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Florida - April, 2022

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• 1 Split, 3 Vehicles: High Court's Paths To Bridging FCA Divide
• Tort Claimants Blast Gulf Coast's Ch. 11 Plan As Unfair
• Judge Sides With Fla. Class Alleging Premium Refund Scheme
• Purdue Tells 2nd Circ. 30 Years Of Precedent Back Ch. 11 Plan
• Atlanta Asks 11th Circ. To Uphold Win In Sex Harassment Suit
• Florida Real Estate Roundup: PEBB, Merrick Manor, Catalfumo
• Ski Mogul Gets 5 Years In 'Massive' Vermont EB-5 Fraud Case
• Epic Wants Play Store Changes Blocked To Protect Music App
• Fla. Bar Claims Judicial Smears Merit Miami Atty Suspension
• Real Estate Rumors: Easton Group, WS Development, RFR
• Associates, Look Beyond Money In Assessing Lateral Offers
• Attys Seek $5M Cut Of Buccaneers Junk Fax Settlement
• Justice Alan Lawson To Retire From Fla. Supreme Court
• Feds Say Manafort Owes $3M In Fees For Foreign Accounts
• Florida Dems Call For Special Session To Include Rental Relief
• Dunkin', Beyond Meat Sued Over Stolen 'Plant-Based' Slogan
• Gulf Coast Says Its Ch. 11 Plan Is Best Deal For All Claimants
• Ex-CBS Reporter Says She Should Not Have Been OT Exempt
• GOP States Urge Justices To Block Biden Carbon Cost Metric
• Investors Allege They Lost Over $1M In Fraudulent CBD Co.
• Small Districts Caught In Fallout From Fla. Battle With Disney
• Zurich Tells 11th Circ. Restaurants' Virus Losses Not Covered
• Real Estate Rumors: Eric Orenstein, Wells Fargo, Cabot
• Fla. Justices Won't Let Plaintiff Show Billed Medical Expenses
• Preventing Impermissible Client Solicitation After ABA Opinion
• Florida Gov. Vetoes Bill Scaling Back Solar Net Metering
• Republican AGs Cry Foul Over Biden Asylum Policy
• Shumaker Adds Partner, Senior Atty In Sarasota
• Walgreens Opioid Inaction Preceded Fla. Shutdown, Jury Told
• Ukrainian Rulings Not Irrelevant In Fraud Case, Court Hears
• Telecom Shareholders' Fight Must Be Arbitrated, Court Hears
• Childs Has Easy Senate Hearing For DC Circuit Seat
• Gulf Coast Adds $1.5M To Tort Pot In Ch. 11 Plan
• 3M Can't Get Discovery From Feds In Earplug MDL
• Coloplast Hit With $2.5M Verdict In Pelvic Mesh Trial
• Purdue Ch. 11 Injunction Extended Pending 2nd Circ. Decision
• Real Estate Rumors: RRD International, Calta, Starbucks
• Ga. Counties Ask 11th Circ. To Toss Ex-Judge's Sex Bias Suit
• Drake Exits Fla. Musician's Copyright Suit Over 'No Guidance'
• Nursing Home Biz Wins Court Approval Of Bankruptcy Plan
• Financial Services Co. Stole Trade Secrets, Rival Says In Suit
• Shareholder Returns To Stearns Weaver Miami Shop
• Lessons On Avoiding E-Discovery Violations And Sanctions
• ICE Contractor Reaches Deal To End 6-Year Meal Break Suit
• Fla. Gov. Calls For Property Insurance Legislative Session
• Ex-Pharmacist Gets 10 Years For $180M Health Care Fraud
• Amazon Asks 11th Circ. To Affirm Toss Of Prime Class Action
• Crypto Industry Can't Count On Congress, At Least Not Yet
• Real Estate Rumors: Host Hotels, Fundrise, Roman Jones
• 11th Circ. Tosses Race And Sex Bias Case Against Ala. County
• Fla. Doc Can't Dodge Fraudulent Fentanyl Fight With Feds
• Water Sports Co. Blames Deceased Couple For Jet Ski Crash
• 2 Firms Lead In EON Reality's $655M Go-Public Deal
• Collaborative Tech Will Dictate Future Law Firm Success
• Lockheed Need Not Produce 1M Docs In Contamination Suit
• 11th Circ. Revives Passenger's Injury Suit Against Carnival
• Ga. Firefighter Asks 11th Circ. To Revive Whistleblower Case
• Real Estate Rumors: Asana Partners, Verition, Publix
• Justices Skeptical Prisoner Can't Challenge Execution Method
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Attorney Seeks Class Cert. In ADA Case Against CLE Co.
• Fla. Developer Must Pay $800K In Fees Over Failed $160M Suit
• How To Effectively Prepare A Witness For Remote Testimony
• Fla. Educators Fight New Law Over 'Boogeyman' CRT
• Newly Passed Fla. Congressional Maps Hit With First Lawsuit
• Feds Urge Judge To Ax Emergency Bid To Keep Border Block
• Investors Target Sales Agent For EquiAlt Ponzi Losses
• Comcast Xfinity IP Suit To Dive Into Meaning Of 'Distinct'
• Fla.'s Ending Of Disney District Won't Cut Its Taxes, Gov. Says
• Clinics Accused Of HIV Drug Scam Protest Asset Freeze
• Real Estate Rumors: AJP Capital, Google, Trez Capital
• Fla. Firms Launch 3rd Circ. Fight Over Ch. 11 DQ, Sanctions
• Law360's 2022 Florida Editorial Advisory Board
• As Cyber Risks Surge, Remember Attorneys' Ethical Duties
• Fla. Commissioner Sues DOJ Over Pot Patients' Gun Rights
• IP Forecast: 6th Circ. To Eye Seed Biz's $7M Trade Secret Win
• 11th Circ. Backs Wiretap Use In Drug Conspiracy Suit
• Fla. High Court Revives Med Mal Claim Over Presuit Notice
• DOJ Pressed By Judge On Strength Of US Sugar Merger Suit
• Fla. Lawmakers OK End To Disney Special Taxing District
• Air Force Vet, Businessman Plead Guilty In Border Wall Scam
• Condo Termination Considerations For Fla. Developers
• Fla. Court Says Hospital Fall Suit Wrongly Filed As Negligence
• Former Biz Adviser Gets 18 Months For EB-5 Fraud Scheme
• Taylor English Expands To Alabama With New Patent Partner
• Real Estate Rumors: Steve Hudson, Feil, Derick Pomerantz
• Greenspoon Marder Adds Entertainment And Sports Partner
• Rethinking E-Discovery Readiness Amid Rise Of Collab Tools
• Fla. Court Reverses $3.25M In Damages In Engles Case
• DOJ Appeals Nix Of Transit Mask Mandate Per CDC's Request
• Fla. GOP's Move Against Disney Could Cost Counties Billions
• Godiva Customers Get Approval Of Trimmed False Label Deal
• Biscayne Capital Principal Cops To $155M Fraud
• Real Estate Rumors: Seacoast, SL Green, Zimmerman
• $12M Note Came Due At Dura Medic Sale, Del. Chancery Says
• Citrix Stockholders Sue For Docs On $16.5B Go-Private Deal
• DOJ Nabs 21 People In Record $150M Virus Fraud Crackdown
• Google IDs 0 Cases Backing Sanctions Power; DOJ Finds 15
• GOP Sens. Say SEP Injunction Policy Would Let China Steal IP
• Seeking Clarity On Medical Privacy In Fla. Class Actions
• Cruise Line's Sofa Caused Spine Injury, Not Smoking
• Stericycle To Pay $84M In US And Brazilian Bribery Deal
• Modular Construction On The Rise Amid Labor, Cost Concerns
• Embracing ESG: Uber Counsel Talks Safety Standards
• Disney Shouldn't Dodge Fla. Social Media Law, DeSantis Says
• Prospectively Appointing Jackson To High Court Is Unlawful
• Soccer Promoter Wins Extension Of Noncompete Ruling
• Ex-Attys For Dermagraft Whistleblower Nab $6M Fee Award
• UPS Settles Bias Claims Against Fla. Immigrant Worker
• 3M Waited Too Long For Discovery In Earplug MDL, Feds Say
• Green Financing Co., Borrowers Settle Home Loan Claims
• Ex-Promo Products Worker Seeks Cert. In COVID Layoffs Row
• Real Estate Rumors: Macklowe, Rialto, Madison Realty
• Sprint Snags $9.7M Jury Award In TM Suit Over Nextel Fakes
• MG+M Adds Fla. Maritime Atty From Hamilton Miller
• 11th Circ. Affirms Gulfstream's $1M Award In Private Jet Spat
• Ch. 11 Trustee Fee Hike Was Non-Uniform Law, Justices Told
• Gulf Coast Noteholders Lose Bid For Higher Payment Priority
• Real Estate Rumors: Bindi Investments, Chase, Bayview
• Sullivan, Fried Frank Guide $800M DigitalBridge-Wafra Deal
• Fla. Attorney Gets 2-Year Ban For Work With Nonlawyers
• The Rise Of Cannabis Mobile Commerce
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• High Court Won't Review Driver's $15M Suit Against Geico
• Fla. Judge Rejects CDC Mask Mandate As Unlawful
• Fla. Gov. Announces 7 Judicial Appointments
• Attys Get $9.2M In Fees With $27.5M Insurance Scam Deal OK
• Judge Won't Launch 2nd Trial In Contractor Fraud Case
• Florida Real Estate Roundup: JMH, GID, The Easton Group
• AGs Insist Laches Defense Wrongly Used In Facebook Suit
• Nonreliance Clause Enforceability Still Murky In Fla. Courts
• Real Estate Rumors: Harbor Group, Jerusalem Furniture, BSD
• Time To Fix Legal Industry's Environmental Pro Bono Problem
• Greenberg Traurig Adds Cross-Border Tax Shareholder In Fla.
• Newborn Opioid Victim Group Says Sackler Releases Justified
• Radiology Chain Exec Stiffed Workers In Stock Plan, Suit Says
• JetBlue, Insurer Sued Over Possible Misleading Policy Fees
• Taxation With Representation: Cleary, Simpson Thacher
• IP Forecast: NetScout To Wrestle With Patent Biz In Texas
• Vitamin Co. Seeks Default Judgment In Kratom TM Spat
• House Lawmakers Pitch Bill For 'Inevitable' Pot Regulation
• Fla. Judge Axes Payday Loan Suit Involving Louisiana Tribe
• 5th Circ. Won't Disturb Decision To Revive Climate Metric
• Real Estate Rumors: Barings, Ares, Wexford
• Trump's Russia Collusion Suit: A RICO Defense Atty's Dream?
• 'Take Home' COVID And Emerging Liability Insurance Issues
• 18 Additional States Join Suit To Keep Pandemic Border Block
• DOJ Wants More Info On Frontier's Bid For Spirit Airlines
• Fed. Circ. Rejects Claim Politics Drove Mexican Tomato Duties
• Remembering An Underappreciated Legal Skill — Listening
• Amazon Says Additional Info Allowed In COBRA Notices
• Spurned Florida Railroad Buyer Finally Sues In Del. Chancery
• Failure To Show Prejudice Foils Insurer's Coverage Suit Win
• $18M Chinese Drywall Co. Default Judgment Reinstated
• Philip Morris Gets $2.5M Atty Award Overturned In Engle Suit
• 11th Circ. Says Fed. Law Shields Car Dealership In Crash Suit
• Report Says McKinsey Hid Conflicts In Advising FDA, Purdue
• Battery Co. Must Pay $100K Over FTC 'Made In USA' Rule
• Insurer Tells 11th Circ. Filing Error Dooms Hotel's Mistrial Bid
• Attorneys Can Promote Trade, Security Amid Global Conflict
• Fla. College Escapes Suit Over Fees During Virus Shutdowns
• Real Estate Rumors: Continuum, Dwight, Grover Corlew
• 3 Firms Serve Up Rockpoint's Investment In Margaritaville
• 'Vexatious' Ex-MLB Player Abused Court System, Alsup Says
• Google, DOJ Asked To Submit More Info In Privilege Row
• Mapping The Top Trials To Know In The Opioid Litigation Wave
• Medical Practice Co. Strikes $24.5M Deal To Settle FCA Claims
• Fla. Men Indicted Over Sham Bids On Army Swag Contracts
• Florida Atty Says $6M Arbitration Award Can't Be Enforced
• 11th Circ. Undermined Rare-Disease Drugs, High Court Told
• 11th Circ. Affirms Ex-Doctor's Sentence In $6M Ga. Fraud Case
• Fla. Man To Pay $100K To End SEC Suit Over Ponzi Scheme
• CNN Wants Flynn Relative's $100M Defamation Suit Nixed
• Real Estate Rumors: Morningstar, A&E, Leon Medical Centers
• US Says Ukrainian Court Ruling Not Final Say In Fraud Case
• Ford Can't Escape Class Suit Over Trucks' Faulty Brakes
• Akerman Adds Employment Partner From Jackson Lewis
• Carnival's Contrition Questioned As Pollution Probation Ends
• Judge Certifies Fla. Class Alleging Premium Refund Scheme
• 7th Circ. Won't Revive Loan Foreclosure RICO Claims
• Judge Backs Trustee's Bid To Sell Mutual Benefits Policies
• Kleiman Estate To Appeal Multibillion-Dollar Bitcoin Case
• Insurers Want Out Of $16M Medical Device Co. Deal With DOJ
• Walgreens Execs Saw Profit In Opioid Crisis, Fla. Jury Told
• $200M Verdict Winners Can't Get Atty Fees Or Interest
• US Tells 11th Circ. To Toss Suit Over Toxic Marine Base Water
• The Future Of Legal Ops: Reining In Outside Counsel Costs
• Fla. Men Sued By SEC Over Roles In 1 Global Ponzi Scheme
• Miami Employment Attorney Begins 4th Stint At Morgan Lewis
• 6 Firms Assist As Datto Goes Private In $6.2B Deal
• Despite 'Hurt Feelings,' Bid To Intervene In Opioid Deal Denied
• 11th Circ. Weighs PREP Act Preemption In COVID Death Suit
• Google's 'Privilege' Labeling Unlikely To Yield Sanctions
• 3M Wins Latest Military Earplug Bellwether
• Atty's Moves Are Focus Of Latest Health Fraud Verdict Appeal
• Sandy Hook Families Say InfoWars Host Is Hiding Millions
• State Insurance Chiefs OK Enhanced Climate Survey
• CFTC, Florida Cos. Strike $1.8M Deal Over Digital Asset Fraud
• Delaware Won't Take Illinois Suit Delayed By 'Gamesmanship'
• Publix Can't Probe Financial Ties Of Morgan Injury Attys, Docs
• DC Circ. Denies Hospital's Appeal In Specialty Doctor Pay Row
• 4 Key Reasons Courts Reject Educational Malpractice Suits
• When Congress Seeks Cos.' Nonpublic Info From Regulators
• 11th Circ. Judges Unsure About Fed Contractor Vax Mandate
• Health Care Is In DOJ's Criminal Antitrust Crosshairs
• 'One Of The Family': Why Trial Attys Love Their Local Counsel
• Soccer Promoter Says Co-Founder Flouted Noncompete
• Minerals Co. Asks 11th Circ. To Back $188M Arbitral Award
• Real Estate Rumors: First Horizon, Covington, Waterton
• UPS Says Lost Injury Settlement Payment Is Fla. Firm's Fault
• Is A Backlash Against ESG Investing Taking Shape?
• DOJ Says Google's 8,000 New Releases Show Privilege Abuse
• Sunglasses Co. Says Award In Israeli IP Fight Must Be OK'd
• House Bill Would Cut Puerto Rico Fiscal Oversight Short
• Real Estate Rumors: Barings, Northwind, Santander
• NFL Race Discrimination Case Adds 2 Black Coaches
• Avoiding Film Industry Fraudsters: Key Tips For Investors
• 11th Circ. Reverses Loan Cos.' Win In Deed Dispute
• In Early Mediation, Negotiate With Empathy, Not Threats
• 11th Circ. Sends Back CFPB's Ocwen Suit For Closer Look
• Fla. Atty Hopes To Use Anti-SLAPP To Exit Ethics Complaints
• NY Court Tosses Fla. Chicken Chain's Virus Coverage Suit
• FIFA Antitrust Defense No Better Than NCAA's, 2nd Circ. Told
• Nursing Home Biz Gets Bankruptcy Court OK For $7.1M Sale
• Clinton-Appointed Fla. Judge Won't DQ In Latest Trump Suit
• Kirkland Reps I Squared As It Seals $15B Infrastructure Fund
• Biden Antitrust Efforts May Trip Up JetBlue's Spirit Bid
• Fla. Health System To Pay Feds $20M Over Medicaid Funding
• US Trustee Urges 2nd Circ. To Reject Sackler Opioid Releases
• 11th Circ. Asked To Cut Atty Fees In Wrongful Death Fight
• Diplomatic Immunity Invoked In Venezuelan Bribery Case
• Fla. High Court Weighs Proposed Settlement Rule Changes
• Tort Report: Soccer Megastar Escapes Sex Assault Suit
• North Face, Vans, JanSport Slam Counterfeiters With TM Suit
• Addressing Problematic Drinking In The Legal Profession
• White Farmers, Feds Fight Minority Farmers' Bid To Intervene
• Fla. Atty Says Admissions In IRS Suit Can't Be Used Again
• Insurer Says Coverage Limited In Co.'s Surfside Collapse Row
• CBD Dealer Inks Agreement To End TM Franchise Feud
• Judge Won't Push Ahead On Filing Fees In 3M Earplug MDL
• Real Estate Rumors: Rubell Family, Best Buy, Vivian Dimond
• Greenberg Traurig Lures Florida IP Pair From Akerman
• Qualcomm Finally Beats Fla. Chip Patent Suit
• Ex-Ga. Insurance Chief Tells 11th Circ. To Toss Conviction
• Zantac MDL Plaintiffs Try To Revive Claims Against Drug Cos.
• Atty Accepts Injunction In Bluegreen Timeshare 'Exit' Suit
• Bankruptcy Judges In Florida Want To Be Put Out Of Business
• 11th Circ. Says Settlement Can Be Basis For Bad-Faith Claim
• Nine States Urge 11th Circ. To Affirm 'Tax Mandate' Rejection
• 6 Ex-Regions Bank, Merrill Employees Get Fed Industry Bans
• JetBlue Tries To Usurp Frontier With $3.6B Spirit Airlines Bid
• Transforming Law Firms' Diversity Intent Into Real Progress
• Pennsylvania CBD Sellers Say Franchiser Cheated Them
• Indicted Trader Gets GPS Anklet After Witness-Stalking Claim
• Possible Insurer Claims Eyed Ahead Of Condo Collapse Talks
• Boeing Asks 11th Circ. To Rethink $100M Trade Secrets Claim
• TracFone To Pay $13.4M Over Ineligible FCC Lifeline Users
• Maynard Cooper Grows In Florida With Boutique Merger
• Real Estate Rumors: Clearline, Blackstone, Pacific Western
• Timeshare Exit Cos. Can't Duck Florida False Ad Suit
• Kirkland-Led Thoma Bravo Closes $3.3B Software Credit Fund
• Masonite International Taps Ex-Barnes Group Atty As GC
• Court OKs $42M VW Deal, $12.6M Fee In Takata Air Bag MDL
• 'Let's Go Brandon' Coin Makers Sued Over Failed Sponsorship
• Crypto Cooperator Ducks Prison For $36M Centra Tech Fraud
• Shopify Sued By Crypto Holders Over 2020 Data Breach
• Illinois Auto Group To Pay $10M Over Discriminatory Fees
• Lack Of Focus Trips Up Museum Of Selfies' Trademark Suit
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Engineering Co. Hit With $155M Suit For Miami Bridge Design
• 3 Firms To Seek Up To $4.4M In Fidelity National Suit Settlement
• Akerman Wants Courthouse Named For Late Partner
• Real Estate Rumors: Waterfall, Durst, Matt Development
• 2 Years Of Small Biz Bankruptcy Law: Winners And Losers
• Justices Must Apply Law Evenly In Shadow Docket Rulings
• 'Varsity Blues' Test Taker Deserves 4 Months, Feds Say
• Fla. Atty, Client Can't Escape Suit Over $6M Arbitration Award
• Submarine Builders Urge 11th Circ. Not To Revive FCA Suit
• 11th Circ. Won't Revive False Claims Suit Against HIG Capital
• Contractor Says CNN's Afghan Smuggling Report Was A Lie
• Tips For Negotiating Litigation Funding Agreements
• Sidley Snags Longtime Weil Real Estate Atty As New Partner
• Insider Trader Stalked Witness At Synagogue, Feds Say
• Real Estate Rumors: Truist, Zelig Weiss, Prospect Real Estate
• Florida Real Estate Roundup: Tishman, Botaniko, Lee Health
• Florida's Henderson Franklin Snags Former Judge Advocate
• Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Cohen Milstein's Theodore Leopold