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Florida - May, 2019

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• Duane Morris Sued Over Debt Collection Tactics In Fla.
• Gym Chain Hit With Suit Over Harassing Collection Calls
• Design Firm Beats Age Bias Suit in 11th Circ.
• 11th Circ. Upholds NetJets Win In Muslim Pilot's Bias Suit
• CSX Drivers Want 9th Circ. To Weigh Dynamex Preemption
• Princess Cruise Pollution 'Victims' Want Say In Criminal Case
• NJ Plaintiffs Denied Cert. In Chiquita Terror-Funding Case
• Geico Says Chiropractic Centers Bilked It Out Of $20M
• Fla. Court Revives Rent Claims For Citizens Insurance Delays
• JetBlue Fliers Seek Class Certification In Travel Insurance Suit
• California's Amended, Ambiguous Data Privacy Law
• Partner Boosts GrayRobinson's Corporate Transactions Work
• Carnival Wants Out Of Suit Over Use Of Cuban Dock
• Chancery Says Emails From Before Radixx Deal Off Limits
• Cancer Center Dodges Ex-Workers' Anti-Abortion Bias Suit
• Liberty Needn't Cover Broker's $60M TCPA Deal, Court Says
• Extra Arbitrator Coming To Break Irma Coverage Logjam
• Hurricane Insurance Row Must Be Arbitrated, Court Hears
• Citrix Sued By Ex-Employees Over Hack Of Personal Info
• Motherhood & Making Partner: The View From 2 BigLaw Moms
• Fla. Accident Victim Wins Award For Past Pain, But Not Future
• Miami Businessman Cops To Venezuela Oil Co. Bribe Scheme
• States Secure $900K Deal In First Coordinated HIPAA Suit
• Trump Fights Class Cert. In Suit Saying He Paid Women Less
• Concrete Co. Insurer Owes For Injury Settlement: 11th Circ.
• 5 Attorneys On Being The Only Woman In The Room
• Millennials Are Pushing Back Against Law Firm Sexism
• Raydon Blasts Ex-Worker's Suit Over $60.5M Stock Sale
• JetBlue Must Face Trip Insurance Kickbacks Suit
• RxStrategies Sees Tying Claim Cut From CVS Suit
• Navy Gives 17 Cos. A Shot At $249M Equipment Contracts
• Spirit Airlines Looks To Duck Anti-Semitic Harassment Suit
• SeaWorld Can't Get Covington Docs In False Ad Row
• Fla. Car Dealer Wins Bid To Arbitrate Credit Check Dispute
• 3 Law Firm Business Tactics To Support A Niche Practice
• Checkers Drive-In Customers Get Nod For $3.5M TCPA Deal
• Bankrupt Coal Co. Can't Kill Benefits, Funds Tell High Court
• Disney's Wish To Ax Disabled Guests' ADA Suit Is Granted
• Cox Shoots Back At Bubba The Love Sponge's Firing Suit
• Can You Spot The Gender Disparity? A Guide To Implicit Bias
• In The March Toward Parity, Law Firms Fall Behind
• The Best Law Firms For Female Partners
• Earth & Water Law Group Opens 1st Office In Florida
• 5th Circ. Looks To Texas High Court In $79M Clawback Appeal
• Chinese Drywall MDL Parties Close In On Settlement
• 5th Circ. Rejects NFL Team's $19.5M Deepwater Horizon Claim
• High Court Won't Hear Fla. Tribe, Member's Cases Over Tax
• Ex-NFLer Can Proceed With Disability Claims Against League
• Ecuadorian Real Estate Arm Looks To Slip $15M Bribery Row
• Hedge Fund Ups SeaWorld Stake, Lands More Board Seats
• DC Circ. Affirms SunTrust Bank's Win In $1M Accounting Suit
• The Best Law Firms For Female Attorneys
• Glass Ceiling Slow To Break For Female Attys In 2018
• What 12 Gender Bias Complaints Say About BigLaw
• 'Timing Is Everything' In Miami Nightclub Rules Row: 11th Circ.
• Patent Co. Must Pay $72K In Fees For 'In Terrorem Tactics'
• Personal Statement Gets Contractor Harsher Fraud Sentence
• Law360's Tort Report: Personal Injury & Med Mal News In Brief
• Netflix Can't Shake Copyright Suit Over 'Narcos' Series
• Epstein Victims Demand Apology From Prosecutors
• Pizza Hut Wants Out Of TCPA Class Action
• Mom Who Had Stroke After Birth Wins $15M In Arbitration
• Home Patient Co. Bilked Medicare In Referral Scam, Feds Say
• Chancery Won't Kill $120M Radixx Deal, But Suit Kept Alive
• Class Attys Get $200K For Winning $50K Fla. FDCPA Suit
• Real-Life Lessons For Lawyers From 'Game Of Thrones'
• DLA Piper Nabs Greenberg Traurig Finance Partner In Miami
• 5 Tips To Help Your Summer Associates Succeed
• Fla. High Court Adopts Daubert Standard For Evidence
• Fla. Gov. Signs 'Assignment Of Benefits' Reform Bill
• AGs Want More Firepower Against Internet Platforms
• Universal Orlando Visitor Hits Park With Ill. Biometric Suit
• Crypto Co. Founder Says Investor Suit Must Be Arbitrated
• Florida Warns Trade War With China Hurting Timber Industry
• SEC Adds Sales Agent To Woodbridge Ponzi Scheme Suit
• DOJ Taking Closer Look At $17B Centene-WellCare Merger
• Real Estate Developer Faces TCPA Suit Over Marketing Texts
• Hanover Unit Can't Dodge Medicare Reimbursement Suit
• Keys To Communicating A Law Firm's Mission
• Lawyered-Up Suspect Says Taped Calls Violated Ethics Rule
• Ex-Student Sues U. Of Miami, Prof Over Sexual Harassment
• Jay Peak's Ex-Developers Indicted Over Failed EB-5 Project
• Pa. Residents Displaced By CSX Derailment Seek Class Cert.
• Ex-WellCare GC Suspended Over Medicaid Fraud Scheme
• JP Morgan Can't Dodge Atty Fees After Ditching Foreclosure
• Checkers Hit With TCPA Suit Over Consumer Text Messages
• Baker Botts, Saul Ewing Pilot $2B NASCAR-Intl Speedway Buy
• Former ABA, Florida State President D'Alemberte Dies At 85
• Insurer Doesn't Have To Defend Fake Therapist: 11th Circ.
• 11th Circ. Says Bad Logic Ends White Prof's Bias Suit
• 11th Circ. Orders Damages Recalculation In Play Set TM Spat
• CVS Defends Contract Counterclaim In Sentry Antitrust Suit
• Fla. Real Estate Co. Pays $84M For Mich. Industrial Assets
• Porsche Leaves Engine Cooling Defect Suit In The Dust
• Hotel Co. Sued By Hard Rock Likely Won't Recover Fees
• Judicial Watch President To Be Deposed In Defamation Fight
• Business-Purpose Mortgage Loans Face New Scrutiny In Fla.
• How Lawyers Can Help Save The Planet
• SEC Wins Asset Freeze In $30M Gem, Crypto Ponzi Scheme
• White Eagle Gets Nod To Fast Track Ch. 11 Plan Process
• Pryor Cashman Adds New Miami Office, Entertainment Head
• 11th Circ. Rejects Ex-Amtrak Worker's Race Bias Appeal
• Drinker Biddle Wants Fla. Court Help In NJ Defamation Case
• How Florida Is Growing A Hemp Program
• Real Estate Rumors: Trammell Crow, Fortress, WundaBar
• Hollander Hopes To Put $166M Debt Load To Bed In Ch. 11
• Fla. Justices Urged To Keep Hospital In Fatal 'Butt Lift' Case
• High Court Doesn't Bite At Royal Caribbean Injury Dispute
• Fla. Health Agency Owner Gets 2½ Years For Medicare Fraud
• GE Unit To Fight Remand Of $45M Motor Suit At 11th Circ.
• Fla. High Court Rejects Proposed Cy Pres Rule
• ​​​​​​​Fla. Motorcyclist Scores $3.8M Verdict Over Debilitating Crash
• Call Recipients Seek Class Cert. In Vacation Marketing Row
• Airplane Broker Can't Slip 7-Year Sentence For Skimming
• Esformes Seeks New Trial, Says Feds Violated His Rights
• Real Estate Rumors: Lennar, Xinyuan, IMC Equity
• CSX Aims To Dump Train Manager's Medical Leave Suit
• Why States And Cities Are Concerned About Census Accuracy
• Fla. High Court Won't Review Beckham Stadium Sale Spat
• 11th Circ. Won't Undo Royal Caribbean's Win In Injury Case
• A Chat With Gilead Sciences Legal Ops Leader Gary Tully
• Latin America's Woes Won't Spark Miami Real Estate Boom
• 11th Circ. Revives Hoverboard Fire Suit Against Amazon
• PTAB Won't Review Firetruck Patent, Citing 2020 Court Trial
• Fla. Security Cos. Look To Ditch No-Poach Conspiracy Suit
• Judge's Complaint Of Blackmail Falls Short, Fla. Atty Says
• Proskauer, Kirkland Lead French Chemical Maker's $570M Buy
• State AGs Want In On CVS-Aetna Deal Review
• Fee Bid Was Within Precedent In ERISA Suit, 11th Circ. Told
• Tesla's Autopilot Was On During Fatal Crash, NTSB Says
• HCA Healthcare Sued Over Emergency Room 'Cover Charge'
• Atlantic Salmon Farmers Hit With Price-Fixing Class Action
• Ex-SEC Chief Accountant Wins $41M Verdict For Bike Crash
• Misconduct Claims Mount Against Fla. Financial Regulator
• Real Estate Rumors: Westbrook, Silverstein, Piedmont
• TracFone Slams Bid To Nix Phone-Smuggling Suit
• Fla. Blue Says DaVita Charity Scheme Cost Insurer Millions
• Ex-MLB Pitcher's Defamation Suit Strikes Out In 11th Circ.
• Why I Became A Lawyer: Completing The Journey Home
• Fla.'s Becker Shores Up Strengths, Eyes New Fields
• NJ Tax Stop: New Millionaires' Tax May Spur High Earners' Exit
• Tax Refunds And Rate Reductions Ahead For Florida Cos.
• 3 Firms Steer $400M Deal For PE-Backed Embedded Power Biz
• Diamond's Timeshare Exit Suit Gets Fla. Magistrate's Rec
• Seminole Tribe Halts $350M Annual Casino Payments To Fla.
• Real Estate Rumors: CK, ESJ, WeWork
• Ex-Hertz Execs Get Advance Legal Fees In Clawback Suit
• Fla. Firm Accused Of Sending Consumers Unsolicited Texts
• Steel Co. Flouted NRLB Settlement With Union, 11th Circ. Says
• Ex-USC Coach Admits Making Fake Profiles In 'Varsity Blues'
• AIG Unit Can't Force Arbitration Of Zip Line Accident Suit
• Don't Let License Rules Snuff Out Your Fire Expert
• Tiger Woods Sued Over Alcoholic Bartender's Deadly Crash
• In Win For DOJ, Broadcaster Must Register As Foreign Agent
• Mayweather, DJ Khaled Escape ICO Investor Fraud Suit
• Omarosa Willing To Join Suit Saying Trump Paid Women Less
• Identity Politics: How Firms Seal The Deal After A Merger
• The Dangers Of BigLaw's Merger-Happy Growth Strategy
• The Firms That Lost The Most Attorneys In 2018
• Robocalled Fla. Consumers Win Conditional Class Cert.
• Teva A 'Consistent Participant' In Drug Price-Fixing, AGs Say
• FTC Fails To Clinch $3.4M Claim Against Tech Support Firm
• 11th Circ. Won't Undo Sales Of FARC-Linked Properties
• Real Estate Rumors: Acore, P6, Lorenzo Enterprise
• Heart Attack Victim Slams Cruise Co.'s Retrial Bid
• Judging A Book: Wood Reviews 'The Making Of A Justice'
• P&G Opposes Class Cert. For Interns In DACA Bias Suit
• High Court Extends Time Limit For Nonintervened FCA Cases
• These Law Firms Keep Their Partnership Ranks Lean
• Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Firms
• Megafirms Drive Thirst For Tie-Ups As Firms Scale Up
• Med Mal Suit Revived After Atty's 'Excusable Neglect'
• Chancery Hands Oxbow Investors $1.1M Tab After Reversal
• Miami Atty Faces Disbarment For Aiding In QVC Theft
• Prada Wants Gator Hatchlings Award Confirmed Without Delay
• Ex-Colonel Can't Shake Prison In $54M Bribery Plot
• State Lawmakers Stepping Up Fight Against Insurance Fraud
• Porn Biz Suing Amazon Says Magistrate Botched TM Review
• Ex-Atty Gets 28 Months For Role In Pump-And-Dump Scheme
• Real Estate Rumors: CapitaLand, Greystar, Bluestone
• Judge Says Porn Copyright Cases Need More Than IP Address
• Fla. Man Sues Cable Co. Over Four Years Of Robocalls
• Trucking Co. Lacks Standing To Sue FMCSA, 11th Circ. Says
• Getting Out Of Legal Project Management Debt
• Sycamore Serves Up $408M Bid For Women's Retailer Chico's
• Miami Strikes $20M Damages Deal Over $400M Eviction Effort
• Fla. DEP Won't Fight Decision To Allow Everglades Oil Well
• 2 Attys DQ'd From Challenge To PNC Bank Home Foreclosure
• O'Reilly Auto Let Boss Sexually Harass Workers, Says EEOC
• Liberty Seeks Sanctions At 11th Circ. For 'Stubborn' Fee Bid
• Diamond Resorts Settles Suit Against Timeshare Exit Atty
• Real Estate Rumors: MetLife, DR Horton, Deutsche Bank
• 4 Ways State AGs Are Targeting Energy Sector
• Fla. Assignment Of Benefits Law Is Good News For Insurers
• 6 Ways To Keep Your Jury From Zoning Out
• Law360's Tort Report: Personal Injury & Med Mal News In Brief
• 11th Circ. Rescues Flood Insurance Suit Against Mortgage Co.
• Quinn Attys Slam 'Concocted' Contempt Bid In Kraft Case
• Fla. Appeals Court Decertifies Class In BJ's Sales Tax Spat
• Fla. Patient Recruiter Gets 7 Years In $1.6M Medicare Scheme
• Doc Charged With Manslaughter After Patient's Opioid Death
• Auto Insurer Accused Of Underpaying Thousands Of Claims
• Fla. Bar Probe Of Rep. Gaetz's Cohen Tweet Moves Forward
• Real Estate Rumors: IStar, Live Nation, Alduwaliya
• Insurer Can't Sue, Then Demand Arbitration, Fla. Court Says
• Fla. Home Floods Not Paper Co. Dam's Fault, 11th Circ. Says
• Fla. Eye Clinic Wants Software TM Nixed To Make New Version
• C-Span, Others Push Justices To Limit Copyright Of Laws
• Nev. Man Will Pay $252K To Resolve Insider Trading Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: AmTrust, RFR, Rudin
• Marriott Timeshare Buyers Seek Cert. In Points Program Row
• Chicago Hotel Worker Brings Suit Over Fingerprint Scans
• Developer Lacks Debt Basis, Owes IRS $2.6M, 11th Circ. Says
• Fla. Judge Slashes Atty Fee Request For Unnecessary Delays
• ICE Debuts Sanctuary City Workaround For Local Police
• Trial Judge Who Represented Smokers DQ'd From Engle Case
• 5 Myths In Legal Crisis Communications
• Keep Increasing Pressure Against Noncompetes
• Strip Club's Sanctions Bid Fails In 'Cookie-Cutter' FLSA Suit
• Carlton Fields Adds Experienced Bankruptcy Atty In Miami
• SBA Tax Advice Can't Mitigate Penalties, 11th Circ. Says
• Sun Capital Drained, Bankrupted Shopko, Developers Say
• Timeshare Exit Co. Slams 'Hyperbolic' Interference Claims
• GM And Other Automakers Can't Shake Takata Air Bag Case
• Real Estate Rumors: Andover, Santander, Industrious
• Smoker's Widow Fights Ruling That Overturned $46M Verdict
• Fla. Atty Disbarred For Mishandling Clients' Cases
• Firm Can't Nix Pulse Shooting Survivors' Harassment Claims
• An Overview Of The Debate Over Litigation Finance Disclosure
• Law360 Reveals Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar
• Beckham Rival Can't Halt Soccer Stadium Demolition
• 11th Circ. Says Wells Fargo, BofA Can't Kill Miami's FHA Suits
• Pa. Residents Say CSX Derailment Hurt More Than Physically
• Evicting Rent Control Bans: Some State Proposals To Watch
• Real Estate Venture Partners Wasted Assets, Chancery Told
• Holland & Knight Lands Construction Partner In Orlando
• Amazon Delivery Drivers Defend Cert. Bid In Wage Action
• Real Estate Rumors: Emerald, Independence, Blue Road
• Shipbuilder Says Ferry Contract Case Belongs In State Court
• Drinker Biddle Must Face Claims Over Esformes Statements
• Fla. Judge Can't Alter Verdict After Informal Jury Meeting
• Tribe Tells Justices 11th Circ. Botched Gambling Tax Ruling
• Preparing For PFAS Scrutiny: Part 2
• Fla. Chamber Of Commerce Can Get 'Charitable' Tax Break
• CEO's Assistant Says She Was Fired For Reporting Racial Slur
• Feds Pay $1.25M To End Baby Brain Damage And Death Suit
• Timeshare Co. Fights Quick Win Bid In Interference Suit
• Spirit Airlines Accused Of Anti-Semitic Harassment
• Fla. Contractor's Insurers To Pay $42M For Collapse Claims
• Cuba Policy Shift Prompts Suit Over Carnival's Dock Use
• Senate OKs Judges For Fla., Puerto Rico, Pa.
• 11th Circ. Revives Dentist's Copyright Suit Over Patient Pics
• Preparing For PFAS Scrutiny: Part 1
• How To Identify And Deal With Narcissists In Law
• Rival Tries To Block David Beckham MLS Stadium Demolition
• Senate OKs Ala., Texas Court Picks As Trump Nears 100 Mark
• Health Care Co. Wants Out Of Suit Over Ex-CEO's Indictment
• Ogletree Snags Employment Veteran From Greenberg Traurig
• Benefits Firms Must Face Pension Termination Suit
• Acosta Defends Epstein Plea At Labor Committee Hearing
• Fla. High Court Asked To Clarify Atty Fee Award Calculation
• 11th Circ. Revives $20M Ponzi Scheme Suit Over Distributions
• Elevation Capital Raises $100M Real Estate Fund, Ups Target