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Florida - April, 2023

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• Dershowitz Says Court Wrongly Tossed CNN Defamation Suit
• Court Affirms Toss Of Suit Seeking Refund of College Fees
• Fla. Senate OKs Bill That Limits Historic Preservation
• Hotel Urges 11th Circ. To Keep Insurer Duty Over Shower Film
• AT&T, T-Mobile Agree To Settle Suit Over Senior Ad Campaign
• 9th Circ. Contractor Vax Ruling Widens Presidential Authority
• Vet Says 3M's $50M Bellwether Verdict Appeal Is 'Scattershot'
• Magistrate Judge Recuses Himself In Disney-DeSantis Fight
• US Bank Says Investors Lacked Standing To Request Atty DQ
• Fisher Phillips Adds Employment Ace In Pittsburgh, Tampa
• Ford Warranty Doesn't Cover Modifications, Judge Rules
• Short Message Data Challenges In E-Discovery
• Winston & Strawn Adds Greenberg Transactions Atty In Miami
• 11th Circ. Upholds Changes To Fla. Election Law
• Crypto Buyer Admits To Defrauding Banks, Exchange Of $4M
• DOJ Says Judge 'Deprived' Its Evidence In No-Poach Trial
• Paul Hastings Fights Coke's DQ 'Gambit' In Trade Secrets Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: GoldOller, Setton, Calta
• 11th Circ. Won't Revive Biofuel Co. Ch. 11 Petition Challenge
• Yahoo Says It Won't Produce Atty Emails In EB-5 Fraud Suit
• Vets Seek To Resume Mediation Talks Over 3M Earplugs
• Air Traffic Control Responsible For Fatal Crash, 11th Circ. Told
• Claims Co. Owned By Lead Atty Dumped From FPL Irma Suit
• HR Services Co. Beats Class Action Over 401(k) Lineup, Fees
• Ousted Fla. Atty Says DeSantis Twists 1st Amendment Ruling
• Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Morgan & Morgan's Yanchunis
• 11th Circ. Backs Teacher's Jury Win In Disability Bias Suit
• DC Circ. Rejects Bid To Break Up WhatsApp, Instagram Buys
• Fla. Anti-Union Bill Heads To DeSantis' Desk
• Comcast Beats Streaming TV Patent Fight During Jury Trial
• Feds Say Louisiana Still Withholding Asylum Suit Evidence
• Hyundai Asks 11th Circ. To Void $16M Car Dealership Verdict
• One-Armed Man Wrongly Denied Ride Access, 11th Circ. Told
• Real Estate Rumors: Silverstein, Robert Stiller, CIM Group
• Ex-VA Official's Indictment Tossed After Gov't Inaction
• US Asks Court To Toss Citadel CEO's IRS Data Leak Suit
• Building Co. Wants 11th Circ. To Revisit Due Process Suit
• Fox Rothschild Scoops Up NC Adoption Firm
• Ex-Hinshaw Litigator Joins McCarter & English In Miami
• 11th Circ. Axes False Ad Suit Against Microsoft
• Thomas Report Is Final Straw — High Court Needs Ethics Code
• Disney-DeSantis Fight Spills Into Court
• Marriott Survives Bid To Ax Counterclaims In COVID Row
• PTAB Guts Most Of Fla. Biotech Co.'s Heart Valve Patent
• Tennis Org Must Face Pro Player's Sexual Assault Claims
• Siblings Want To Oust Kids' Book Co. Prez In Family Feud
• Miami Official Wants Mistrial, Says Witness Approached Juror
• Ex-Bang Energy CEO Says He Owns Social Media Accounts
• The Power Of Product Warranties In TM Suits Over Resales
• Carrier To Buy Viessmann Climate Solutions In €12B Deal
• Fla. Bar Says Atty Took From Jailed Client's $2M Tax Refund
• Fla. Judge Presses Pause On FTX Celebrity Promoters Suit
• Baker Donelson Adds Dickinson Wright Real Estate Pro In Fla.
• Insurer Asks 11th Circ. To Revive Hilton Mold Countersuit
• DLA Piper Gains Finance Pros From McDermott, Allen & Overy
• Deutsche Bank Hit With $95M Jury Verdict For Ignoring Fraud
• Joint Representation Ethics Lessons From Ga. Electors Case
• Purdue Pharma Gets OK To Sell Over-The-Counter Business
• Deutsche Bank Let Ponzi Scheme Happen, Fla. Jurors Told
• Feds Charge 5 In $2M Crypto Manipulation Scheme
• Chiquita's Ex-President Beats Colombia Terror-Funding MDL
• Co. Says 11th Circ. Can't Yet Enforce NLRB Bargaining Order
• New H-2A Wage Rule Threatens Farms, Fla. Groups Say
• NFL Says Flores Is Trying To 'Rewrite' Contracts In Bias Suit
• Lawyer Discernment Is Critical In The World Of AI
• Fishing Co., Shipbuilder Win $23M In Policy Blank-Space Fight
• Crypto Influencer Says He Never Harassed FTX Investors' Atty
• Razin Kane Monster Truck Team Says Food Chain Violated TM
• Prosecutor Pointers: Open A Trial With Dramatic Storytelling
• High Court Won't Hear Tax Debt Passport Denial Suit
• 5 Tips For Filing Gov't Notices After Insurance Producer M&A
• Law360 Reveals Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar
• Seminal Kickback Rulings Mean 'You're Rarely In A Safe Zone'
• Fla. Judge OKs $3.8M Emergency DIP Loan To Luxury Resort
• Influencer-Run Pot Co.'s Contract Suit Sent Back To Fla. Court
• Celebrity Cruises Accused Of Storing Dead Body In Cooler
• Deutsche 'Knowingly' Aided Ponzi Scheme, Liquidators Say
• Fla. Shrimp Breeder Asks 11th Circ. To OK $9.9M IP Verdict
• Musk Must Answer Questions In Tesla Crash Suit
• Fla. Attys Suspended For Copying Client Info At Former Firm
• Kleiman Estate Wants Sanctions For Bitcoin 'Inventor'
• Fla. Attorney Settles Bahamas Real Estate Scam For $350K
• Doc Who Risked $100M In Options Snared In COVID Fraud Net
• Athletic Brands Accused In Pair Of Bra Pocket Patent Suits
• Fla. Court Says Firm-Hosted Fundraiser Doesn't DQ Judge
• Deutsche Bank Eyes Win In $155M Ponzi Scheme Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Barbara Walters, Core Spaces, Food Hall
• Crypto Scammer Must Pay $300K For Ponzi Scheme
• Pot Co. Investor Wants Partial Win In Contract Dispute
• It's Time For Lawyers To Stand Up For Climate Justice
• Miami Club Owner Says Fight With Boxers Left A Brain Injury
• Don't Forget Alumni Engagement When Merging Law Firms
• Greenberg Traurig Keeps $1.2M Fees Over Nixed $500K Deal
• Peruvian Siblings Can't Quell IRS' Bank Records Summonses
• Crypto Influencer Defies Court Order To Appear In FTX Case
• Giuffre-Maxwell Lawsuit Docs Should Be Public, 2nd Circ. Told
• Widow Asks 11th Circ. To Uphold $100M Fatal Crash Award
• SPLC Ends Migrant Relocation Suit After Fla. Law Change
• 9th Circ. Says Biden Has Contractor Vax Mandate Authority
• McDonald's Must Provide Board Docs In Sex Harassment Suit
• Fla. Judge Sends Benzene Suit Against Unilever To Conn.
• Fla. Senior Home Seeks Tax Refund On $72.6M Assessment
• 11th Circ. Partially Revives State Farm Auto Policy Suit
• Without Stronger Due Diligence, Attys Risk AML Regulation
• Real Estate Rumors: Adam Sinn, Ashita, Rental Asset
• Family Pushes To Confirm $2.6B Torture Award Against Cuba
• 15 AGs Back DeSantis At 11th Circ. Over Suspending Fla. Atty
• Fan Sues NBA's Wizards, Star Player For Assault, Negligence
• Spencer Fane Hires Ethics Pro In Phoenix Expansion
• Eversheds, Ellenoff Guide Fla. Solar Co. In $475M SPAC Deal
• Ex-Venezuelan Treasurer Gets 15 Years For $100M Scheme
• Insurer Doesn't Have To Pay Irma Award Interest, Judge Says
• Fla. Man Indicted For Evading Sanctions, Money Laundering
• Carnival Says FBI Notes Tainted Jury Verdict In Assault Case
• Boies Appeals Trial Loss In Spat Over $20M Film Investment
• Ga. Justices Weigh Foreign Law In Restrictive Covenant Suit
• 4th Circ. Says Fla. Firm Can't Collect Fees After Atty's Deceit
• Nurse Wants Class Cert. In Pay Fight With COVID Staffing Co.
• 11th Circ. Panel Revives Southern Co. Unit's Contract Case
• 11th Circ. Asked To Uphold Nix Of $26.5M Easement Suit
• Red Sox Seek To Toss Ex-Employee's COVID Vaccine Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Donald Trump, YB, Vault
• 15 Judges, Attys Vying For Florida High Court Vacancy
• Bradley Arant Adds Fla. Real Estate Pro From Quarles & Brady
• Ex-Bilzin Real Estate Ace Rejoins Greenberg Traurig In Miami
• 2 Firms Guide Hearing-Implant Maker's $150M SPAC Merger
• Every Lawyer Can Act To Prevent Peer Suicide
• Jury Awards $3M In Punitive Damages To Defamed Tax Atty
• Employment Agency Execs Avoid Jail In Visa Fraud Case
• Fla. Jury Finds Widow Defamed Husband's Ex-Law Partner
• Trump Resort Gets Rock Music Festival Suit Moved To Fla.
• Monster Wants Rival VPX's Fla. False Ad Suit Tossed
• Tort Report: Fla. Civil Suits Surge In March Amid Tort Reform
• SEC Says Former Florida Broker Swindled Black Christians
• Insurer Can't Duck $2.7M Suit Coverage, Fla. Court Told
• Expert Says Deutsche Bank Could Have Stopped $155M Fraud
• Shaq Served In FTX Investors' Suit After Long 'Sideshow'
• Celebrities Say FTX Investor Suit Doesn't Involve Them
• High Court Won't Hear Appeal Of Class Incentive Awards Ban
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Florida Justices Won't Disturb Convicted Atty's Disbarment
• Building On Successful Judicial Assignment Reform In Texas
• Chubb Unit Seeks Atty Fees For Beating $13.8M Irma Suit
• Del. Chancery Tells Attys To Back Off In Suit Over MasTec Deal
• DHL Sued By Former Driver Who Says Boss Gave Him PTSD
• 11th Circ. Sends Refrigerant's HFC Allocation Row To DC Circ.
• Investors Get Atty Tossed From Venezuela Bank Suit
• Marriott Rips 'Absurd' Event Cancellations In Contract Fight
• Parkland Shooter Judge DQ'd Over Courtroom Hugs
• Attys Owe $2.5K For Improper Conduct In Student Debtor Suit
• Fla. Law Firm Wants Out Of Paralegal's Lunch Break Suit
• Paul Hastings Tried To Hide Conflict, Coke Says In DQ Bid
• 11th Circ. Resurrects Fla. Law Banning Sanctuary Policies
• Fla. Jury Awards $7M To Family After Dad Injured In Car Crash
• Fla. Lawmakers Pass Bill Banning Abortions After 6 Weeks
• Atty Says Ex-Partner's Widow's Suit 'Destroyed' Reputation
• Whistleblower Asks 11th Circ. For SEC-Denied Award
• Crypto Firm Owes Marketing Consultant $3.6M, Suit Says
• Real Estate Rumors: Starbucks, Gamma, Madison Realty
• 11th Circ. Backs Engineering Co.'s Win In Race Bias Suit
• Split 11th Circ. Defers To Justices On Hotel ADA Controversy
• 11th Circ. Overrules Precedent On Award Vacatur Standards
• DeSantis Says Ousted Prosecutor's Speech Wasn't Protected
• Judge Wants Ex-FTX Influencer In Court After Threats To Atty
• Investors Can't Sue Atty For Advice To Alleged Ponzi Schemer
• Baker Donelson Unveils New Advocacy Leaders
• Text Eclipses Intent In Insurance Policies, 11th Circ. Says
• Atty Calls Ex-Client 'Batshit Crazy' At Start Of Defamation Trial
• Fla. Trader Ordered To Pay $16M For Commodity Pool Fraud
• Manhattan DA Gets 2nd Threat Letter With Suspicious Powder
• Flores Fires Back Over 'Unconscionable' Contract In Bias Spat
• MDL Panel Sends RealPage Antitrust Cases To Tenn. Court
• 11th Circ. Vacates $8M Brain Supplement Deal
• Fla. Condo Assn., AIG Unit Agree To Settle $7M Irma Claim
• GAO Axes $184M Space Force Award Protest As Speculative
• WOTUS Blocked In 24 More States Over 'Litany' Of Concerns
• Fed. Circ. Breathes New Life Into IP Suit Against Philip Morris
• Attys Want $6.6M In Fees For Settling Wells Fargo Ponzi Suit
• Ex-Juvenile Justice Atty Now Safeguarding Women's Tennis
• Legal Services Co. Renews Theft Claims After Deal Collapses
• SEC Wins Suit Over Fraud Involving Bogus Atty Letters
• Lack Of 'Basic' Info Sinks Gibson's Fees Bid In Guitar TM Case
• Jack Nicklaus Narrows Claims Over $145M IP Sale
• Trump Suit Accuses Michael Cohen Of 'Spreading Falsehoods'
• Kirkland Leads Close Of $1.4B Flagship PE Investment Fund
• Twitter Slams Banned Attys' Remand Bid As 'Forum Shopping'
• Do Videoconferences Establish Jurisdiction With Defendants?
• Pending Campaign Finance Ruling May Alter Nonprofit Activity
• Ex-Worker Says IAnthus Violated FMLA When It Fired Her
• VPN Co. Given Chance To Avoid Contempt In Fla. Movie IP Suit
• Insurer Owes $300K For Hurricane Ian Damage, Fla. Co. Says
• Judge Rejects Bid To Serve Shaq Via DM In FTX Class Action
• Atty Says Fla. Agency Must Put Medicaid Final Orders Online
• 11th Circ. Upholds Sentence Of Fla. Elder Fraud Scheme Head
• Fla. Medical Pot Patients Ask 11th Circ. To Overturn Gun Ban
• Real Estate Rumors: Appolinário, InterVest, Garcia
• BMW Wants To Restart Dealer's Suit In Fla. State Court
• Florida Bar Exam's February Pass Rate Falls 7 Points
• 11th Circ. Says No Extra Irma Coverage For Fla. Farm
• Insurer Says No Coverage For Condo Groups In Cancer Suit
• Sidley Lands Health Pro From Kirkland For NY And Miami
• Humanism Should Replace Formalism In The Courts
• NFL Benefit Plan, Ex-Defensive Tackle Resolve Disability Suit
• Biz Owners Say Miami Official Wielded Gov't Against Them
• Liquidators Say Deutsche Bank Didn't Spot $155M Scheme
• Aerospace Company Escapes Florida Cancer Cluster Suits
• 'Conspiracy' Played Role In Steelers QB's Death, Widow Says
• Real Estate Rumors: Isaac Perlmutter, MDH Partners, Namdar
• 11th Circ. Asked To Uphold $557K Award Over Worksite Theft
• DeSantis Judicial Picks Include Conservative Think Tank Atty
• Pittsburgh Steelers Coach Settles Motivational Tweet IP Suit
• Fla. Man Pleads Guilty To Kickbacks In $73M Telehealth Scam
• Gemini Says 'Earn' Program Users Must Arbitrate Claims
• Marketing Co. Says F1 Team Lied About Car Performance
• 11th Circ. Urged To Ax Excessive Award In 'Shell Factory' Case
• GOP State AGs Urge Kagan To Stay $6B Student Debt Deal
• Afghans' American Dream Clashes With Housing Crisis: Part 2
• Fla. Judge's 'Wholesale Adoption' Revives Malpractice Suit
• FTX Investors Seek Approval Of Serving Shaq Via DM
• A Look At Florida's Aggressively Pro-Insurer Tort Reform
• Film Producer Asks 11th Circ. To Redo Crypto Scam Sentence
• Goldberg Segalla Grows Hospitality Practice In Orlando
• Jackson Lewis Adds Shumaker Atty To Tampa Benefits Team
• BurgerFi Misrepresented Pizza Biz Acquisition, Investors Say
• Miami Beach Hotel Seeks $36M In Irma Damage Coverage
• Hospital Says Med Mal Suit Relies On Faulty Expert Report
• Fla. City Settles Retaliation Suit With Fired Water Inspector
• Atty Fights Disbarment, Saying Actions Warrant Suspension
• Purdue Seeking OK To Put Over-The-Counter Biz Up For Sale
• States Urging ND Judge To Block EPA Water Rule
• DOL Board Backs H-2A Denial Over Flawed Documentation
• Fla. Justices OK Limiting Tax Break On Partially Rented Home
• Doctor Tells 11th Circ. EPA Doesn't Bar Roundup Warning Suit
• Afghans' American Dream Clashes With Housing Crisis: Part 1
• Don't Let Client Demands Erode Law Firm Autonomy
• Fla. Restaurants Need To Prep For Liquor License Changes
• Fla. Citizens Say Energy Co. Can't Pass On Repair Costs
• ESOP Firm Asks 11th Circ. To OK $1.5M Win For Unpaid Bill
• Court Won't Rethink Certification In Chrysler Headrest Suit
• State Farm Asks 11th Circ. To End Vehicle Valuation Suit
• Fla. Justices Mull Allowing Immediate Appeals In SLAPP Suits
• Crypto Execs Must Face $37M SEC Pump-And-Dump Suit
• Canine Implant Patent Fight Settles After J&J's $60M Trial Win
• $30M Crash Verdict Double-Dip Isn't Legal, Fla. Justices Told
• Affiliates Say JV Deal Calls For Arbitration Over Import Rights
• FTC's Intercontinental-Black Knight Trial Set For July
• Fla. City Tells State High Court Its Golf Course Is Tax-Exempt
• Real Estate Rumors: Extell, Brookdale Group, AEW Capital
• Feds Charge 7 In Telemarketing Timeshare Scheme
• Insurer Seeks Dismissal Of $4M Claim Over Elevator Collapse
• Fla. Official Can Be Deposed In Trans Care Coverage Suit
• 11th Circ. Told FMLA Covers Pre-Birth Leave For Partners
• 5th Circuit Upholds Biden GHG Cost Metrics
• NY Election, Tax Laws A Hedge For DA In Trump Case
• US, Fla. Spar Over Care For Disabled Kids In Nursing Homes
• Justice Thomas Denies Nursing Mogul's Bid To Avoid Retrial
• 7th Circ. Wary Of Extending 3M Unit's Bankruptcy Stay To 3M
• CNN Beats Alan Dershowitz's $300M Defamation Suit
• Tesla Driver Defends Standing In Model S Door Defect Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: MDT Properties, MetLife, Maura Ziska
• Fla. Federal Judge Roger Vinson Dies At 83
• Meet Justice Merchan, NY Judge Presiding Over Trump Case
• DeSantis Says Prosecutor's Status Isn't Fla. Justices' Call
• Fla. Town Says City Breached Water Services Contract
• Trump Pleads Not Guilty As NY DA Unveils 34 Felony Counts
• States Fighting Gov't Bid To Keep Waters Of U.S. Rule Intact
• Walmart Looks To Split Up Employment Class Action
• Woodward Cites Fair Use In Trump's Suit Over Recordings
• Judges, Attorney Seek To Fill Florida High Court Seat
• Feds Say Startup CEO Duped JPMorgan Out Of $175M
• CSX Agrees To Paid Sick Leave For Train Conductors, Crews
• 11th Circ. Revives Claims Over Siemens Coal Equipment
• Ex-Scientology Members Must Arbitrate Claims In Fla. Suit
• Amazon Vows To Prove COBRA Notices Not Intimidating
• Lack Of Harm Dooms Infrastructure Act 'Diversity Quota' Suit
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• NFL Labels Flores Appeal 'Improper Second Bite At The Apple'
• Workers, Labor Take Center Stage At ABA Antitrust Meeting
• Real Estate Rumors: TA Builders, Tammy Herpel, CapRock
• 11th Circ. Backs PNC Bank's Win In Muslim Worker's Bias Suit
• As EVs Surge, Regs For Charger Warranties Remain Murky
• Surfside Judge Joins Bilzin Sumberg's Trial Team
• Federal Judge's Amici Invitation Is A Good Idea, With Caveats
• Binance Hit With Investor Suit Following CFTC Action