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Florida - December, 2022

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• The Most-Read Legal Industry Law360 Guest Articles Of 2022
• 3M Sanctioned For Using Ch. 11, Subsidiary To Duck Liability
• 11th Circ. Says Fla. Vaccine Requirement Appeal Isn't Moot
• Ex-Fla. Mayor Gillum Can't Dodge Campaign Fraud Charges
• Steel Co. Sues Construction Firms Over $300M Mill Expansion
• Disinformation Promoters Got Walloped In Court In 2022
• AIG Unit Argues Excess Policy Not Triggered By Irma Damage
• Fla. Timeshare Wants Early Win In Exit Biz Dispute
• Feds Seek 11-Year Sentence For Farm Labor Contractor
• Key Developments From State Attorneys General In 2022
• Fla. Court Says Builder Can't Duck Foreign Investor Fraud Suit
• Florida Attorney Disbarred For Mismanaging Firm
• This Year's Top 10 Developments In State And Local Tax
• Reinsurers Can't Beat Suit Over $844M Plane Crash Settlement
• Ex-Worker Says Disney World Fired Her For Mask Refusal
• What 3 Legal Industry Trends From 2022 Mean For Next Year
• Elfbar Vape Co. Says Fla. Smoke Shop Sells Counterfeits
• Microcap Dealer To Pay $10.2M Over SEC Registration Claims
• Fla. Judge Won't Block NY AG's $250M Suit Against Trump
• Colombian Actor Says He Was Wrongly Denied U.S. Residency
• Fla. Firm Wants $94K Atty Fee In ADA Conspiracy Suit
• Manufacturer Asks 11th Circ. To Affirm Injury Suit Coverage
• Learning From This Year's Legal Industry Discrimination Suits
• Burger King, Sonic Accuse Meatpackers Of Fixing Beef Prices
• Abrupt Layoffs Push Insurance Broker Into WARN Act Fight
• Florida Judge Declines To Sanction Airline Mogul In UK Suit
• From Jan. 6 To Taxes, 'Tis The Season For Trump Probes
• Insurer Says It's Not Primary For Teacher Suits Coverage
• 3rd Circ. Backs Ch. 11 DQ, Sanctions On Fla. Firms
• Fla. Gov. Appoints Another Judge With Residency Concerns
• Fla. Father Sentenced To 14 Years For $6M Tax Fraud Scheme
• Streaming Startup Misappropriated Investor Funds, SEC Says
• 11th Circ. Ruling Rendered DMCA 'Toothless,' Justices Told
• Insurer Says Condo's Irma Suit Is In Wrong State, Too Late
• Forex Execs Ask 11th Circ. To Toss Dinar Fraud Convictions
• Spirit Airlines Wants Out Of Flight Attendants' FMLA Suit
• Hyundai Destroyed Evidence In Own RICO Suit, Court Told
• Target Settles 'Oil Free' Cosmetics Labeling Suit
• Fla. Judge Skeptical Of Colombian's Diplomatic Immunity Bid
• Carnival Seeks Redo Of $10.2M Verdict Over Rape Claims
• The Future Of Legal Ops: AI Has Important Role To Play
• State Regulators Want 11th Circ. To Tweak $2.67B BCBS Deal
• 11th Circ. Frees Wells Fargo From Premises Liability Suit
• Insurers Argue 2021 Fla. Law Doesn't Save Condo's Late Suit
• Attys' Deadline Miss Ends BP Oil Spill Case, 11th Circ. Affirms
• Monsanto Wins 11th Circ. Redo Of Ga. Doctor's Roundup Case
• Ritz-Carlton Fights DQ Bid In Deceptive Tipping Dispute
• Florida's Medical Marijuana Industry: 2022 In Review
• 2022 Data Privacy Suits Tested New Liability Theories
• Waffle House Sued Over Breakfast Menu Prices
• NY AG Calls Trump Fla. Suit Bid To 'Evade' $250M Fraud Case
• Judge OKs $2.8M Mortgage Convenience Fees Settlement
• Amazon Drivers Ask 11th Circ. To OK Service Awards
• Fla. Gov. Appoints 2 To Bench Who Sparked Residency Row
• Law Firm Hit Coverage Limit For Timeshare Suits, Judge Says
• CNN Says Dershowitz Didn't Prove Malice In Defamation Suit
• Fla. Will End One-Way Fees For Property Insurance Suits
• 3 Execs Quit Trump-Tied SPAC In Latest Shakeup
• A High-Profile Year For The WARN Act
• Philip Morris Wipes Out Electronic Pipe Patent At PTAB
• 2nd Circ. Ruling Offers Ch. 11 Guidance In A Post-Siegel World
• 18 States Urge High Court To Uphold Train Crossing Laws
• Fla. Judge Trims Claims In Guggenheim CEO Boat Crash Suit
• Increasing Law Firm Polarization Will Degrade Rule Of Law
• Lennar Corp. Wants 401(k) Suit Tossed Or Arbitrated
• Fla. Timeshare Co. Says Exit Biz 'Weaponized' Sanction Order
• AIG, Accellion Settle $1M Data Breach Dispute
• Suit Claims American Tower Quit $800M Latin America Entry
• FIS Inks Agreement With Activist For Biz Review, New Director
• Chiquita Trims Terror-Funding MDL, Must Face Some Claims
• Fla. Whistleblower Suit Nets $3M Over Medicare Kickbacks
• 11th Circ. Wary Of Race-Based Bar On Statewide Ga. Election
• Yahoo TCPA Coverage Case Protects 'Sophisticated Insureds'
• Rehab Workers Say Bias Coverage Capped At $5M, Not $2M
• Fla. High Court Rejects Challenge To Judicial Nominations
• Florida CBD Retailer Settles Unwanted Sales Texts Claims
• Musician Classification Pointers For Wash. Hospitality Cos.
• 11th Circ. Says 'Suicide By Cop' Exempts Death Benefits
• Feds Hit Discord Trader Ring With $114M Stock Fraud Claims
• 11th Circ. Grapples With Fee Award In Eminent Domain Case
• Seminole Gambling Deal Wants It 'Both Ways,' DC Circ. Told
• Hanger Importer Tells CIT Duty Evasion Claims Come Too Late
• Sugar Co. Has $291M Suit Over Cuban Port Use Dismissed
• Insider Trading Suspect Developed Own AI To Fight Case
• Miami Condo Group Too Late With Irma Claim, Insurer Says
• Florida Man Sues Takata, Dealership Over Defective Airbag
• Fla. Panel Won't Set Aside $2.5M Verdict Against Philip Morris
• 11th Circ. Unsure Of Wrongdoing Standard In Securities Case
• Fla. Courts' Twist On Towing Law Leaves Consumers Stranded
• 11th Circ. Asked To Revive Suit Over Faulty Sub Pipes
• DOD Asks 11th Circ. To Restore COVID Vax Mandate
• LabSolutions CEO Guilty In $187M Telemed Billing Scheme
• Fla. Defense Atty Group Slams Possible Speedy Trial Changes
• Ex-Airgas Employee Says COBRA Suit Should Stay In Fla.
• Real Estate Rumors: Invesco, GL Homes, Savanna
• How To Deal With Difficult Clients, Practically And Ethically
• DeSantis Petitions Fla. Justices For COVID-19 Vax Grand Jury
• Guatemalan Co. Takes Aim At 11th Circ. Vacatur Standards
• 11th Circ. Ends Wrongful Death Case Against Costa Rica Hotel
• 11th Circ. Rejects Geico's Class Cert. Appeal In Auto Tax Suit
• Drink Co. Asks Fla. Judge To Toss Shareholders' Fraud Suit
• $2.7B BCBS Deal 'Sold Out' Some Claimants, 11th Circ. Told
• Ex-Venezuelan Treasurer Found Guilty Of Money Laundering
• 11th Circ. Slams CFPB Depositions In Robocall Case
• Citadel CEO Sues IRS Over Leak Of Tax Return Info
• High Court To Mull Circuit Split On New Venue Retrials
• 11th Circ. Overturns Ruling In Life Insurance Validity Row
• Ex-Wells Fargo Atty Says Firm Sued Out Of 'Vindictiveness'
• 11th Circ. Doubts Ex-Ga. Insurance Chief's Jury Charge Claim
• Wood Scientist Dings Certain Brazilian Lumber In Lanham Suit
• Ex-Venezuelan Treasurer Testifies In Own Fla. Laundering Trial
• 3 Firms To Split $1.27M Award In TD Bank Overdraft Deal
• Deliberations Start In $187M Genetic Testing Scheme
• Ex-Fla. Gov. Tells 11th Circ. Dam Plan Harms State River
• Biz Owner Can't Nix 50 Cent's Suit On Penile Enhancement Ad
• New FTX Head Tells House Of 'Inexperienced' Past Leadership
• Feds Cut Deal With Pharmacy In Prescription Kickback Suit
• Fla., Feds Fight Over Standing Before Migrant Policy Trial
• Real Estate Rumors: Fried Frank, Dobbs, Crowell & Moring
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Fla. Animal Doctor Gets 10 Months For Doping Racehorses
• Federal Courts Should Adopt Supreme Court's Amicus Stance
• Businessman Charged In $350M Scheme Seeks Immunity
• The 2022 Law360 Pulse Leaderboard
• Top Firms Make Growth A Priority For 2023
• Tribe Says Insurer Must Cover $5.3M Casino Voucher Fraud
• The Biggest Environmental Insurance Stories In 2022
• Fla. Mall Seller Unfairly Hiked Price, Buyer Says
• Boy Scouts Trial Atty Turns Abuse Story Into Documentary
• Fla. Flight App Co. Tells 11th Circ. Developer Kept Its Software
• Atty, Fla. Bar Agree To Interim Probation In Hurricane Ian Case
• 11th Circ. Hesitant To Hear UBS Spat With Ex-Adviser
• NY Real Estate Co. Settles Suit Over 'Unhealthy' Atlanta Apts.
• Arnold & Porter Advises $220M Self-Storage Transaction
• Yachts Traced To Ex-Venezuelan Treasurer In Fla. Trial
• Special Master Review Of Trump Docs Comes To A Close
• Workgroup Urges Fla. Justices To Overhaul Civil Case Rules
• Fla. Court Removes Brazilian Weapons Co. From Bribery Suit
• MAO Assignee Says MSP Act Preempts State Law, Contracts
• Teamsters Pension Fund Gets $36B To Stave Off Benefit Cuts
• 3 Firms Build SPAC Merger For UK Construction Tech Co.
• Fashion Co. Linked To Ex-Venezuelan Treasurer, Swiss Bank
• Fla. Rep Behind Controversial Bill Indicted For COVID Fraud
• Asylum Program May Be Faster But Not Fairer, Study Finds
• 11th Circ. Affirms Bangladesh National's Asylum Denial
• Ex-Florida Pain Doctor Gets 3½ Years For Insys Kickbacks
• Second RealPage Antitrust Suit Moves To Washington
• Assessing 2 FCPA Actions Under Lens Of Corp. Crime Memos
• 11th Circ. Says Insurance Trustee Didn't Breach Duty To Acheron
• SPAC Sues TradeStation, Monex In Del. For Deal 'Betrayal'
• Trump Resort Wants Out Of Contract Spat Over Rock Festival
• Ex-Neustar Exec Can't Hurry Fee Case From Trump RICO Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Michael Maggi, Old City, Stephen Pair
• Hard Insurance Market Will Influence Legal Industry, Economy
• Fla. County Fights Tax Bill On Property In Neighboring County
• Kirkland-Led Thoma Bravo Clinches 3 Funds Totaling $32.4B
• Fla. Court Axes Zantac MDL Claims, Citing Lack Of Experts
• Mistrial Sought For Ex-Venezuelan Treasurer In Fla. Case
• 9th Circ. Backs CVS' Win Over $121M Drug Overcharge Claim
• Stockholder Wants Disney Records Over Fla. Law Opposition
• 11th Circ. Backs Insurer In Fla. Hotel Owner's Hurricane Suit
• Uber, Checkr Hit With Suit Alleging Identity Theft
• NY AG Agrees To Exclude Ivanka From Trump Org. Monitor
• Fla. Insurance Co. Says $1M Claim Was Paid Without Consent
• Florida AG Hits Telecom Co. With Suit Over Fraudulent Calls
• 3rd Try At FDCPA Suit Fails To Resolve Central Question
• Tampa Attorney Fights Proposed 3-Year Suspension
• Public Rebuke Sought For Judge Who Broke Campaign Rules
• Judge Rejects Baseball Bat Makers' IP Suit Dismissal Motion
• DSW Stock Tip Case Dropped After Witness Gets Cold Feet
• BakerHostetler Brings On 2 Corporate Partners In Fla., NY
• Ex-US Rep. Arrested In Atlanta After Venezuela Investigation
• Hertz To Pay $168M To Settle False Stolen Car Report Claims
• Gov't Urges Fla. Court To Bar Evidence At Migrant Policy Trial
• Mistrial Declared When DOJ Springs Emails After Jury Seated
• Fla. Judge Forbids Filing 'Shenanigans' In Home Security Suit
• Apple's $50M Deal To End 'Butterfly' Keyboard Suit Wins OK
• Justices Won't Revisit Venue In Airbnb Surveillance Case
• DuPont Says It Didn't Contaminate Fla. City Well Water
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Injured Carnival Passenger Asks For Interest Added To Verdict
• Ex-Worker Claims 'In Christ' Email Signoff Got Her Fired
• 3 Pricing Trends In Law Firm Use Of Litigation Funding
• In Law Firm Race For Revenue, Top Dogs Stand Alone
• The 2022 Law360 Pulse Prestige Leaders
• Disney Sued Over Park Trip Planner Patent
• Groups Say Upstream Dams Destroy Ecosystem Of Fla. River
• Biden Goes Too Far With Debt Plan, 17 States Tell Justices
• 2 Live Crew Wants Old Label's Music Rights Suit Nixed
• Jet Spat Could Resolve Choice-Of-Law Qs, High Court Hears
• SPAC Sues Monex, TradeStation In Del. After $1.43B Deal Dies
• Interest Rates Doom Lender, Crypto Winter Persists
• 11th Circ. Revives Ex-Popeyes Worker's Retaliation Suit
• Pierre Fabre Accused Of Selling Cancerous Dry Shampoo
• Judge Suggests Contempt Over Fla. Mover's $13.6M IOU Offer
• Reviewing Separation Agreement Compliance Before Layoffs
• Safeguarding Attorneys' Greatest Asset: Our Mental Health
• Former US Ambassador To Bolivia Rejoins Foley In Miami
• CarMax Inks Deal With Dozens Of AGs Over Recall Disclosure
• SPLC, Harvard Law Sue DeSantis Over Migrant Relocation
• 11th Circ. Backs Ex-Doctor's Conviction In Prescription Case
• Fla. Judge Bars Estate Lawsuits Over Fatal Jet Ski Crash
• Walgreens Provides Deficient COBRA Notices, Suit Says
• Poarch Band Moves Ahead With Magic City Casino Buy
• Ruling Says Court Can't Change 'Status Quo' In Fla. Contracts
• 11th Circ. Rejects Trump's Bid For Mar-A-Lago Doc Review
• YouTube Wants Anti-Piracy Suit Tossed
• Blocking A Second Punitive Damages Award In Product Cases
• Could State Ownership Solve US Cannabis Policy Issues?
• Ex-Gaetz Friend Gets 11 Years For Sex Trafficking, Fraud
• Fla. Treasury To Divest From BlackRock, Citing ESG Policies
• Media Ask Fla. Court To Unseal Mar-A-Lago Search Warrant
• Senate Panel Ties On 1st Circ. Pick, OKs 11 Others For Bench
• Payment Recovery Co. Wants Attys On Hip Implant MDL Team
• Ex-Treasurer Testifies He Betrayed Hugo Chavez For Money