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Florida - May, 2021

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• Law360 Names 2021's Top Attorneys Under 40
• 3M Wins In 2nd Bellwether Trial Alleging Faulty Earplugs
• Carnival Dodges Investor Suit Over COVID-19 Response
• Miami Group Says Airbnb Ruling May Hurt Arbitration In Fla.
• 11th Circ. Frees Apartment Insurers From Claims Over Murder
• Fla. Ride-Hailing Lender Would Refund $1M Under CFPB Deal
• 11th Circ. Upholds Convictions Of Ex-Balch Partner, Coal Exec
• Fla. Court Affirms Class Cert. In Water Main Break Row
• Ga. City Tells 11th Circ. Trans Bias Suit Correctly Dismissed
• 11th Circ. Rejects Berkshire Bid To Ax $4M Insurance Award
• Real Estate Rumors: Ambach, Freeway Logistics, CFH
• 2 Firms Rep Black Knight's $250M Deal For Marketing Biz
• Receiver's Rare Step Gives Investors New Hope After FBI Raid
• Freeman Mathis Adds Labor Litigator In Tampa
• Staffing Biz Wants Refund For Nixed 'Super-Spreader' Event
• 5 Tips To Help Your 2021 Summer Associates Succeed
• Fla. Man's 17-Year Sentence Wraps $80M Medicare Fraud Case
• RJR Never Quit Most Dangerous Cigarettes, Expert Testifies
• Fla. High Court Upholds State's Medical Marijuana Framework
• Tech Orgs Say New Fla. Social Media Law Limits Free Speech
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Real Estate Rumors: LeFrak, Cayuga, KeyBank
• Feds Fight Parnas' Bid For Disclosure Of Giuliani Docs
• ICE Detention Co. Can't Limit Claims In $1 Daily Wages Trial
• Fla. High Court Tells Judicial Candidates To Cool Down Tactics
• It's Time For States To Enact Effective Marijuana DUI Laws
• Lender Seeks Nix Of Law Firm's Interference Claim
• Judge Won't Trim Claims In Cruise Wrongful Death Suit
• 11th Circ. Won't Upend ADA Loss For Depressed Art Teacher
• Weighing Ability To Pay Criminal Fines Amid FCPA Crackdown
• Bitcoin ATM Biz Says Poor Cybersecurity Led To $750K Hack
• Fla. Magistrate Judge Dave Lee Brannon Dies At 68
• Firms Should Use Surveys To Make Smart Legal Tech Choices
• Gunster Hires Shareholder To Build Out Family Office Practice
• Debt Collector Seeks Rehearing In 11th Circ. Mail Vendor Case
• Fla. Men Latest Charged For Bogus COVID Health Care Bills
• Fla. Health Clinic On Hook For $500K Injury Settlement
• Hotelier Loses $8M Hurricane Irma Insurance Fraud Trial
• Insurer Calls Brunch Chain's Virus Argument 'A Mockery'
• Real Estate Rumors: Merrimac, Orangetheory, Premium
• Battery Co. Owes $7M Over Infringing Amazon Ads, Jury Rules
• Fla. Men Say Feds Can't Seize Fraud-Linked Ky. Skyscraper
• 11th Circ. Won't Undo Jury Win In Suit Over Wood Chippers
• 11th Circ. Upholds Dismissal Of Airbus Sex Bias Suit
• Judge Won't Trim Gerdau's Suit Seeking Litigation Coverage
• Dershowitz Sues Netflix For Defamation Over Epstein Series
• And Now A Word From The Panel: Location Is Central
• Tesla Sued Over Fatal Wreck Blamed On Autopilot System
• Fla. Attys Unable To Earn Credit From ABA CLE Programs
• Casino Says Insurers Who Forgot Virus Exemption Must Pay
• CNN Can't Toss Dershowitz's $300M Defamation Suit
• With Waco In The Rearview, TracFone Seeks To Ax IP Suit
• SEIU Unit Says Nursing Home Can't Duck Wage Grievance
• Fla. Social Media Law Unlikely To Be 1st Amendment Friendly
• Real Estate Rumors: Mill Creek, Boston Properties, MMG
• RJ Reynolds Owes Smoker $3M For Lung Disease, Jury Rules
• MLB Says Minor Leaguer's Injunction Class Bid Is Off Base
• Tobacco Cos. Say Improper Remarks Led To $10M Verdict
• Fla. To Revoke Tax Breaks For Platforms That Ban Politicians
• Don't Forget Due Diligence In Race For Lateral Associate Hires
• FDCPA Rulings Show Spokeo's Influence, 5 Years Later
• 11th Circ. Affirms Fraud Convictions Of Fla. Contractors
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Bankrupt Hertz Reaches Settlement On $48M Overtime Suit
• Hall Booth Adds Health Care Litigator In Jacksonville, Fla.
• CBD Co. Seeks To Dodge Sanctions Bids In IP Row
• 11th Circ. Drops Mask Mandate For Vaccinated Court Visitors
• Sens. Float Bill To Strengthen Chinese Tech Blockade
• Scotts OT Suit Nets More Than $1M In Atty Fees
• Cannabis Entrepreneurs' Family Fighting Spills Into Court
• RJR Caused Entrepreneur's Lung Disease, Fla. Jury Hears
• Simon Property Can't Stop Discovery In Tenants' Fraud Suit
• Google's Antitrust Win Irrelevant To Facebook Suit, AGs Say
• Real Estate Rumors: Related, Luzzatto, Plantation City Council
• Holland & Knight Accused Of Malpractice In Fla. Case
• 11th Circ. Affirms Toss Of Ala. 'Pay To Play' Utility Case
• Trial Icon Hanly Remembered As Litigator's Litigator
• Lash & Goldberg Adds Health Care Litigation Partner
• Winemaker Says He Does Not Have Money For $29M Award
• Florida Tensions Cloud Path For Fed. Bench, US Atty Hopefuls
• Disney Defeats 'Borderline Frivolous' Disability Suit
• Insurance Industry Turns On Fla.'s 'No Fault' Fix, Urges Veto
• 11th Circ. Partially Revives Medical Co.'s Suit Against Insurer
• Florida Adopts Housing Tax Breaks, Sales Tax Changes
• Fla. Medical Provider Ordered To Produce Patient Billing Info
• Fla. Judge Doesn't Buy Shopping Mall's Virus Coverage Suit
• 11th Circ. Says Farmworkers' Errands Likely Compensable
• Real Estate Rumors: CA Ventures, Acadia, Property Markets
• Home Depot Online Shoppers Bring Florida Wiretap Suit
• GOP Lawmakers Look To Bar Visas For IP Thieves, Spies
• Palm Beach Firms Nason Yeager And Haile Shaw To Merge
• Lessons In Civility From The Alex Oh Sanctions Controversy
• Rubio Picks Tillis IP Atty As His New General Counsel
• 11th Circ. Panel Skeptical Terminix Can Ditch $2.5M Award
• Texas Drops Lawsuit Over 100-Day Deportation Freeze
• States' Suit Against Google Staying Put In Texas
• Fla. Appeals Denied Challenge Of Biden Immigration Policies
• Ga. Justices Urged To End 'Unconstitutional' Jurisdiction Rule
• Trade Groups Back Insurer In 11th Circ. Virus Coverage Fight
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Fla. Judge Scolded For Trying To Sway Judicial Candidate
• 3 Firms Rep Jam City's Rocking $1.2B Go-Public Deal
• Real Estate Rumors: Hines, Gominski, Stockdale
• Fla. High Court Says Non-Fla. Atty Can Work Remotely In Fla.
• Biz Record Admissibility Rule Must Adapt To An ESI World
• Pandemic-Era Jury Trial Innovations May Be Here To Stay
• Illinois Ruling Clarifies Ch. 7 Substantial Contribution Claims
• CSX Suit Can't Be Derailed, But Board To Hear Immunity Fight
• Investor Faces Uphill Battle To Revive ICO Case Against T.I.
• Fla. Court Axes $787K Injury Award, Asks Justices For Clarity
• Tilray Says Fla. Grower's Suit Is 'Improper' And 'Absurd'
• Real Estate Rumors: Aimco, St. John, Tower Management
• Lessons From COVID Securities Rulings On Dismissal Bids
• Fenwick Guides Trading Platform Pipe To $2B Valuation
• Fla. Appeals Court Orders Hearing On Bid To DQ Akerman
• NHL Settles Ex-Official's Retaliation Suit After Counsel Switch
• 11th Circ. Hints Pharma Co.'s Fight With Gov't Mooted
• Jones Walker Adds Former Assistant US Atty In Miami
• Panera Franchisee Can't Saddle EEOC With $1.1M Atty Fee
• Fla. Atty Refutes Bar's Assertion He Concealed A $2.7M Bonus
• Diverse Team To Lead MDL Against Robinhood, Other Brokers
• Lawmakers Say Facebook's Past Dooms 'Instagram Kids' Plan
• Debt Collectors Face Surge Of Suits After 11th Circ. Ruling
• Esformes Says Trump's Clemency Blocks New Fraud Trial
• Fla. Senate Ratifies Sports Betting Deal With Seminole Tribe
• Florida Realtors Sue To End National Ban On Evictions
• Real Estate Rumors: Site Centers, Terra Group, Bank OZK
• Counties' Suit Against VW Could Complicate Emissions Regs
• Incentivizing Customers In States Banning Vaccine Passports
• 11th Circ. Sees Path For Sex Trafficking Victims To Sue Hotels
• Judge Beverly Martin To Retire From 11th Circ.
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• 11th Circ. Won't Rehear Ex-Law Professor's Age Bias Suit
• Judging A Book: Rodriguez Reviews 'When Machines Can Be Judge'
• Groups Say Poor Planning Caused Fla. Wastewater Dump
• ComplianceHR CEO Rejoins Littler To Run Miami Office
• Four Seasons Miami Sued Over 'Perpetual' COVID Furloughs
• Gaetz Associate Cops To Sex Trafficking, Will Work With Feds
• Simon Property 'Deathly Afraid' Of Discovery, Judge Told
• Judge Slams Chilean Wine Co. For Not Fulfilling $29M Award
• Ga. Dentists Ask 11th Circ. To Scrub Virus Suit Dismissal
• Law360's Tort Report: Suit Over Chris Cornell's Suicide Settles
• Why Miami Is Generating Major Fintech Buzz
• Real Estate Rumors: Longfellow, Gomez, CVS
• Justices Shun Importers' $150M Fee Suit Against Puerto Rico
• 11th Circ. Won't Rethink Revival Of Lab Trustee's $31M Suit
• High Court Declines Pay Bias, Racial Slur Cases
• Miami Judge Who Made Staff Run His Errands Resigns Seat
• SDFL Judge Ursula Ungaro Moves On To Boies Schiller
• Justices Pass On Seized Church Suit Against Seminole Tribe
• Mover Sues NFL's Antonio Brown Over Alleged Assault
• AGs Say High Court Ruling Doesn't Weaken Drug Price Claims
• Facebook Escapes Moderators' Suit Over Trauma Exposure
• Spirit Airlines Seeks DOT Probe Of JetBlue-American Deal
• Hertz Swaps In New $6B Ch. 11 Plan Sponsor Package
• Real Estate Rumors: Realterm, Dwight, Bill Seidle's Nissan
• 11th Circ. Gives Property Manager's Insurance Suit New Life
• Fla. Appellate Court Tosses Investors From $17M Pot Co. Suit
• Ga. BBQ Joint Can't Claim COVID Shutdown As Physical Loss
• GrayRobinson Atty Selected As GC Of State-Backed Insurer
• Lockheed Martin Can't Escape Fla. Contamination Suit
• Hedge Funder Gets 4 Years After Stealing $2M From Investors
• 5 Steps For Law Firms Rethinking Flexible Work Post-COVID
• Bilzin Sumberg Invests In Tax Practice With 3 New Attys
• Gaetz Associate Will Plead Guilty In Sex Trafficking Case
• Energy Co. Looks To Revive $287M Dominican Republic Claim
• Shareholder Brings Lending Experience To Stearns Weaver
• Groups Tell 11th Circ. To Flip Roundup Cancer Link Ruling
• Steel Co. Fights Ex-Worker's Bid To Revive Discrimination Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Katz, Nimbus, Shoma
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• 11th Circ. Doubts Confusion Between Two 'Foremost' Cos.
• Fla. Bar Owner's COVID-19 Coverage Suit Shown The Door
• Atty Booted From Roche Freedman Pushes To Litigate In Fla.
• 11th Circ. Urged To Revive Fla. Hotel Discrimination Suit
• Insurer Asks 11th Circ. To Drop Rooms To Go's Virus Loss Bid
• 11th Circ. Suggests Sexual Harassment Actionable Under FHA
• Fla. Circuit Judge Disciplined For Campaigning Against Judge
• Injured Couple Say They Had Right To Intervene In AIG Fight
• Trulieve Says Investors' Moldy Pot Suit Doesn't Pass Muster
• Private Eyes Want $1.2M Deal OK'd In OT Wages Suit
• Feds Say Private Equity CEO Forged Docs To Get $95M Loan
• Bankrupt NHL Player's Creditors Say He Can Pay His Debts
• AdventHealth Wins $1.5M From PPE Fraud Settlement Default
• Ghislaine Maxwell Sex Trafficking Trial Set For November
• Real Estate Agent With Antitrust Violation Can Keep License
• Shaq Gets Fee Award Reinstated In Fight Over Leaked Emails
• PureCycle Allegedly Misled Investors Ahead Of SPAC Tie-Up
• Real Estate Rumors: Homestead, Buccini/Pollin, Monarch
• Ex-Electric Co. Controller Charged By Feds With $17M Fraud
• Holland & Knight Snaps Up Former SoftBank Deputy GC
• Uniformity Goal Eludes Defend Trade Secrets Act, 5 Years On
• Miami Beach Liquor Store Fights Atty Fee Award For City
• Hertz Ch. 11 Auction Ends With $6B Knighthead Winning Bid
• Judge's Rebuke Of Mass. AG Has Lessons For All Attorneys
• SMGQ Law Adds 2 Ex-Greenspoon Entertainment Attys
• High Court's Pension Ruling Is Sinking Health Plan Suits
• Dershowitz Says CNN Defamation Plot Claim Is Plausible
• Atty Says Girardi Was Part Of Chiquita Terror-Funding MDL
• 11th Circ. Won't Review Resident's Deportation Order
• Co. Fights $1.25M Award In Hurricane Recovery Contract Suit
• 3M's Expert Nixed From Earplug MDL Bellwether Case
• Real Estate Rumors: Morgan, Chetrit, Wells Fargo
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• How 5-Year-Old Defend Trade Secrets Act Has Met Its Goals
• Fundrise Buys 3 Multifamily Properties For More Than $200M
• Greenspoon Marder Adds Former Miami Mayor As Of Counsel
• Font Considerations To Give Your Legal Briefs An Edge
• UK Insurers Sue To Avoid Covering $844M Plane Crash Deal
• Norwegian Must Fork Over Lobbying Docs In Cuban Dock Row
• Forfeiture Suits Over PrivatBank Loan Scheme Paused
• ACLU Challenges Fla. Limit On Support For Citizen Initiatives
• UMiami Pays $22M To Settle Medicare Overbilling FCA Suit
• Make Profitability Management Part Of Your Law Firm Culture
• BofA Hit With RICO Class Action Over Mortgage Fees
• Real Estate Rumors: Lennar, United Bank, IDI Logistics
• Quinn Emanuel Brings Mayor Aboard For New Miami Office
• Hertz OT Suit Dismissed After Ch. 11 Settlement Approval
• Class Counsel Seek $10.3M In Fees From $31M Keurig Deal
• 4 Firms Guide Trulieve's $2.1B Deal For Pot Industry Peer
• Class Action Calls Costco Car Battery Warranty Deceptive
• Fla. Jury Awards $120M To Man Paralyzed In Truck Crash
• Boar's Head Made Illegal Promises To Deter Union, NLRB Says
• Liberty Power Keeps Access To Parent Co.'s Systems
• Ala. Revenue Dept. To Ask 11th Circ. To Restore Rail Fuel Tax
• Private Sector Could Help Fund $2T Infrastructure Bill
• Real Estate Rumors: Arbor, LCOR, BET Investments
• 11th Circ. Rejects RICO, ADA Suit Against Mobile Home Park
• Judge Won't Combine Chiquita Terror Suits Already In MDL
• 11th Circ. Won't Shift Software Installation Fight To Calif.
• CBD Co. Exec Can't Dodge Investor's Fraud Claims
• Greenspoon Marder To Hand Out Special Bonuses
• Ex-Fla. Rep. Gets New Trial After Removal Of Faith-Led Juror
• 'We Build The Wall' Head Hit With New Indictment Over Taxes
• 11th Circ. Revives Travelers' Row Over Yacht Wrecked In Irma
• Investment Firm Hits Colombian Trading Co. With $1.5B Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Comerica Bank, Infor, Bell Partners
• Texas Backs Florida's Bid To Overturn CDC Cruise Ban
• 11th Circ. Says Use Of Biz Account Bars Ch. 7 Debt Discharge
• Longtime Ch. 13 Trustee Named U.S. Trustee For Ga., Fla.
• Nephron To Receive $7.9M To End Trade Secrets Case
• Gunster Expands Tampa Office With Ex-Sidley Austin Atty
• Holland & Knight Adds Former NBCUniversal Privacy Chief
• Florida's New Vote-By-Mail Restrictions Hit With Multiple Suits
• 4 Trends In Discoverability Of Litigation Funding Documents
• Fla. Staybridge Hotel Can't Escape Sex-Trafficking Claims
• Developer Sees Claims Trimmed From $100M EB-5 Fraud Suit
• Sens. Urge FinCEN To 'Promptly' Roll Out Corporate Database
• Ex-Venezuelan Oil Exec Gets 2 Years For Aiding $1.2B Scheme
• 11th Circ. Urged To Reverse Roundup Failure-To-Warn Ruling
• Real Estate Rumors: Stiles, Acore Capital, Torburn Partners
• Fla. Pot Legalization, Taxation Fail In Legislature
• Hertz Says New Ch. 11 Sponsor Bid Tops Centerbridge Deal
• Fla. Foreclosure Atty Fights Deutsche Bank's Sanctions Bid
• MiMedx Slams Quinn Emanuel Fees As 2 Other Firms Settle
• Fla. High Court Indicates Changes Coming To IOTA Funding
• Jury Says Burger King Franchisee Owes $2M In ADA Suit
• Insurers Say Tennis Player's $9.9M Arbitration Isn't Covered
• Heat's Butler Beats Ex-Marketer's Suit Over Nike Deal
• 'Creativity' Can't Save Fla. Restaurant's COVID Coverage Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Lennar, Anecdote Candles, MetLife
• Fed. Circ. OKs Mixed Finding On Micron PTAB Challenge
• Orlando Major League Soccer Club Dodges OT Suit
• Movie Collection Owner Says YouTube Profits From Piracy
• EEOC Tells 11th Circ. To Back Nurse's Race Bias Suit
• Cannabis Legalization's Effects On Insurance Industry
• DOJ Plans To Retry Remaining Charges Against Esformes
• Meat Delivery Service Settles EEOC's Race Bias Suit
• Private Prison Co. Drops Suit Against Netflix Over 'Messiah'
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Fla. Judge Accused Of Ditching Work Wants Ethics Panel DQ'd
• 7 Lessons For Young Lawyers Starting Their Careers
• Hertz Confirms New Sponsor Offer In Seesaw Del. Ch. 11
• Florida Gov. Signs Bill Banning Vaccine Passports
• Fla. Farm Bill Ripped As Sly Attack On Sugar Industry Suits
• Safeco Tells 11th Circ. Atty Fees Aren't Damages
• Fla. Investment Adviser, Va. Atty Convicted Of $25M Scheme
• Fla. Legal Aid Orgs Confront Sweeping Proposed Changes
• Real Estate Rumors: RedSky, Morgan Stanley, Skywood
• Investor Sues To Halt $1.4B Hilton Grand's Timeshare Biz Buy
• Florida's First Black Supreme Court Justice Dies At 88
• USPTO Refusal To Register Cannabis TMs Hurts Public