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Florida - June, 2019

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• Bitcoin 'Inventor' Can't Access Coins Requested In $10B Suit
• High Court Census Ruling Could Escalate Rule Challenges
• Former Raydon Worker Seeks Class Cert. In ERISA Suit
• Conservative Justices Cross Over To Create Unusual Lineups
• Fashion Nova Advertised With 'Spam' Texts, TCPA Suit Says
• The Sharpest Dissents Of The Supreme Court Term
• Rehab Giant Pays $48M To End Sham Diagnosis FCA Suits
• Gizmodo Seeks End To Ex-Trump Aide's $100M Suit
• Car-Share Co. Turo Fights Tampa Over Permit, Fees Demand
• 5 Sports & Betting Cases To Watch: Midyear Report
• Centra Tech Cites Arbitration Clause In Fighting Class Cert.
• California Bill Highlights Worker Misclassification Debate
• Sotomayor, Breyer Vie For Chattiest High Court Justice
• Real Estate Rumors: Marlena Demenus, Hakimian, Aflac
• Top 10 Techniques For Crafting A Dazzling Brief
• The Funniest Moments Of The Supreme Court Term
• GE $45M Faulty-Motor Row Will Go To High Court
• The New 'Roberts Court' Finds Its Footing
• Gov't Triumphs Over Atty's Suit Challenging PACER Fees
• Breaking Down The Vote: High Court Term In Review
• The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court
• US Charges Ex-Venezuela Officials With Laundering Bribes
• Fla. Amazon Drivers Get Conditional Cert. In FLSA Suit
• Questions For Employers In The Age Of Legalized Cannabis
• Cardno Says Ecuadorian Gov't Can't Exit Bribery Plot Suit
• Fla. Attys Get More Leeway To Claim Expertise In Ads
• Fla. Man Can't Shield IRA In Bankruptcy, 11th Circ. Says
• Au Pair Agency Not Covered In Wage Suit, 11th Circ. Affirms
• Real Estate Rumors: CIBC, Terra, Stellar
• Pratt & Whitney Says It's Not To Blame In $1B Toxins Suit
• Fla. Insurance Agent Gets 8 Years For $25M Loan Fraud Scam
• Green Card Holder Can't Be 'Inadmissible,' High Court Told
• Fla. Homeowner Can't Get Atty Fees For Beating Foreclosure
• Builder Not Liable To Ex-Employee Over Bahamas Project
• Fla. Court Reverses Jury Verdict In RJ Reynolds' Favor
• Fla. Homeowner Can't Sue Over Historic Designation
• Real Estate Rumors: Chess Builders, Stellar, Rieber
• PACER Fees For Court Opinions Are Arbitrary, Fla. Court Told
• High Court Nixes State Residency Reqs. For Liquor Licenses
• Fla. High Court Asked To Clarify Insurer-Expert Discovery
• Dems Float Bill To Strengthen Public-Sector Unions
• A Chat With Ballard Spahr Diversity Chief Virginia Essandoh
• FTC, States Crack Down On Robocallers With 94 New Cases
• Esformes Pushes To Overturn Forfeiture Verdict
• Reps. Seek To Block Unauthorized Iran Strikes In Defense Bill
• Misconduct Allegations Trumped Up, Fla. Regulator Claims
• Feds Say Tapes Must Stay In Ecuador Oil Bribery Case
• Freight Forwarding Exec Gets 18 Months For Price Fixing
• Real Estate Rumors: Silverback, Equinox Fitness, Publix
• Insurers Recoup $270K In Coverage For Bridge Collapse
• Judging A Book: McMahon Reviews 'Roosevelt For The Defense'
• Gov't Says Epstein Victims Can't Scrap Nonprosecution Deal
• Tiger Woods Cut From Suit Over Bartender's Fatal Crash
• New Fla. Bar Prez Wants Action On Legal Tech Regulations
• AIG Ducks Office Depot's $77.5M CFCA Coverage Bid Again
• Fla. Judicial Nominations Chair Resigns, Says Gov. Meddled
• Real Estate Rumors: HAP, Prudential, Imre
• Altria, Juul Say Teen Vaping Habits Suit Belongs In Fed Court
• Stearns Weaver Miller Scoops Up Greenberg Traurig Vet
• Drugmakers' Emails, Calls Show Price-Fix Coverup, AGs Say
• REIT's Choice Named Umpire To Break Logjam On $21M Claim
• Ex-Player Injured In Car Accident, Not On Field, NFL Says
• High Court Passes On Bankrupt Coal Co. Benefits Case
• Supreme Court Will Hear Case Over Copyrights To Legal Texts
• German Automaker Parent Cos. Win Dismissals In Takata MDL
• Kelley Drye Attys' 'Bad Decisions' Don't Merit DQ, Judge Says
• Julio Iglesias Beats Songwriter's Copyright Suit At 11th Circ.
• Police, Firefighters Must Stay In Spectrum's T-Band, GAO Says
• Real Estate Rumors: Label, SAP Qualtrics, Churchill
• Tampa Bay Lightning Putting TCPA Suit On Ice, Court Told
• Fla. Appeals Court Revives Effort To Block ER Project
• 11th Circ. Revives Haitian Businessman's Defamation Suit
• Crypto Co. Asks Court To Force Arbitration In Fraud Suit
• Shutts & Bowen Will Rep Miami In Beckham Stadium Deal
• Suit Claims Real Estate Deal Diverted $50M From Family Trust
• Tampa Bay Rays Settle Contract Suit With Concessionaire
• Promise Healthcare's $10M Trim To Ch. 11 Sale Gets Tepid Nod
• Real Estate Rumors: Deutsche, Meadow, Adam Hyatt
• Holland & Knight Lands Private Equity Pro In Miami Office
• Opko Granted Stay On Fla. 'Pump-And-Dump' Cases
• U. Of Miami Says Ex-Student's Harassment Suit Is Off Target
• How A Procedural Misstep Can Invalidate IRS Penalties
• Promise Healthcare Creditors Slam $10M Ch. 11 Deal Trim
• Fla. Tribe Wins Atty Fees In Malicious Prosecution Suit
• Vintage Capital Threatens To Oust Most Of Red Robin's Board
• Real Estate Rumors: Goodman, Starwood, TA Realty
• Judicial Pick Opposed By LGBTQ Groups Among 4 Confirmed
• Cuban Hotel Owners Sue Trivago Over Confiscated Property
• Tampa Transit Agency Can't Duck Union's Chilled Speech Suit
• MoFo Launches Latin America Desk With New Miami Office
• Contractors' Ex-CEO Altered Letters To Gain Gov't Perks
• Wells Fargo Must Face Claim It Inflated Atty Fee Request
• Fla. Enviro Can't Ditch $4.4M 'Malice' Verdict Over Project
• White Eagle Ch. 11 Plan, Lender Settlement Confirmed
• High Court's 'Separate Sovereigns' Ruling Is Good For Tribes
• DOJ's Citgo Case Highlights Reach, And Limits, Of FCPA
• Fla. Univ. Should Get $1M In Atty Fees In TM Suit, Judge Says
• Fla. Jury Awards $70M Verdict To Couple In Asbestos Suit
• Travel Co. Again Hit With Suit Over 'Free' Cruise Robocalls
• Real Estate Rumors: FCI Residential, Lennar, M&T Bank
• GM Aims To Hit The Brakes On Faulty Drive Shaft Suit
• Rubio Targets Huawei Patent Suits Through Defense Bill
• Florida Tax Views: State Should Act On Wayfair
• Even With Green Light, Cuban Property Recovery Isn't Easy
• Chancery Closes Road For Hertz Mid-Case Legal Fee Appeal
• Domino's Owes $9M For Delivery Driver's Catastrophic Crash
• Crypto Co. Asks Court To Set Aside Clerk's Default
• Asian Ex-Greenspoon Partner Settles Bias Suit Against Firm
• Spanish Hotel Co. Meliá Hit With Suit Over Cuban Properties
• Deals Rumor Mill: Enterprise Products, ArisGlobal, Bayer
• 3 Firms Vying For Lead In Clean Fuel Stock-Drop Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Metronomic, Ernst, Valley National
• Insys Hit With Nationwide Opioid Class Claim In Ch. 11
• Fla. Justices Split Attys With New Expert Witness Standard
• Fla. Judge Axes 'Political' Wage Suit Against Trump For Now
• Colombian 'Narcos' Producer Off The Hook In Copyright Suit
• 5 Ways Law Firms Can Improve Their Job Interviews
• Feds, States Can Prosecute Same Crime, Justices Rule
• General Mills Gets Weedkiller In Cheerios Suit Dismissed
• 3 Takeaways As 'Negotiation Class' Idea Jolts Opioid MDL
• HCA Healthcare Pushes To Sink ER 'Cover Charges' Suit
• Fla. Gov. Signs Bill Banning Sanctuary Policies
• Fraudsters' Kin, Cos. To Pay SEC $720K Over $3.6M Scam
• ITT Tech Lending Arm To Forgive $168M In Student Loans
• Jury Convicts Former FAA Safety Officer In Bribery Scheme
• RJ Reynolds Not On Hook For $4M Engle Case Legal Tab
• Union Beats Fired US Sugar Worker's Race Bias Suit
• Fla. City Tries To Revive Mortgage Suit Against Wells Fargo
• Real Estate Rumors: Benchmark, AD1, Cisco
• State Efforts To Rein In Drug Costs Have Mixed Success
• 'Negotiation Class' May Tee Up Sweeping Deal In Opioid MDL
• Pet Supplies Co. Chewy Raises $1B In Upsized IPO
• 11th Circ. Mulls Whether Class Invited Trial Court 'Error'
• Sandals Charges Vacationers Fake Local Taxes, Suit Says
• Aggregator Says It Was Allowed To Share Blog Posts
• Crypto Co. Investors Seek Class Certification In Fraud Suit
• More Lawmakers Join Cry Against New Local Radio Royalties
• Fla. Law Firm Created Negligent Transaction Docs, Suit Says
• Fla. High Court Nixes Challenge To $1B In FPL Solar Projects
• US Says Expedia, Others Violated Sanctions With Cuban Trips
• How To Streamline Virtual Law Team Mass Tort Defense
• Real Estate Rumors: AD1 Global, Related, Equator Capital
• Ex-Manager Fights McDonald's Bid To See Client Intake Forms
• Fla. Judge's Atty Says Settlement Offer Was Not Extortion
• Feds Roasted On Proof In CEO's $3M Bank Fraud Conviction
• Fla. Court Nixes Amputee's $15.6M Delayed Treatment Win
• No Title VII Training Despite Victim's Jury Win, 11th Circ. Says
• Miami Orca Case Tossed, But Judge Decries Living Conditions
• Carnival Blocked Dying Man From Leaving Ship, Suit Says
• Insurer Dodges Contract-Breach Claim In $45M Coverage Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Hillview, Abu Dhabi Authority, Blue Road
• Senate OKs 5 Trump Trial Court Picks With Bipartisan Support
• Pet Supplies Co. Chewy's Bolstered IPO Could Raise $874M
• Investors Ask 11th Circ. To Revive Ocwen Omissions Suit
• Raymond James To Pay $15M To Settle Hidden-Fee Claims
• FDA Flouted Law To Undercut $375K Drug, Suit Says
• Why I Became A Lawyer: A Fateful Phone Call
• NY Hertz 'Managers' File Wage Suit Over Unpaid Overtime
• Law Firms Can Do Better With Their Mentoring Programs
• Fla. City's Claim Over Margaritaville Sale To Be Arbitrated
• Gap, Banana Republic Want $5.1M Franchising Award OK'd
• Feds Say Taped Calls Are Fair Game In Oil Bribery Case
• Fla. Strawberry Farm Settles DOJ Hiring Bias Investigation
• Real Estate Rumors: Vornado, Richman, Hackman
• That Was Guacward: Brother Always Had Right To Avocado IP
• Hotel Operators Seek Revival Of TCPA Suit Over Junk Faxes
• Enviros Sue Army Corps To Revise Harmful Lake Releases
• PacWest Loans $121M For Florida Mixed-Use Project
• SEC Says NFL Players' Adviser Must Pay Up After 2017 Deal
• Lennar Wraps Up $1.3B Fund Targeting US Real Estate
• Miami Atty Accepts 3-Year Suspension For Real Estate Deal
• Convicted Charter School Operator Hit With Racketeering Suit
• CSX Wants Atty DQ'd For Not Disclosing Disciplinary Action
• 11th Circ. Upholds 30-Year Sentence In Sex-Trafficking Case
• Real Estate Rumors: Life Time, Knobbe Martens, Wells Fargo
• Fla. Cos. Aided $150M Health Insurance Fraud, Suit Says
• BofA Customers Strike $5M Deal In Overdraft Fee Battle
• 'Rocket Docket' Justifies Its Name For 11th Straight Year
• Alleged Traffickers Look To Slip Out Of Phone-Smuggling Suit
• Investcorp Drops $370M On Multifamily Portfolio
• Mom Hit With Fees After Refusing Deal In Cruise Death Case
• FastTrain CEO Can't Nix $20M Judgment, Magistrate Advises
• Hughes Hubbard Adds Pros To Boost Latin America Practice
• J&J Talc Case Can Go Ahead In Fla. While Move To Del. Mulled
• Marriott Timeshare Buyers Oppose County's Bid To Exit Suit
• American Airlines Pilot Wants 'Biased' Judge Off His Case
• Law360's Tort Report: Personal Injury & Med Mal News In Brief
• States Call For Unredacting Of Their Generic-Drug Pricing Suit
• Oncology Co. Wants Noncompete Suit Paused For Ch. 11 Fight
• Real Estate Financing Co. Lends $67M For Fla. Apartments
• Fla. Justices To Mull Insurer's Ability To Sue Law Firm
• 9 Firms To Steer 4 IPOs Topping $1.4B Led By PetSmart Unit
• Ariz. May Lead Charge For Professional Licensing Reciprocity
• LabCorp Sued Over Data Breach Affecting 7.7M Patients
• Lego Customizer Builds TM Suit Against Rival
• 11th Circ. Won't Revive Ponzi Victims' Suit Against JPMorgan
• Checkers Drive-In Slammed With Payment Data Breach Suit
• MoFo Brings On 4 Greenberg Partners To Open Miami Office
• GM Transmission Defect Claims Belong In Detroit, Judge Says
• Woodbridge CEO's $1.3B Ponzi Trial Delayed To Late Summer
• Cancer Center Says It's Done Paying Ex-CEO's Legal Bills
• Ex-Shire Unit Exec Reaches $2.5M Deal In Kickback Case
• SEC's $60M Deal Over Web Marketing Scam Gets Court OK
• 11th Circ. Reverses Win For Corn Co. In Forklift Accident
• SEC Sues Over Alleged $2.2M Bank Guarantee Fraud
• Measuring The Value Of A Law Firm's Social Media Efforts
• Digital Payments Deal-Making Shows No Signs Of Slowing
• Deal To End $367M White Eagle Lender Fight Gets Court Nod
• Gizmodo Again Fails To Ax Ex-Trump Aide's Defamation Suit
• Court OKs Cancer Center's Revised $7.2M Antitrust Deal
• Fla. Suit Targets Farms' 'Toxic' Sugarcane Burns
• Ex-NFL Player Can't Overturn Disability Denial, 11th Circ. Told
• Tribe's Ex-Atty Asks For Suspension Instead Of Disbarment
• 1 Global Ex-CEO Has No Defense In $287M Suit, SEC Says
• Hard Rock Cafe Wasn't A Trademark Bully, Judge Rules
• Simpson Thacher Assists On $4B Digital Infrastructure Fund
• 7 Cases To Watch As Supreme Court Enters Home Stretch
• Coke Florida Owner Can't Escape Chancery Stock Award Case
• Biofuel Co. Founders Push To Kill Ex-Partner's Ch. 11 Fee Bid
• Watchdog Backs Protest Over VA Suicide Prevention Deal
• Walmart Workers' Attys Taken To Task For 11th-Hour Request
• Feds Win Bid To Stop Unapproved Stem Cell Treatment
• Badia Seeks To Halt Sales Of Trademark Infringing Spice
• Fla. Atty's Online Attacks May Net 2-Year Suspension
• Laser Surgery Chain Workers Seek Cert. In WARN Act Suit
• 44 States' Generic-Drug Pricing Suit Rolled Into Pa. MDL
• Trump Squeezes Cuba With New Travel Restrictions
• Cybersecurity Lawmaking Needs Help From Specialists
• Health Facility REIT Launches Senior Living JV In $128M Deal
• Carnival Fined $20M In Cruise Waste Dumping Plea Deal
• UnitedHealthcare Wants Fla. Class Action Moved To Mass.
• Online Pet Supply Retailer Chewy Leads 3 New IPO Launches
• Hausfeld, Podhurst Picked To Lead Salmon Price-Fixing Suit
• Fla. Man Gets 10 Months For Faking H-2B Visa Applications
• Convicted Health Care Fraudster May See Probation Trimmed