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Florida - December, 2020

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• The Most-Read Legal Industry Guests Of 2020
• Sabre, AGs Reach $2.4M Pact Over Hotel Booking Data Breach
• Gov't Seeks $3.8M From Ex-Delta VP Over Insider Trading
• House Dems Tell High Court To Keep Tight Media Rules
• Hertz Lenders Push For Dismissal Of Ch. 11 Cash Lien Suit
• Fired Florida COVID-19 Tracker Sues Over 'Bogus' Police Raid
• Buchanan Ingersoll Adds 2 Litigators To Tampa Office
• Real Estate Rumors: Comparato, Square Mile, Related
• Taylor English Adds Real Estate Partner In Miami
• A Law Firm's Guide To Producing A Podcast
• Judge Pans Cigna Bid To Delay Arbitration In MDL
• Real Estate Rumors: Alta, Rexford, WSC Communities
• What To Expect From Florida's New Water Permitting Powers
• Boies Schiller Atty Tapped As GC For Ruth's Chris
• Debt Collector Hit With TCPA Class Suit Over Robocalls
• Fla. Appeals Court Won't Undo Prison Phone Contract
• Latham, White & Case Drive $1.9B SPAC Deal For Lidar Co.
• 3 Things To Know About Fla.'s Newest Appellate Judge
• 11th Circ. Backs Bayer In Birth Control Stroke Suit
• Cannabis Co. Ayr Enters Fla., NJ With Deals Totaling $391M
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• 5 Important E-Discovery Trends And Developments In 2020
• AGs Say Their Facebook Antitrust Case Belongs With FTC's
• Fla. Hotels Resolve Woman's Sex Trafficking Suit
• 11th Circ. Turns Down Ga. GOP's Absentee Ballot Suit
• Chiquita Wants Victims' Claims Tossed In Terror-Funding MDL
• Ex-US Rep. Tries To Scuttle Venezuela Oil Co.'s $15M Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: AHS Residential, TJ Maxx, Capital One
• 3rd Circ. Revives Fight Over Tanning Family's $24M Payout
• Privacy And Cybersecurity Developments That Shaped 2020
• Fla. High Court Won't Hear RJR's Tobacco Payments Appeal
• Judges On Race: The Path To A More Diverse Bench
• Real Estate Rumors: CC Homes, 601W, Winter Properties
• Mortgage Service Co. Inks $7M Deal To End Class Action
• The Biggest Personal Injury Decisions And Verdicts Of 2020
• New York Sports Parent Works Out Ch. 11 Confirmation In Del.
• Fla. Reefs Fail As Feds Delay Fishing Regs, Suit Says
• Fla. Bank Inks Deal With Ex-Employees In Trade Secrets Suit
• Initial Census, Data Analytics Can Aid MDL Management
• NY Tax Talk: 2020 In The Rearview
• Home Depot Seeks An $11.7M End To Attorney Fees Clash
• 5 Key Differences In EU And US Breach Notification Regimes
• Experian Sued Over Timeshare Co.'s Alleged Account Fraud
• 'Killer' Deals, Internet Mergers Caught Enforcers' Eyes In 2020
• Fla. Sports Bar's COVID-19 Insurance Coverage Suit Tossed
• 11th Circ. Denies Rehearing In Bankruptcy Fraud Suit Dispute
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Real Estate Rumors: Plymouth, JDS, Deka Immobilien
• Florida Bar Nominates 2 Attys For President-Elect Contest
• Miami Hotel Can't Stop Union Push For $5.3M Benefits Tab
• Judge Hangs Up On Atty Over NY Sports Club Ch. 11 Disputes
• Wells Fargo Customers Ask 11th Circ. To Nix Arbitration Order
• FTC Takes On CBD Health Claims In 6 New Complaints
• Real Estate Rumors: Starwood, Dwight Capital, Fairfield
• Toyota Says Faulty HVAC Suit Is Nothing But Hot Air
• Fla. Court Revives Suit Over Copycat Commercial Data Center
• Hertz Approved For Ch. 11 Donlen Bid Plans Over Objection
• RJ Reynolds Avoids Punitive Damages Bid In Engle Case
• 10th Circ. Says Memes Can Be Admitted In Prostitution Case
• The Future Of Drug Decriminalization After Oregon
• The Biggest Injury Verdict Reductions Of 2020
• Energy Co. Wants Arbitration In Tribal Entity Fee Dispute
• Tips For Identifying A Culturally Competent Mediator
• GAO Urges Pulling Back $56M Reserve Force Ship Deal
• 11th Circ. Upholds SEC Subpoenas Tied To Brokerage Inquiry
• Wyndham Slams Bid To Return DQ'd Atty To Timeshare Suit
• Elections Vendor Demands Retractions Over 'Disinformation'
• Gibson, Cleary Guide $550M Welltower-Wafra Real Estate JV
• Zantac MDL Defendants Argue Claims Are Preempted
• Broker Must Give SEC Proceeds From 1 Global Ponzi Scheme
• 11th Circ. Backs Fla. Atty's Sanctions For Shushing And Haiku
• Real Estate Rumors: Rosemurgy, BJB, BrandsMart
• Hertz Defends Plan For $825M Ch. 11 Sale Of Donlen Assets
• Fla. Man Pleads Guilty To Posing As Immigration Attorney
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Sprint Defeats Fired Salesman's ADA And FMLA Suit
• Verano Valued At $2.8B In Go-Public Merger
• A Look At Spoliation Risk In The 11th Circ., By The Numbers
• An Active Year For Health Care Antitrust Enforcement
• Fla. High Court Should Uphold Bad Faith Rule For Insureds
• Crypto Grifter Gets Year For Role In $36M Centra Tech Fraud
• Ex-Southwest Worker's COBRA Suit Can't Get Off The Ground
• SBA Tells 11th Circ. To Nix $500K PPP Loan To Bankrupt Biz
• 4 Tips For Employers After 11th Circ. Supports $4M Arb. Award
• Fla. Gov. Urges Sanctions For Atty Over COVID-19 Beach Suit
• Drugmakers Call Zantac MDL 'Shotgun Pleadings'
• 11th Circ. Urged To Revisit Local Bans On Conversion Therapy
• NY Gym's Ch. 11 Plan On Hold Over Consumer Complaints
• SEC Targets Two More Men For 1 Global Ponzi Ploy
• Real Estate Rumors: Prologis, Cymbal, Estate Investments
• Disney Looks To Nix Ticket Holders' COVID-19 Refund Suit
• Hertz Committee Says Ch. 11 Sale Plan Won't Net Best Value
• Ex-Cruise Ship Workers Eye Deal Over COVID-19 Claims
• Atty Group Wants Discipline Of AGs Who Challenged Election
• High Court Passes On Atty's Stock Fraud Appeal, Again
• Pot Co. Moxie Says It Was Conned Out Of $2.5M Investment
• Fla. Car Dealer's Atty Was 'Shocked' Over BMW's Info Hiding
• Hertz Bondholders Say Donlen Ch. 11 Sale Plan Chills Bidding
• No Arbitration For Tribal Loans, Says Bible-Quoting Judge
• Dual Facebook Antitrust Cases Land Before Different Judges
• Security Co. Ducks Miami Airport Guards' OT Row, For Now
• McDonald's Workers Must Redo 'Shotgun' Race Bias Lawsuit
• Walgreens Dodges Some Claims In Call Center Worker OT Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Olen, Brookfield, Abacus Capital
• Insurer Can't Yet Dodge Defending Surgical Co. In J&J Suit
• Privacy, Not Price, Takes Focus In Facebook Antitrust Suits
• IP Hires: HP, Polsinelli, USPTO
• Hotels Say 'Virus Exclusion' In Harford Mutual's Policy Invalid
• Tale Of The Tape: Two Facebook Complaints
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Real Estate Rumors: Sterling, JPMorgan, Butters Construction
• Ex-BIC Graphic Worker Says Layoffs Came Without Warning
• Justices Asked To Ignore Texas' 'Seditious' Election Suit
• Al Jazeera Anchor Sues Saudi Officials For Smear Campaign
• High Court Gives States Green Light To Regulate PBMs
• Fla. Court Affirms $3M Smoking Award But Warns Counsel
• Florida Attorney Settles With SEC In Opinion Letter Scam
• Law Firm Beats Third Suit Alleging $23.5M REIT Takeover
• 4 Takeaways From Antitrust Campaign Against Facebook
• Belize Broadcaster Must Dish Over $15.8M To Satellite Giant
• Real Estate Rumors: Related, Ocean Bank, Schickedanz
• DOJ Tells 11th Circ. No-Poach Franchise Analysis Needs Work
• Miami-Dade Suspends Jury Trials Through Jan. 31
• Trump Asks To Join Supreme Court Suit Challenging Election
• Suzuki Tries To Shield Top Exec From Depo In Brakes Suit
• Cleaning Co. Settles Worker's Virus Leave Suit
• Kirkland, Wachtell Rep Deal Forming $1.1B Skincare Co.
• COVID-19 Spurs Associates To Think Bigger — Like Partners
• Defendant In $50M EB-5 Fraud Suit Hit With Default, Sanctions
• Intermex Taps Kaplan VP As New General Counsel
• Argentinian Polo Star Sues Company Cloning His Horses
• Service Members Want Single Bellwether In 3M Earplug MDL
• FTC, State AGs Launch Suits Over Past Facebook Deals
• Nurses' Union Says Fla. Hospitals Did Not Arbitrate Over Pay
• 3 Firms Seek To Lead Royal Caribbean COVID-19 Stock Row
• Real Estate Rumors: Gomez, Ogden Partners, Frankel
• Full 11th Circ. To Rehear SmileDirect's Ga. Dental Board Case
• Contractor Wants Reversal Of Fla. Prison Phone Deal
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Lloyd's Dodges Restaurants' COVID-19 Coverage Suit
• Kaufman Dolowich Adds Insurance Partner To Orlando Office
• GCs Are Uniquely Qualified To Lead Diversity Initiatives
• 11th Circ. Won't Let Reality Winner Out Of Jail For Pandemic
• PPE Distributor Lodges $3.3M Suit Over Botched Gown Order
• Milbank, Ropes & Gray, Rep $1B Seacor Take-Private Deal
• 11th Circ. Ends Little League Coach's Background Check Suit
• SEC Tells Justices Not To Hear Challenge To In-House Judges
• Real Estate Rumors: Asaf, Crescent Heights, Prestige
• 11th Circ. Judge Calls High Court Age Bias Ruling 'Confusing'
• 3 Ways Defendants Can Nip Civil RICO Claims In The Bud
• 11th Circ. Affirms Fake $3.6M Check To IRS Is Obstruction
• What The Biden Administration Can Expect From State AGs
• Nationstar Mortgage Settles With CFPB, States For $91M
• Judges On Race: Reducing Implicit Bias In Courtrooms
• 11th Circ. Revives FMLA Claim But Splits On Reasoning
• Ohio Justices Revive Suit Over Steel Group's $43M Jury Loss
• Wine Investor Takes $29M Award Fight To High Court
• YouFit Resolves Committee Dispute Over $32M Ch. 11 Loan
• Investment Firm Wins $43M Award Over Unpaid Loan
• Fla. Cosmetology Student Claims Pervasive Racism At School
• Real Estate Rumors: Banesco, Morgan Stanley, Greybrook
• Gerdau Wants Insurer To Pay For FIU Bridge Litigation Costs
• PNC Bank Settles With EB-5 Investors In Fla. Hotel Fraud Suit
• Ch. 11 Release Means Lennar Beats FCA Claims At 3rd Circ.
• Challenges For The Autonomous Trucking Industry: Part 2
• Lessons In Crafting Valid Employment Class Settlements
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revive Suit Over $360M Lionbridge Deal
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Health Insurance Co. Settles Investors' Scam Suit For $11M
• Fintech-Focused SPAC Leads 4 IPOs Totaling $1.35B
• Real Estate Rumors: NY Life, Kudman Trachten, Royal Palm
• Judge Trims Fla. Trans Workers' Suit Over Health Coverage
• PI Sues Miami Herald Reporter Who Exposed Epstein Scandal
• Blackbaud Ransomware MDL Appears Set For South Carolina
• Challenges For The Autonomous Trucking Industry: Part 1
• Fla. Courts Request 3 New Judges And Funding For 10 Others
• Epstein Victim Tells 11th Circ. Charges Not Needed For CVRA
• No DQ For Firm Over Call Dispute With Debt Collector
• Gibson, Clifford Chance Help With 14M-Sq-Ft Logistics Buy
• Wells Fargo Can't Duck Black Atty's Suit Over N-Word Incident
• Navigating Atty Relationship Conflicts That May Imperil Cases
• Trade Body To Monitor Imports Of Peppers, Strawberries
• How A Federal Noncompete Law May Develop Under Biden
• YouFit Committee Slams DIP, Bidding Rules In Del. Ch. 11
• Fla. Court Quashes Arbitration Order In BJ's Sales Tax Spat
• Counsel Owes Same Duties To Class And Rep, 11th Circ. Says
• Aviation Parts Co. Escalates Sanctions Fight In OT Suit
• Fla. Biz Groups Ask Lawmakers For COVID-19 Liability Shield
• Real Estate Rumors: Douglas, Evan Kagan, Home Depot
• NBA Star Wins Appeals To Avoid Former Agent's Suit In Fla.
• Two Microcap Firms Allege Scheme To Steal Clients
• Fla. Pharmacy Gets Chance To Prove Case Against McKesson
• Cooley Steers E-Commerce Fulfillment Biz In $290M Financing
• Disbarred NY Atty, Fla. Lawyer Indicted In Opinion Letter Scam
• 11th Circ. Says Dockworker's Union Bias Suit Falls Short
• And Now A Word From The Panel: MDL Nostalgia
• University Of Florida Athletic Assoc. Hit With Race Bias Suit
• How Mediators Can Help Parties Overcome Emotional Barriers
• The State Of Consumer Class Actions Amid COVID-19
• EEOC Disability Bias Deal Nixed As Too Vague To Enforce
• Health Food Retailer Says CBD Seller Can't Invoke Arbitration
• Fla. Couple Ordered To Give Up $8.6M From Debt-Relief Scam
• Polsinelli Adds 2 Patent Pros To Miami Office
• Burger King Workers Say Franchisees Lack 'Economic Unity'
• Clinics Barred From Gilead HIV Drug Program For Now
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• RJR Urges Fla. High Court To Uphold Win In Smoking Case
• Judging A Book: Wardlaw Reviews 'Hamilton And The Law'
• 4 Firms Pilot $2B Deal For Home Medical Equipment Maker