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Florida - July, 2021

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• House Dems Want More District Judges, Too — 203 Of Them
• Judge Refuses To Delay 3M Bellwether After Plaintiff Switch
• Jushi Nets $14.4M Arbitration Award Over Contract Breach
• Allegheny County Sues Pa. AG Over $26B Opioid Deal
• Texas Can Intervene In Fla. Challenge To CDC's Cruise Rules
• Zurich, Gerdau End Fight Over Bridge Collapse Defense Costs
• Real Estate Rumors: DR Horton, MySales, Merchants Capital
• Fed. Circuit Courts Masking Up Again As Delta Variant Surges
• Biden Targets Cuban Police Force With New Sanctions
• Fla. Judge Says NSU Law Student Should Be Sanctioned
• Fla. Real Estate Co. Sues Feds Over Rejected EB-1 Visa
• NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars Promote Atty To GC Spot
• 11th Circ. Says VA Benefits Law Doesn't Nix Negligence Claim
• Fla. Justices Place 'Pitbull' Atty In The Doghouse
• Orlando Atty Disbarred After Ramming SUV Into Ex's House
• Bipartisan Sens. Propose 77 New Fed. Judgeships Nationwide
• 11th Circ. Sides With Amazon In Christian Nonprofit Bias Suit
• 11th Circ. Tosses Ala. Dental Board's SmileDirect Appeal
• Ex-MSC Cruises Crewman Fights Arbitration In Injury Suit
• Battery Venture Ends With $9M Judgment Against Owner
• Where Insurance Coverage For Condo Collapse Gets Murky
• Skanska Must Face Joint Venture Partner's Fiduciary Claims
• Real Estate Rumors: Publix, Greenberg Traurig, Adam Snow
• Dickinson Wright Adds Entertainment Atty In Fort Lauderdale
• 2 Firms Seek To Rep Investors In Sprawling Robinhood Suit
• Starwood Capital Urges Monmouth Investors Against $3B Deal
• Fla. Jury Awards $5M To Woman Hurt In Rear-End Crash
• Kirkland Helps GLP Capital With $2.3B Logistics Fund
• Real Estate Rumors: Bowery, Xponential Fitness, Longpoint
• Judge Refuses Hyundai DQ Bid In Florida Franchise Dispute
• Law Firms, Know Who's Responsible For Your Cloud Security
• And Now A Word From The Panel: Closing MDLs
• AGs Taking Loss In Facebook Antitrust Case To DC Circ.
• Fandango Can't Arbitrate Fla. Wiretap Claims, Judge Advises
• 11th Circ. Revives Passengers' Hurricane Harvey Cruise Suit
• Pro-Trump Pastor Can't File Amicus Brief In Twitter Feud
• Ex-Bolivian President Tells 11th Circ. To Toss Suit Over Deaths
• Fla. Jury Awards $12M For 4 Women's Deaths In Car Crash
• Real Estate Rumors: Legacy, A3 Productions, Bank Of America
• Fla. Condo Can't Get Coverage For Mold Row, Insurer Says
• Ga. Bar Wants 11th Circ. To Toss Lin Wood Appeal
• Fla. Criminal Defense Attys Urge Zoom Use Amid COVID Spike
• Benefits For Law Firms Venturing Into New Services
• Activists Say Shipping Expansion Needs Species Review
• Investors Say Robinhood Restrictions Caused $10B In Losses
• Florida Pub's COVID Suit Against Insurer Barred By Judge
• Wyndham Timeshare Buyers Sent Packing In Sales Tactic Suit
• Judge Sides With CDC For Now On Florida Cruise Injunction
• Ponzi Victims Seek Class Cert. Against Ex-DLA Piper Atty
• Minor Leaguers' Wage Action Expands With New Class
• Embracing ESG: Exelon GC Talks Diversity Initiatives
• Fla. Judge Wants Probe To Find Ethics Investigation Leaker
• The Law360 400: Tracking The Largest US Law Firms
• Where Have All The Associates Gone?
• SEC Settles With Hedge Fund At Center Of NFL Fraud Suit
• Pro Say: New York's Weed Law Aims For A True Clean Slate
• Attys To Get $15.6M In Facebook Moderators' $52M PTSD Deal
• 11th Circ. Reverses Course On Pandemic Cruise Restrictions
• Costco Pans COBRA Notice Suit As Meritless 'Cookie Cutter'
• Condo Collapse Litigation Leaders Talk Of Coming Challenges
• Hyundai Sanctioned For 'Shocking' Fraud Suit Spoliation
• Chamber Tells 11th Circ. WARN Can't Apply To Virus Closures
• Conservative Group Sues YouTube Over Account Suspension
• Senate Confirms 7 Senior National Security Nominees
• IP Forecast: Verizon To Face Texas Jury In Wireless Row
• Miami Hotel Hits Chapter 11 To Duck 'Aggressive' Foreclosure
• CR Bard Nets 2 Wins, 1 Loss In Faulty IVC Filter Suits
• Philly DA Slams Opioid Settlement As A Sellout For City
• Disney World Property Values Cut By $428M In Fla. Settlement
• 11th Circ. Says It'll Likely Overturn $85M Asset Seizure
• Florida's Vaccine Query Ban Threatens Economy, Free Speech
• Biden Issues New Sanctions Over Cuban Protest Crackdown
• Revamping Law Firm Marketing Lists — With Partner Buy-In
• Despite Fanfare, $26B Opioid Offer Far From Finish Line
• Colony Pans 4th Circ. Appeal In Skillets COVID Coverage Fight
• Judge Doubts Twitter Defamed Man Over Biden Laptop Story
• Starwood Capital Bids $1.9B For Stroock-Led Monmouth
• DR Says $287.6M Wind Farm Claim Was Rightly Denied
• Florida Security Co. Can't Escape DOL Wage Suit
• 4 Software Cos. Grab $1.2B In Flurry Of IPOs
• Fla. Law School Accuses DOE Of 'Agenda' Against For-Profits
• Some Surfside Condo Owners Ask For Chance To Rebuild
• Day Pitney Atty Joins Enfinity Global As GC
• Insurer Freed From Paying Blast Witness's $1M Injuries Claim
• GrayRobinson Adds Estate Planning Atty In Florida
• AGs Unveil $26B Global Opioid Deal With J&J, Distributors
• Ex-FTE CEO Touts NY Judge Uncle At $28M Theft Arraignment
• Full 11th Circ. Rejects Ga. Dental Board's Immunity Arguments
• House Votes To Restore FTC Disgorgement Authority
• Fla. Judge Trims Rape Suit Against Norwegian Cruise
• McDonald's Loses Bid To Ax Workers' $500M Sex Bias Suit
• Cyprus Co.'s $7.6M Award Enforcement Suit Near Default
• The Murky World Of Legal Rankings Gets Some Clarity In NJ
• Ex-Boies Schiller Legal Assistant Takes Appeal Off The Table
• Hospital CEO's Estate Owes $1.3M In Taxes, Court Told
• Greenspoon Marder Adds Real Estate Partner In Orlando
• Trade Groups Urge 11th Circ. To Toss Florida Virus Suit
• Top Florida Litigation Of 2021: Midyear Report
• 11th Circ. Told To Void Insurer's Win In Virus Coverage Suit
• 11th Circ. Finds Sexual Harassment Actionable Under FHA
• Zurich Says Exclusions Bar Virus Coverage For Burrito Chain
• Paul Weiss-Led Tricon Launches $5B Real Estate JV
• Embracing ESG: Cigna Counsel Talks Employee Wellness
• Hacking Suit Against NFL Settlement Firm Sent To Pa.
• Jackson Lewis Adds New Principal In Tampa
• 11th Circ. Reinstates CDC Pandemic Restrictions For Cruises
• Judge Orders New Trial After AUSAs 'Deliberately Misled' Him
• Fla. Condo Collapse Suits Get 'Right Judge At The Right Time'
• Chinese National Gets 3 Years For Military Boat Export Bid
• GEO Bulks Up Legal Team Ahead Of $1-A-Day Wage Retrial
• Condos, Zurich Subsidiary At Odds Over Hurricane Irma Losses
• Courts' Clashing Standards For Evidence At Class Cert.: Part 2
• GEO $1-A-Day Wage Trial Reset For October After Hung Jury
• Hybrid Work Models Are Key To Gender Parity In Law Firms
• Judge OKs Timeshare Exit Co. Injunction In Westgate Case
• Fla. Court Names Lead Attys In Surfside Condo Collapse Suits
• Tennis Organization Accused Of Sabotaging Madrid Open
• Beer Buyers Eye Class Cert. In Anheuser-Busch False Ad Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Cade Capital, Stos, Barry Hechtman
• Admit One: No Class Cert. In COVID-19 Ticket Refund Spat
• Jones Day Adds Consumer Products Counsel In Miami
• Litigation Funder Says DQ'd NFL Concussion Firm Owes $30M
• ACLU Knocks Florida's Challenge To ICE Policy Memos
• Timeshare Co. Can't Dodge TCPA Class Suit
• Fla. Court Recommends $608K For Fired CBD Franchisee
• Courts' Clashing Standards For Evidence At Class Cert.: Part 1
• Ex-FTE Execs Accused Of Bilking Investors, Looting Funds
• Insurer Fights Fla. Restaurant's COVID-19 Coverage Appeal
• ABA Takes Aim At Fla. High Court Order On CLE Courses
• Former Bilzin Sumberg Partner Joins Mark Migdal & Hayden
• Real Estate Rumors: Terreno, Square Mile, Alexander Boria
• As State Anti-Vax Laws Pass, Mandate Suits Poised To Evolve
• $10M Tobacco Verdict Tossed Over Atty's Improper Remarks
• Consumers Ask Court To OK Class In Toyota Camry HVAC Suit
• Ex-Venezuelan Official Pleads Guilty In $1.2B Oil Co. Fraud
• 11th Circ. Finds No Irreparable Harm In CDC Eviction Halt
• Nurse Says Hospital System Skirted COBRA Notice
• Alston & Bird, Gibson Lead Ali Group's $4.8B Welbilt Buy
• 11th Circ. Panel Divides On School's Bathroom Policy
• 3 Keys To Winning Your Next Oral Argument
• Real Estate Rumors: Navesink, CommonWealth Partners, CB
• Salmon Buyers Rip EU's Bid For Arg Time In Price-Fixing Suit
• 11th Circ. Revives Arab Man's Race Bias Suit Against Hotel
• Royal Caribbean Defeats Negligence Claims Over Infant Death
• Pa. Consumer Wants To Keep 'Natural' Product Suit Alive
• Judge Plans To Move Quickly On Sale Of Surfside Property
• No Sanctions For Carnival Over Witness Delays In Death Suit
• Kraft Heinz $16M Coffee Label Deal Is 'Good To Last Drop'
• NFL Concussion Deal Masters Say Atty Fabricated Evidence
• Cruise Co. Evidence Fights With Havana Docks Are Resolved
• Crew Member's Family Can't Nix Award Favoring Cruise Line
• Norwegian Cruise Sues Fla. Over Vaccine Passport Ban
• Consumers Make Push For Trial In Toyota Camry HVAC Suit
• Full 11th Circ. Asked To Rehear Driver Arbitration Ruling
• Real Estate Rumors: Realty Income, City Lumber, DRA
• PTAB Won't Review Amgen Patent On Chemotherapy Drugs
• 11th Circ. Revives Norwegian Cruise Rider's Dance Injury Suit
• ADT Customers Reject Settlements, Want Class Cert.
• Ga. University Tells High Court To Reject Sportswear TM Row
• Fla. Agency Inks $17.5M Deal With DOJ Over Food Aid Data
• Becker & Poliakoff Adds Capitol Hill Alum To Gov't Team In DC
• Keys To Efficient And Accurate Doc Review For E-Discovery
• Firms With Same Name Settle TM Suit After Transfer Order
• Shutts & Bowen Appoints New Firmwide Managing Partner
• 11th Circ. Denies Interest For Cruisegoer's Injury Award
• Court Grants Delay But Not Stay In Suit Against Alan Parsons
• Revived LaCroix Investor Class Action Fizzles Again
• US Asks Time For FBAR Defendant's Estate To Find Successor
• AG Invited To Rebut Challenge To Law In Trump Big Tech Suit
• 6 Cybersecurity Events That Have Defined 2021
• Real Estate Rumors: Red Road, Acore, Angelo Gordon
• Office Depot Ex-Exec Says Restraints On Job Prospects Null
• Maxwell's Ex-Atty Says Cosby Op-Ed Didn't Break SDNY Rules
• Embracing ESG: Raytheon GC Talks Climate Change
• EB-5 Investors Have To Pay Fees After Nixed Civil Theft Claim
• Dentists' Virus Coverage Suit Misreads Policy, 11th Circ. Told
• NextEra Asks For 2 Months To Produce Energy Future Docs
• Weil, DLA Piper Rep $32.6B SPAC Deal For MSP Recovery
• Miami-Dade Shuts Ailing Courthouse After Engineer's Report
• 11th Circ. Remands Bread Distributors' Arbitration Exemption
• Planet Hollywood's 'Artful' COVID Suit Still Flops, Zurich Says
• Civil Rights Groups Urge 11th Circ. To Rethink ADA Ruling
• Service Error Lets Venezuelan Mining Co. Beat $188M Award
• Personal Injury, Med Mal Cases To Watch In 2nd Half Of 2021
• Surfside Condo Collapse Highlights HOA Responsibilities
• PHH Mortgage Reaches Deal In Inspection Cost Markup Suit
• NFL Injury Fund Manager Probing If DQ'd Atty Still On Case
• First Wrongful Death Suits Filed After Fla. Condo Collapse
• ParkMobile Hit With Proposed Class Action Over Data Breach
• Generics, Retailers Escape Zantac MDL With Preemption
• Real Estate Rumors: Foundry, Raytheon, RAS Development
• Fla. Race Bias Suit Challenging Formula One Event Tossed
• Fla. Justices To Mull Punitive Damages Ratio In Tobacco Case
• Inspection Agency In False Ad Suit Says It Followed Standards
• Circuit Judges Spar Over The Term 'Alien' In Opinions
• Hard Rock Cafe Says Hemp Co. Nabbed Its Name
• Firms That Led 2021's Largest Hospitality Deals To Date
• Trump Needs Damning Evidence To Keep Big Tech Suits Alive
• Ex-Aon Workers Barred From Poaching Former Colleagues
• Surfside Condo Resident Sues Insurers After Collapse
• Real Estate Rumors: Lightstone, C-III Capital, Richerson
• 'We Build The Wall' Head Hit With Another Tax Charge
• Miami Law Firm Donates $1M To Surfside Victims
• 37 AGs Hit Google With Antitrust Suit Over Android App Store
• Fla. Judge Won't Reinstate CDC Cruise Ban For Appeal
• COVID Vaccine Vial Maker Leads Wave Of 5 IPO Launches
• 11th Circ. Rejects Chase Arbitration Bid In Film Fraud Case
• Ethicon Says Fla. Pelvic Mesh Suit Was Filed Too Late
• Real Estate Rumors: Hector Duer, Credit Suisse, Wafra
• Venezuelan Envoy Urges 11th Circ. To Ax DOJ Fraud Charges
• Condo Collapse A 'Wake-Up Call' For Fla. Regulatory Overhaul
• Texas Ruling Shows Weight Of State Immunity In IP Claims
• Florida Law Firm Must Fight TM Suit In Colorado, Judge Says
• Gredale Buys Respiratory Mask Maker At $4B Enterprise Value
• Goldberg Segalla Nabs Kelley Kronenberg Managing Partner
• Mass. Ruling A Cautionary Tale For Attorneys Changing Firms
• Fla. Atty Agrees To Suspension To Resolve 3 Bar Cases
• Trump Hits Big Tech Platforms With Censorship Class Actions
• Whirlpool Beats Florida Wiretapping Suits, For Now
• Software Vendor Hack Leads To Ransomware Spree
• Judge Asks For Pro Bono Service For Condo Collapse Victims
• Lawmakers Urge FTC To Continue Facebook Antitrust Fight
• Burger King Workers Urge 11th Circ. To Apply NCAA Ruling
• The Term Finale: A 'Kumbaya Court'? Not So Fast
• CDC Accuses Fla. Of Strangling Its Cruise Industry
• Real Estate Rumors: U-Haul, CodeGreen, Pebb Enterprises
• Fla. Man Gets $4.3M For Injuries From Car Accident
• Fla.'s Gaming Compact With Tribe Challenged In Federal Court
• ICE Promises Soap, Shots In Fla. COVID-19 Detainee Deal
• Fla. Law Supports COVID-19 Coverage, 11th Circ. Told
• Wyndham Parents Lack Standing In Timeshare Suit, Firms Say
• The Sharpest Dissents From The Supreme Court Term
• Returning To Open Court: Excitement, Nerves And Extra Prep
• The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court
• Fla. Class Action Survives Sugar Industry Dismissal Bids
• Woman Settles With AIG In Zip Line Fall Case, Fla. Court Told
• Top Bankruptcy Cases Of 2021: A Midyear Report
• Justices Seemed Above The Political Fray, Until The Last Day
• Real Estate Rumors: CubeSmart, Greenpoint, Trez Capital
• Feds Call Maxwell Atty's Op-Ed An Unfair Effort To Sway Jury
• Cozen Atty Accused Of Double-Dealing In Fla. Biz Sale
• Fla. Man Fights To Get Experts Admitted In Cancer Cluster Suit
• Akerman Partner Named Receiver For Collapsed Fla. Condo
• Justices Take Up Fla. Case On Recovering Medicaid Payments
• Fla. Atty Disciplined For Failing To Manage Staff
• Fla. Content Moderation Law Likely Violates 1st Amendment
• How To Avert Media Narrative And Get A Fair High-Stakes Trial
• Retailers, Pharmacies Freed From Zantac Personal Injury MDL
• Fla. Employer Doesn't Have To Pay For Medical Pot Evaluation
• A New Era For FDA Regulation Of Cell And Tissue Products
• Fed. Circ. Says Modified Gate Arm Doesn't Violate Patent Deal
• Marketer Says Insurer Must Cover Timeshare Exit Suits
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Only $48M In Insurance For Collapsed Condo Worries Judge
• Ad Dispute Process Does Not Boost Class Action Risk
• Wells Fargo Sues Hertz Over Ch. 11 Early Note Payoff Charge
• Real Estate Rumors: Crow Holdings, 601W, McGuire
• DOJ Shouldn't Get To Pick Filter Review Team, 11th Circ. Told
• Breaking Down The Vote: The High Court Term In Review
• Chinese Drywall Attys Want Redo In 11th Circ. Fee Award