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Florida - November, 2021

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• HHS Reassigns $217M From Child Shelter Contractor
• Kirkland Guides Ontario Teachers' $849M Deal With NextEra
• 11th Circ. Affirms Reduced Atty Fees In Electronics Sale Suit
• DOJ, AGs Get 45 More Days On Google Discovery, Split Trial
• Real Estate Rumors: Black Lion, Sonder, City National Bank
• Simpson, Goodwin Guide $2.8B Blackstone-Cabot Deal
• Parents, Fla. Agree New Law Moots School Masks Rule Suit
• 11th Circ. Sends Drug Effect Questions To Ala. High Court
• Med Device Case Highlights Physician IP Deal Best Practices
• 2 Insurance Rulings Showcase Trend Favoring Appraisal
• GrayRobinson Adds Estate Planning Shareholder In Fla.
• Judge Says Attys For Biotech Whistleblower Should Get $6M
• Don King Ducks Contract, Conspiracy Claims Over Title Bout
• Without Leadership Buy-In, Law Firm DEI Efforts Stand To Fail
• State AGs Tell 11th Circ. Trans Bathroom Rule Discriminates
• Real Estate Rumors: Pinnacle, Oxford Capital, Marquis
• Florida Real Estate Roundup: Ashworth Park, Via Mizner, Onda
• And Now A Word From The Panel: Judging MDLs
• Suspended Fla. Atty Disbarred After Mishandling Funds
• Fla. Woman Convicted In $3.3M COVID Relief Fraud
• Confronting Origination Credit: Self-Advocacy Tips For Attys
• Legal Education Site Can't Escape Attorney's ADA Suit
• Seminole Tribe Asks Judge To Stay Fla. Sports Betting Ruling
• Gulf Coast Defuses Ch. 11 Loan, Site Management Disputes
• Gov't Wants More Time For Discovery In Google Search Case
• Fla. High Court Suggests Adding 6th Appellate District
• Civil Rights Orgs Weigh In On 11th Circ. Bathroom Policy Case
• Real Estate Rumors: Brookwood, SRM Development, Tricera
• U. Of Miami Inks $1.85M Settlement In ERISA Class Suit
• COVID Insurance Cases Highlight Federal-State Court Tension
• A Real-World Guide To Staying Discovery In Federal Court
• Boutique Miami Firm AXS LAW Snags New Partner
• Bitcoin Trial Jurors Mull Claims 'Inventor' Stole, Hid Assets
• Fed. Circ. Says Why It Revived IP Case Against Fujifilm
• Gulf Coast Pressed On Lack Of Sale Push Before Ch. 11 Filing
• Surgery Partners Gets $45M In Settlement With HIG, Bain
• Burrito Chain Eyes 11th Circ. Appeal Of Virus Coverage Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: PGIM, Denholtz, Ivanhoe Cambridge
• Mueller Inquiry Led To Roger Stone's Tax Troubles, Court Told
• 14 States Urge High Court To Back Fla. In Medicaid Dispute
• DC Judge Vacates Seminole-Florida Sports Betting Deal
• 11th Circ. Asked To Toss Oyster Bar's Virus Coverage Suit
• DOJ Sues To Block US Sugar Deal
• Justice Department Reaches Settlement With Parkland Victims
• Fla. Co. Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Sell Illegal Products
• 11th Circ. Affirms Convictions For Sub Base Nuke Protesters
• Bitcoin 'Inventor' Takes Stand Once More At Close Of Trial
• DOJ-Walmart Opioid Battle Halted As High Court Reviews CSA
• DOJ Suit Over American, JetBlue Alliance Might See Sept. Trial
• PruittHealth Will Pay $4.2M To End In-Home Care FCA Suit
• Fla. Can't Block Federal Health Care Staff Vaccine Mandate
• Real Estate Rumors: Lithia Motors, Bank Leumi, Collier
• Justices Decline To Look Over 'Initial Interest' TM Doctrine
• Record Award Shows Claims Court's Rising Role In IP Matters
• Jackson Lewis Snags Miami Principal From FordHarrison
• Citibank Seeks To Arbitrate Ex-Worker's Argentine Claims
• Bitcoin 'Inventor' Brings In Autism Expert To Help Defense
• Triller Fight Club Hit With IP Suit Over Use Of Triangular Ring
• Real Estate Rumors: Wells, G4 Capital, One Real Estate
• Cannabis Bill Roundup: GOP Lawmakers Push Pot Reform
• Chinese Investors Win $37M In Fla. Hotel EB-5 Row
• To Vax Or Not To Vax Is Not A Constitutional Question
• Fla. Pharma Co. Brings Trade Secrets Suit Over Cancer Work
• Horse-Doping Vet Asks For No Prison With Life In 'Shambles'
• OAN Says End Or Move $1.6B Dominion Suit Over Colo. Case
• Insurers Have Edge In Georgia COVID-19 Coverage Fights
• IP Forecast: Delaware '101 Day' To Start Off With Natera Battle
• Instagram Faces Multistate Probe Into Engagement With Kids
• Fla. Atty Suspended For Texting Witness During Deposition
• 11th Circ. Won't Seal Emails In Organ Donation Fight
• 11th Circ. Says BIA Ignored Facts In Sri Lankan's Asylum Bid
• Panama Canal Operator Prevails In Fight With Contractor
• Purdue Cleared To Pay Gov't Groups Over $12M In Ch. 11 Fees
• Creditors, Agencies Say No To Gulf Coast Nursing Home Deal
• New Laws, Suit Step Up Fla. Fight Against Vaccine Mandates
• Fla. Justices Won't Revive Smoker's $5M Punitive Award
• Walmart Hit With $2M Verdict In Orlando Slip-And-Fall Suit
• 11th Circ. Backs JetBlue's Win Over Age, Race Bias Claims
• Robinhood MDL Gets Its Antitrust Wing Clipped By Fla. Judge
• CNN, Dershowitz Get Evidence Shield With Stern Warning
• Split 11th Circ. Says Ga. Atty's Firing Was Not Based On Age
• Real Estate Rumors: DR Horton, AMAC, Wells Fargo
• Class Cert. Granted In Orthodontic Pacifier False Ad Suit
• FTC Urges Court Not To Toss Facebook Monopolization Suit
• Miami-Dade County Civil Courthouse Deemed Safe To Reopen
• Drugmaker Says 11th Circ. Ruling Based On 'Straw Man'
• Judge Rejects Coverage For Unqualified Pilot's Plane Damage
• Insurer Escapes Coverage For Fla. Biz's $9.6M Virus Losses
• Surfside Victims Hit Adjacent Project, Law Firm With Claims
• R. Kelly Friend Gets 8 Years For Torching Car Tied To Victim
• 11th Circ. Will Rehear Debt Collection Privacy Suit
• Hard Drives In Bitcoin Trial Are Inaccessible, Jury Told
• Heed These Rules, Or Risk Your Argument On Appeal
• Real Estate Rumors: Bank Of America, BGP, Florida Trustee
• Pot Co. Jushi Expands In Nevada With $62.5M Acquisition
• FisherBroyles Adds International Arbitration Atty In Miami
• 11th Circ. Judge Says Fed Law May Bar Investor's Class Case
• CohnReznick Expands in South Florida With New Miami Office
• Bitcoin 'Inventor' Scolded For Online Comments During Trial
• Health Insurer Gets Pandemic Firing Suit Trimmed
• Marriott Says Ga. Biz Owes $735K For Canceled Conference
• Fla. Social Media Law Flouts 1st Amendment, Think Tank Says
• Crime Prof. Gets 6 Months For 'Textbook' Money Laundering
• Whistleblowers Defend FCA Suit Against HIG Capital
• What To Include In Orders Governing Remote Arbitration
• Nissan Can't Duck Workers' 2nd Stab At Flat-Rate Pay Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Avatar Capital, Addison, Stiles
• GOP Sens. Call For Fast Action To Block Huawei Shipments
• Carlton Fields Taps Own Atty As Managing Shareholder In Fla.
• Army Sergeant Wins $13M Damages In 3M Earplug Trial
• Fla. Judge Denies Injunction Against DOD Vax Mandate
• Fed. Judge Blocks Tax Rule For States' COVID Relief Funds
• State AGs Update Google Display Ad Monopoly Case
• Chubb Must Remain In Coverage Fight Over Audit Settlement
• Naval Officer Hid Ties To Man Convicted Of Export Fraud
• Detention Officers Want Out Of Ex-Detainee's Neglect Suit
• 51 AGs Want Robocallers Blocked From Using Legit Numbers
• 2 Fla. Men Charged In $12M Property-Flipping Fraud
• Real Estate Rumors: Elion Partners, QuisLex, Synovus Bank
• Embracing ESG: CBRE GC Talks Effective Compliance Emails
• Judge, Atty Spar Over Punitive Damages Bid In Blackmail Suit
• 11th Circ. Told To Keep Judge In Lin Wood Psych Exam Suit
• A-Rod Avoids Trial On Ex-Brother-In-Law's Real Estate Suit
• Justices Won't Hear VW Post-Sale Emissions Tampering Fight
• Damages Claims Against A-Rod Trimmed Ahead Of Trial
• GEO Group Execs Lied About Bank Ties, Shareholder Says
• GEO Asks Judge To Reverse Loss In $1-A-Day Wage Trial
• Real Estate Rumors: Icon Realty, Pacific Life, USPS
• CNN, Dershowitz Spar Over Shielding Evidence In $300M Suit
• Fla. Court Slashes $4M Judgment For Disney Cruise Worker
• The Hazards Of Female Lawyers Being 'Office Moms'
• Polsinelli Adds Another Atty To Growing Miami Office
• Attorney Calls IRS' $11.6M Shelter Penalties Illegal
• 11th Circ. Told PREP Act Preempts COVID Death Suit
• Hotel In Versace Mansion Gets Split Virus Coverage Ruling
• Real Estate Rumors: Jon Samuel, Ryan, Kolter Land
• Feds Defend Fla.-Seminole Mobile Sports Betting Compact
• Website Investor Beats FTC's Claims In Middle Of $100M Trial
• Fla. College's Immunity Weighed In COVID Fees Refund Suit
• Bitcoin 'Inventor's' Online Comments Admitted In Trial
• 11th Circ. Says CSX Is Owed Tax Refund In $1.76M Dispute
• Discovery Immunity For Draft Expert Reports Lacks Clarity
• 11th Circ. Asked To Bar Fla. Social Media Law
• FCA Ruling Deepens Circuit Split Over Qui Tam Dismissals
• Gunster Adds 5 Shareholders In Florida
• Starwood REIT Buys 15,460 Residential Units Across 10 States
• Bitcoin 'Inventor' Accused At Trial Of Lying About Trust
• Fla. Lab Owner Gets Nearly 7 Years For Medicare Kickbacks
• Hertz Asks Court To Toss Wells Fargo's $272M Payoff Demand
• Real Estate Rumors: Schulman, Brookfield, Clarion
• Disney's 'Star Wars' Attraction Allegedly Ripped Off Ride IP
• 43 AGs Support Bankruptcy Forum Shopping Bill
• White & Case, Simpson Thacher Steer Hertz's $1.3B Offering
• A Phased Approach To In-House Legal Tech Adoption
• Cannabis Marketing Co. Hits $500M Valuation In SPAC Deal
• Lawyers Seek $1.9M In Fees After P&G DACA Settlement
• Atty To Plead Guilty In Bankruptcy Scheme To Scam Clients
• Berger Singerman Adds Regulatory Atty To Tallahassee Shop
• 11th. Circ. Won't Revive Bacardi Gin Class Suit
• Medical Device Co. To Pay $16M Over Kickback Allegations
• Fla. Tobacco Exec Cops To Evading $10M In Calif. Taxes
• Bitcoin 'Inventor' Struggles To Explain Conflicting Evidence
• New Rubio Bill Would Combat Global Internet Blackouts
• DOJ Claims Texas Pharmacy Co. Inflated Ingredient Pricing
• Fla. School Boards Appeal After Losing Suit Over Mask Limits
• Fla. Law Firm Seeks Toss Of Ex-HR Rep's Pregnancy Bias Suit
• NJ Judge Tosses Late Malpractice Filing Against Attorney
• Real Estate Rumors: Hingham, Ocean Crab Chantilly, Deco
• Fla. Man Admits To $1M Genetic Testing Kickback Scheme
• Confronting Origination Credit: How Firms Can Redo Policies
• Supreme Court Won't Weigh In On PDVSA Bribery Suit
• Stroock Adds 3 New Attorneys To Its Miami Office
• Univ. Of Fla. Professors Sue For Right To Testify Against State
• Fla. AG To Recoup $7M From BookIt For Thwarted Travelers
• States Seek 11th Circ. Review Of Employer Vaccine Mandate
• Law360's Tort Report: Pa. Justices Weigh Key Med Mal Issue
• How To Comply With ABA's New Language Access Guidance
• US Supreme Court To Hear Ala. 'Pill Mill' Conviction Case
• Bankrupt LATAM Cuts $9.5M Deal To End Seized Aircraft Suits
• Fla. Firm's 'Debt Relief' Contracts Are Illegal, Clients Say
• DOL Applied Wrong Rule To Miami Hotelier's H-2B Bid
• Atty Tells Judge He Rubber-Stamped Disbarred Lawyer's Docs
• 11th Circ. Denies Lin Wood Rehearing In Elections Challenge
• Fla. Bar Looks To Disbar Atty For Practicing While Suspended
• Facebook Ignored Fake Diego Maradona Profile, TM Suit Says
• Reynolds Responsible For Lung Cancer Death, Fla. Jury Hears
• IAnthus Investors Revise Pot Co. Suits To Beat Legal Hurdles
• 11th Circ. Undoes $85M Asset Freeze In Fake Gov't Site Suit
• Gov. Says Fla. Will Sue Over Private-Sector Vaccine Mandate
• Bitcoin 'Inventor' Tells Jury That Pal Was Too Sick To Help
• NYC Mayor-Elect Plants Pro-Cryptocurrency Flag
• Jury Awards $1M To Medical Co.'s Buyer Over Soured Deal
• Seminole Tribe Mobile Sports Betting Goes Live In Fla.
• Gulf Coast Asks To Transfer Nursing Home Control In Ch. 11
• Fla. Courts Drop Requirements For Masks, Social Distancing
• Real Estate Rumors: Guzman, Amazon, North Bay Village
• Zurich Wants Burrito Chain's Virus Claims Dismissed
• 2 Firms Rep TradeStation's $1.4B Go-Public Deal
• Polsinelli Adds Real Estate Finance Atty To Miami Shop
• 4 Important Class Cert. Issues From 2 Data Breach Cases
• Brother Says Emails Show Programmer Co-Invented Bitcoin
• GEO Owes $6M More In Last Phase Of $1-A-Day Wage Trial
• Bryan Cave, Stikeman Elliott Lead $30M Pot Co. Acquisition
• Hertz To Uplist On Nasdaq As Part Of $1B Offering
• Website Operators Call FTC's $100M Claim Overreach At Trial
• Ex-Informant Wants SEC Held In Contempt Over Suit Filing
• Real Estate Rumors: TA Realty, Bain Capital Ventures, Safco
• Timeshare Exit Law Firm Pushes To Block Developer's Suit
• Best Practices For Hiring And Integrating Freelance Lawyers
• Surfside Victims' Attys Ask To Defer Mediation On Fund Split
• Arbitration, Dismissal Ordered In Ford Faulty Engine Suit
• Fed. Circ. Pick Among Biden's Latest Judicial Choices
• 11th Circ. Vacates Terrorism Aid Charges For Weapons Dealer
• Buffalo Wild Wings, Sonic Allege Pork Price-Fixing Cabal
• Real Estate Rumors: Catalfumo, Sitex, Bellissimo
• 11th Circ. Says Immigrant Sponsors Can't Cut Cord For Abuse
• Florida Asks For A Block On Federal Contractor Vax Mandate
• Contractor Flipped Workout Machines On Amazon, Suit Says
• TD Bank To Pay $4.25M To Resolve Overdraft Fee Suit
• Wells Fargo Seeks Ax Of Investors' Ponzi Scheme Suit
• Law Firm Seeks To Boot TM Suit Over 'Heavy Hitters' Brand
• Feds Trim $350M Money Laundering Case In Extradition Pact
• Disbarred Atty Who Kept On Lawyering Fined In 'Tragic' Case
• Insurance Commissioner's Agenda: NY On Industry Diversity
• Nelson Mullins Adds 3 New Partners In Florida
• Fla. Bar Files Ethics Complaint Against Timeshare Exit Atty
• Zurich Freed From Covering Burrito Chain's Pandemic Losses
• Carole Baskin Sues Over Footage In Netflix's 'Tiger King 2'
• Bitcoin 'Inventor' Changed Tune After Friend Died, Jury Told
• 11th Circ. Backs Denial Of Jewelry Importer's Executive Visa
• DOJ Can't Get Notice Of Cancer Exec's Expert Witnesses
• J&J, Costco Near Deal In MDL Alleging Tainted Sunscreen
• Embracing ESG: Cognizant Counsel, CSO Talk Collaboration
• Florida Real Estate Roundup: CocoWalk, B Ocean, Reed Smith
• Roger Stone Asks Court To Resume His $2M Tax Case
• 11th Circ. Frees Marriott Over Allergic Patron's Seafood Meal
• Ritz-Carlton Wants Atty Testimony In Class Action Thrown Out
• As Social Impact Becomes The Test, Firms Asked To Step Up
• The 2021 Law360 Pulse Social Impact Leaders
• Social Impact Leaders: A Look At Our New Law Firm Ranking
• GrayRobinson Adds Labor And Employment Atty In Miami