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Florida - September, 2020

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• 11th Circ. Vacates Cay Clubs Exec's $300M Fraud Conviction
• Venezuela Mining Co. Says $188M Default Judgment Is Wrong
• Chiquita Escapes Part Of Terror-Funding MDL
• Feds Say 2 Men Hijacked Social Media Of NFL, NBA Players
• FCC Dems, Senate GOPs Push DOD To Drop Nationalized 5G
• Fla. Announces 2 Backup Plans For Oct. 13 Bar Exam
• Amazon Intervenor Can't Nix Or Transfer Nationwide OT Suit
• Law360's The Term: The Impact Of Amy Coney Barrett
• Home Depot Gets COBRA Notice Class Suit Moved To Georgia
• Real Estate Rumors: Dev Motwani, Redwood Capital, AIG
• Law Firm Leaders: Bilzin Sumberg's Albert Dotson
• Fla. Court Says Ex-Lincare Atty Can't Collect $1M Bonus
• Anthem To Pay $39.5M To End 42 States' Data Breach Claims
• FERC Sows Confusion Over Small Power Producer Regulation
• What We Know About How Judicial Bias Can Influence Rulings
• Catalyst Loses Fight Against FDA Approval Of Rival's Drug
• NFL Concussion Atty To Pay $386K To End SEC Fraud Claims
• 11th Circ. Revives Ritz-Carlton Automatic Tips Class Suit
• Restaurant Giant Darden's Tipping Policy Draws EEOC Claims
• Surgery Robot Maker Accused Of Banning Third-Party Repairs
• DLA Piper Escapes Tech Co.'s Malpractice Suit
• Fla. Tribe's Fight Over CARES Act Funding Moved To DC
• PureShield Says Allied Bio Coronavirus Disinfectant Infringes
• Feds Say Fla. Atty Raised $100M For 1 Global Ponzi Scheme
• US Pipe Still On Hook For Coal Act Payments After Ch. 11
• McDonald's Says Workers Can't Back Up Racial Bias Claims
• FERC Order Could Open Electric Grid To Diverse Resources
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• AGs In A Pandemic: Grewal Talks NJ Price-Gouging
• Law Firm Social Responsibility Strategies In The New Normal
• 11th Circ. Panel To Rehear Case For Worker Bias Claims Test
• Stimwave Founder's Credibility Under Fire At Legal Fee Trial
• Golf Channel Workers Hit Lockheed With Pollution Suit
• Fox Rothschild, DLA Accused Of Letting Ponzi Scheme Fester
• Fla. Worker Says Glass Co. Fired Him After COVID-19 Scare
• What To Expect On Key Civil Procedure Issues From Barrett
• LaCroix Investor Seeks Class Cert. In Revived Fraud Suit
• Ocwen, PHH Fight Intervention In $12M Mortgage Fees Suit
• How Law Articles And A Viral Clip Got Barrett The Nomination
• What Happens Now That Amy Coney Barrett Is The Nominee
• Judge Amy Coney Barrett: 7th Circ. Decisions To Know
• Among Democrats, A Growing Appetite To Alter High Court
• What A 6-Vote Majority Would Mean For The Supreme Court
• Judge Barrett Worth Nearly $2M, Disclosures Show
• A History Of Supreme Court Confirmations In 3 Charts
• Trump Chooses Amy Coney Barrett For Ginsburg's Seat
• Dem Reps. Eye High Court Term Limits, Temporary Expansion
• Ex-Lineman Tells 11th Circ. He Should Get Disability Benefits
• Fla. Court Finds Firms' Deal Void, Tosses Fee-Splitting Order
• Clearing House Fight Not For Arbitration, 11th Circ. Told
• 11th Circ. Tosses Fla. Lawyer's Appeal Over Bankruptcy Spat
• Fed. Court Not Best For Mellon Heiress' Trust Suit, Judge Says
• Spotify Wants Claims From 'Cryptic' Music Rights Group Cut
• DLA Piper Looks To Sink Suit Over Dropped Tech Client
• Brewer's Union Asks 11th Circ. To Ax NLRB Arbitration Ruling
• Fla. Investment Exec Gets 7 Years For $18M Pre-IPO Fraud
• A Likely Tipping Point For Nonlawyer Ownership Of Law Firms
• Real Estate Rumors: CorePoint Lodging, Redwood, Gil Dezer
• 11th Circ. Judge Calls Atty's Bank Claim 'Get-Out-Of-Jail' Card
• Gynecologist's COVID-19 Insurance Suit Survives Dismissal
• Mounting A Successful COVID-19 Force Majeure Argument
• CFTC, States Say Metals.com Swindled Seniors Out Of $185M
• Drinker Biddle Strikes Deal To End Defamation Suit
• Barrett Remains Top Contender For Supreme Court Pick
• Venezuela Mining Co. Must Pay $188M Arbitral Award
• Judge Transfers Ex-Prosecutor's Netflix Defamation Suit
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Fla. High Court Limits State's Liability In Parkland Shooting
• Real Estate Rumors: Invictus, IMC Equity, Prologis
• Ex-Cancer Center Prez Indicted In Antitrust Conspiracy
• Bankrupt Lab Takes Mintz Malpractice Fight To 11th Circ.
• Full 11th Circ. Will Rehear Case Over Holy Spirit-Led Juror
• Florida Drops Prostitution Charges Against Robert Kraft
• Bard Strikes $60M Multistate Deal Over Pelvic Mesh Marketing
• 8 Firms Build EW Scripps' $2.65B Ion Media Purchase
• Breaking Down The Top 3 COVID-19 Workplace Claims
• A Road Map For Drafting Persuasive Discovery Motions
• Hertz Proposes Franchise Sales, New Financing In Del. Ch. 11
• 11th Circ. Says Fla. Cop Must Face Shooting Death Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: TSG, Mega Lion, Panda Kitchen
• Law Firm Seeks Revival Of Fraud Suit Against Bankruptcy Atty
• Clinic Faces Uphill Battle With Insurer, 11th Circ. Judge Warns
• Detainee Who Contracted Virus In ICE Facility Can't Go Home
• Atty Deleted Bank's Apology For N-Word, Wells Fargo Says
• Sony, Others Can't Take Pirating Claim To 11th Circ.
• Fla. AG Wants Probe Of Bloomberg's Payment Of Felon Fees
• Class Seeks To Block Intervention In Ocwen, PHH $12.6M Deal
• How Congress Can Depoliticize The Supreme Court
• 11th Circ. Ruling Doesn't Lower Qualified Immunity Bar
• McDermott Tax Partners Help Start Up Latin America Practice
• Burger King Workers Ask 11th Circ. To Revive No-Poach Suit
• Balancing Newly Divergent State, USPTO Ethics Rules
• Giuliani Ally Can't Foot Legal Bills In Campaign Finance Case
• Stull Bids For Lead In Carnival Investor Suit Over Virus
• Trump's New Cuba Sanctions Target Rum, Cigars And Hotels
• The Case For A Nonpolitical Federal Judiciary
• Fla. Businesses Win Class Cert. In Suit Over Water Main Break
• Fla. Asphalt Co. To Pay $16.6M Over South American Bribes
• Cruise Line Must Face Robocall Suit Disputing Website Click
• Fla. Court Axes $8.2M Jury Award In Truck Collision Suit
• Morgan & Morgan Hires Genovese Joblove Restructuring Atty
• Workers Rip McDonald's Bid To Nix $500M Sex Bias Suit
• 11th Circ.'s Ruling In Campus Free Speech Suit Called Outlier
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Catalyst Says FDA Is Breaking Law By Approving Rival's Drug
• AGs In A Pandemic: Nessel Talks Michigan Drop Shippers
• The Keys To A Better Privilege Logging Paradigm
• Justice Ginsburg: Who She Was, How She Shaped The Law
• Detainee Suing ICE Reports Getting Virus, Asks To Go Home
• Law360's The Term: The Life And Legacy Of Justice Ginsburg
• Budding Textualist Star Barbara Lagoa Eyed For High Court
• No Early Wins For Bitcoin 'Inventor' Ahead Of $10B Trial
• McConnell Defends Election-Year Plan To Replace Ginsburg
• Journalist Owes Netflix $250K Atty Fees, Costs In 'Narcos' Suit
• Cruise Lines Propose COVID-19 Safety Practices To CDC
• Calif. Insurer Appeals $21M Judgment In Wrongful Death Suit
• Nerve Repair Co. Didn't Even Read Claims, Investor Says
• Startup Can't Revive Malpractice Claims Over Corporate Theft
• REIT Inks $56M Sale-Leaseback Deal With Florida Pot Co.
• Birthdays, Weddings And In Between: RBG And Her Clerks
• Our 'North Star': What RBG Means To Women In Law
• Will The Senate Replace Ginsburg Before Election Day?
• 5 To Watch As GOP Races To Fill Ginsburg's Seat
• RBG's Biggest Opinions, From Civil Rights To Civil Procedure
• Chiquita Worker's Claims Axed From Pesticide Injury Suit
• 5 Things To Know As Florida Resumes Jury Trials
• Pot Co. Can't Get Rehearing In License Ownership Dispute
• In Her Own Words: 4 Of Ginsburg's Strongest Bench Dissents
• With The Passing Of Ginsburg, The Left Loses An Icon
• Justice Ginsburg, 87, Dies Of Cancer Complications
• Timeshare Exit Co. Looks To Escape Diamond's False Ad Suit
• StubHub Owner Looks To Dodge COVID-19 Ticket Refund Suit
• Law Firm Hiring Considerations In A COVID-19 Economy
• Real Estate Rumors: Waterton, Benefit Street, EIG
• Taxation With Representation: Debevoise, Latham, Sidley
• Hertz Loses Bid To Pay $14.6M In Exec Bonuses During Ch. 11
• 11th Circ. Says Class Reps Can't Get Incentive Awards
• Sens. Advance Judicial Picks For Florida, Ohio, Kansas
• Senate Democrats Unveil Tax Relief For Wildfires, Hurricanes
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• EEOC Says Frito-Lay Illegally Fired Seventh-Day Adventist
• LA Fitness Escapes Suit Over COVID-19 Refunds
• Holtec Blasts NJ Town's 'Unfounded' Nuclear Plant Paranoia
• Real Estate Rumors: Korean Air Lines, Spirit Realty, Wafra
• Promise Healthcare Ch. 11 Plan Confirmed After Lengthy Talks
• Streamlining Power Transmission Siting To Help Renewables
• 11th Circ. Says No 'Mulligan' For Citi On $4M Arbitration Loss
• Lawyers Must Act To Preserve Democracy This Election
• SEC Calls Bid To Ditch NFL Player Fraud Suit An 'Utter Failure'
• Akerman Guides Fla. Pot Giant Trulieve's $66M Entry Into Pa.
• Carnival Taps Compliance Pro To Head Internal Investigations
• Passengers Slam Celebrity's Bid To Duck COVID-19 Class Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: ESJ, Opentrons, Cars.com
• Coverage Denial For Ex-BDO CEO's Defense Costs Upheld
• NY Sports Club Owner's Ch. 11 Strategy Draws Court Concern
• Dollar General Hit With False Ad Suit Over Infant Pain Reliever
• How To Effectively Defend Witnesses In Remote Depositions
• Jailed Ex-Taylor Bean Exec Gets Compassionate Release
• 11th Circ. Won't Toss $2M Verdict Against RJ Reynolds
• Fla. City To Pay $195K After Racial Slurs, Noose Incident
• Dershowitz Says CNN's Editing Defamed Him, Wants $300M
• GAO Finds Navy Wrongly Awarded $7M Security Guard Deal
• FCA, Bosch Want Opt-Out Drivers' Bellwether Claims Snuffed
• SEC's Woodbridge Ponzi Scheme Case Sent To California
• Discarded Phone Rulings Misapply 4th Amendment Case Law
• Florida Condo Complex Settles COVID-19 Sick Leave Suit
• Fla. High Court Should Hold Insurer Liable In Damages Row
• Feds Say Fla. Nuke Plant Relicensing Fight Is Premature
• Carnival Can't Slip Suit Over Use Of Confiscated Cuban Dock
• Whether And How To Compel Remote Arbitration
• AGs In A Pandemic: James Talks NY Response
• Real Estate Co. Says Its Law Firm Aided $23.5M REIT Takeover
• Magistrate Pans EB-5 Fraud Case Against PNC, Fla. Hotel
• Scripps Research Pays $10M To Settle Federal Grant FCA Suit
• US Soccer Gets Extra Time To Respond To Antitrust Claims
• Fla. Gov. Swaps Ineligible High Court Pick For Appellate Judge
• Trulieve Says Canadian Listing Bars Securities Suits
• The Unique Challenges Of Protecting A Law Firm Brand
• Ships Must Prepare For Enviro Enforcement Despite COVID-19
• Pruco Gets Out Of Fight Between Atty, Ex-Partner's Widow
• The Latest Labeling Issues For Plant-Based Substitute Foods
• Pandemic Drives New York Sports Club Parent Into Ch. 11
• Debevoise, Cleary Craft Up To $6.9B Verizon-Tracfone Deal 
• US Trustee Takes Aim At Hertz's $14.6M In Exec Bonuses
• Woodbridge Ch. 11 Trust Seeks Assets Seized By DOJ
• DC Man Touted Diamond Biz In Ponzi Scheme, Feds Say
• Former PetMed Execs Ink $2.5M Deal To End SEC Suit
• Fla. High Court Again Told Medical Pot Law Unconstitutional
• Real Estate Rumors: Cordish, Zeta, Structured Development
• Fla. Justices Won't OK Diploma Privilege For JAG Candidates
• SmileDirect Decision Reveals Antitrust Risk For State Boards
• 11th Circ. Sides With Fla. In Felon Voting Rights Dispute
• Fla. Gov. Must Replace Ineligible State Supreme Court Pick
• Retired Hertz Execs Attack Proposed $14.6M Ch. 11 Bonuses
• Fla. High Court Asked To Rethink 'Upended' Discovery Rules
• State AGs Say Drugmakers Want To Delay Price-Fixing Trials
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• 11th Circ. Resurrects Carnival Passenger's Trip-And-Fall Suit
• NFL Player Charged For Alleged Role In $24M PPP Fraud
• EEOC Sues Chipotle For Sexual Harassment In Tampa Store
• Epstein Accuser, Media Slam Maxwell's Bid To Shield Docs
• Real Estate Rumors: Bank OZK, Amazon, MRK Partners
• Guggenheim Exec Wants Boat Crash Allegations Tossed
• Furloughed SeaWorld Security Staff Don't Get Say On Union
• Eckert Seamans Hit With Investment Fraud Suit In Fla.
• Sports Retailer Hit With WARN Act Suit Over COVID-19 Layoffs
• Customer Service Biz IQor Hits Ch. 11 With Over $1B In Debt
• NYC Department Store Century 21 To Wind Down In Ch. 11
• Fla. Gov. Urges Lawmaker To Drop Suit Over High Court Pick
• Hertz's Non-Bankruptcy Counsel Can Skip Ch. 11 Fee Process
• 11th Circ. Says Big Spenders Willfully Evaded Tax Payment
• Fire Safety Co. Can't Beat Faulty 'Scaffold' Fine At 11th Circ.
• Columbia Care Can't Dodge Fla. Pot Trade Secret Fight
• 11th Circ. Refuses To Revive FCRA Suit Against Dish
• High Court Won't Pause $29M Chilean Wine Award Row
• Sens. Question Experience Of Trump's Young Judicial Picks
• Early Takeaways From FINRA's Virtual Hearings
• Real Estate Rumors: Banyan, Durst, Ram Realty
• Cruise Line Can't Appeal In Injury Suit Returned To State Court
• Feds Want Contractor In Fraud Retrial To Be Kept Off Streets
• Weiss Serota Bolsters Employment Practice With New Partner
• Trump Adds 20 Names To Supreme Court List
• What To Know When Making Dispositive Motions In Arbitration
• Gas Stations' Insurer Needn't Pay For Overfills, 11th Circ. Says
• SunTrust's $46M Suit Against Track Owner Gets Green Light
• Jeld-Wen, Masonite Cut $75M Deal To End Door Price-Fix Suits
• Trump Extends Offshore Drilling Ban For Southeast States
• Fla. Court Tosses Investors' Fraud Claim Against Va. Attys
• Esformes Cites Prosecutorial Misconduct In 11th Circ. Appeal
• Insurer Asks Fla. Justices To Ax Apt. Owners' Lost Rent Claim
• Latham, Kirkland Lead SPAC Deal Valuing Marketer At $5.2B
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• 5 Common Virus-Related Employment Claims To Know
• AGs In A Pandemic: Fox Talks Montana Meatpacking
• LensCrafters Says Allianz Must Cover Class Action Defense
• 4 Ways Amicus Briefs Can Support An Overall Legal Strategy
• 11th Circ. OKs Medicare Providers' Suits Against Insurers
• TM Owner Settles Claim Over Rihanna 'Spoiled Brat' Socks
• Real Estate Rumors: Santos, Cindat, Walsh
• Tristar Sued Over 'Dangerous' Pressure Cooker
• Fla. Court Backs Assignment Of Benefits On Homesteads
• CBD Maker Says Ex-Partners Stole Topical Cream Formula
• Buchanan Ingersoll Taps Litigator To Chair 4 Fla. Offices
• Dental Cos.' $1.3M Deal In OT Suit Mostly OK, Judge Says
• Pruco Tries To Exit Fight Between Atty, Ex-Partner's Widow
• What Nonprofits Should Learn From AG Lawsuits Against NRA
• Fla. Justices Set To Tackle Citizens' Delay Damages Clash
• Pandemic Moves $10B Bitcoin 'Inventor' Trial To 2021
• Deciding Whether Co-Mediation Is Right For Your Case
• Insurer Urges Toss Of Fla. Theater's COVID-19 Coverage Row
• Mondelez Settles With Sales Reps In OT Suit
• Employment Suits To Watch 6 Months Into The Pandemic
• 11th Circ. Says No Immunity For Ala. Cop in Fatal Shooting
• FAU Settles Email Access, TM Claims Against Tutoring Biz
• 11th Circ. Asked To Revive Cuban Land Suit Against Expedia
• $60M Deal Approved In Sunglasses Deceptive Warranty Suits
• Comcar Reaches Last-Minute Deal To Get OK On Ch. 11 Sale
• Real Estate Rumors: Pinnacle, CBRE, Wells Fargo
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Fla. Eases Bar Restrictions On Addiction, Mental Illness
• Fla. Dentist's Bid For COVID-19 Loss Coverage Axed
• Fla. High Court Won't OK No-Exam Path To Bar Admittance
• Black Law Firm Leaders On Improving Diversity In BigLaw
• Ariz. Law Firm Ownership Rule Change Is A Win For Clients
• Fla. Judge Tosses Claim Of 'Illegal' Felony Rental Ban
• Emory Asks 11th Circ. To Back Win In Doctor's Race Bias Suit
• VW Dealers Tell 9th Circ. Bosch's Fraud Obliterated Profits
• Real Estate Rumors: AMLI, MiddleGround, Frank Kriger
• Oil Co. Says Former Exec Can't Countersue In $214M Fight
• Fla. Judge Wants Real Estate Suit Moved To Orlando
• Taco Bell Toxic Container Suit Stays In Federal Court
• Law Firm Leaders: Weiss Serota's Mitch Burnstein
• Air Canada Flyer Drops Suit Over Virus Cancellation Refunds
• Anthem Accused Of Bogus Defense Of $99M Escrow Holdback
• ABB Optical Settles Out Of Contact Lens Price-Fix MDL
• Fla. Law Firm's Founder Won't Face $8M Malpractice Suit
• EEOC Says Fla. Health Co. Misused Workers' Comp Info
• Couple's Grant Thornton Settlement Taxable, 11th Circ. Says
• Norwegian Cruise Must Face Cuban Dock Suit
• SEC Judges Once More Under Attack At Supreme Court
• Hedge Fund Seeks Exit From SEC Suit Over NFL Player Fraud
• AGs In A Pandemic: Healey Talks Mass. Worker Safety
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Judge Won't Alter $318M Judgment Against Colombia's FARC
• The Problem With Collectability In Legal Malpractice Cases
• Univ. Of Miami Sacks Ex-Football Coach's Buyout Suit
• Data Security Best Practices For Licensed Lenders' Telework
• Travel Co. Wants Suit Over Non-Refunded Premiums Axed
• What 11th Circ. Guitar Ruling Means For Copyright Litigants