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Florida - July, 2020

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• Hertz Fights Insurers' Bid To Escape $23M SEC Coverage Suit
• 11th Circ. Won't Grant Menendez-Linked Doc New Fraud Trial
• Software Developer Sues Fla. Judge Over Stalled Litigation
• 11th Circ. Revives Apartment Rental Agency's Coverage Suit
• No Evidence Unofficial SCAD Merch Confusing, 11th Circ. Told
• Fla., UK Teens Helped Stage Bitcoin Twitter Hack, Feds Say
• Real Estate Rumors: Longpoint, Alexandria, CEMEX
• 6 Key Moments From The COVID-19 Insurance MDL Hearing
• Opening PPP Loans To Bankrupt Ventures A Welcome Change
• ABA Must Seize Opportunity To Respond To Bar Exam Chaos
• Va. Workplace Virus Safety Mandate Has High Compliance Bar
• GM Settles Drive Shaft Vibration Defect Suit
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• CBD Labeling Class Action Settles In Mediation
• Real Estate Rumors: Cape, Cortland, Elzie Higginbottom
• Telemundo Says Discrimination Suit Belongs In Arbitration
• Ex-Scientologists Say 11th Circ. Church Arbitration Biased
• How Pandemic Is Affecting The Pace Of Judicial Opinions
• Judge Wants Clear Steps On Carnival Enviro Compliance
• Lloyd's Insurers Want COVID-19 Coverage Fight Sent To Fla.
• Herbalife Distributors Lose Appeal To Arbitrate $1B RICO Row
• Dems Press Kansas Judicial Pick On Solicitor General Work
• 240 Law Firms Hold Summit To Address Systemic Racism
• Real Estate Rumors: Toast, Viking, PSD Automotive
• Court Says RJR Must Continue Fla. Tobacco Payments
• What Split On Standing Means For Fla. Consumer Claims
• 6 Steps For Law Firms Looking To Improve Their Culture
• En Banc 11th Circ. Puts Brakes On Kia HR Rep's Bias Suit
• Wells Fargo Accused Of Fraudulently 'Correcting' Loan Dates
• Six Firms Fight To Lead Carnival COVID-19 Investor Suit
• Chili's Gets Claims Trimmed In Data Breach Case
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• NRC Flubbed Fla. Nuke Plant Relicensing, DC Circ. Told
• Regions Bank Says Investor Kited Checks To Cover Fraud
• Fla. Court OKs $14M Deal In FTC Telemarketing Fraud Suit
• Virtual Courts Amplify Lawyers' Corporate Spokesperson Role
• Scotts Strikes $3.1M Deal In Lawn Care Workers' OT Suit
• A Look At The Lawsuits Challenging Florida's Mask Mandates
• Fired Fla. County Worker Wins $150,000 In DOJ Race Suit
• States Can Lead Where OSHA Failed On Virus Standards
• AIG Unit To Pay $40M Over Deceptive Retirement Plan Sales
• Fla. Delays Ruling On Anti-Bias Ordinances In Strip Club Case
• 3rd-Party Funding Ruling Opens Door For FCA Case Flood
• Timeshare-Exit Firm Slams Diamond Resorts' False Ad Suit
• Fla. Court Backs $844M Deal In Soccer Club Plane Crash
• And Now A Word From The Panel: MDL Distancing
• Coronavirus Q&A: K&L Gates' Digital Crisis Response Team
• Don't Give Ocwen An Early Win, Regulators Tell Fla. Judge
• 2 11th Circ. Judges Won't Recuse In Fla. Ex-Felon Voting Case
• Former Fla. Acid Plant Owner To Pay $550K Over Emissions
• Law Firms Must Note Pandemic's Outsize Impact On Women
• Weil, Kirkland Guide $1.8B Deal For Mortgage Software Biz
• 3M Can't Duck Earplug Suit With Gov't Contract Preemption
• Fla. Judge Faces Discipline For Yelling At Courthouse Visitors
• Pepperidge Farm Can't Escape Whistleblower's Roach Suit
• Fla. Atty Fights For Bid To Escape PE Firm's Malpractice Suit
• Hertz Approved For Ch. 11 Deal To Sell 182,000 Cars In 2020
• Unions Ready For No-Holds-Barred School Reopening Fight
• The 'Rocket Docket' Show Goes On Despite Setbacks
• Florida Argues Against Recusal In Felon Voting Rights Case
• Pulling Up Stakes: Hogan Lovells, White & Case, Debevoise
• WasteCare Suit Should Be Arbitrated, 11th Circ. Says
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Atty Wants Claims Over Failed $57M Mask Deal Tossed
• PennyMac Steering Black Knight Dispute Toward Arbitration
• New Epstein Docs Unsealed As Maxwell Fails To Gag Boies
• Real Estate Rumors: Dalan, Publix, Asi Cymbal
• Building Debris Is Excluded In Insurance Row, 11th Circ. Says
• Fla. Jury Selection Success Shows Viability Of Remote Trials
• JPMorgan Chase Cuts Deal To End Fraud Investigator OT Row
• Lab Strikes $1.2M Deal To End Fight With UnitedHealthcare
• Ex-Cop In George Floyd Killing Evaded Tax, Minn. Court Told
• Jay-Z's Roc Nation Sued Over Rihanna 'Spoiled Brat' Socks
• Pandemic Lays Bare The Inequities Inherent In The Bar Exam
• Children's Claims Tossed In Fla. Mother's Med Mal Suit
• Fla. Panel Scraps $6M Award Against Airport Taxiway Builders
• New Fla. Justice Won't Hear Case Over Fellow Recent Pick
• 11th Circ. Judge Bows Out Of Fla. Felon Voting Rights Case
• $3M Apyx Settlement In Securities Suit Gets Initial OK
• Real Estate Cos. Accused Of Property-Poaching Scheme
• Fla. County Seeks To End Suit Over COVID-19 Beach Closures
• DLA Piper, Fox Rothschild Sued Over Alleged Ponzi Ties
• Fla. Court Gives Woman Her Win Back In Trolley Fall Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Starwood, Dalfen, Eaton Vance
• Understanding The 5 Stages Of Mediation In A Virtual World
• Telehealth Providers Should Beware ADA Litigation
• Tax Schemer's 94-Month Term Needs Revision, 11th Circ. Says
• 11th Circ. Affirms That Ala. Voter ID Law Isn't Discriminatory
• Burger King Beats Vegan's 'Impossible Whopper' Suit
• Detainees Blast ICE Bid To Upend Pandemic Response Order
• Celebrity Cruises Workers Drop COVID-19 Exposure Suit
• AIG Unit Nabs $212K In Atty Fees After Coverage Row
• Cruise Lines Say Dancer's Injury Claims Must Be Arbitrated
• 11th Circ. Lifts Block On Firms' Fee Claim In Fraud Case
• Hertz Agrees To Sell Cars, Pay $650M To Vehicle Lenders
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Jurors Should Get A Pay Raise
• Pandemic May Change The Way We Design Our Courthouses
• Raydon, Ex-Worker Reach Deal In Suit Over $60.5M ESOP Buy
• Fla. Theater Sues SCOR For Business Interruption Coverage
• Fla. Judge Taps Stearns Weaver Atty To Monitor ICE Centers
• Teachers Union Sues To Block 'Unsafe' Fla. School Reopening
• Fla. Court Urged To Let Dead Atty Out Of 'Timeshare Exit' Suit
• Hertz Asks Ch. 11 Judge To Boot False-Arrest Suits
• Sens. Moving Forward On Bill With 65 New Fed. Judgeships
• CBD Retailer Says Trace Metal Claims Too Vague To Stand
• Mediator Confidentiality Promises Carry Serious Risks
• Contractor Wants $3M More For On-Time Wind Farm Work
• Walmart COBRA Suit Fizzles After Class Cert. Bid Falls Flat
• Rising Star: Greenberg Traurig's Kate Black
• Hoteliers Can't Duck $8M Insurance Fraud Suit
• GenCanna Bankruptcy Control Fight Heads To 6th Circ.
• S. Fla. Universities Face Class Actions For COVID-19 Closures
• 3rd Centra Tech Co-Founder Admits To $25M Crypto Scheme
• Flawed Verdict Form Voids Fla. Doc's Med Mal Trial Win
• FTC's $46.8M Fine For Payment Platform Gets Judge's OK
• 3M Can't Get Unredacted Info From DOD In Earplug MDL
• Colombians' Anonymity Axed In Chiquita Terror-Funding MDL
• Del Monte Shouldn't Get $16M From Fruit Grower, Judge Says
• Comcar Nixes Ch. 11 Subsidiary Sale Over Truck Lien Issues
• Brand Battles: Allergan Raises Eyebrow Over Botox TM
• High Court Must Right FCC's Failure To Define Autodialers
• Fla. Court Tosses $22M Judgment In Homebuyer Fraud Scam
• Real Estate Rumors: HUD, Wells Fargo, Akara Partners
• 11th Circ. Turned FCA Into 'Mercenary Tool,' Nursing Co. Says
• Black McD's Workers Accuse Golden Arches Of Race Bias
• Dreamers Bring Important Perspective To Legal Industry
• Colo. Atty Accused Of Losing $3.1M Meant For Bitcoin Buy
• Judge Exits Suit Against Disney Because Of Her Park Pass
• CFTC Says Fla. Precious Metals Co. Ran Ponzi Scheme
• CDC Extends Ban On Cruises In US Waters Until Oct. 1
• Some Fed. Courts Slow Reopening Plans As Virus Cases Rise
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• 11th Circ. Rejects Asbestos Claim Against Navy Suppliers
• For Trump's Trial Court Picks, It May Be Now Or Never
• High Court Lets Fla. Block Many Poor Ex-Felons From Voting
• Invoicing Tips To Help Gov't Contractors Avoid FCA Liability
• Helping Clients Overcome Financial Hurdles Mid-Litigation
• Corning Settles Calif.'s Auto Part Bid-Rigging Accusations
• Real Estate Rumors: Integra, KKR, DR Horton
• Litigation Strategies For When Trade Secret, Patent Converge
• Pa. Ruling Shows Limits To Worker Free Speech Rights
• Holland & Knight Nabs Ex-Obama International Trade Official
• Injury Attys Undaunted By COVID-19 Nursing Home Immunity
• Judge Punts On FIFA Boss Release As Fla. Virus Cases Rise
• Judge Advises Against Class Cert. In Walmart COBRA Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Trinsic, Savanna, Related Group
• CBD Maker Wants Atty Fees In Tossed Trade Secrets Suit
• FTC Returning $16M To Victims Of Debt Relief Scheme
• Inclusivity Considerations For Law Firms Reopening Offices
• Miami Court Pulls Off Fla.'s First Jury Trial In Pandemic
• 11th Circ. Revives Church's Hurricane Matthew Insurance Suit
• State AG-Private Atty Alliances Must Be Put To The Lucia Test
• Fla. Appeals Court Upholds $7.25M Verdict Against RJR
• States Could Use Wayfair Laws To Fix Depleted Budgets
• Lloyd's Of London Wants Fla. Salon's COVID-19 Suit Tossed
• Princess Cruise Lines Faces Lawsuit Over March Outbreak
• Atty Gets 1 Year For Lying To Feds In Witness Payoff Case
• Wind Turbine Co. Execs Bilked Investors Of $1.9M, SEC Says
• In Their Words: Why Diversity At The Bar Is Still A Problem
• The Year's Top High Court Moments From Law360's The Term
• Fund Says Hemp Co. Owes $350K For SEC Reporting Lapse
• Real Estate Rumors: Method Products, Bridge, Housing Trust
• Surprising Alliances Shape The Supreme Court Term
• 11th Circ. Again Affirms Atty's Stock Fraud Conviction
• Fla. High Court Orders More Arguments On Pot License Law
• 11th Circ. Told Siemens' $13.2M Win Due To 'Litany' Of Errors
• 6 Recent Insurance Decisions You May Have Overlooked
• COVID-19 Offers Force Majeure Lessons For Climate Planning
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Why Can't Female Lawyers Make Headway At The High Court?
• NY High Court Case Could Upend Litigation Finance Industry
• Law360's Supreme Court Pop Quiz
• 'Grim Reaper' Atty Blasts Fla. Gov.'s Virus 'Inaction' In Appeal
• Fla. Rep Challenges DeSantis Pick For Supreme Court
• CFPB Says 4 Attorneys Entangled In Student Debt Scheme
• Cruise Line Urges Arbitration Bid Review In Crew Injury Suit
• Chancery Won't Toss $189M Jefferies-HomeFed Merger Suit
• Fla. University To Pay $890K After DOL Finds Wage Gaps
• The Sharpest Dissents From The Supreme Court Term
• State And Local Tax Policy To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2020
• Perrigo Investors Push For Class Action Over Irish Tax Audit
• Associates Can Prioritize Biz Development Despite Pandemic
• Foley & Lardner Can Foreclose On $29M Condo Loan
• Real Estate Rumors: Prestige, G4 Capital, Levine Investments
• Mallinckrodt Aims To Nix Medicaid FCA Suit Over Acthar Gel
• Hedge Fund's Bid For McClatchy Heads To Judge Next Week
• The Funniest Moments Of The Supreme Court's Term
• The Chattiest Justice Of The Term Is ...
• 11th Circ. Affirms Bulk Of Ala. Doctors' 'Pill Mill' Convictions
• PruittHealth Will Get Interest Redo On $11M Software Verdict
• The Majority Of One: How Roberts Is Shaping The Court
• TracFone Inks $8M Deal With Cos. That Flipped Its Phones
• Breaking Down The Vote: The High Court Term In Review
• The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court
• Hacker Streams Porn Into Fla. Mask Law Hearing
• GOP Convention Draws Lawsuit Over COVID-19 Risk To Fla.
• School District Axed Contract Over Anti-BLM Post, Suit Says
• Royal Caribbean Inks $245M Silversea Deal Amid Virus Woes
• Lockers Made In China Targeted For Steep New Duties
• How New Fla. Real Estate Remedies May Benefit Lenders
• Real Estate Rumors: Oak Street, Knightsbridge, Former Target
• Let's Create An Ethical Obligation For Attys To Fight Racism
• Fla. Attys Can't Escape PE Firm's $8M Malpractice Suit
• CFPB Settlement Would Reduce $3.8M Sanction To Just $22K
• NBA Star Williamson Says Ex-Agent Fabricated Evidence
• High Court Takes Up Christian Students' Free Speech Suit
• Court Says Claim To Cuban Port Acquired Too Late For Suit
• Coronavirus Q&A: Holland & Knight Health Team Leader
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Dycom Investors' $9.5M Stock-Drop Deal Gets Initial Approval
• Home Depot Hit With COBRA Notice Class Action In Fla.
• The Rise Of The 'Net Impression' Test In Fla. Consumer Suits
• Real Estate Rumors: Ivy Realty, Rick Cavanaugh, Miami-Dade
• BJ's Barred From Asking For Class Arbitration In Tax Fight
• Mask-Wearing Prosecution Witnesses May Face Roadblocks
• 6 Considerations When Shopping For Legal Tech Software
• Univ. Of Miami Says ERISA Suit Is 'Literal Copy-And-Paste'
• Fla. Lawyer Disbarred For Online Attacks Against Other Attys
• Coronavirus Q&A: Kelley Kronenberg's Litigation Leader
• CFAA Needs To Stay Narrow To Fight Hackers, High Court Told
• Miami, Tampa Land Most PPP Loans For Fla. Law Firms
• '11th-Hour PTSD Diagnosis' Found Rightly Barred From Trial
• Fla. Court Urges Instant Appeals Of Punitive Damages Orders
• SEC Says Woodbridge Ponzi Suit Should Be in Fla., Not Calif.
• 'What About Federalism?' Judge Asks In 11th Circ. Dental Suit
• PF Chang's Servers Win Cert. In Suit Over Untipped Wages
• Ohio Ruling Adds To Insurance Uncertainty For Opioid Suits
• Real Estate Rumors: GEMS, Edith Stevenson, Chicago Church
• 11th Circ. FCA Ruling Takes Practical Approach To Materiality
• Law Firm Strategies For Publicizing Laterals Amid Lockdowns
• Insurer Says It Needn't Cover Atty Linked To $7.4M Fraud
• Justices Widen Scope Of Birth Control Coverage Exemption
• Private Prison Co. Investors Sue For Virus-Linked Stock Drop
• Atty Lien Allowed In GM Ignition MDL Despite 'Serious' Lapses
• NextEra Says DC Circ. Ruling Irrelevant In $328M Award Fight
• Ex-Coach Fights Report Backing Univ. Of Miami In Buyout Suit
• Firm Must Produce Email Allegedly Used To Blackmail Judge
• Real Estate Rumors: Shvo, MetLife, Southport Financial
• Are Your Slack Communications Primed For E-Discovery?
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• COVID-19 Layoffs Likely Won't Nullify Fla. Noncompetes
• Receiver Accused Of Holding Up SEC Deal In Ponzi Suit
• Law Firms Sought Millions In PPP Loans As Virus Hit Industry
• Wells Fargo Says N-Word 'Unfortunate,' But Bias Suit Must Go
• Split 11th Circ. Reverses Costco's ADA Verdict
• Real Estate Rumors: PIMCO, Hill Country Barbecue, PNC Bank
• Fiat Chrysler, Bosch Rip Opt-Out Plaintiffs' EcoDiesel Claims
• McClatchy Creditors Must Wait On Auction To Roll Out Suit
• Insurance Cases To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2020
• Top State And Local Tax Policies Of 2020: Midyear Report
• Celebrity Says 'Trapped' Cruise Workers Must Arbitrate Claims
• 9th Circ.'s VW Ruling Promotes Patchwork Auto Regs
• Investors Can Seek Discovery In Honduras Expropriation Fight
• Truist Seeks To Toss Agents' Suit Over Pandemic Loan Fees
• 6 Dispute Prevention Steps As Lawsuits Rise Amid Pandemic
• Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40
• NextEra Fights For $60M Fee From EFH Ch. 11 At 3rd Circ.
• High Court Warned Of Danger In 11th Circ.'s Expanded CFAA
• Patients Sue Fla. Orthopedic Provider Over April Data Breach
• 3M Wants DOD Employees, Data In Defective Earplug MDL
• Netflix Can't 'Hide' Behind Dramatization, Ex-Prosecutor Says
• 5 Sports & Betting Cases To Watch: Midyear Report
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Real Estate Rumors: JP Morgan, Hollywood, Fla., Elion
• Top Florida News 2020: A Midyear Report
• Calif. Ruling Will Help Cos. Fight Fraud-By-Implication Suits
• Gov't Contracts Of The Month: Vaccine, Radars, Submarines
• Time To Consider Percentage Rental Agreements For Lawyers
• The Remote Jury Trial Is Not A Bad Idea
• Handling Employee Vacation Requests During COVID-19
• Florida Bar Exam Moves To Online Format In August
• Sports Antitrust Protection Questioned As NCAA Seeks Bill
• Palm Beach, Fla. Residents Call 'Harmful' Mask Order Unlawful
• Fed. Circ. Gives Retailer New Shot At Fees In Delivery IP Suit
• Judge May Allow Suit Over 'Troubling' McClatchy Debt Rework
• 11th Circ. Says Citigroup Cash-Advance Suit Belongs In US
• Fla. Country Club Worker Fired After COVID-19 Bout, Suit Says
• Security Officer Must Face Parkland Shooting Victim's Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Northridge Project, All Year, Amazon
• Kelley Drye Attys Fined Over Misconduct In Telecom Row
• Steris Corp. Beats Age And Disability Bias Case At 11th Circ.