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Florida - June, 2020

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• Telemundo, NBC, Comcast Hit With Sex Harassment Suit
• Fla. Court Lets Caterers Receive Offsite Alcohol Deliveries
• Key Senators Want To Add New Federal Judgeships This Year
• Advantage Gets OK On $17M In Ch. 11 Airport Contract Sales
• Real Estate Rumors: Prologis, Oceanwide, Valley Bank
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Fla. Pushes To Use Video Footage From Sting That Got Kraft
• Ex-Fla. Bank Executives Can't Escape Trade Secrets Suit
• What You Say In Online Mediation May Be Discoverable
• Why FDA's Proposed Food Standard Principles Are Important
• Del Monte Seeks $16.4M Contempt Fine Against Pineapple Co.
• Royal Caribbean Looks To Exit Nurses' Cruise Refund Suit
• Prison Phone Providers Accused Of Price-Fixing Inmate Calls
• Loeb, Shumaker Loop Cook Up $100M BurgerFi Merger
• Opko Inks $16.5M Investor Deal After SEC Suit Drops Stock
• Bankrupt Movie Theater Pushes Bid For Rent Relief In Fla.
• Real Estate Rumors: Kelly Kite, Hackman, WeWork
• Fla. Pot Licensing Law Unconstitutional, State High Court Told
• Outcry Over Fla.'s In-Person Bar Exam Intensifies
• Litigious Porn Studio Ends Battle With Former Law Firm
• 11th Circ. Finds Feds Adequately Proved Cuban Export Breach
• Nursery Tells 11th Circ. Pot License Constitutionally Protected
• Fontainebleau Sues To Skip Up To $5.3M In Benefits Payments
• Feds Say Atty Exploited Rural Hospitals To Cover $1.4B Fraud
• Gov't Sues Co. Over $2.7M Tugboat Oil Spill Cleanup Costs
• EPA Limits On States' Project Reviews Likely To Face Lawsuits
• Ex-Walmart Workers Want Win In COBRA Notice Suit
• 10 Tips For A Successful Remote Arbitration Hearing
• CBD Seller Says Ex-Manager Can't Bring Securities Suit
• Cruise Line Seeks End To Passenger's COVID-19 Class Action
• Carnival Can't Halt Cuban Dock Fight For 11th Circ. Appeal
• 11th Circ. Rules Delta Retiree's Ex Ineligible For Pension
• No Meat To Tyson 'Prime Pork' False Ad Suit, Judge Says
• Real Estate Rumors: Jesus Gonzalez Pereda, Blackstone, L&L
• Fla. High Court Backs Gov.'s Authority On Pandemic Orders
• 11th Circ. Wants Errors In $28.7M Wine Investor Award Fixed 
• To Achieve Diversity, Law Firms Must Reinvent Hiring Process
• Virus, Regs Highlight Need For Model State Whistleblower Law
• IP Hires: Morgan Lewis, Latham, Weiss Serota
• Weiss Serota Adds Corporate Litigator In Boca Raton
• 11th Circ. Partially Reinstates Whistleblower's $348M FCA Win
• Timeshare Owners Say Westgate Ripped Them Off
• Ex-Hertz CEO Urges Judge To Throw Out $56M Clawback Suit
• Drivers Ask To Sue Hertz For False Reports Despite Ch. 11
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Tiffany & Co. Wins $12M In TM Fight Over Counterfeit Sellers
• Carnival Hit With Suit Over Passengers' COVID-19 Exposure
• 11th Circ. Says DHS Can Remove Man For Ga. Ecstasy Crime
• Cybersecurity Steps For Law Firms Amid Heightened Risks
• Real Estate Rumors: Taitz, Focus, NY Community Bank
• Judge Suggests Special Master To Inspect ICE Facilities
• Ex-Woodbridge Sales Agents Want SEC's Ponzi Suit In Calif.
• Ex-Comcast Worker Says COBRA Notice Included Threats
• Wright Ducks Sanctions As $10B Bitcoin Suit Poised For Trial
• J&J Surgical Rip-Offs Lead To Seizure, FDA Criminal Probe
• Fla. City Wins Reversal Of Ruling Against Red-Light Cameras
• Prevagen Maker Inks Deal To Settle Half-Dozen False Ad Suits
• NY, NJ, Conn. To Require Quarantine For Virus Hotbed Visitors
• Morgan Stanley Salesman Appeals FINRA Arbitration Order
• Judge Wants Ecuadorian Truck Dispute Sent To Arbitration
• Workers' COVID-19 Exposure Claims 'Trivial,' Cruise Line Says
• An Inside Look At DOJ Fight Against COVID-19 Price-Gouging
• 5 Firms Rework $4.6B Trash Biz Buyout, Asset Sale
• Real Estate Rumors: Symphony, Zar, SBA Communications
• It's Time For Law Firms To Support Work-From-Home Culture
• Fla. Law Firms Strike Deal To End 'Simon Says' Slogan Fight
• Republicans Keep Confirming Unqualified Judicial Nominees
• How Trump's Judicial Picks Have Changed Employment Law
• How Trump Forever Changed Judicial Nominations
• Top Health Officials Contradict Trump On Pandemic Response
• Fla. Leveraging Liquor Licenses To Enforce COVID-19 Rules
• Norwegian Cruise Line Can't Get Quick 11th Circ. Appeal
• Tips For Crafting The Perfect Law Firm Alert
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Real Estate Rumors: Bank Hapoalim, Aspen Dental, Delavaco
• Microcap Trader Fights SEC Suit Over Unregistered Dealing
• Lloyd's Wants Fla. Restaurants' Virus Coverage Suit Tossed
• 'Simon Says' Firm Told It Can't Block Rival's Use Of Slogan
• Real Estate Rumors: Assemblage, Edgewater, Eduardo Pelaez
• Akerman's Former Brazil Expert Joins Reed Smith In Miami
• Judging A Book: Elrod Reviews 'Shortlisted'
• Mandatory State Bars Likely To Remain Intact, For Now
• 11th Circ. Revives Cruisegoer's Ice Skating Injury Verdict
• Experian Ducks Punitive Damages In 11th Circ. FCRA Fight
• What Landlords Should Consider Before Reopening Gyms
• Fla. Panel Orders Redo Of Disney's $128M Property Value Win
• Virus Forces Royal Caribbean To Restructure Spanish Ops
• Ex-Felons Oppose Full Court Review In Fla. Voting Law Appeal
• ADT Seeks To Exit Class Action Over Ex-Tech's Snooping
• Palm Steakhouse Family Puts End To Long-Running IP Feud
• COVID-19 IP Catch-Up: Trials Get Delayed, Moved To Video
• Condo Assessments Ruled Debt Under Fla. Collection Law
• 11 Keys To Success At Remote Mediation
• Bid Flux, Questions Delay Comcar Sale Deals In Del. Ch. 11
• Real Estate Rumors: Wells, Link Real Estate NYC, Aureole
• Fla. DOT's Top Lawyer Resigns Over Forged Signatures
• Taser Rival Urges Justices To Toss $7.6M Loss After PTAB Ax
• Forum Selection Clause Clash Reroutes Trade Secret Dispute
• Horse Jumping League Fights Ex-Partners' Bid To Ditch Suit
• Imax Seeks Rethink After 11th Circ. OKs Media Co. Awards
• 11th Circ. Denies Postal Worker New Trial On Disability Claim
• Apria Healthcare To Pay $175K To End Robocall Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Fundrise, Housing Trust, Onni Group
• 3M Settles Another Price-Gouging TM Case Over N95 Masks
• Saul Ewing Adds Longtime Litigator For Miami Dolphins
• Pandemic Could Bring Student Exodus From Legal Profession
• Fla. Appeals Court Says State Court Can't Hear Fee Dispute
• Fla. Justices Decline To Disbar Atty Over Ch. 7 Omissions
• New York Life Loans $97M For Florida Residential Project
• PNC, Fla. Hotel Developers Seek Exit From EB-5 Fraud Suit
• Pot Co. Acreage Holdings Borrows $15M At 60% Interest Rate
• Pot Co. Trulieve Seeks Quick Win In Background Check Row
• Fla. Courts Allowed To Resume Jury Trials On Local Basis
• Cruise Co. Worker's Wrongful Death Suit Must Be Arbitrated
• New Legislation Could Signal Critical Mass On Section 230
• Airport Group Fears Being Shortchanged By Hertz Ch. 11
• NJ Plastics Co. Founder Charged With Evading $61M In Taxes
• Ex-Southwest Worker Sues Over 'Confusing' COBRA Notices
• Akerman Sues Music Festival Organizer For TM Work Fees
• The Privilege Implications Of Using Online Collaboration Tools
• New Cases Bring Lessons On Video Surveillance Preservation
• MDL Decisions Demonstrate The Need For Rule 702 Reform
• Mass. AG Deal Ends Fight Over Pilgrim Nuclear Plant Cleanup
• Real Estate Rumors: Rialto, Inter Miami, Baywood Hotels
• Panamanian Co. Wins Enforcement Of Awards Against Imax
• Hertz Trading Halted After SEC Balks At Ch. 11 Stock Sales
• Atty Accused Of Microcap Scheme Barred From Penny Stocks
• Fla. Ex-Judges Say Crash Case Isn't Vehicle For Rule Change
• Disney Investor Says Sexism Claims Warrant Peek At Books
• Fla. Businesses Seek Class Cert. Over Water Main Break
• Tribe Member Can't Get NextEra Kan. Wind Farm Work Paused
• Music Rights Group Exec Assails Spotify Counterclaims
• 11th Circ. Revives Suit Over Child's Fall On Carnival Cruise
• Centra Tech Co-Founder Cops To $25M Crypto Scheme
• Confronting Mental Distress In The Legal Profession
• Real Estate Rumors: ECI Group, GFI Capital, Neology Life
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Investor Says Beef With Burger King Should Stay In Fla.
• Suit Says Turbine Co. Owes $291M For Seized Cuban Port Use
• Fed. Circ. Backs PACER In Atty's Suit Over Opinion Fees
• Fla. Cannabis Co. Taps BigLaw Vet As Chief Legal Officer
• Centene Settles Hep C Class Suit
• Split 11th Circ. Scraps Miami Jail's COVID-19 Injunction
• US Trustee Asks Court To Block Comcar Sale To Ex-Director
• Justices' Cert Snub Perpetuates Commodities Act Uncertainty
• State Powers Vs. Fundamental Rights During COVID-19
• Litigation Finance Investments Are Not Risk-Free Loans
• Carnival Says Heir Can't Bring Claim Over Cuban Port
• High Court Won't Hear Drug Price-Fixing Discovery Dispute
• Real Estate Rumors: Centerstate, Fairstead, Crescent Heights
• How White Privilege Helped Me Succeed In BigLaw
• Sam's Club, Tramontina Escape Wolfgang Puck Cookware Suit
• Robbins Geller To Lead Norwegian Cruise Investor Suit
• The Week In Bankruptcy: Rent Relief Dominates Ch. 11 Cases
• 11th Circ. Won't Revive Female J&J Worker's Sex Bias Row
• Fla. Gov. Signs Law Giving NCAA Athletes Name, Image Pay
• Class Wants BJ's Sanctioned In Sales Tax Spat
• Cruise Line Faces Skeptical 11th Circ. In Injury Verdict Fight
• Hygea Gets Ch. 11 Plan Approval With Trimmed Exculpation
• Real Estate Rumors: MBK, Eyal Peretz, Retail Properties
• Hertz Cleared For Up To $1B Stock Sale In Del. Ch. 11
• Rutan & Tucker, Winston & Strawn Guide $482M Food Co. Deal
• 11th Circ. Asked To Revive Pulse Shooting Social Media Suit
• Atty Suspended For Spamming Court With Scores Of Suits
• DOJ, FTC Get Time In 11th Circ. Dental Board Fight
• 11th Circ. Denies Fla. Rep Immunity From Twitter Blocking Suit
• Ex-DEA Spokesman Admits Posing As CIA Agent In $4M Scam
• Advantage Lender Wants To Resume Vehicle Repossession
• Procter & Gamble's Anti-DACA Policy Deemed Discriminatory
• Steps For Commercial Real Estate Lenders As Biz Resumes
• Keys To A Thriving Biz Development Culture At Your Law Firm
• Cay Clubs Exec Seeks Reversal Of $300M Fraud Conviction
• Real Estate Rumors: Tempus Labs, FirstBank Florida, Balboa
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Taubman Says Simon Still Bound To $3.6B Mall Deal
• Fla. Court Revives Suit Fighting Atty Fee Deal
• Travel Insurer Hit With Suit Over COVID-19 Trip Cancellations
• AGs Pile On Generics Cos. With 3rd Price-Fixing Complaint
• Ex-Judge Bolsters Kelley Kronenberg's Insolvency Services
• Fla. Pot Licensing Law Not Unconstitutional, Nursery Says
• Expect A Flood Of COVID-19 Insurance Class Actions In Fla.
• Tutoring Co. Ordered To Stop Collecting Students' Login Info
• An Unintended Benefit Of High Court's Deportation Ruling
• Real Estate Rumors: Flexport, OKO Group, Merchants Bank
• Republican Sens. Urge FCC To Narrow Online Liability Shield
• How Video Mediation Can Help Us Serve Clients Better
• Blood Test Co. Wants 11th Circ. To Nix Healthprint TM Loss
• Coronavirus Q&A: Becker & Poliakoff's Real Estate Leader
• 'Nefarious' Co. Wants Out of COVID-19 Test TM Suit
• Simon Says $3.6B Deal For Taubman Is Off Due To COVID-19
• Mental Health Efforts Will Support Diversity In Legal Industry
• Student Housing Co. Hit With COVID-19 Refund Suit
• Advantage Rent A Car Lender Says Sale Plan Is Too Vague
• 11th Circ. Gives Suicidal Worker Another Shot At Bias Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Bacardi, Amazon, Butters Construction
• Push For Sanctions Continues Against Bitcoin 'Inventor'
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• County Says Miami Jail's COVID-19 Injunction Isn't Needed
• The Remote Jury Trial Is A Bad Idea
• Fla. Appeals Court Erases $25M Cannabinoid Crash Verdict
• Cos. Should Consider Paying For Temperature Check Time
• 11th Circ. Asked To Revive FCRA Suit Against Dish
• Carlton Fields Adds International Atty From Weiss Serota
• Ex-Starbucks Worker Steamed Over 'Confusing' COBRA Info
• 11th Circ. Affirms Sentence For 'Brazen' Fraudster, Texas Atty
• Fla. Extends Jury Trial Suspension Until July 17
• MLB Tells High Court Minor Leaguers Can't Form Pay Class
• Yacht Builder, Broker Must Arbitrate Commission Fight
• ICE Ordered To Improve Conditions At Fla. Detention Centers
• Insurance Co. Can't Escape $150M RICO And Fraud Claims
• Real Estate Rumors: Wells Fargo, Ceruzzi, PNC Bank
• MagicJack Settles With FCC For $5M Over Unpaid Subsidies
• Why Fla. Courts Are Split On Unfairness Under Consumer Law
• Civility Could Be Litigators' New Normal Even Post-Pandemic
• 11th Circ. Urged To Mull Test For Fed. Workers' Bias Claims
• Health Care Network Hygea's Ch. 11 Plan Draws Flak
• Fla. Jail Inmates Sue Sheriff Over Failure To Stop Virus Spread
• Family Of Crash Victim Opposes Review Of Fla. Court Rules
• PetSmart Hemp Class Action Efforts Dropped For Now
• 11th Circ. Rejects Ineffective Counsel Claim For 'Evasive' Atty
• The Week In Bankruptcy: Eyes On The New Normal
• Law Firms Must Beware Risks In Nontraditional Financing
• DC Circ. Told NRC Shouldn't Review Illegal Nuke Storage Plan
• ED Treatment Maker Nears Deal With Rival In Contract Spat
• Attys Bag Over $1M From $2.5M McCormick Slack-Fill Deal
• Miami, Orlando Headline Fla. Courts' Remote Trial Experiment
• ICE Tries To Squash Fla. Detainees' COVID-19 Class Cert. Bid
• Investor Says Carnival's Virus Response Sunk Share Prices
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Apex Parks Approved For $60M Ch. 11 Sale To Lenders
• Fed. Circ. Judge Skeptical Of Atty's PACER Fee Fight
• Dismissal Of Amazon Seizure Case May Limit Title III's Reach
• ADT Seeks To Arbitrate Dispute Over Ex-Employee's Spying
• Coronavirus Q&A: Berger Singerman's Paul Singerman
• 2 Tested Alternatives To Unavoidable Court Delays
• Minn. Ruling Represents Sensible Stance On Legal Finance
• Bipartisan Pair Of Sens. Want More Disclosures On PPP Loans
• SEC Sues Fla. Firm Pushing Investments In COVID-19 Cure
• Fla. Detainees Testify ICE Isn't Following COVID-19 Guidelines
• Fla. Panel Affirms $2.4M Verdict For Smoker's Widow
• Fla. Utility Wants Construction Co. To Pay For Gas Accident
• Canadian Pacific Urges 7th Circ. To Revive Row Over Rail Deal
• Feds Want Out Of NextEra Kan. Wind Farm Suit
• Best Practices For A Paperless Law Practice
• How Insurers Can Prepare For Hurricanes During A Pandemic
• Fla. Panel Won't Advance Airbnb Tax Row To State High Court
• Fla. Judge Recuses Himself In CR Bard Vein Filter Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: HighBrook, WeWork, Pointe Development
• Electric Co. Cleared To Pursue $35M Award From Guatemala
• Trade Groups Escape Suit Over Child Killed By Ikea Dresser
• In GE, Supreme Court Extends Reach Of Int'l Arbitration In US
• Citrix Inks $2.3M Deal To End Ex-Workers' Data Breach Suit
• Fla. Prosecutor Fired After Post Calling Protesters 'Animals'
• PPE Maker Fired Me For Taking COVID-19 Leave, Worker Says
• Bitcoin 'Inventor' Says Sanctions Will Deny His Right To Trial
• Justices Nix 11th Circ.'s 'Formalistic' View Of Arbitration Law
• Doctor Warns Of Risks In ICE Detainee Transfers
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Fla. Judge Begrudgingly Tosses Kids' Climate Suit
• LASIK Vision Institute Owner Can Tap $5.7M In Ch. 11 Funds
• Fla. Judge Blasts Attys For Delay In EB-5 Fraud Suit
• Lawyers Must Address Racial Injustice With Radical Candor
• Real Estate Rumors: UCSF, Douglas Elliman, Prominence
• Zion Williamson Must Discuss Duke Eligibility In Agent Suit
• Justices Reject Democratic Donors' Pro-Clinton Bias Case
• Organized Crime Scholar Cops To Money Laundering
• Walmart Can't Stick A Fork In Shopper's Overcharge Beef
• JPMorgan Ducks Ponzi Scheme Claims At 11th Circ.
• PetSmart Facing Class Action Over Pet Hemp Products
• Coronavirus Q&A: Cohen Milstein's Tort Litigation Chair
• High Court Torture Ruling Unlikely To Spur 'Sea Change'
• Ex-Public Defender Confirmed To Federal Bench In Florida
• COVID-19 Securities Catch-Up: SEC Enforcement
• Fla. Judge Sends $35M Crypto Ponzi Case To State Court
• Supreme Court Won't Hear Camp Lejeune Toxic Water Suits
• How Lawyers Can Network Better, Virtually And In Person
• NextEra Can Enforce $316M Award Against Spain
• Practical Tips For Presenting Your Case To Litigation Funders
• Real Estate Rumors: Investors Bank, Investcorp, Omninet
• Lasik Vision Institute Hits Ch. 11 After COVID-19 Cash Crunch
• Justices Revive GE Unit's Arbitration Bid In Steel Plant Row
• High Court Allows Circuit Court Review In Deportation Cases