SEC Puts Stop To $3.6M Alternative Investments Scheme
• 11th Circ. Won't Shield Loan Shark Victim From Deportation
• Bristol-Myers Ends Abilify MDL With Confidential Settlement
• Witness' Brother Details Middleman Role In Esformes Fraud
• 'Sugar Bear Hair' Maker Sues Over Knockoff Gummy Vitamins
• Sink $4.4B RICO Suit Over Superyacht, Magistrate Judge Says
• Great American Wants Sanctions In Florida Condo Suit
• High Court Passes On Passengers' 'Poop Cruise' Suit
• Ex-Campaign Staffer Says Trump Forcibly Kissed Her
• Cancer Center, County Seek OK Of $7.2M Deal In Antitrust Suit
• Engineers Say Museum Construction Cos. Waived Claims
• Justices Deny Tobacco Cos.' Bid To Snuff Out Engle Cases
• Real Estate Rumors: GM Cruise, DRA Advisors, Urbanica
• Juries Award $15.5M In Three Trials Over Smokers' Cancers
• Prosecutor Stresses Timeline At $1B Health Care Fraud Trial
• Epstein Ruling Puts Pressure On Acosta, DOJ
• Revive Suit Against $400M Project, Miami Residents Urge
• Sports Betting Site Faces TCPA Suit Over Mass Texts
• Ex-BigLaw Inside Trader's Friend Must Pay $555K To SEC
• Elenoff-Led Blank Check Co. Acamar Makes $300M Debut
• Loeb & Loeb Steers Asia-Focused SPAC's $50M IPO
• Firm Must Face Malpractice Suit Over Embezzled Investment
• Real Estate Rumors: Kushner, Tommy Hilfiger, Elon Musk
• How States Are Disputing Trump's Border Wall Emergency
• 3 Lessons From A Crypto Mock Trial
• Tracing Puerto Rico's Journey Through Bankruptcy
• Key Witness Holds Firm On Cross At $1B Health Fraud Trial
• Banana Workers Fight Cert. In Chiquita Terror-Funding MDL
• NCC Hit With Investor Suit Over $850M CenterState Tie-Up
• 11th Circ. Affirms Toss Of Cig Maker's Unfair Competition Suit
• CFPB, Florida Regulators Want Their Ocwen Suits Merged
• Gov't, Atty Square Off Over PACER Fees For Court Opinions
• DirecTV Stuck With TCPA Suit Over Text Ad, For Now
• Prosecutors Broke Law In Epstein Plea Deal, Fla. Judge Says
• NY, Fla. Buyers Favored For Cert. In Gerber False Ad Suit
• Fla. Plaintiffs Bar Defends 3rd-Party Benefits Assignment
• Ocwen Financial Settles Investment Funds' Stock-Drop Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: J Safra, WeWork, Seminole Tribe Of Fla.
• Comcast Must Face Xfinity Streaming TV Patent Fight
• Negligence Claims Trimmed In Royal Caribbean Suit
• Witness Says He Bribed Fla. Officials For Nursing Home Mogul
• Ex-General Cable Execs Settle SEC Accounting Fraud Suit
• Immigration Bill Roundup: Border Wall, Immigrant Students
• Fruit Grower Says Court Mustn't Overstep In $29M Award Row
• Real Estate Rumors: Vital, Gotham, WeWork
• TCPA Suit Targets Fla. College For Texts Offering Tours
• A Chat With McDermott COO John Yoshimura
• Witness Says He Betrayed Esformes After Suicide Suggestion
• Engineering Co. Asks Judge To Toss Fla. Bridge Collapse Suit
• NJ Plaintiffs Seek Cert. In Chiquita Terror-Funding MDL
• ​​​​​​​Fla. Bar Foundation Gets $3.6M From Sanctions For Legal Aid
• Hertz, ATS To Pay $3.7M To End Golden Gate Bridge Toll Suit
• Int'l Arbitration Pro Joins Hughes Hubbard In Miami
• Holland & Knight Snags 12-Atty Akerman Insurance Team
• Real Estate Rumors: Pablo Peon, KD Sagamore, PineBridge
• The Problem With 'Optimal' Diversity
• High Court Declines To Hear Judge Assassination Plot Case
• The $1B Question: Can Puerto Rico Afford Its Bankruptcy Bills?
• Puerto Rico's Law Firms Find Their Footing After Disaster
• States May Take The Lead On Regulating AI
• TracFone Sues Texas Cos. In Latest Anti-Trafficking Effort
• Witness Details Kickback Deals At Nursing Home Mogul's Trial
• Fla. Judge Tosses Music Fest's 'Baseless' Suit Against Rival
• Fla. Judge Faces Reprimand For Partisan Activity In Campaign
• Spirit Flyers Ask 2nd Circ. To Mull Bag-Fee Preemption Fight
• Calif. Insurer Sent Unwanted Automated Texts, Court Hears
• Fla. Judge Splits Up Trial In 'Hustlin'' Copyright Suit
• Identifying Jurors Who Are Susceptible To The Reptile Strategy
• Dockless Scooter Co. Blamed For Fla. Woman's Brain Injury
• Defense Uses Feds' Covert Video In $1B Health Fraud Trial
• Feinstein Floats 'Extreme Risk' Bill To Combat Gun Violence
• No Sanctions For Exotic Dancer In FLSA Suit, Judge Advises
• Promise Healthcare's $35M Ch. 11 Sale Of 2 Hospitals OK'd
• Fla. Atty Gets 7 Years For Role In 'Shell Factory Fraud'
• Miami-Dade Wage Ordinance Doesn't Apply To Airline Servicer
• Philip Morris Seeks New Trial After 'Grossly Excessive' Verdict
• Real Estate Rumors: SobelCo, WeWork, Dalfen
• Ex-Hospital Director Says Nursing Home Owner Offered Bribes
• Miami Marina Bid Protest Rejected By Appeals Court
• Pharmacy Must Face $21M Prescription Kickback Suit
• Insurer Wins Easing Of $5.6M Award To Gloria Estefan's Hotel
• Transit Co. Denied Retrial After $7.4M Crash Verdict
• RJ Reynolds Must Pay Entire $4M Smoker Death Verdict
• Tracfone Hit With TCPA Class Action Over Ad Texts
• Merger Deadline Alert Not Rent-A-Center's Job, Chancery Told
• Ex-Informant Accuses SEC Of Issuing Retaliatory Subpoenas
• Republicans Float Bill To Nix Congressional Pensions
• Fla. Foreclosure Atty Faces Disbarment For Repeat Offenses
• Hilton Looks To Cancel Devout Dishwasher's $21.5M Verdict
• Krupnick Campbell Attys Launch New Fla. Med Mal Firm
• PE-Backed Virgin Trains Cancels IPO Plans
• Blind Can't Access Fla. Golf Course's Website, ADA Suit Says
• Gov't Use Of Foreign VPNs Poses Security Risk, Sens. Say
• Robbins Geller Seeks Lead In Kitchen Co. Stock-Drop Suits
• Real Estate Rumors: Mainstreet, Arles, Zeta Global
• Fresh Takes On Seeking Costs And Fees Under Rule 45
• Investcorp Drops $330M On 8 Apartment Complexes
• Nursing Home Mogul Churned Patients For Profit, Jury Told
• Carnival Fights Bid To Lift Stay, Dismiss Travel Insurance Row
• DOJ Backs Long FCA Filing Limit At Supreme Court
• Fla. Court Tosses $5M Award, Spawns Conflict In Engle Suits
• Rent-A-Center 'Crooks' Scuttled $1.4B Deal, Chancery Hears
• Fla. Judge Urges Sanctions In Venezuela Oil Bribery Suit
• Fla. Justices Asked To Ax Insurer's Benefit Assignment Limit
• HFF Sells Fla. Retail Center To Developer For $56.4M
• Deals Rumor Mill: Peloton, Apollo, EQT Partners
• RBC's Former US Unit Settles Overdraft Cases For $7.5M
• Real Estate Rumors: Prudential, Silverstein, Brookfield
• Geico Settles Before Trial In Case Where Counsel Was DQ'd
• Fed. Circ. Backs J&J Trial Win In Contact Lens Patent Suit
• Retailers At Risk From New Glyphosate Liability Theories
• Judging A Book: Smith Camp Reviews 'Echo Of Its Time'
• One Woman's Attempt To Rebuild After Hurricane Maria
• 'Now Is The Real Crisis': Puerto Ricans Struggle For Disaster Aid
• Looking To Start Over, Storm-Tossed Lawyers Land In Fla.
• Hints Of 'Sloppy' Prosecution Could Haunt Esformes Trial
• Punitives Up Damages To $15.5M In RJ Reynolds Death Suit
• Cruise Line Death Suit Paused Pending Review In Philippines
• Homeowners Fight PNC's Bid To DQ Atty In Foreclosure Suit
• Shook Boosts IA Practice With New Hire In Miami Office
• Atty Conduct Should Have Sunk Fraud Ruling, Justices Told
• Spirit Flyers Urge High Court To Deny Arbitration Row Appeal
• Lost Millions Spark Call For Examiner In Freight Co.'s Ch. 11
• Buchanan Ingersoll Picks Up Former GOP Lawmaker In Fla.
• Life Insurance Dispute Against Liberty Nixed At 11th Circ.
• 11 Firms To Lead 6 IPOs Aiming To Price Before Feb. Pause
• Rail Co.'s Policy Excludes Welder's Lung Claim: 11th Circ.
• More States Propose Paid Family Leave Policies
• Ga. Officials Can't Dodge Electronic Voting Row: 11th Circ.
• Court Weighs Splitting Up Trial In 'Hustlin'' Copyright Suit
• 1 Global Notes Ruled Securities, Keeping SEC Suit Alive
• Chancery Asked To Settle Fraud Protection Co. Board Fight
• Amazon Can't Shake Claims It Shorted Delivery Workers OT
• Holland & Knight Forms Team To Tackle Venezuela Matters
• Ex-Florida Atty Asks 2nd Circ. To Nix Money Laundering Rap
• The Firms That Earned The Most In The Chinese Drywall MDL
• Bong Maker's Testimony Blows Own TM Suit Against Fla. Shop
• 'The Mooch' Talks Mayhem, Con Law, Lessons From Harvard
• FDA Cracks Down On Walgreens Over Youth Tobacco Sales
• Real Estate Rumors: PIMCO, Servcorp, Bell Partners
• DOJ To Investigate Epstein Plea Deal After Prodding By Sasse
• Ex-Linkwell Execs Sanctioned Over Deposition No-Shows
• Insurer Denied Injunction Against Blue Cross In Antitrust Row
• Fla. Justices Told Hospital's History Backs $115M Bond Plan
• Health Records Co. To Pay $57.2M Over FCA Allegations
• US Silent On Tribe's Supreme Court Gambling Tax Petition
• Insurer Tells Fla. Justices Auto Coverage Law Has Exception
• Fla. Court DQs Judge In 12 Engle Cases Over Chat With Atty
• RJ Reynolds, Philip Morris Urge High Court To Take Up Appeal
• Real Estate Rumors: Avery Hall, Citizens Bank, IStar
• Sports Fans Reach $2.5M Text Deal With Network, Car Cos.
• Utility Shouldn't Get Costs For Cleanup, Fla. Justices Told
• Why Proper Document Redaction May Be An Ethical Duty
• ADT Appoints Scientific Games CLO As New Top Lawyer
• Fla. Power Buyers Fight $1B FPL Solar Projects
• The Latest On Religious Accommodations In The Workplace
• Fla. Mobile Home Park Owners, Attys Hit With RICO Suit
• Sens. Float Bill To Tighten Scrutiny Of China's ZTE
• Seminole Seller Of Alligator Eggs Must Heed Protected Status
• CFPB Hands $100K Fine To Payday Lender Cash Tyme
• Everglades Oil Well Gets Green Light From Fla. Appeals Court
• Real Estate Rumors: Klingbeil, CapitalSource, New Mountain
• Hair Products Maker Says MDL Is Thin On Proof Of Balding
• Bernstein Litowitz To Helm Opko Health Pump-And-Dump Suit
• Why I Became A Lawyer: A Refugee's Journey Of Firsts
• Fla. Blue Accused Of Underpaying For Emergency Services
• Military Retail Vendor Accused Of Moonlighting For Rival
• Some Cannabis Restrictions In Fla. Could Soon Be Extinct
• Fla. High Court Won't Hear Miami Beach Minimum Wage Row
• Kirkland Steers Hidden Harbor's $265M Inaugural Fund
• 11th Circ. Backs Sperm Bank's Win In Sham-Donor Suit
• Land Sale Will Provide Cash For Jay Peak EB-5 Fraud Victims
• No Conspiracy, Just Competition, Bitcoin Cos. Say
• Republic Creditors Seek $6M Clawback From Founder's Kid
• Puerto Rico Law Firm McConnell Valdés Opens Miami Office
• Fla. Gov. Seeks Property, Sales Tax Relief In $91.3B Budget
• Chili's Parent Co. Must Face Data Breach Suit, Court Told
• Fla. Blue Cross Defends Exclusive Contracts As Just Business
• High Court Is Asked To Revive Passengers' 'Poop Cruise' Suit
• Royal Caribbean Escapes Hurricane Harvey Cruise Suit
• Keeping PR Strategy Communications Privileged: Part 2
• Stroock, Simpson Thacher Lead $11B Ultimate Software Buy
• Ex-Pharma CEO Convicted Of $100M Puerto Rico Bank Fraud
• As Puerto Rico Recovers, Courts Heed Lessons Of Disaster
• Sanctions Sunk Against Yacht Co. In $4.4B Comerica Suit
• Music Festival Says Miami, Rival Conspired To Steal Venue
• Promise Healthcare's $80M Ch. 11 Sale Of Calif. Hospital OK'd
• Real Estate Rumors: Debevoise, Brookfield, JP Morgan
• 10 Firms Will Steer 6 IPOs Raising $724M To Start February
• 11th Circ. Urged To Revive FCA Suit Over HCA Office Deals
• Insurer Says It Needn't Defend Auditor In Microcap Scheme
• Judge At Center Of Facebook Dispute Recuses Herself
• Univ. Of Miami Backs Stanford Investor's Clawback Appeal
• Keeping PR Strategy Communications Privileged: Part 1