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Florida - February, 2021

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• FTC Asked To Investigate EdTech Ads That 'Shame' Kids
• Ex-Fla. State Atty Accused Of Extortion Plot With Defense Atty
• ICE Can't Keep Transferred Detainee Out Of Fla. Class Action
• Fla. Attorney Charged With Underage Sex Acts In Cambodia
• NHL Says Fired Official Was Racist, Not A Whistleblower
• Fla. Bills Seek Cannabis Legalization, Taxation
• Real Estate Rumors: Northwind, Sapp's, Stock
• Gunster Adds Former Florida Insurance Consumer Advocate
• Obtaining General Jurisdiction Over Out-Of-State Insurers
• Compliance Lessons From Newest Fla. Privacy Class Actions
• What Biden's Ethics Pledge Means For Gov't Revolving Door
• Investors Maintain Nerve Repair Co. Axogen Lied In SEC Docs
• Fox Rothschild, DLA Piper To Face Ponzi Claims In State Court
• Family Flower Co. Fight Can't Be Arbitrated, Court Told
• Restaurant Trade Group Asks 11th Circ. To Revive Virus Suit
• Red White & Bloom To Buy Acreage Florida Biz For $60M
• Fla. Supreme Court Strikes Down Tampa Transit Tax
• Payments Biz ACI Ups Board Size After Investor Criticism
• Punishing Bar Exam Policies On Menstrual Products Must Go
• Real Estate Rumors: Foundry, Gannett, United Development
• EEOC Sues Florida Resort For Firing Seventh-Day Adventist
• 11th Circ. Rejects Law School Age Bias Claims By Fired Prof
• Wind Turbine Co. Adviser Settles SEC's $1.9M Scheme Claims
• 11th Circ. Revives $31M Suit Against Lab's Shareholders
• E-Commerce Site Says $200K Stolen In Iron Maiden IP Suit
• Fla. County Seeks To Escape 'Volunteer' FLSA Suit
• Fla. Court Says School Tax Increase Illegally Left Out Charters
• Toyota Stamps Out Bid To Unseal Ex-WilmerHale Temp's Case
• Real Estate Rumors: City National Bank, Silverstein, Perry
• Nurse Staffing Agency Hit With Unpaid Wages Suit
• Reps. Want To Add Lower Court Judges, But Divided On How
• EPA Hazardous Pharma Waste Rule Has Wide Reach
• Fla. City Hit With Proposed Action Over Massage Parlor Sting
• Weiss Serota Nabs Real Estate Atty From Greenberg Traurig
• It's Time For Law Firms To Start Loving And Leveraging Data
• Full 11th Circ. Hears Immunity Arguments In SmileDirect Case
• BigLaw Tactics Put Ch. 11 In Reach For Struggling Startup
• New Judgeships A Tall Order Despite Lawmakers' Interest
• Investment Firm M31 Capital Preps Bitcoin Hedge Fund
• Real Estate Rumors: Alliance, Hertz Herson, Rex Discount
• 11th Circ. Says Stephen King Didn't Copy Comic Hero
• Telemundo Dodges Part Of Sexual Harassment Suit, For Now
• Disney World Teamster Says 'Time Is Up' On Union Takeover
• 11th Circ. Should Reconsider Remote Arbitration Subpoenas
• Keys To Protecting Clients During Law Firm Dissolution
• Critics Raise Medical Abuse Alarms At Fla. Detention Center
• Legal Pitfalls HOAs Should Avoid When Using Drones
• AdventHealth's Fraud Claim Over $57M PPE Deal Advanced
• Ex-Rep. Argues Faith-Led Juror Shouldn't Have Been Axed
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• How The Remote Sales Tax Legal Landscape Is Evolving
• Pensacola Shooting Victims Say Saudi Arabia Backed Attack
• US Faces 2nd Arbitration Over PrivatBank Loan Scheme
• Atty Contests Legal Lender's Entry In $350M Shire Fee Row
• Oscar Drops Florida Blue Cross Exclusivity Rules Fight
• Justices Won't Take Up Deaf Woman's Appeal In Costco Firing
• Real Estate Rumors: Citi, Civic Builders, EastBanc
• Cyxtera Technologies To Go Public In $3.4B SPAC Merger
• Kaufman Dolowich Adds Health Care Litigator In Orlando
• Justices Highlight 'Big Hurdles' For Fla. In Water Row With Ga.
• How Case Management Orders Can Support New Attorneys
• Fla. Judge Won't Invalidate Kona Ice Patent In MDL
• Fla. Forex Trader Charged With Running $57M Scheme
• Up Next At High Court: Florida Oysters, Believing Asylees
• 3 Firms Pilot $120M PE Investment In Talent Recruitment Co.
• Real Estate Rumors: Kissaki Sushi, GL Homes, Apollo
• Fox Rothschild Hires Ex-Akerman Cannabis, Sports Partner
• Fixing Ch. 11 For Small Biz: The SBRA Is Working As Intended
• An In-House Counsel's Guide To Better Work Management
• Palm Beach County Mask Fight Heads To Fla. High Court
• Man At Center Of Biden Laptop Claims Sues Twitter For Libel
• Senate Intel Chair Sounds Alarm On Fla. Water Supply Hack
• Ex-Marlins Owner To Pay Miami $5.5M To End Team Sale Spat
• AIG Says HK Tribunal Freed It From $66M Zip Line Fall Award
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Ill. Firm Sues Fellow Class Action Attys Over Recorded Call
• Fla. Justices Say Warranties Need Not Disclose Arbitration
• Real Estate Rumors: Country Wide, Bank Leumi, Related
• Ex-WilmerHale Temp Says White House Atty Lied For Toyota
• Avoiding Materially Adverse Conflicts After New ABA Opinion
• Fla. Doctor Under Investigation Can Resume Certain Surgeries
• Fee Award Reversed In Fla. Medical Marijuana Rule Challenge
• Abortion Providers Urge 11th Circ. To Keep Ga. Law Blocked
• Continental Casualty Beats Hotel, Eatery Co.'s Virus Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Dermot, Mequity, Rosen
• Akerman Gets Tricky Miami Mixed-Use Project Approved
• Akerman Faces DQ Bid In USAA Medicare Repayment Row
• $2.4M Raydon ERISA Settlement Comes Up Short
• Bodybuilder Gets Win Back In Car Crash Injury Suit
• Ex-Fla. Gov't Atty Gets 90 Months For Child Porn
• Attys Want $3.7M For Work On Insurance Co. Investor Suit
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Insurance Investigators Seek Class Cert. For Assurant OT Suit
• Stimwave Founder Can't Get Rethink Of Legal Fee Denial
• McKinsey's Opioid Woes Far From Over Despite $600M Deals
• Investors Granted $26.5M In Damages In EB-5 Fraud Suit
• Disney Was Fudging Revenue Reports, Ex-Accountant Says
• Chewy Accuses IBM Of Seeking 'Exorbitant' $36M For Patents
• US Legal System Can Benefit From Nonlawyer Ownership
• Landlord Slams Cinemex's Bid To Narrow $3M Judgment
• Real Estate Rumors: Caulder, Société Générale, Lennar
• Morgan & Morgan Says Broker Fooled It Into Bad Office Deal
• Pratt & Whitney Want Experts DQ'd In $1B Soil Toxins Suit
• Fla. Cruise Line Dodges TCPA Suit In Ariz., For Now
• 11th Circ. Doubts Fla. Law Firm's Right To $1M Damages
• Real Estate Rumors: WeWork, Abreu, Snowhook Capital
• Miami Boutique Tenzer Arrieta Adds M&A Partner
• Ford Drivers Want Class Cert. In Suit Over Hood Corrosion
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• SEC's $30M Ponzi Suit Takes Step Toward Victim Payments
• Employment Cases Rebound After 6-Month Lag
• 11th Circ. Revives Charges Over Forged Order Of Supervision
• Royal Caribbean Dodges Sanctions Bid In Assault Suit
• Experts' Views On Army Practices Limited In 3M Earplug MDL
• Judge Tosses Miami Strip Club's COVID-19 Curfew Suit
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Fla. Man Admits To Buying Lamborghini With PPP Funds
• Golf Course Workers Say 'Volunteer' Status Cost Them Wages
• Real Estate Rumors: Gulf Building, Reinsdorf, Marisa Galbut
• Building A Law Firm Knowledge Bank For Thought Leadership
• DLA Piper Hires Former Akerman Managing Partner
• Porn Biz Asks 11th Circ. To Revive TM Suit Against Amazon
• Fla. Court Orders New Trial After Counsel's Sexist Remarks
• Ex-CBD Firm Exec Seeks Ax of Employer's Countersuit
• Boar's Head Can't Cut Off Workers' Disability Suit
• Shaq Wants Fee Award Reinstated In Fight Over Leaked Email
• Gilstrap Says Fujitsu Settlement No Help To Nokia In IP Fight
• Fla. Buyer Asks 11th Circ. To Revive Bacardi Gin Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Accesso Services, Valentino, Specialized
• Hearsay Error Gets RJ Reynolds New Trial In Engle Case
• Let's Emerge From The Pandemic As Legal Innovators
• Miami-Dade County Courts To Resume Jury Trials In March
• COVID Construction Files: Berkowitz's Miami Observatory
• Juul Says Subclasses 'Inexplicably' Never Filed Complaints
• Telemundo, Host Move $35M Defamation Suit To Federal Court
• 11th Circ. Gives DHS Worker 2nd Chance At Race Bias Suit
• SMTC Investor Seeks To Block Deal With HIG Capital
• Greenberg Leads Appgate In Merger To Go Public
• Real Estate Rumors: Industrious, Coghill Family, Orix
• DOJ Asks Trump-Appointed US Attorneys To Step Down
• Ex-Cuban Port Owner Wants To See Privileged Carnival Docs
• Panama Canal Operator Seeks To Dodge Arbitration Challenge
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Fla. Atty Suspended Over Misappropriating Client Funds
• Anticipating Predictive Analytics' Potential Uses In Litigation
• Family Wants Win In Wrongful Death Suit Against Cruise
• US Must Arbitrate Suit Over Ukraine Bank Fraud, Court Hears
• Hospital Whistleblower's $1M Fees Award Falls Short Of Goal
• Attys Want $12M Cut Of Sunglass Warranty Settlement
• A-Rod's Alleged Affairs Cut From $50M RICO Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Kane Kessler, Related, Dwight Capital
• This Black History Month, Law Firms Should Challenge Norms
• EB-5 Investors Settle Claims PNC, Ex-Banker Aided Fraud
• Cruise Line Says Couple Can't Prove Virus Caught On Ship
• Giuliani-Linked Businessman Gets 1 Year For $2.3M Fraud
• Fla. Hospital Must Face Suit Over Patient's Infection
• Fla. Attys Who Got $400K Discovery Sanctions Are Suspended
• Senators Relaunch Bid To End The Cuba Trade Embargo
• Fla. Biz Owner Pleads Out Of $400M Health Fraud Case
• Fogo De Chao Gets Illegal Tip Pool Claims Moved To Texas
• Fla. Judge Won't Ax Suit Over Publix Worker's COVID-19 Death
• 4 Takeaways For States From 1st Circ. Wire Act Lottery Ruling
• Public Defender Must Face Fired Worker's Free Speech Suit
• Key FCA Developments From 2020 And What To Expect Next
• Trio Of Fintech-Focused SPACs Raise $895M Total In IPOs
• Ga. Dental Board Seeks Immunity In SmileDirect Antitrust Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Bank OZK, Sundaram Tagore, CC Homes
• Fla. Judge Signs Off On $79M Settlement In Geico Tax Row
• Fla. Atty Arrested After Removing Mask At Public Meeting
• 11th Circ. Says Race Bias Claim Vs. NBA Team Rightly Tossed
• Judges On Race
• Berger Singerman Adds Environmental Atty As Partner
• Law Firm Penalties On Departing Partners Just Got Riskier
• McKinsey Deal Renews Friction Among AGs And Opioid Attys
• 'The Doctors' Producer Must Face Botched Surgery Suit In Fla.
• Judge Says Shippers 'Shoveling Discovery' In Fuel Price MDL
• Fox News, Others Hit With Voting Co.'s $2.7B Defamation Suit
• Franchise Advocates Support Burger King At 11th Circ.
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• 11th Circ. May Decide If WARN Act Applies To Virus Closures
• 11th Circ. Says ID Theft Risk Doesn't Support Data Breach Suit
• Frito-Lay Settles EEOC Suit Over Fired Seventh-Day Adventist
• State COVID-19 Liability Shields Create Insurance Challenges
• Real Estate Rumors: Related, LIM College, Angelo Gordon
• Zurich Ducks Virus Coverage Suit For Chain's 400 Restaurants
• Litigation Funder Wants Cut Of $350M Shire Deal
• NJ Case Has Lessons On Arbitration Clauses In Atty Retainers
• McKinsey To Pay $573M To Settle Opioid Marketing Claims
• Former Fla. Professor Charged With Fraud, Hiding China Ties
• COVID-19 Liability Shield Forges Ahead In Fla. House
• Fla. Eatery Asks 11th Circ. To Revive COVID-19 Coverage Fight
• Feds Seek Forfeiture From Trump-Commuted Fraudster
• Fla. Detainees Say Lack Of Vaccine Plan Exposes ICE Failings
• Fla. Judge DQ'd From 13th Engle Suit Over Talk With Atty
• Dollar General Inks $1.8M Deal In Infant Drug False Ad Suit
• O'Melveny-Led Cannabis Finance REIT Readies $100M IPO
• Real Estate Rumors: Aria, Skyler, Terra
• Tips For Protecting Privilege When Working With Outside PR
• FINRA Should Limit Brokerages' Post-Arbitration Appeals
• 3 Procurement Priorities For Law Firms In Uncertain Times
• 11th Circ. Clarifies Ascertainability Standard For Class Actions
• Judge Beats Ethics Charges Over Courtroom Reality Show
• Miami Strip Club Looks To Keep COVID-19 Curfew Suit Moving
• Fla. Judge Cites News, Chats In Recusing From Robinhood
• Real Estate Rumors: Universal Health, Crescent, Greystar
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• SF And 5 Other Schools Tapped For Juul Bellwethers
• UK Is Proof Nonlawyer Ownership Threatens Legal Profession
• Fla. Court Overturns Sanctions For Requesting Judicial Notice
• Bank Of America Ex-Worker Settles COBRA Suit
• DOJ Slams 'Paltry' Extra Discovery Allowance In Google Case
• 11th Circ. Revives Atty's Fee Bid After Judge Awarded Him $0
• Uber, Lyft, WhatsApp Hit With Patent Suits Over GPS Tech
• Attys Seek $2.5M Fees For Jay Peak-Linked Malpractice Case
• Lawsuits Mount As Robinhood Eases Trading Restrictions
• 11th Circ. Backs 14-Year Sentence For Investment Fraudster
• HIG Seeks To Bar Refiling Of False Claims Act Case
• Real Estate Rumors: Comerica Bank, Thor, Prologis
• Fla. Health Insurance Customers Get Cert. In $150M Fraud Suit
• EEOC, Hydraulics Co. Get OK For Revised Disability Bias Deal
• Microcap Firms Agree To Arbitrate Part Of Client Theft Suit
• 11th Circ. Senior Judge Peter Fay Dead At 92
• Remote Bar Exams Pose New Learning Disability Challenges
• Attys For Clean Fuel Investors Request Quarter Of $1.7M Deal