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Florida - March, 2021

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• Fla. Judge Ships Prerecorded Call Spat Back To State Court
• Burrito Chain Hits Zurich With $100M Pandemic Countersuit
• Miami Beach Wins Fight With Club Over Code Enforcement
• Worker Says Fla. Bullet Maker Avoided Paying OT
• Fla. Appeals Court Clears Southern Owners Of $1M Claim
• MoFo, Reed Smith Guide Greenlane, KushCo Tie-Up
• Chrysler Can't Dodge Defective Head Restraint Claims
• Hertz Rolls Out Competing Sponsor Bid For Del. Ch. 11
• Atty-Client Spat Sent To Arbitration Despite Illegal Fee Clause
• Fontainebleau Settles With Union Over $5.3M Benefits Tab
• Real Estate Rumors: Bank OZK, Summit Health, Butters
• Akerman Partner Tapped For Fla. Appeals Court
• Patent Owner Slams TracFone's Latest Bid To Flee WDTX
• 3 Cybersecurity Questions To Ask Before A Remote Mediation
• 11th Circ. Must Reinstate Ga. Abortion Restrictions, Gov. Says
• Insurers Escape Hertz's $23M Coverage Suit For SEC Probe
• Rooms To Go Asks 11th Circ. To Revive COVID Coverage Fight
• DC Circ. Revives Vets Group's Suit Over 'Mar-A-Lago Council'
• Florida Family Agrees To Pay $3M To Settle FBAR Suit
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Real Estate Rumors: JPMorgan, HypeClub, RedSky Capital
• Orlando Strikes Deal With Feds In Firefighter Sex Bias Suit
• Creditors Say Consulate Health 'Laundering' Claims In Ch. 11
• Pratt & Whitney Can't Exit $1B Radioactive Subdivision Suit
• Union Calls For 11th Circ. To Reinstate Zantac Claims
• Southern District Of Florida Announces Acting US Attorney
• A Uniform Mediation Act Primer As States Continue Adoption
• Justices Offer No Answers On COVID-19 Coverage Suits
• Fla. Gov. Signs Sweeping COVID-19 Liability Protection Law
• Benefits Fund Tells 11th Circ. To Leave Class Cert. Alone
• Fla. House Panel OKs Amended Marketplace, Nexus Bill
• Changes Proposed For Challenged $12.6M PHH Class Deal
• Auto Parts Co. Settles EEOC Sex Harassment Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Moinian, Gipson, Cross Continental
• Parnas Bail Relaxed As Court Eyes Selective Prosecution Row
• Hertz Floats Ch. 11 Deals To Resolve $200M In Class Claims
• Safeguarding Privileged Communications In A Remote World
• Amazon Must Block Hacker's Access To Stolen Patient Data
• Fla. COVID-19 Biz Liability Shield Bill Sent To Gov.'s Desk
• Madoff Victims Ask 11th Circ. To Revive IRS Interest Claims
• Bill Introduced To Block Chinese Cos. From SBA Help
• What To Watch As Trial Starts In Massive 3M Earplug MDL
• 11th Circ. Blocks Transfer Suit Against Discharged Debtor
• Fla. Court Orders ICE To Release Social Distancing Data
• NextEra May Seek Disgorgement For $60M EFH Ch. 11 Claim
• 11th Circ. Hints Late Notice Fatal To Murder Insurance Claims
• When Federal Courts Remand Eviction Actions Back To States
• 11th Circ. Orders Arbitration In $1.4M Yacht Contract Dispute
• Florida Truck Drivers Want Cert. In FLSA Overtime Suit
• Ex-Alabama Football Player Hits NCAA With Concussion Suit
• Fla. Attys Can Use Payment Apps To Receive Fees, Funds
• 4 Areas Of Cyberattack Vulnerability For Law Firms
• Taxation With Representation: Sullivan, Wachtell, Skadden
• Real Estate Rumors: Bank Hapoalim, BJ's, Philippe Harari
• Fla. Appeals Court Reverses Decision On Who Decides Venue
• 11th Circ. Says Spoofing Case May Belong In Federal Court
• Judge DQs 3 Experts From $1B Radioactive Subdivision Trial
• Florida A Warning For Biden As He Picks Red-State Judges
• Crypto Investors Tell 11th Circ. Class Denial Was Wrong
• Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone, Chelminsky, Prologis
• Contractors Tell 11th Circ. Wage Violations Aren't Fraud
• 11th Circ. Rips Chemical Co. Bid To Nix Atty Fees Via Email
• How To Help Your Witnesses Overcome Hindsight Bias
• After Rebukes, Albright To Handle Transfer Bids 'Promptly'
• Privileged Matter At Heart of 2 Havana Docks Suits
• Fla. Jury Selection Bias Ruling Can't Nix $15M Med Mal Award
• Judge Calls ICE's Bid To Drop Injunction 'Revisionist History'
• Panama Canal Contractor Says Experts Vital In $240M Suit
• Maintenance Worker Sues Senior Living Co. For Overtime Pay
• Last-Minute Trump Admin. Medicaid Letter Muddles Waivers
• Real Estate Rumors: Subway, Wells Fargo, Blackstone
• 11th Circ. Hints Damages Wrongly Cut In Electronics Sale Suit
• Ex-Banker's Sentence Slashed In Venezuela Oil Bribery Case
• TracFone Urges Fed. Circ. To Override Albright Once Again
• Bombardier Hit With Suit Claiming Sea-Doo Watercrafts Sink
• NJ 'Reply All' Ethics Opinion Brings New Pitfalls For Attorneys
• Fla. University Can't Nix Class Claims Over COVID-19 Closure
• Fla. Judge Questions Ocwen, PHH's $12.6M Class Deal
• Fla. Court OKs $3.7M Atty Fees In Insurance Co. Investor Suit
• Cosmetics Co. Seeks Quick Win In CBD Lotion IP Suit
• Federal Gov't Can Learn From State Drug Pricing Efforts
• And Now A Word From The Panel: There's No Place Like Home
• Fla. Woman Asks 11th Circ. To Revive Pelvic Mesh Claims
• Boston Scientific To Pay $188M Over Mesh False Ad Claims
• Real Estate Rumors: CIBC, Maxim Capital, Lester Woerner
• Ferraro Accuses Lender, Atty, Others Of Trying To Steal Case
• 11th Circ. Rips FDA's 'Invisible Ink' Interpretation Of Drug Act
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• SEC Sues Trader Who Teased 'F—YOUDOJ' License Plate
• Shippers Blast Rail Cos. Bid For Appeal On Evidence Issue
• Pillsbury, Wachtell Guide Tech Distributors' $7.2B Merger
• Apple MacBook Buyers Win Cert. In 'Butterfly' Keyboard Case
• Judging A Book: Bibas Reviews Rakoff's 'Why The Innocent Plead Guilty'
• SEC Seeks $4.5M Judgment Against Ponzi Scheme Ringleader
• Real Estate Rumors: Hellman & Friedman, Chetrit, Dorsey
• Axogen Stock Offering Suit Axed Again, But Appeal Looms
• Defendant Cuts Deal With Investors In EB-5 Fla. Hotel Fraud Suit
• GM Gets Suit Over Faulty 'Infotainment' System Trimmed
• Supreme Court Won't Hear Bad Faith Bankruptcy Battle
• EEOC Staffer Ordered To Rework Sexual Harassment Case
• Chubb Unit Wants To Escape Cafe Co.'s COVID Coverage Suit
• Justices Tap Atty Suing Harvard As Amicus In Criminal Case
• Coronavirus Q&A: Greenspoon Marder's Hospitality Chair
• 3 Biotech Firms, Cannabis REIT Price IPOs Totaling $758M
• Service Members Seek Hearing On 3M Earplugs Site
• Miami Airport Guards' OT Suit Is Cleared For Takeoff
• Salon Owner Hits Hartford With Class Suit Over COVID Losses
• For Law Firm Digital Marketing, Less Is Sometimes More
• Harford Moves To Check Out From Hotels' Virus Coverage Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: North Dallas Chamber, Ojalvo, Walgreens
• CSX Dodges Railroad Cop's Age Bias Suit
• 11th Circ. Says Boies Could've Kept PDVSA Bribery Suit Alive
• Colombian Can't Shake Fugitive Status In $350M Bribery Case
• Allstate Wants Florida Justices' Input On Auto Injury Coverage
• Flight Operator Flouting Venezuela Sanctions Gets 55 Months
• Real Estate Rumors: Gail Coniglio, BofA, Jay Schwedelson
• Head Of Canceled Boston Sports Camp Denies Fraud Charges
• NFL Stadium Coverage Row Settles At 2nd Circ. Goal Line
• 11th Circ. Lets Alan Parsons Block Shows In 'Knockoff' Suit
• Fla. Atty Wants Suit Over $5M Award From Funding Deal Nixed
• 11th Circ. Revives PETA Challenge To License For Miami Orca
• Suit Accuses Fla. Law Firm Of Keeping Escrow Funds
• 3 Firms Guide Launch Of $4B Single Family Rental Biz
• A State Win In Bank Loan Suit Would Hurt Access To Credit
• Shareholders Say 11th Circ. Erred In Reviving $31M Suit
• States Push New Bellwether Generic Drug Price-Fixing Case
• Transamerica Sues Fla. Atty Over Infringing Title Agency
• Fla. Tobacco Settlement Ruling Offers Caution On Contracts
• Real Estate Rumors: Regency Centers, MAC Cosmetics, Vista
• Seafood Co. Reaches $1.3M Deal In False Labeling Suit
• 11th Circ. Ruling Continues Expansion Of Legal Standing
• AbbVie Denies Judge-Shopping In Humira Kickback Cases
• 11th Circ. Backs LG Chem Wins In Exploding Battery Suits
• Kelley Drye Must Fork Over $1.5M To Fla. Telecom
• States Take Lead On Worker Protections For Legal Pot Users
• 'Bit-Con' Twitter Hacker Agrees To 3 Years' Jail Time
• Several AGs Join Texas-Led Google Monopolization Case
• 3rd Circ. Sends NextEra's $60M Claim Request Back To Del.
• Fla. Judge Axes Insurer's Suit Over $25M Car Accident
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Real Estate Rumors: Contour Saws, Bove, Sonder
• 11th Circ. Calls Fla. Tribe's Casino Revenues Taxable Income
• Strategies For Fighting Back Against A Rambo Litigator
• Starbucks Can't Make Worker's Spouse Arbitrate COBRA Suit
• Cannabis Co. Trulieve Hires Akerman Partner As New GC
• Black EEOC Staffer Says Racist Boss Set Him Up To Fail
• Fla. Ruling Opens Door To Foreign Asset Freeze Enforcement
• Spirit Wants Union's Suit Over Dispatcher Relocation Nixed
• Federal Judiciary Seeks 79 New Judgeships Nationwide
• West Palm Beach Atty Admits To Ignoring Client's Case
• Colombian Wants Fugitive Status Lifted In $350M Bribery Case
• Old Navy, Banana Republic, Norton Hit With Web Privacy Suits
• Real Estate Rumors: STG Group, Natalie Duran, Under Armour
• Experts Barred From Testifying In 3M Earplug MDL
• IRS Captive-Insurance Summons Is Abusive, Firm Tells 11th Circ.
• Planet Hollywood Wants COVID-19 Losses Covered
• Dickinson Wright Adds Litigator To Its Fort Lauderdale Office
• 7th Circ. Affirms Zurich's Win In TCPA Coverage Battle
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Letting J&J Reveal Manufacturer In IP Row
• Insurers Dodge Virus Suit From NJ, Del., Fla. Restaurants
• PPE Distributor Files $2M Suit Over Missing Glove Imports
• Fla. Construction Defect Law Lacks Teeth, Despite Updates
• Fla. Lab Tells 11th Circ. $1.2M FCA Fines Are Excessive
• AC Repairman's Suit Renewal Not Too Late, 11th Circ. Finds
• Real Estate Rumors: Hersha, Wayne Rosen, Oaktree
• 1 Year Into Pandemic, It's Time To Rethink Law Firm Billing
• No Transfer In TracFone Patent Suit After Fed. Circ. Scolding
• Smoker's Wife Can't Collect $1.3M More From Philip Morris
• Warehouse REIT Lands $1.9B To Expand Temp-Controlled RE
• Chancery Bars Payouts To Insiders In Dura Medic Sale Suit
• Debt Collector Could Face $21M Tab In Data Breach Deal
• How Florida's Courts Have Been Forever Changed By COVID
• Fla. State Court Can Hear Bankruptcy Malpractice Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: James Hardie, Jupiter Medical, Axos
• Fla. House Panel OKs Marketplace Facilitator, Nexus Tax Bill
• Hashing Out IP And Legality Questions On Delta-8 THC
• NY Sports Club Says Ch. 11 Injunction Voids NY AG Deal
• Benefits Firms Should Face ERISA Suit, Judge Says
• Rogue High Court Citation May Spark Legal Writing Changes
• Facebook Says FTC, States' Suits Don't Show Consumer Harm
• 11th Circ. Partially Revives Mad Magazine Cartoonist TM Suit
• 8th Circ. Says Migrant Need Not Prove Scope Of Conviction
• Fla. Lawmakers Strike Deal On Marketplace Facilitators, Nexus
• EEOC Says Late Reports, Not Bias, Behind Staffer's Demotion
• Key Takeaways From The Biggest COVID Real Estate Cases
• 11th Circ. Weighs 3rd-Party Vendor's Role In Debt Collection
• Real Estate Rumors: Sunbeam, Bank Leumi, Hotel Properties
• Atty Says Boies Schiller Spinoff Ousted Him To Seize Crypto
• Fla. Appeals Court Says No Arbitration Yet In Cops' Grievance
• PHH Mortgage Evades Part Of Payoff Statements Suit
• 4 Firms Build Hilton Vacation Co.'s $1.4B Timeshare Biz Buy
• The Case For Diversity In Internal Investigation Teams
• 11th Circ. Told To Revive Disability Discrimination Suit
• Seminole Tribe Asks Fla. Court To Toss Energy Co.'s Suit
• SEC Settles With Investment Manager In NFL Fraud Suit
• Pot Co. Wins $15M In Brawl Over Columbia Care Fla. License
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Whistleblower Suit Must Be Reinstated, 11th Circuit Told
• Next State Up: Top Contenders For 3rd US Data Privacy Law
• Law360's Tort Report: Med Mal Damages Bill Fails In Virginia
• Fugitive's Co. Agrees To Pay $9.8M In Fraud Case
• How Recent Fla. Consumer Cases Diverge On Improper Fees
• 11th Circ. Won't Revive Rental Co.'s $5M Failure-To-Settle Suit
• JAMS Arbitrator Was Biased In Cruise Line Case, Suit Says
• Real Estate Rumors: Ryan, Ladder Capital, Robert Christoph
• Fla. Sues Biden Admin. For 'Abdication' Of Immigration Duties
• Suit Claims Delta Flight Attendant Molested Girl On Flight
• Roberts Lone Dissenter As High Court Makes It Easier To Sue
• Real Estate Exec Can't Shed SEC Suit, Fla. Judge Says
• Law Prof. Wants High Court To Revive Pay Discrimination Suit
• Canal Contractor Says 'Potential' Conflicts Undercut Award
• Fla. Condo Investors Win $26M In EB-5 Fraud Suit
• 5 Ways Outside Counsel Can Impress Their Clients
• Circuit Split On Class Feasibility Offers Defense Opportunities
• Real Estate Rumors: Maroone USA, Jenner, East End Capital
• AdventHealth Reaches Deal On COVID-19 PPE Fraud Claims
• High Court Sides With Christian Students In Free Speech Fight
• Tougher Petition Drive Laws Would Constrict Key Citizen Right
• Ocwen Gets CFPB's Servicing Misconduct Suit Slashed
• Real Estate Rumors: Estate Cos., Innovo, Morgan Properties
• Billionaire Frost, OPKO Execs Sued Over Leadership Diversity
• Raymond James Fights $8M Deal In Jay Peak EB-5 Fraud Case
• COVID-19 Business Liability Shield Bill Passes Fla. House
• Royal Caribbean Passenger Nabs Partial Win In Assault Suit
• Former Fla. Chief Justice Gerald Kogan Dies At 87
• Chrysler Looks To Boot Defective Head Restraint Claims
• ​​​​​​​Inspection Agencies Can't Shake Faulty Plywood Suit
• Centra Tech Boss Gets 8 Years For $36M Crypto Scam
• Feds Say $12.6M Ocwen, PHH Fees Deal Lacks Value To Class
• Ethics Tips For Attorneys Telecommuting Across State Lines
• Alleged Charity Robocall Scammers Cut $110M FTC Deal
• Fla. Senate Panel OKs Marketplace Facilitator, Nexus Tax Bill
• For Trucking Accident Plaintiffs, Access To Evidence Is Key
• Real Estate Rumors: CIBC Bank, Ryan, PulteGroup
• 'The Consumer Protection Firm' Is Generic, TTAB Finds
• Fla. County Floats Transit Tax After Old One Struck Down
• Business Suits Over Virus Rules Likely To Fail, But Not Slow
• Stearns Weaver Adds Former Assistant AG In Tallahassee
• Pharma Cos. Held In Contempt In Trade Secrets Case
• AGs Want Quick Appeals On State Boards' Antitrust Immunity
• Nursing Home Biz Cleared To Tap Into $5M Loan In Ch. 11
• USAA Slams Akerman DQ Bid In Medicare Repayment Row
• 6 Ways Legal Employers Can Help Pandemic-Weary Parents
• Facebook Sued Over Opaque Ad Rejections Harming Biz
• Questions Loom About DOJ Dismissal Power In FCA Suits
• Trump Admin.'s Last-Minute Pesticide Approval Challenged
• Ruling On $3M In Damages Against RJR Tees Up Conflict
• Ex-Trader On The Hook For $22.7M Judgment, 11th Circ. Says
• Republican AGs Likely To Challenge Biden On Multiple Fronts
• Judge Axes Construction Cos.' Miami Bridge Collapse Suit
• Fla. Sens. Introduce Cannabis Legalization, Taxing Proposals
• US Says No To Arbitrating Ukraine Bank Fraud Property Suits
• Florida's Rush To Pass COVID-19 Liability Shield May Backfire
• AdventHealth, Atty Settle In Fraud Suit Over $57M PPE Deal
• 3 Degrees Of Legalization Show True Prevalence Of Cannabis
• Real Estate Rumors: Stellar, Marquette, GDF
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Hertz Ch. 11 Plan Puts Knighthead, Certares In Control
• Remote Working Tips For Lawyer Trainees And Their Firms
• Nursing Home Chain Opens Ch. 11 After $258M FCA Order
• Ex-EEOC Miami Head Accuses Agency Of Race Discrimination
• Ill., Fla. AGs Look To Intervene Over 'Unfair' $31M Keurig Deal
• Black Knight Says PennyMac Waived Arbitration
• Cruise Line Loses Doc Bid In Stolen Cuban Property Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Tricor, Extell, Lennar
• ICE Rejects Report Faulting Social Distancing At Fla. Facilities
• Fla. Restaurant Loses Bid For COVID-19 Coverage
• Wyndham Hotels Can't Get Sex Trafficking Suit Dismissed
• 11th Circ. Affirms Concrete Claim Fell Outside Damage Policy
• L3Harris Sheds Defense Units In $1.45B Sales Led By 5 Firms