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Florida - October, 2019

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• Estefan Eatery Can't Revive $2.4M Coverage Bid At 11th Circ.
• Insurers Say REIT's Atty Fees Must Be Resolved In Arbitration
• 'Bitcoin Jesus' Says Market Hijacking Suit Short On Evidence
• Medical E-Records Provider's $29M IP Claims Handed To Jury
• Tree Co. Workers Win $1.2M After Unpaid Wages Trial
• 5 Trends Influencing RFPs For Law Firms
• 11th Circ. Won't Rethink TCPA Standing For Suit Over 1 Text
• Police Sgt. Immune From Race Claims Over K-9 Job Denial
• Pizza Hut Franchisees To Pay $6M To End TCPA Class Action
• Real Estate Rumors: Citrin Cooperman, Oak Street, L+M
• Class Action 'Avalanche' Coming For CBD Industry
• Cardno Says Deal Reached To End Suit Over $15M Award
• Geico Needn't Cover Mobile Gym Injury, Fla. Court Says
• Ex-Wells Fargo Worker Admits Role In Film Financing Scheme
• Cruise Lines Ink $12.5M Deal Over Agency's Marketing Calls
• CFTC Nabs $2.5M Victory Over Currency Trading Scheme
• SocGen Fires Back At $792M Suit Over Castro-Seized Bank
• Fla. Condo Group, Insurer Settle $25M Sinkhole Loss Suit
• Vinson-Led Commercial REIT Primes $150M IPO
• How A Philly Solo Shielded A $24M Tanning Salon Fortune
• Mitsui Can't Trim Claims It Stole Irrigation System Technology
• American Airlines Settles Trademark Row With Travel Agency
• 11th Circ. Won't Nix Verdict That Barbers Were Contractors
• Real Estate Rumors: Altman, Acore, 601W
• Fla. Ethics Committee Lets Judge Publish Under Pen Name
• U. Of Miami Links Spur Judge's Recusal In Harassment Suit
• Why I Became A Lawyer: Being There For Families In Trouble
• Venezuelan National Gets 4 Years For Bribery Scheme
• DNC Beats Donors' Suit Alleging Pro-Clinton Bias In 2016
• Parkland School Shooting Suit's Final Claims Dismissed
• Netflix Can't Ditch 'Narcos' Suit Ahead Of Trial
• Fla. Court Sends UHC Cancer Coverage Suit To Mass.
• Inspection Agencies Want Brazilian Plywood Suit Axed
• Luxury Movie Theater Chain Approved For $51M Ch. 11 Sale
• Best Practices For US-Canada Virtual Mass Tort Teams
• Case Undercuts Fee-Based Hurdles To Restored Voting Rights
• 11th Circ. Sides With Auto Insurer In $30M Bad Faith Battle
• La. Freight Forwarder Fined For Price-Fixing Conspiracy
• Ethicon Can't Escape Damages Claims In Pelvic Mesh Suit
• NextEra Escapes $15M Punitive Award In Boy's Electrocution
• Real Estate Rumors: Trump Organization, Colony, Bridge
• Purported Film Financier Pleads Guilty To Fraud Scheme
• High Court Asked To Review $2M Partnership Tax Penalty Row
• Counseling Cannabis Cos. Requires A Holistic Approach
• RJR Wins New Engle Trial, But Court Splits On Case Law
• BALCA Says Farm's Harvest Seasons Don't Show Temp Need
• NJ Lawmakers Lob NCAA Pay Bill, Fla. Gov. Joins Bandwagon
• Ex-Wyndham Worker Not Covered For 'Experimental' Surgery
• RJR Cleared Of Liability In Florida Smoker's Death
• Examine Diversity Jurisdiction By Drilling Into Citizenship
• AT&T Blasts Motel's Bid For Quick Win In Junk Fax Suit
• Davis Polk-Led Insurance Firm Prices $230M IPO At Low End
• Hair Products Maker Can't Brush Off Balding MDL Claims
• Securities Atty Pleads Guilty To Aiding 1 Global Ponzi Scheme
• Picks For 9th, 2nd Circs. Advance With Bipartisan Panel Votes
• Tesla's Unique Door Handles Faulted In Doc's Fiery Death
• O'Melveny Launches State Regulatory Defense Group
• Atty Pleads Guilty To Lying To Feds In Witness Payoff Case
• Fla. Pharma Lab Says Patent Licensee Hid Payments
• GM Must Face Fla. Driver's Trimmed Drive Shaft Defect Suit
• Del. Justices Challenge 'Wild' Claims In $283M Merger Appeal
• Real Estate Rumors: Pebb Capital, Chetrit, Sterling
• 4 Recreational Marijuana Tax Revenue Takeaways For States
• Sens. Tell DOJ To Fix 'Growing Divide' With USPTO Over SEPs
• Where Law Firm Partners Go When Changing Jobs
• Dish, NagraStar Sue Again Over Alleged Piracy Scheme
• Only Gov't Can Enforce Federal Restitution, Fla. Court Says
• Nerve Repair Co. Says Derivative Suit Lacks Demand Futility
• MTV Can't Escape Trademark Suit Over 'Floribama Shore'
• Sunday Riley Settles After FTC Alleges Fake Sephora Reviews
• 11th Circ. Revives Yacht Worker's Injury Suit
• Flyer Says American Airlines Hid 50% Take On Trip Insurance
• Spectrum Gets Customer's Robocall Suit Kicked To Arbitration
• Real Estate Rumors: Howard Hughes, Bank OZK, Anastasi
• AGs Ask Facebook, EBay To Prevent Illegal Alcohol Sales
• Crypto Co. Investors Defend Renewed Cert. Bid In ICO Suit
• US Sugar's Drought Suit Doesn't Hold Water, Army Corps Says
• Attys Disqualified From Wyndham's Timeshare Exit Suit
• 3 Ways To Leverage Vulnerability For Lawyer Well-Being
• FDA, FTC Issue Warning On Claims CBD Can Treat Diseases
• Glenmont-Arlington JV Sells Tampa-Area Complex For $69M
• Facebook Antitrust Probe Gains Support From Dozens Of AGs
• Insurer Tries To Avoid Covering Fatal Plane Crash Suit
• 11th Circ. Revives Injury Suit Over Shallow Water Dive
• E-Records IP Claims A Ploy To Stifle Competition, Jury Told
• Muslim Pilot Asks High Court To Clarify Bias Suit Standards
• TracFone Accuses Phone Distributors Of 'Nefarious' Scheme
• Real Estate Rumors: Madison, Deutsche, Fortune Hotels
• Fla. Class Actions Show Why Correct COBRA Notices Matter
• PE Firm Prevails In $4M Suit Over Fla. Energy Deal Exit
• Kaufman Dolowich Opens Orlando Office With New Partner
• Court Asks Fla. Justices To Review Med Mal Death Law
• 11th Circ. Affirms Ex-Cruise Worker Can't Ax Arbitration Loss
• Real Estate Rumors: Avery Hall, Foundry, Harvard Club
• Shumaker Loop Beats DQ Bid From Bankrupt Cancer Center
• US Cos. Barred From Leasing Planes To Cuban Airlines
• Crypto Co. Parent Seeks Own Exit From Market 'Hijacking' Suit
• New Data Shows BigLaw's True Profitability
• Seminole Tribe Seized Baptist Church By Force, Suit Says
• Zumba And JC Penney Reach Settlement In TM Suit
• Honda Insurer's $4.2M Suit Over Derailment Damage Tossed
• In Most Court Battles, States Win And Trump Loses
• Antonio Brown Case May Influence Next NFL Bargaining Pact
• Welbilt Moves To Exit 'Fraud By Hindsight' Stock-Drop Suit
• How Artists Can Curtail Online IP Theft Defended By Fair Use
• 11th Circ. Lets AT&T Off The Hook Over Soured Deal
• Under Siege, Juul Pulls Most Flavors From US Market
• Tampa Bay Lightning Reach Class Settlement In TCPA Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Scott Swerdlin, 601W, Kenneth Israel
• Chiquita Urges Fla. Court Not To Rethink Terror-Funding MDL
• Deals Rumor Mill: AT&T, Global Infrastructure Partners, Apollo
• The Circuit Split On ERISA's Actual Knowledge Standard
• 11th Circ. Ruling Strenuously Protects Arbitration Pacts
• Ex-JPMorgan Worker's COBRA Suit Kicked To Arbitration
• J&J To Pay States $117M To Quell Pelvic Mesh Suits
• Mexican Co. Doesn't Own Citrus Oil It Delivered, Judge Says
• E-Cig Seller Hit With 2nd Shareholder Suit Over SF Ban
• Insurer Must Face Trial Over Duty To Defend Environmentalist
• Roofing Co. President Pleads Guilty To Kickback Scheme
• SEC, Stock Exchanges Urged To Rein In Dual-Class Shares
• 2 Ex-Greenberg Traurig Attys On Track For 11th Circ. Seats
• Indian Travel Co. Looks To Shore Up IndiGo Arbitration
• Fla. Remote Sales Tax Bill OK'd By Senate Committee
• Health Care Co. Can't Nix Pump-And-Dump Suit, Judge Says
• Real Estate Rumors: Beacon, Sapir, Command Financial Press
• Fla. High Court To Review Ruling Against Medical Pot Regs
• Crypto Co. Fights Investors' Renewed Cert. Bid In ICO Suit
• Musician Wants Out Of Suit Alleging He Destroyed Paintings
• Insurer Won't Cover Spa For Hammer Attack Against Worker
• Real Estate Rumors: GL, First Industrial, Healthcare Realty
• Courts Keep Rejecting Litigation Funding Discovery Campaign
• 11th Circ. Revives FLSA Suit Against Alabama Law Firm
• Ex-Woodbridge CEO Gets 25 Years For $1.3B Ponzi Scheme
• Supreme Court Won't Hear Kardashian Trademark Case
• Real Estate Developer Settles Spam Text Suit For $1.5M
• After Mississippi Exit, AGs' T-Mobile Suit May Dwindle
• Real Estate Rumors: Peachtree Hotel, Ross, Longpoint
• Localities Urge FCC Not To Presume Infrastructure Rates
• How Emotionally Intelligent AI Could Assist With E-Discovery
• No Exit For Timeshare Atty In Wyndham's False Ad Suit
• Fruit Grower In Contempt In Del Monte Fight, Court Hears
• Despite Opposition, Akerman Gets Major Miami Project Zoned
• Davis Polk, Skadden Steer Insurer's Potential $246M IPO
• Ex-NFLer Can't Avoid Depo In Disability Benefits Suit
• States May Slow Spread Of Vehicle Subscription Services
• Financial Adviser Pleads Guilty In Ecuador Oil Bribery Case
• 19 Abilify Claims Tossed As Lacking Proof In MDL Settlement
• Real Estate Rumors: JVM, Global Holdings, Lennar
• 11th Circ. Says NAACP's Fair Housing Act Suit Can Continue
• Ex-NFLer Stiffed Benefits Consultants On Fees, Suit Says
• Court Sees Breach But No Damages In Miami Firm Dissolution
• Keystone Property Group Scores $66M Loan For NJ Complex
• Preventable Risks Your Law Firm May Be Overlooking
• 3 Firms Guide Medical Billing Co. Deal Worth Up To $300M
• Feds Want Wives' Testimony Out Of Ecuador Bribery Case
• Conn. Fits Teva Stock-Drop Suit Better Than Pa., Judge Says
• Nelson Mullins Taps Another Fla. Atty For Hospitality Group
• Comcast Can't Pause Xfinity Infringement Suit Yet, Judge Says
• Insurer Says Derailment Damaged $4.2M Of Honda Auto Parts
• Bitcoin Players Seek Exit From Market 'Hijacking' Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Gilbert, Hotusa Hotels, Supreme
• Sinclair Seeks End To Mar-A-Lago Member's Defamation Suit
• 6 Ethics Tips For Attorneys Making Lateral Transfers
• Sens. Seek US Review Of Maduro-Tied Brazilian Meatpacker
• Carnival Can't Get Quick Appeal In 2nd Helms-Burton Case
• Fla. Can't Fire Officer Who Said CBD Made Her Fail Drug Test
• Texas Justices Ponder 'Good Faith' In $79M Clawback
• Real Estate Rumors: GIC, Spear Street, Brookfield
• States Want To Back EPA Oversight Of Power Plant Emissions
• RJ Reynolds Denies 'Gotcha Move' In Widow's Engle Case
• Woodbridge Trust Seeks Documents From Shapiro's Wife
• Diners Slam Buca Di Beppo's Claim Data Breach Did No Harm
• Dentons To Combine With 2 US Firms In 13th Tie-Up This Year
• 11th Circ. To Revisit FACTA Standing Issue In Godiva Suit
• Fla. AG Hits Air Conditioning Co. With Consumer Fraud Suit
• Justices Won't Review $5M SEC Win Against Racetrack Exec
• Real Estate Rumors: Brookfield, Pebblebrook, Carlyle
• Security Co. Says Rival Infringed TM In False Instagram Profile
• MTV Says First Amendment Dooms 'Floribama Shore' TM Suit
• Can Insureds Recover Atty Fees From Public-Private Insurers?
• Ocwen Says CFPB Suit Must End After Constitutionality Pivot
• Judge Says $40M GM Settlement Must Be 'More Robust'
• Fla. Timeshare Co. Wins Round In Contract Interference Suit
• When The Jury's Vote Isn't The End: Recent Verdict Reversals
• Dental Board Members Look To Extract Immunity At 11th Circ.
• Bacardi, Winn-Dixie Want Out Of 'Grains Of Paradise' Suit
• Feds, States Won't Join Allergan Glaucoma Drug FCA Suit
• Direct Taxes: The Next Shoe To Drop After Wayfair?
• Duane Morris Settles Suit Over Debt Collection Tactics
• Battles Still Rage Over Calif. Data, Worker Classification Laws
• Nightclub Isn't Covered For Beach Ball Injury
• BALCA Says Truck Stops Not Worksites In H-2B Program
• Nelson Mullins Adds Hospitality, Entertainment Atty In Fla.
• Real Estate Rumors: Nightingale, Xenia, Meridian
• Cannabis Marketing Co. Tossed From Unwanted Calls Suit
• Landlords Can Sue Feds For Alleged Loan Breach: Fed. Circ.
• 'Boilerplate' Mednax Stock Drop Suit Dismissed
• Drivers Rip GM's $40M Settlement Over Oil-Guzzling Engines
• Arcade Co. Hits Carnival Biz With TM Suit After News Mix-Up
• Fla. Moneyman Cops To Role In Mitsakos Hedge Fund Scam
• Consider The Power Of Tactical Empathy
• Carnival Pressed For Concrete Progress In Pollution Case
• Facing Disbarment, Fla. Atty Argues Ethics Case Was Too Late
• Royal Caribbean Can't Get New Trial Over $3.4M Death Award
• Real Estate Rumors: Kushner, Chetrit, Feil
• Fla. Endorses DOJ's T-Mobile-Sprint Merger Settlement
• Centra Tech Investors Fight Judge's Cert. Denial In ICO Suit
• JPML Sends Juul Marketing Suits To Calif.
• The Problem — And Opportunity — Of Implicit Bias In The Bar
• Buccaneers' $19.5M Junk Fax Deal Not Fair To All, Judge Says
• BNSF, CSX, Others Hit With Flurry Of Price-Fixing Suits
• Omega Wins $4.6M In Infringement Retrial Against CalAmp
• Ponzi Schemer Rothstein Loses Appeal To Trim Sentence
• 11th Circ. Affirms Ga. County's Win In Deputies' Wage Suit
• 11th Circ. Reverses Tax Preparer's $3.5M Restitution Order
• Judging A Book: Thapar Reviews Gorsuch's 'A Republic'
• Real Estate Rumors: Amazon, Blackstone, Crate & Barrel
• Univ. Of Miami Seeks Ruling It Didn't Short Ex-Coach's Buyout
• Defendants' Chances On Daubert May Vary By Circuit
• AmEx Says 1 Global Receiver Can't Get Back $2.7M
• ADT Sells Off Canadian Unit To Telus For $529M
• Fla., Pa. Are The Latest States Mulling College Athlete Pay