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Florida - May, 2022

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• FCA Split Has High Court Momentum Despite DOJ's Critique
• DOJ Urges 11th Circ. To Revive CDC's Transit Mask Mandate
• 11th Circ. Says SLUSA Bars Penn Mutual Client's Class Claims
• 11th Circ. Won't Revive Medical Co.'s Coverage Suit
• 11th Circ. Upholds Toss Of Lin Wood's Psych Exam Suit
• 2 FCA Settlements Highlight Gov't Cyber Liability Focus
• Fla. Judge Approves Geico's Deal With Health Care Providers
• Carnival Passenger Gets New Trial Over Brain Injury
• NY Tech Fund Manager Accused Of $3M Seed Funding Scam
• Fla. Says DeSantis' Map Prevents Racial Gerrymander
• Ga. Judge Frees Health Benefits Co. From Trade Secrets Case
• Class Counsel Wants $1.4M Of $4.25M TD Bank Deal
• Justices Won't Hear Request To Halt Immigration Support
• Worker Tells 11th Circ. Bias Suit Shouldn't Have Been Tossed
• Cannabis Moneyball Has Begun, And The Game Is Heating Up
• Jackson Lewis Adds Former Constangy Brooks Atty In Fla.
• Law360 Names 2022's Top Attorneys Under 40
• Fla. Judge Gives Initial OK To $1B Surfside Collapse Deal
• Florida Real Estate Roundup: Surfside, Deauville, 800 Brickell
• 11th Circ. Criticizes Its Precedent In Guatemala Award Fight
• Cyber Training Center To Give State AGs Enforcement Boost
• Fla. Firm Cuts Deal With SEC To End $410M IPO Fraud Claims
• 2nd, 11th Circs. Uphold Dismissal Of COVID-19 Coverage Suits
• 11th Circ. Revives Fire Damage Claim Against Allstate
• Google Settles Play Store Suit With App Developers
• UK Payments Co. Escapes Claims It Aided $75M Forex Fraud
• Fla. GOP's Abortion Ban Bid Faces Privacy Law Clash
• Real Estate Rumors: Carl DeSantis, PacWest, HUBB NYC
• Albright Says Luggage Tech Patent Suit Can't Travel To Fla.
• Fla. Court Revives Mold Inspector's Insurance Coverage Suit
• Ex-Hogan Lovells Transactions Atty Joins Reed Smith
• DeSantis Signs Slate Of Property Insurance Bills
• Fla. Regulator Wants Access To VW Emissions Software
• 11th Circ. Won't Revive Optometry Clinic's Virus Coverage Suit
• Void Insurance Buyers May Seek Premiums, Del. Court Says
• Oyster Bar Drops Virus Coverage Row Before 11th Circ. Rules
• Real Estate Rumors: Vornado Realty, QuadReal, Moishe Mana
• ABA Isn't Giving Up On Diversity Efforts By Ending CLE Rule
• Red States Back Fla.'s Anti-Sanctuary City Law At 11th Circ.
• US Gold Trader Says Peru Ruined Its Reputation, Seeks $124M
• Univ. Of Tampa Settles Pandemic Tuition Suit For $3.4M
• Fla. High Court Says Courts Can Compel Foreign Assets
• Sen. Panel OKs Childs For DC Circ., Splits On 11th Circ. Pick
• 11th Circ. Nixes Suit By Atty Who Ended Mental Health Checks
• Fla. Court Questions Ability To Rule On Church Property
• JetBlue Insurance Fees Suit Heads Back To State Court
• 11th Circ. Won't Revive FLSA Suit Against Gov't Contractors
• Salmon Buyers Hook $85M Price-Fixing Deal
• 11th Circ. Ends Retailer's Antitrust Case Over Toy Kitchens
• Property Insurance Bills Head To DeSantis' Office
• How To Protect Health Care Trade Secrets With Covenants
• 11th Circ. Affirms Toss Of Granite Co.'s $5.5M Contract Case
• Poker Champ Charged With Bogus Sports Betting Tip Lines
• Mortgage Servicer Liable For False Bill Notice, 11th Circ. Finds
• Lateral Candidate Screening Steps To Prevent Bad Behavior
• Nipro Corp. Pays $21M After Avoiding ICC Arbitration Award
• The Varying Federal, State And Local Attitudes On Crypto
• Fla. Lawmakers Pass Condo Reform Bill Requiring Inspections
• ​​​​​​​Fla. Firm's Former Bookkeeper Charged With Embezzling $3M
• Ga. Atty Asks 11th Circ. To Revive Dickinson Wright Bill Row
• Maynard Cooper Adds 5 Attorneys Across Ala., Fla.
• Ex-CEO Of Florida Health Care Co. Cops To Securities Fraud
• FCA Pleading Split Is Finally Kaput, DOJ Tells High Court
• Fla. Committee Approves $2B Carrier Reinsurance Program
• Judge Slashes $55M Jury Verdict In 3M Earplug Bellwether
• Legislators Add Condo Reforms To Special Session Agenda
• This Litigious Porn Studio Is Still Going Strong
• Whistleblower Urges 11th Circ. To Revive Navy Sub FCA Case
• Real Estate Rumors: Sterling, ESI Ventures, Life Storage
• Kirkland-Led Trivest Closes On $1.6B In New Funds
• A Look At The Legal Profession Since Murder Of George Floyd
• ICE, Immigrants Agree On Fees To End Suit Over Wait Times
• Ford Inks $19.2M Deal To End States' False Ad Claims
• Feds Charge 19 In $6M Drug Money Laundering Scheme
• 11th Circ. Upholds Virus Coverage Losses To Florida Eateries
• Judge Raises Payout To Unit Owners Amid $1B Surfside Deal
• Lawmakers Urge Temporary Protected Status For Migrants
• Comcast Can Tell Jury About Noninfringing Guide Alternatives
• Miami Hotel Operator Says Firing Was Revenge For Divorce
• SEC Nabs Injunction Against Crypto Mining Corp. CEO
• Panama Canal Operator Says $240M In Awards Should Stand
• Candy Co. Once Again Takes Aim At Cannabis Knockoffs
• Red States Slam Biden High Court Defense Of Carbon Costs
• Zurich Beats Hoteliers' Virus Coverage Class Action
• NY Ruling Correctly Deems Legal Finance Docs Irrelevant
• Judge Recommends Tossing Suit Over Cuban Airport Use
• 11th Circ. Upholds Block On Fla.'s Social Media Law
• Ex-Ga. Insurance Head Pleads Not Guilty To Lab Kickbacks
• Feds, Texas Fight Over Court's Power To Block Asylum Policy
• 11th Circ. Restarts Atty Lender Suit Over Frozen Accounts
• Real Estate Rumors: Ocean Bank, Madison Realty, Mast
• Surfside Collapse Site Will Sell For $120M To Sole Bidder
• Florida Real Estate Roundup: 13th Floor, Clearline, Quattro
• Subway Can't Shake Suit Over Unwanted Promotional Texts
• Epic's Bandcamp Won't Have To Use Google Billing, For Now
• 3M Hit With $77.5M Verdict In Final Bellwether Earplug Trial
• Spirit Says Frontier Tie-Up Less Risky Than JetBlue Takeover
• First Wave Bio Investors Sue In Del. For AzurRx Merger Money
• New Arbitration Planned In $5B PrivatBank Laundering Case
• Miami Restaurant Asks To Revive COVID-19 Coverage Suit
• Worker Migration Calls For Fla., NY Employment Law Review
• Employer Travel Benefits Options For Abortion Care Post-Roe
• Florida Appeals Court Reinstates DeSantis Congressional Map
• Gunster Continues Expanding, Adding Six Attorneys In Fla.
• Hungarian Pop Star Says Feds Mistook Travel Authorization
• Real Estate Rumors: Josep Suriol, Webster Bank, Ceme
• Ex-MLBer Says Spring Training Makes Fla. Ideal For Bat IP Suit
• Goodwin Procter Partner Joins Transform Materials As GC
• Building Codes At Root Of Fla. Insurance Market Problems
• Sidley Adds More Weil Attys To Global Real Estate Practice
• IP Forecast: Crocs Takes Look-Alike Shoe Fight To ITC
• Workers Want Revival Of FLSA Suit Against Gov't Contractor
• Ga. Sheriff Tells 11th Circ. He's Immune From Pay Suit
• Vitamin Co. Agrees To Stop Using Kratom TM To Settle Case
• La. Judge Won't Transfer Challenge To Biden Asylum Rule
• 11th Circ. Judge Doubts Voters' Standing In Ga. Election Case
• Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone, SESAC, Clearline
• Fla. Judge Suspended, Fined For Representing Son
• ​​​​​​​Insurer's Hurricane Payment Delay Was Bad Faith, HOA Says
• Valisure Can't Get Fees For Quashed Subpoena In Zantac MDL
• Author Jerome Corsi Wants Defamation Suit Revived
• More Regulation Is Needed In US Fertility Industry
• Fla. Tells 11th Circ. Anti-Sanctuary City Law Isn't Racist
• Fla. Utility Cops To Criminal Safety Charge After Fatal Blast
• 11th Circ. Ban On Service Awards May Inhibit Class Actions
• Insurer Asks 11th Circ. To Revive Suit Over Stolen Cargo
• Winston & Strawn Adds Miami Shop, Partners From 5 Firms
• Clyde & Co. Hires Miami Maritime Partner From Lewis Brisbois
• Overcommunicate With Your Summer Associates This Year
• Texas-Based Malone Frost Unveils New Fla. Outpost
• Trump's Social Media Co. Names Ex-DHS Official As GC
• Kirkland & Ellis Opens New Office In Miami
• Holland & Knight Latest Firm To Add Fla. Real Estate Talent
• Polsinelli Must Face Negligence Claims In $35M Crypto Fraud
• Fla. Panel Finds Atty Fees Error In Irma Coverage Suit
• Judge Wants Streamlined Claim Process In $1B Surfside Deal
• Biz Groups Urge 11th Circ. To Void Ford Mustang Defect Class
• Ex-Rep. Cops To Tax Charge After Original Convictions Nixed
• Fla. Asks 11th Circ. To Reinstate Vaccine Passport Ban
• Carnival CCO Who Steered Pollution Overhaul Resigns
• Real Estate Rumors: Bridge Industrial, Panera, Ocean Bank
• Gibson Dunn Denied $300K Fee In Contract Dispute, For Now
• Cuban Cognac Heirs Want Suit Against Pernod Ricard Revived
• Groups Want FTC To Investigate Electric Utility Corruption
• 11th Circ. Asks NY Court For Guidance On Settlement Suit
• Purdue Ch. 11 Bonus Plan Gets Court OK, CEO's Delayed
• 11th Circ. Affirms Florida Pizzerias' Pandemic Suit Dismissal
• Pennsylvania-Based Pietragallo Opens First Florida Office
• Green Flight Biz Buys Airline, Inks $1.42B SPAC Merger
• Nev. Case Highlights Settlement Authority Dilemmas For Cos.
• Fla. Taxpayers Renew Challenge Over Nixed Disney District
• Dentons-Led Cannabis Producer Soars After Direct Listing
• The Week In Bankruptcy: Purdue Bonus, PR Pension Appeal
• 'Meme Coin' Maker Wants Failed Sponsorship Lawsuit Nixed
• ITG Balks At Reynolds' Bid To Shift Fla. Cig Deal Payments
• 11th Circ. Won't Let Law Office Biz Pin Issues On Building Sale
• Fired Hertz Worker Can't Say Mild COVID Was Disability
• Gov't Can Dodge SeaWorld Orca Data Suit, DC Circ. Says
• Real Estate Rumors: Wells, Silverstein, Valley National
• Vaping Cos. Say FDA Changed Rules On Flavored Products
• Sidley Hauls In Sports Industry Duo From O'Melveny
• Florida Insurance Crisis Bleeds Into Reinsurance, Experts Say
• Key Rulings And Cases As COVID Claimed 1M American Lives
• Cozen Lands Proskauer Trusts And Estates Atty In Fla.
• FCA Intrigue Intensifies As High Court Again Invites DOJ Input
• Ga. Widow Asks 11th Circ. To Revive Fatal Crash Case
• Insurer Asks 11th Circ. To Uphold Wire Fraud Coverage Win
• SEC Sues Florida Investment Firm For $410M Fraud Scheme
• Real Estate Rumors: Aaron Feldman, Innovo, Stellar
• Volkswagen Wins $1.2M In Suit Over Counterfeit Audi Wheels
• Walrus, Sea Otters, Manatees To Get New Population Reports
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• 11th Circ. Reverses Airline's Costs Award In Travel Fees Case
• JetBlue Goes Hostile In Bid To Buy Spirit, Stop Frontier Deal
• 11th Circ. Tosses Reinsurer's $1.6M Win In Fatal Crash Row
• Payment Processors Ask 11th Circ. To Uphold CFPB Sanction
• Sidley Brings On 2 Akerman Litigation Partners In Miami
• Justices Curb Court Review Of Immigration Rulings
• Ex-Miami Mayor Takes Senior Counsel Role With Actuate
• 2 Ex-Akerman Partners Join Reed Smith's Miami Office
• States Say Purdue CEO Should Answer For Opioid Crisis Role
• Robinhood Gets 'Meme Stock' Antitrust Claims Axed For Good
• Blockbuster Surfside Settlement Left Judge Speechless
• Real Estate Rumors: Cornerstone, Chetrit, Severn
• Florida Financier Gets 8 Years For 'Brazen' $140M Fraud
• Florida Real Estate Roundup: Eden Multifamily, Nuveen, Pulte
• Soccer Promoter Blasts Gibson Dunn's $300K Fee Request
• No Sanctions For Google's 'Privilege' Labeling
• 11th Circ. Upholds Florida Restaurant's Virus Coverage Loss
• Expect More Web Accessibility Claims, Despite DOJ Guidance
• Cruise Cos. Can't Appeal Cuba Trafficking Ruling
• 11th Circ. Orders New Look At $6M Atty Fee In Man's Death
• Music Vet Alan Parsons Gets $5M Jury Award In TM Fight
• Ill. Doctor Pleads Guilty To $4M Medicare Fraud
• GrayRobinson Adds Real Estate Shareholder In Orlando
• Shipwreck Battle Resurfaces After 11th Circ. Reversal
• The Fastest Federal Trial Courts: A Look At Virginia, Florida
• Taylor English Adds Ward Damon Litigator In Fla.
• Insurer Lands 11th Circ. Win In Canceled Trip Dispute
• Cannabis Co. Nabs Atty Fees In CBD Cream Patent Row
• 11th Circ. Says No Counsel Needed Before Immigration Judge
• 11th Circ. Affirms Asylum Denial For Indigenous Guatemalan
• Magistrate Backs Own Warrants In Oncology Antitrust Case
• TGIF: Why Juries Love To Start The Weekend With A Verdict
• Pension Fund Asks 11th Circ. To Revive Suit Against MiMedx
• Miami's Latest Real Estate Boom May Indicate New Reality
• Tips For Evaluating Machine Learning For Contracts Review
• Real Estate Rumors: Catholic Health, Krymchantowski, P&S
• Walgreens' Opioid Orders Like A 'Time Bomb,' Judge Told
• Congress Needs To 'Shame' Cos. On Kids' Privacy, Rep Says
• Fla. Judge Says DeSantis' Map Hampers Black Voters' Choices
• Fla. Court Erases $148M Punitive Damages In Smoker's Suit
• Abuse Accusers Say Insurer Can't Appeal Exclusion Ruling
• Real Estate Rumors: DR Horton, Wildflower, Aimco
• Why Cos. Are Betting On Cannabis Drinks Despite Legal Risks
• King & Spalding Beefs Up Miami Office With Akerman Trio
• Surfside Victims Reach $997M In Settlements
• KA Real Estate Wraps Up Oversubscribed $1.9B Debt Fund
• Fla. Panel Affirms Eatery's Loss In COVID-19 Coverage Fight
• Fla. Taxpayers Lose Suit Over Disney's Nixed Special District
• 11th Circ. Cancels Oral Argument In Brunch Chain's Virus Suit
• Hong Kong Lender Must Get $6M Arb. Award, Court Told
• Ex-Ga. City Staffer Asks 11th Circ. To Revive Retaliation Case
• Manatees Starve, But EPA Ignores Pollution, Suit Says
• Week In Bankruptcy: Mass Torts Stumble, New Ch. 11 Crop
• Oracle Investors Nab Class Cert. In Securities Fraud Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Lennar, X-Caliber, Vertical Cold Storage
• How To Efficiently Deploy Your Professional Growth Strategy
• 2 SPACs Net $375M Combined To Pursue Tech Acquisitions
• 2nd Circ. Doubts Miami Hotel's Bid For COVID-19 Coverage
• Biden Admin Tells Justices Carbon Costs Case Is Premature
• Gunster Adds Customs And Trade Atty From GrayRobinson
• Dems Seek Investor Identities In $375M Trump Hotel Deal
• Life Insurer Nabs Win Over Trustee's Foreign Tax Credit Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Stonerock, JT Tai, Seagis
• Bank, Customers Reach $2.65M Deal In Transaction Fee Row
• Judge OKs $75M Deals In Contact Lens Price-Fixing Suit
• More Than 20,000 Claims Axed In 3M Earplug MDL
• Florida Insurance Crisis Needs Litigation Reform, Experts Say
• A 6-Step Framework For Legal Industry Professional Growth
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Dentons-Led Cannabis Producer Readies Direct Listing
• EPA Must Revisit Permit For First-Ever Aquaculture Facility
• Why Contempt May Be Apt Punishment For High Court Leaker
• Florida Real Estate Roundup: Lincoln Rd., JLL, Nakash Family
• Financial Adviser Gets Sentence Trimmed In Oil Bribery Case
• Justice Thomas Calls Leak A Symptom Of Waning Respect
• Illinois Remote Notary Law May Guide Other States
• Crypto Investors May Face Increasing State FCA Tax Liability
• US Asks Court Not To Pause Tax Probe Summons Case
• Real Estate Rumors: Frisbie Group, Rho, Ferber
• Hungarian Pop Star Mistook Travel Authorization, Gov't Says
• Crypto Mining Corp. CEO Indicted In $62M Fraud Scheme
• Call Center Inks Deal With Workers In Virus Form Time Suit
• Fla. Atty To Keep His License During Ethics Proceedings
• Carnival Settles Trip-And-Fall Suit After Split $580K Verdict
• Samples Marketplace Material Bank Bags $175M In Series D
• 11th Circ. Nixes COVID Coverage Suits Over Lack Of Damage
• 11th Circ. Nixes Carnival's Victory Over Slip-And-Fall Suit
• Walgreens Hid Menthol Risk In Cigarettes, Buyer Says
• No Early Release For Agent Convicted Of Smuggling Players
• Travelers Must Pay $2M For Sunken Yacht, 11th Circ. Told
• Real Estate Rumors: JPMorgan, Mulligan Security, UDR
• Roberts Defends Supreme Court Staff After 'Appalling' Leak
• Bilzin Sumberg Steers Miami Grand Prix To The Finish Line
• NY Sex Abuse Law Can't Save Suit Over Out-Of-State Abuse
• Clients' Diversity Mandates For Law Firms Are Necessary
• Red States Tell High Court Biden Can't Legislate Carbon Costs
• Philip Morris Can't Undo $2.5M Verdict In Engle Death Suit
• Florida And Walgreens End Opioid Trial With $683M Deal
• Judge Moves Up Auction Of Surfside Collapse Site
• 11th Circ. Clears Cos. Of Retired Worker Benefits Obligations
• Bank Allowed To Seek Fees For Tossed Foreclosure Suit
• Judge Won't Ax Florida Challenge To Biden Border Policy
• Fla. Court Reverses Appraisal Ordered In Irma Insurance Spat
• 11th Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of SOCOM Contract Fraud Suit
• Del. Chancery Stays Stimwave Tech's Battle With Ex-CEO
• Fla. Court Reinstates Security Co. Wrongful Death Suit
• Judge Rejects 3rd-Party Releases In Gulf Coast's Ch. 11 Plan
• Policyholder Gains In Virus Coverage State Trial Court Suits
• Intercontinental Exchange To Buy Black Knight In $16B Deal
• Real Estate Rumors: EastGroup, At Home, Walker & Dunlop
• Intuit Inks $141M Deal With States Over TurboTax Deceptions
• Fla. Taxpayers Say They're Collateral Damage In Disney Battle
• Knott Partners Sues Telepathy Labs For 1-Person Board
• Jury Finds Producer Guilty In $69M Film Financing Scheme
• Wells Fargo Accused Of Sending Threatening COBRA Notices
• 11th Circ. Says Cruise Co. Couldn't Predict Passenger Assault
• Insurer Says Exclusion Bars Noxious Fumes Suit Coverage
• Florida Justices Inclined To Reverse Writ In Fee Fight
• 11th Circ. Asked To Revive Suit Over Opioid Claim Coverage
• Ex-BofA Analyst Says Co. Axed Child Care Benefits, Fired Her
• 11th Circ. Punts On Immunity Issue In $350M Laundering Case
• Cleaner's H-2B Worker Request Unjustified, DOL Board Says
• Real Estate Rumors: Torry Watson, Cadre, Ram Realty
• Gibson Dunn Wants Fees After Soccer Co.'s Noncompete Win
• 5 Questions That Can Help Law Firms Win RFPs
• Dentons Adds 2 Partners From Gunster To Litigation Group
• 3M Hit With $2.2M Verdict In Latest Earplug Bellwether Trial
• Judge Trims $100M EB-5 Case But Allows Breach Claims
• MLB Bat Company Founder Wants Judge To Toss IP Suit
• Ex-Scientologists Sue Church Claiming Forced Labor, Abuse
• Cannabis Marketing Co. Cuts Go-Public Deal Value To $275M
• Separate Fla. Judge Backs CDC Mask And Testing Mandates
• Real Estate Rumors: Clara Homes, Tiffany, MG Developer
• Ex-Dolphins Coach Rips Arbitration Bid In Race-Bias Suit
• Disney's Corp. Affairs Chief Departs With Duties Shifted To GC
• Greenspoon Marder Launches Latin America Practice
• New York's SSRGA Expands To Fla. In Merger With 2 Firms
• How Law Firms Can Employ More Veterans
• Spirit Airlines Sticks With Frontier, Rejects JetBlue's $3.6B Bid