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Florida - August, 2019

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• Scientists Ask Justices To Overturn $10.5M Fraud Conviction
• PE Firm Hit With Price-Fixing Suit Over Bankruptcy Services
• Fla. Gov. Appoints Four Judges For Circuit Court In Miami
• NFL Benefit Plans Seek To Can Player's Disability Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: DR Horton, Goldman, Toyota Dealer
• City, State CEO Pay Laws: A Patchwork Approach
• Contractor Says Insurer Must Cover Miami Stadium Claims
• Drugmaker Fine Shows SEC's Renewed Disclosure Focus
• New Best Practices Under E-Discovery Spoliation Rule
• Florida Atty Disbarred For Misuse Of Elderly Clients' Funds
• Brothers' Sentences For Tax Fraud Upheld By 11th Circ.
• Stock-Drop Suit Against LaCroix Maker Fizzles Out
• Blood Glucose Meter Row Must Be Arbitrated, Fla. Court Hears
• Florida IPhone 4 Users Dial Apple Into FaceTime Suit
• DHS Fights Challenge To Rule Speeding Up Deportations
• Fla. Contractor's Suit Over Flubbed Airport Design Is Revived
• Fla. Man Gets 18-Month Sentence For $20M Xerox Toner Scam
• Hospital Slips Retaliation Claim After Whistleblower's FCA Win
• How Law Firms Can Create Content Decision Makers Will Read
• Spirit Airlines' Purse Charge Policy Irks 2nd Circ. Judge
• SEC Says Florida Man's Sham Offering Lured 4 Investors
• Fla. Health System Settles EEOC Suit Over Leave Policy
• SEC Accuses Florida Attorney Of Defrauding NFL Players
• Real Estate Rumors: Crescent Heights, Goldman, Peppercorn
• Punitive Damages Bid Cut In Cruise Line Child Assault Case
• Colombian Beer Co. Can Arbitrate Investment Row: Fla. Panel
• Fla. Bar Says Atty Mishandled $1.5M In Client Funds
• Excess Insurer Can Skip Payout In Hotel Assault Case
• Ex-CPA Indicted With Failing To Report Foreign Accounts
• 11th Circ. May Have Stranded Asylum-Seekers In Legal Limbo
• Gizmodo Defeats Ex-Trump Aide's 'Abortion Pill' Libel Case
• RJ Reynolds Escapes $42M Engle Verdict, Gets New Trial
• Real Estate Rumors: Chicago Tower, Armada Hoffler, Skanska
• Three Cruise Lines Hit With Suits Over Using Cuban Dock
• 11th Circ. TCPA Ruling Could Imperil Class Claims: Experts
• 11th Circ. Revives Suit Over Credit Union Overdraft Fees
• Reaction To Amended Fla. Patient Brokering Act Is Unsound
• Bitcoin 'Inventor' Ordered To Give Up Half Of Bitcoin Holdings
• Feds Fight Tampa Bay Lightning's Bid To Strike Down TCPA
• Epstein Accusers 'Robbed' Of Justice Speak Out At Hearing
• Promise Healthcare's Ch. 11 Sale Swings Back To Lexmark
• Cruise Co. Says Onboard Injury Suit Must Be Arbitrated
• 13 State AGs Back Trump's DACA Rollback At High Court
• Democrats Take Aim At Trump's Ambitions For G-7 Summit
• Real Estate Rumors: Academica, Host Hotels, Urbanica
• Cryptocurrency Presents Puzzle For Unclaimed Property Laws
• Fla. High Court Urged To Accommodate Atty Parental Leave
• Pilot's Email May Add Fuel To American Airlines Sanction Bid
• Carnival Can't Sink Helms-Burton Trafficking Suit
• AGs, Carriers' Cooperation Won't Stem Robocall Litigation
• Lockheed Pays Fla. Workers $327K After DOL Wage Probe
• Real Estate Rumors: Brookfield, RREEF, Ill. Condo Complex
• Hospital Can't Sanction Patient Over Deleted Facebook Profile
• 1 Global Receiver Seeks To Recover $4.3M Ex-CEO Payments
• The Growing Trend Of State Transfer Pricing Scrutiny
• Florida Bars Hit With $31M Verdict For Drunken Hit-And-Run
• 9th Circ. Wants Feds' Take On Counties' VW Emissions Fight
• Second GPS III Satellite Launched, Air Force Says
• CVS Says Sentry's Heel-Dragging On Doc Production 'Tactical'
• Walmart Bias Accusers Seek Redo Over Withheld Evidence
• Greenberg's Miami Appellate Chair Heads To Shutts & Bowen
• Tribal Lender, TransUnion Violated FCRA: Fla. Suit
• Fla. Health System Scolded As Its Docs Lose Privilege Fight
• Allergan Beats Patient Suits Over Implant Warranty Program
• Racetracks Owner Sued For $46M Over Lease For Generators
• Law360's Tort Report: Personal Injury & Med Mal News In Brief
• Centra Tech Says Investors' Claim It Faked Evidence Is Bogus
• Alleged Crypto Pyramid Scheme Scammers Settle FTC Suit
• AmeriGas Topples 11 States' Antitrust Claims In Propane MDL
• Fla. Judge Tosses Suit Against Va. Firm, Doubts RICO Claims
• Westgate Resorts Gains Ground In Timeshare Suit Win
• Class Certification Insights From McCormick Slack-Fill Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Fosun, AT&T, AvalonBay
• 2nd Time Will Likely Be The Charm For Florida's Wayfair Bill
• AGs, Carriers Unite To Trace And Block Robocalls
• Outlook Hazy For Cannabis TMs Under Unlawful Use Doctrine
• World Fuel To Pay $170M For Aviation Fueling Biz UVair
• Obama-Era Clean Water Act Change Deemed Unlawful, Again
• Cancer Centers Denied Bid To Block Fla. Noncompete Law
• Timeshare Exit Attys Can't Leave Wyndham False Ad Suit
• Progressive Wants Out Of $10M Class Action Over Copays
• 9th Circ. Ruling Puts Minor League Pay Back On The Table
• Fla. Power Hopes To Zap AT&T Dismissal Bid In Pole Rent Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone, MetLife, John Buck
• Miami Judge Booted For Prejudging Nonexistent Motion
• Ga. City's Utility Must Face Antitrust Suit, 11th Circ. Says
• Fla. Hotel Customer Seeks Class Cert. In Gratuities Fight
• Patient's Fall Claim Is Medical Negligence, Fla. Court Says
• Litigation Finance Can And Should Protect Its Reputation
• Recent Breach Shows Importance Of Securing Biometric Data
• Polsinelli Nabs Bilzin Sumberg Partner For New Miami Office
• Carnival Avoids Some Claims Over Onboard Fatal Heart Attack
• Ch. 11 Plan Of Failed FIU Bridge's Builder Faces Objections
• $1.36M Award Against Carnival Should Be OK'd, Court Hears
• Promise Healthcare Suitor Claims Push To Exit Ch. 11 Sale
• Investor Slams Bid To Ax Claim In $28.7M Award Row
• Fla. City's Council Split Over Placing School Surtax On Ballot
• Fired JetBlue Analyst Slams Airline's Bid To End Bias Suit
• Drugmaker Pays $200K To End SEC Fight Over Study Leaks
• Carnival Can't Scotch Suit Over Shipboard Death, Family Says
• Real Estate Rumors: MRK, Taconic, Witkoff
• Property Owners Fight Pratt & Whitney's Bid For Quick Win
• Chinese Drywall Makers Shell Out $248M To Settle MDL
• Travelers Settles Legal Costs Suit With Construction Co.
• 11th Circ. Urged To Ignore FCC Rule Change In Fax Ad Suit
• Attys Who Are Defendants Can't Rep USAA, Firm Says
• Jilted Buyer Objects To Promise Healthcare's New Ch. 11 Sale
• Class Cert. Stripped From Fla. Robocall Suit
• SEC Opposes Bid For New Judges In Fla. Microcap Case
• Fla. Contractor To Settle Small Biz False Claims For $500K
• Trustee In Woodbridge Ch. 11 Seeks Recovery Of Fraud Funds
• Real Estate Rumors: Jones Day, Stag Industrial, Stockbridge
• What 2 Recent OFAC Cases Say About Compliance Priorities
• Crisis Messaging To Protect Law Firm Brand And Bottom Line
• Feds Urge Justices Not To Expand 'Sex' In Trans Bias Case
• Walmart Dodges Gender Bias Claims Despite 'Rotten' Culture
• Minor Leaguers Notch 9th Circ. Win On Cert. In MLB Pay Suit
• Celebrity Chef Says NFL Star Stiffed Him On $39K Bill
• Florida's Tabled Remote Seller Sales Tax Bill Gets Refiled
• Fla. Judges In Ethical Hot Water For Backing Contract Hopeful
• Sabre Rattling: Merging Co. Gives DOJ Lawsuit Deadline
• Officials Blast Barr For Criticism Of Progressive Prosecutors
• JPMorgan Says COBRA Notice Was Fine In ERISA Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: GSI, Mack, Chicago Condo Deconversion
• Calif. Emissions Agreement A Model For State-Industry Deals
• Luxury Theater Chain IPic Eyes October Auction
• Ohio's Payday Lending Regs May Inform Other State Efforts
• Apple Says Software Co. Copied 'Everything' In Its Devices
• Drugmakers Can't Ax MDL's 'Overarching Conspiracy' Claims
• 3 States Where Tort Reform Battles Are Heating Up
• Court Nixes Bitcoin Founder's Escape Bid Amid 'Tangled Web'
• Trial-Heavy Fall Will Test FCPA Unit, Shape Law
• 11th Circ. Won't Revive Suit Over Ocwen's Software Problems
• Real Estate Developer Ducks TCPA Suit Over Marketing Texts
• Receiver Can Sell More Property In Jay Peak EB-5 Fraud Case
• Florida Tax Views: A Closer Look At $500M Corporate Refund
• 1 Global Exec, Facing Criminal Case, Admits To SEC Claims
• What You Should Know About Courtroom Closures
• Sierra Nevada Taps ULA To Launch NASA Cargo Missions
• Raydon Says 'Personal Animus' Dooms Class In ESOP Suit
• Fla. Judge Warns Attys Of 'Duty Of Candor' In Property Suit
• Zumba Slams JC Penney's 'From A To Zumba' Ads In TM Suit
• Auto Insurer Didn't Short Thousands Of Claims, Judge Says
• Tobacco Cos. To Blame For 50-Year Addiction, Jury Hears
• 11th Circ. Chides Alabama Firm Over Last-Minute Subpoena
• Fla. AG Asked To Resolve Jacksonville School Tax Ballot Spat
• Epstein Sex Assault Accuser Sues Estate After His Death
• Disabled Guests' ADA Suit Against Disney Set For Trial
• Latest 2nd Circ. Pick Is Trump Aide, Ex-Kirkland Partner
• Real Estate Rumors: Bridge Investment Group, Amazon, AIG
• Sabre To DOJ: Sue Us Or We're Closing $360M Farelogix Deal
• Maker Of Defibrillator Vest To Face Trial In Suit Over Death
• LaCroix Parent Sued For Records On CEO Misconduct Claims
• Securities Atty Wants New Judges In Microcap Scheme Suit
• Ex-Cruise Worker Fights Bid To Ax Onboard Injury Suit
• MCC Warden Reassigned In Wake Of Epstein's Death
• CSX Says Railroad Law Exempts $16M Moving Costs From Tax
• Why I Became A Lawyer: A Seaweed Scientist's Odyssey
• Blue States Join Fight Against Trump's Power Plant Rule
• For-Profit Law Schools Duck FCA Suit Over False Data Claims
• What Investigators Are Asking After Epstein's Death
• States, Tribes Get $109M To Implement Next Generation Of 911
• Promise Healthcare Seeks OK For $22M Ch. 11 Asset Sale
• Royal Caribbean Avoids Sanctions Over Lost Storm Footage
• Ruling Leaves Door Open For Esformes Life Sentence
• Real Estate Rumors: Ahs Residential, Rockfeld, Fairbridge
• Fla. Nerve Repair Co. Hit With Investor Suit Over Stock Drop
• Security Co. Denied Partial Win In $4.5M Hurricane Suit
• 3 Best Practices For Patent Claims Against Secret Methods
• Epstein Dead In Apparent Suicide, As Feds Investigate
• 11th Circ. Upholds Split Verdict For Hilton Resort, Unit Owners
• Insurer Skirts Some Liability For Worker's Fatal Cell Tower Fall
• Fla. Court Says Bankruptcy Judge Should Have Been Recused
• Dating Site Wants Married Man's Suit Over Photo Use Tossed
• 3 Fla. Men Charged With Payroll Tax, Workers' Comp Scheme
• Globant Accused Of Defrauding Client On Software Project
• Real Estate Rumors: NY Community Bank, Acore, Springbank
• Tampa Atty Disbarred For Stealing Client Settlement Funds
• How States Are Attending To Medical Balance Billing
• Developers Land $300M Loan For Downtown Miami Tower
• Atty Fee Ruling In Mall Stabbing Row May Need Time To Bake
• Miami Investment Cos. Founder Cops To $7.5M Fraud Scheme
• Shipping, Aircraft Cos. Warned For Sanctions Nondisclosure
• Fla. Court Didn't Abuse Power In DJ's OT Suit, 11th Circ. Says
• Centra Tech 'Fabricated' Evidence, Investors Say
• Airbnb Suit Seeks To Block Fla. County's Tax Info Requirement
• CVS Aiming To Shake RxStrategies' Tying Claim For Good
• Disney Marketing Gives Pa. Courts Jurisdiction, Couple Says
• Atty Urges Judge To Drop Out Of BP Oil Spill MDL
• Orchard Supply's $1.25M Wage Deal OK'd As Co. Is Mourned
• Real Estate Rumors: Facebook, Bank OZK, Blue Roc
• Kirkland, Lauletta Birnbaum Guide $1.6B IPipeline Sale
• Woodbridge Adversary Suit Tossed In Favor Of Calif. Actions
• General Dynamics To Settle Call Center OT Suit For $170K
• Insurer Seeks Sanctions For Altered Docs In Leaky Roof Suit
• Clients Benefit From Law Firm Expense Growth
• Woodbridge CEO Pleads Guilty To Running $1.3B Fraud
• 11th Circ. Upholds Luxottica's $1.9M Trademark Win Over Mall
• Magistrate Says DOJ Tapes Can Be Heard In Bribery Case
• EPA Faces Backlash From Sens., Enviros, States On Pesticide
• Energy Drink Maker Says Monster Launched Smear Campaign
• Fla. Patient's Fall Suit Is Ordinary Negligence, Court Rules
• Sneaker Marketplace StockX Sued After Reported Data Breach
• State AGs Push Streamers To Curb Tobacco Imagery
• GOP Sens. Probe Google-Huawei Smart Speaker Project
• 8 Charged With Swiping $5M From Fla. Tribe's Casino
• Changing Ethics Rules Is Key To Law Firm Innovation
• Florida Law Firm Tries To Escape 'Simon Says' Tagline Suit
• Va. Criminal Defense Atty Takes Over $15.7M Fraud Case
• Referee Clears Miami Atty In Report Slamming Florida Bar
• Luxury Theater Chain Gets Access To $12M In DIP Financing
• Fla. Takes Over Epstein Release Probe From Sheriff
• MTV's 'Floribama Shore' Rips Off Bar's Trademark, Suit Says
• BIA Ruling 'Illogical' In Religious Asylum Case, 11th Circ. Says
• Real Estate Rumors: Lennar, MUFG, Commerz Real
• Country Rapper Shot Paintings With Assault Rifle, Artist Says
• Delta Rips Passengers' Bid To Revive Part Of Kickbacks Suit
• National Coordinating Counsel: Key To Virtual Mass Tort Team
• Investors Want Centra Tech Sanctioned For Arbitration Push
• Employers Face Expanded Time Limits For Sex Abuse Suits
• DHS Sued For Info On Teens Transferred To ICE Custody At 18
• From Roundup To Oatmeal: New Trends In Glyphosate Suits
• Bitcoin 'Creator' Rebuts Expert's Forgery Finding In $10B Suit
• Man Gets 24 Yrs For $1M Investment Hoax Aimed At Seniors
• Mother Of Girl Killed By CSX Train Loses 6th Circ. Appeal
• JetBlue Says Passenger Shifting Focus From Holes In Her Suit
• Dine-In Movie Chain Hits Ch. 11 With Restructuring, Sale Plans
• Rack Room Inks Up To $26M Deal In TCPA Suit Over Texts
• Judging A Book: Castillo Reviews 'Raising The Bar'
• Seacor Pays Roughly $172M To Buy Avista Out Of Shipping JV
• Chinese Billionaire Sues Multiple News Orgs For Defamation
• 2 Plaintiffs Cut From Chili's Data Breach Case
• Botched Closing Arguments Force Retrial Over Prof.'s Firing
• Real Estate Rumors: Foxconn, Revera Living, Cboe
• Fla. Judge Exits Suit Against Insurer Citing Past Work As Atty
• Airbnb, Miami Beach Settle Suit Over Vetting Property Owners
• RE/MAX Presidential Latest Realty Co. Hit With TCPA Suit
• Fla. High Court Is Asked If Rent Claim Is OK In Insurance Row
• Attys In Murphy Oil Sales Tax Row Seek $250K Fees
• New State Data Protection Laws Focus On Biometrics
• Cancer Center Says Ch. 11 Plan Bars Ex-Executive's Claims
• Ex-Staffer Questions What Trump Is Hiding About 'Kiss' Video
• Fla. Librarian Wins $2M Verdict In Car Crash Suit
• Models, Playboy Playmates Win TM Trial With Fla. Strip Clubs
• Progressive Moves Fla. Suit Over Copays To Federal Court
• Real Estate Rumors: Acier, Cboe, Thomas Neary
• Turkish Bros. Aim To Nix Co.'s Bid To Enforce $388M Award
• Hospital Corp. Fends Off 11th Circ. Appeal Of FCA Claims
• Fla. Appeals Court Lifts Block On Abortion Waiting Period Law
• Fla. Judge Drops Out Of Tampa Bay Rays TCPA Suit
• Couple Accuse Ex-Miss Sweden Of Interior Design Fraud
• A Welcome Turning Of The Tide On State Preemption Of Cities
• US Sugar Sues Army Corps Over Fla.'s 'Man-Made Drought'
• Berger Singerman Lands Greenberg Traurig Litigator
• Miami Attorney Disbarred For Aiding In $1M QVC Theft