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Florida - September, 2023

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• Docs Say Maya Kowalski's Mom Didn't Set Off Alarm Bells
• First-To-File Rule Cited In Halting Fla. Fund Records Theft Suit
• Voyager Aviation Gets $801M Aircraft Fleet Sale Approved
• Pro Say: A Cheat Sheet For The New Supreme Court Term
• SkyeTec To Pay $2.35M Over False Energy Star Certifications
• 11th Circ. Scraps Conviction Of Former Stun Gun Co. Worker
• Fla. Tax Preparer, Others Indicted In Refunds Scam
• Fla. Casinos Can't Stall Gambling Pact For High Court Bid
• 4th Circ. 'Gutted' Labor Protest Limits, High Court Told
• Off The Bench: Tucker Fired, Leagues Merge, Title IX Appeal
• Avoiding The Ethical Pitfalls Of Crowdfunded Legal Fees
• Jackson Lewis Adds Fisher Phillips Employment Pro In Fla.
• Fla. High Court To Regulator: Explain Rate Hike Decision
• SEC Sues FTX Auditor For Violating Independence Rules
• Baker Donelson Says Client Stiffed Firm On $367K In Fees
• 'Administrative State' Attacks Soar To High Court Crescendo
• GOP States Back Texas In Buoy Barrier Row, Feds Add Claim
• Ex-DA's Aide Urges 11th Circ. To Revive Pregnancy Bias Suit
• First-Time Advocates Dominate High Court's Fall Schedule
• 5 Supreme Court Cases To Watch This Fall
• Justices Take Up Copyright Damages Row
• High Court Will Review Texas, Fla. Social Media Laws
• Trump Wants To 'Derail' Mar-A-Lago Trial Timing, Feds Say
• Trump Says Cohen Can't 'Disavow' Words In $500M Lawsuit
• Bank Founder's Son Wants His $135M From Inheritance Fight
• Off Lease Creditors Get Last Chance To Keep Ch. 11 Funded
• State Farm Seeks End To $31M Medical Billing Settlement Row
• BigLaw Firm Drops Ex-US Atty Arrested In Highway Stabbing
• Kirkland, Paul Weiss Drive $1B Deal For Retailer Chico's
• 11th Circ. Says Insurers Owe Duty Over Hotel Shower Filming
• NHL, Seattle Kraken Dismiss TM Fight With Florida Apparel Biz
• Real Estate Rumors: Microsoft, PPG Development, Acadia
• Judge DQs Quinn Emanuel From Oro Negro Execs' $30M Suit
• Bradley Arant Accused Of 'Double-Talk' Over Deposition Texts
• EPA Says Tribe Can't Challenge Florida Water Power Transfer
• Ex-Marvel Exec Can't Seek Punitive Damages In Hate Mail Row
• Aearo Earplug Attys Push $7M Fee Bid For Ch. 11 Dismissal
• Iowa Man Says DHS Detained Him Over Fake Birth Certificate
• Nauta Wants Access To Classified Docs In Mar-A-Lago Case
• Golfer Patrick Reed's Defamation Suits Tossed By Fla. Judge
• On Deck In JPML: Major Cyberattack, Uber Sexual Assaults
• Ex-Cay Clubs CFO Tells Fla. Judge Fraud Was Only $3.4M
• Veritas Can't DQ Atty In Fla. Noncompete Suit
• A Breakdown Of The New Florida Digital Privacy Law
• Class Claims Homeopathic Eye Products Being Sold Illegally
• Cyxtera Gets Go-Ahead For Creditor Vote On Ch. 11 Plan
• Fla. Developer's Coverage Appeal Can Go On, 11th Circ. Says
• Maya Kowalski Told Doc She Was Afraid Of Upsetting Mother
• Fla. Lab Owner Hit With $370M In Judgments For Bogus Billing
• Defective Concrete Not Covered Damage, Chubb Unit Says
• Ga. Asks 11th Circ. To Back Meadows Election Case Remand
• MV Realty Files For Chapter 11 Amid Investigations
• Right-Wing Twitter Personality Seeks No Prison For Voter Con
• SEC Says Diamond Seller Used Investor Funds To Gamble
• Real Estate Rumors: KDM, Allen Morris, Argyle
• Fla. Casinos Challenge Gov.'s OK Of Seminole Gambling Pact
• Florida Man Admits To $16.7M HIV Drug Fraud Conspiracy
• The 2023 Law360 Pulse Social Impact Leaders
• Why Law Firm ESG Is Likely Here To Stay
• What Large Language Models Mean For Document Review
• Correction: High Court Rejects Ala.'s Bid To Keep New Congressional Map
• 11th Circ. Backs Office Depot In Ex-Employee Retaliation Suit
• Fla. Law Firm Can't Escape Malpractice Suit, Contractor Says
• Fla. Jury Awards $8.3M To Woman Injured At IHOP
• CFTC Puts Clamps On CPA Connected To $58M Forex Fraud
• Elfbar Vape Co. Inks Deal Over Fla. Smoke Shop Counterfeits
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Fla. Law Firm Hit With Sex Harassment Suit From Ex-Paralegal
• Participating In Living History Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Ex-Fla. Police Chief's Wrongful Termination Suit Is Tossed
• SEC Suit Accuses 4 Of Taking Part In $196M Ponzi Fraud
• Fla. Judge Again Rejects Bid To Block State Union Law
• 11th Circ. Not Convinced $2.67B Blue Cross Deal Was Bad
• Norfolk Southern Loses Fee Bid In CSX Dispute
• Florida Watchdog Turns Up Heat On Fantasy Sports Outfits
• Software Co. Asks 11th Circ. To Revive Licensing Deal Suit
• Off The Bench: MSU Coach, Olympian Abuse, DC Stadium Bill
• SPAC To Liquidate After Failed Merger With Casino Owner
• 'Overzealous' Fla. Atty Gets Discipline For Criticizing Judge
• Fenwick, Celebrities Seek To Toss FTX Investors' Suit
• Private Equity Owners Can Remedy Law Firms' Agency Issues
• Florida Farmer Not Prevailing Party In Bias Suit, Judge Says
• Bidder's Shortcomings Sank Shot At $489M Space Force Deal
• Alabama Reps. Urge High Court To Uphold Congressional Map
• DLA Piper Adds Regulatory, Gov't Affairs Partner In Miami
• Fla. Jury Hears Openings In 'Take Care Of Maya' Med Mal Case
• Protection Extended For Afghan Students, Venezuelans In US
• Fla. Man Pleads Not Guilty In $10M PPE Reselling Fraud
• Real Estate Rumors: Elton John, Albany Road, Penske Media
• Hartford Unit Scores 11th Circ. Win In Opioid Coverage Row
• Fla. Nurse Convicted In $200M Medicare False Billing Scheme
• Florida Court Sued For Refusing Disability Accommodations
• EPA Air Plan Disapproval Must Fail, Alabama Tells 11th Circ.
• 11th Circ. Frees Insurers From Covering $54M Tenant Award
• Nonprofit Counters Atlanta In 'Cop City' Referendum Row
• Bradley Arant Fights Sanctions Bid Over Mid-Deposition Texts
• SEC Says Adviser Lost Crypto Account Keys, Hid Investments
• Ex-CFO Of Russian Gas Co. Gets 7 Years For Tax Crimes
• Fla. Judge Denies Bid To Stop Subpoena In Banyan Cay Ch. 11
• Univ. Board Says Unions Can't Sue Over Fla. Arbitration Ban
• 11th Circ. Asked To Force IRS Probe Of Whistleblowers' Claims
• DHS Accounts For More Migrants Freed Under Parole Program
• Auburn Tells 11th Circ. It Is Neutral In Burial Grounds Dispute
• Bittrex Drops Ch. 11 Bid For Sanctions Against Fla. Agency
• 11th Circ. Dubious Of Nanny's Overtime-Exempt Status
• MJ Capital Board Member Gets 9 Yrs For $190M Ponzi Scheme
• Florida Co. Plans To Invest $750M In New Fuel Terminals
• Fla. Boutique's Construction Defect Practice Expands Roster
• How To Protect Atty-Client Privilege While Using Generative AI
• Miami Law Firm Fights For Coverage Of Overbilling Claims
• BofA Can't Nix Lender's Suit Over Aircraft Trust Ponzi Scheme
• Rapper's Girlfriend Used To Blow Up Vape Deal, Fla. Suit Says
• Eli Lilly Launches 10 Suits Over New Diabetes Drug
• FBI Can't Shield All Epstein Records From FOIA Request
• Buyer Of Kitchen Biz Sues In Del. Over Product Recalls
• Georgia County, Builder Ink Deal In Due Process Suit
• How New Lawyers Can Leverage Feedback For Growth
• Insurers Can't Boot Resort's Arbitrator In $46M Hurricane Row
• Trucking Co. Seeks Dismissal Of $11.5M Stolen Cellphone Suit
• IP Ace Rejoins Hogan Lovells In Miami From Pryor Cashman
• Fla. CBD Biz, Investor Can't Score Wins In Fraud Suit
• State Privacy Laws: Not As Comprehensive As You May Think
• Circuit Rulings Confirm Ch. 11 Trustee Fee Refund Trend
• Raymond James Rep Didn't Report AML Red Flags, SEC Says
• Fla. Casinos To Take Seminole Gaming Dispute To High Court
• Fla. High Court Urged To Reinstate Atty Ousted By DeSantis
• Lab Says BCBS Unit Owes Millions For COVID-19 Test Claims
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• NFL QB And Influencers To Settle In FTX Collapse Suit
• Cozen O'Connor Adds Ex-Federal Prosecutor In Miami
• 11th Circ. Won't Rethink Chili's Data Breach Ruling
• Florida Bar Exam's July Pass Rate Gets Back Above 70%
• OpenAI Sees AI Privacy Class Claims Dropped
• L3Harris Says Its 401(k)s Are 'Solid Performers' In Worker Suit
• DeSantis Says Migrant Suit Can't Target Him For Signing Bill
• Onetime Fla. Prosecutor Suspended Over False Testimony
• Jury Acquits Army Swag Contractors Of Bid-Rigging
• Warren Doubts Pentagon Role In $4.7B L3Harris-Aerojet Deal
• Laundry App Washlava Pocketing Payments At MIT, Suit Says
• Cohen Says Trump Won't Produce Docs Justifying $500M Suit
• Fla. Judge Won't Exit, Rethink Axing Trump's Clinton Suit
• Fla. Judge Faces Ethics Charges Over Campaign Statements
• Miami Developer Broke Condo Contract, Investor Says
• Citadel CEO Subpoenas ProPublica Over Tax Data Leak
• 11th Circ. Says Insurers Must Share Defense Of Ga. Teachers
• 11th Circ. Won't Revive Detention Officers' FLSA Suit
• Miami Commissioner, Atty Arrested On Corruption Charges
• Patron Named Seminole Tribe In Prior Complaint, Court Says
• Marble Co. Says Insurer Owes $6.1M For Pest-Infested Stone
• P&G And J&J Sold Useless Decongestants, Suit Says
• Warranty Doesn't Cover Ford Hood Corrosion, Judge Rules
• Debt Collector Violated Collection Rules, Fla. Consumer Says
• Citing Flub, Judge Axes Fired Worker's Punitive Damages Bid
• Va. Man Guilty Of Exporting Construction Machinery To Iran
• Dental Co. Seller Countersues Buyer In Del. Over $312M Deal
• Biopharm Firm Hit With 2nd Suit Alleging Unpaid Wages
• AmeriLife Hires Ex-MetLife Compliance Executive
• Twitter Legal Fees Suit Offers Crash Course In Billing Ethics
• Nurse Staffing Firm's Layoffs Violate WARN Act, Suit Says
• Medicaid Agency's Immunity From Retaliation Claim Affirmed
• Biscayne Capital Exec Pleads Out In $155M Fraud Case
• Trial Opens In Case At Heart Of Netflix's 'Take Care Of Maya'
• 11th Circ. Says It Can't Hear Fee Appeal In Fla. Cleanup Suit
• No Dispute Of Feds' Facts Sinks Co.'s Appeal, Board Rules
• RJR Gets New Trial, $2M Award Nixed In Smoking Death Suit
• Carnival Pans DeCurtis Lenders' 'Far-Fetched' Stay Request
• Investors Must Face RICO Claims In Defective Solar Panel Suit
• Samsung Escapes $4.3M Patent Verdict Following PTAB Ax
• Blumenthal Subpoenas Saudi Fund's US Hub In Golf Probe
• Fla. Judge Says Secure Facility Needed In Trump Docs Case
• Trump Says He Will Get Copyright Over Woodward Interview
• Colo. Fax Co. Hit With $13M TCPA Suit Over Alleged Spam Ads
• DeSantis Says Immunity Bars Suit Over Fla. City Utility Board
• Colo. Law Doesn't Back Consent By Registration, Judge Rules
• McDermott-Led H.I.G. Clinches $5.5B Middle Market LBO Fund
• Judge Says Bitcoin 'Inventor' Could Be Sanctioned For Delays
• Fanatics Says Rival Is No Victim, Was Beaten At Its Own Game
• DC Circ. Won't Rehear Fla. Casinos' Tribal Betting Fight
• Deutsche Bank Can't Undo $95M Verdict Over Ponzi Scheme
• Real Estate Rumors: Mohamed Hadid, Toro, Apollo Global
• Reseller, Insurer Sue To Recover $11.5M In Stolen Cellphones
• 11th Circ. Backs Denial Of Severance For Ex-CSX Exec
• Fla. Suit Claims P&G Lied About Tide Detergent Load Capacity
• Osborne Clarke Launches Office In Miami, Its 3rd In US
• CNN Urges 11th Circ. Not To Revive Dershowitz Suit
• No 4th Circ. Review For Law Firm In Camp Lejeune TCPA Suit
• Offshore Wind Auction Results Portend Difficulties In Gulf
• Geico Accuses Fla. Chiropractic Clinic Of $8M No-Fault Scam
• Right-Wing Twitter Maven Says Feds' Deceit Corrupted Trial
• SBF Cites 5th Amendment In Bid To Stall FTX Customers' Suit
• Trump Can't Own All The President's Words, Woodward Says
• JetBlue Cuts Another Deal Over Spirit Merger Worries
• Arbitrator Bias Confusion Pervades Bids To Vacate Awards
• 11th Circ. Says Remote COVID-19 Grand Jury Was Valid
• Burger King In Miami Served Meal With Glass Shard, Suit Says
• HCA Healthcare Sued In Fla. Over Data Breach Of 11M Patients
• Co. Not Owed Defense In $10M Death Suit, Court Says
• Off Lease, Ally Bank Work On Deal For Cash Use In Ch. 11
• Trial In Fla. Biz Partners Spat Moved Up To January
• DeCurtis Lenders Say Ch. 11 Software Order May 'Cost Lives'
• ABA's Money-Laundering Resolution Is A Balancing Act
• Pool Supply Co. Investors Say COVID Panic Inflated Sales
• Florida Judge Asked To OK $2.4M Deal In Costco Battery Suit
• Bradley Arant Brings On Litigation Duo In Tampa
• Judge Warns Ariz. Atty To Produce Documents In Taser IP Suit
• Kelley Drye Can't Avoid Client's Trade Secret Suit
• Fla. Justices Question Abortion's Inclusion In Privacy Right
• Feds Say Bogus Fund Chief Scammed $5M With AI Trading Lie
• 11th Circ. Widens Split On Supervised-Release Fugitives
• Telecom Groups Urge 5th Circ. To Back FCC Subsidy Fees
• Holland & Knight Insurer Sued Over COVID Benefits Denial
• Fla. Justices Won't Return 'Diversity' To Judicial Rules
• Indian National Accuses Fla. Immigration Atty Of EB-5 Scam
• Off The Bench: Sports & Betting Legal News You Can't Miss
• Ares Leads Virgin Voyages' $550M Funding Round
• Fla. Judge Says State Owes No Interest On Unclaimed $26.24
• NextEra Top Brass Sued Over Alleged 'Political Misconduct'
• 11th Circ. Won't Rehear Del Monte Pineapple Case
• Teen Asks Justices To Reinstate $31M Award In Hit-And-Run
• Disney, Fla. Board Agree To Take Contract Spat To State Court
• Fla. Jury Hits Doc With $20M Verdict Over Dilaudid Death
• Used Car Chain Files Ch. 11 With $139M Debt, Shutdown Plan
• Real Estate Rumors: Bennett, Kushner, Mesa West
• Law Firm Professional Development Steps To Thrive In AI Era
• Consumer Group Backs Ga. Doctor's Appeal In Roundup Suit
• Fla. Court Says Attys Don't Have To Pay Fired Counsel's Fees
• Securities Firms Sichenzia Ross, Carmel Milazzo To Merge
• 11th Circ. Rejects Ga. Ex-Lawmaker's Story In Facebook Spat
• Philly Firm Sues Would-Be Client Over 'Salacious' Yelp Review
• Florida Bar Urges Disbarment For Miami Defense Atty
• Ex-Georgia Atty Can't Beat Fraud Conviction At 11th Circ.
• Instagram Influencer Gets 5 Years For COVID Fraud Scam
• Feds Say Mar-A-Lago Manager's Atty Hasn't Resolved Conflict
• Suspended Fla. Prosecutor Urges Court To Ax DeSantis Order
• 11th Circ. Says Trump Pardonee Can't Get Restitution Refund
• Fla. Public Adjuster Denied Bid To Move Insurance Fees Suit
• Fla. Judge Orders Elon Musk To 'Be Prepared' For Deposition
• Fla. Widow Tells Justices She Is Surviving Spouse Under Law
• NFL Coaches Want 2nd Circ. To Weigh In On Race Bias Ruling
• $20.9M FBAR Penalties Don't End With Texaco Heiress' Death
• Trump's Biggest Reality TV Performance Could Be In Georgia
• Ga. Judge Pauses Block Of Ban On Trans Youths' Health Care
• Google Nears Deal With Play Store Users, AGs Ahead Of Trial
• Judge Need Not Produce Pregnancy Photos In Blackmail Case
• Ga. Justices Say State Law Governs Restrictive Covenants
• Ex-Federal Judge Robreno Joins McCarter & English
• Real Estate Rumors: Keystone Financial, Ram Realty, Ryan
• RELX Data Security Expert Moves To MoFo In Miami
• Ex-BigLaw Atty Claims TikTok Influencer Destroyed His Career
• All 50 State AGs Urge Congress To Help Protect Kids From AI
• States Say They Have Standing In Federal Flood Pricing Row
• Boxer Regains Title, Contract Dispute With Don King Remains
• Pro Golfer's Atty Rips Into Media Over Alleged Defamation
• Worker Says Ice Rink Co. Nixed Insurance After Heart Attack
• Lack Of Captain Made Yacht Wreck Likelier, Judge Says
• Florida Justices OK Atty Suspensions After Felony Charges
• Key Provisions In Florida's New Insurer Accountability Act
• Chicago Bears Rookie Sues Investment Group Over NIL Pact
• Scientist Says Biopharma Firm Withholding Wages
• Feds Object To Review Of Man's Green Card Bid For Wife
• Fla. Transgender Law Shows 'Moral Disapproval,' Court Told
• NC AG Wins Early Injunction Against Florida Real Estate Co.
• Feds Eye 5 Years For Instagram Influencer's $1M COVID Scam
• 4th Appeal In Commodores' TM Suit Not Easy For 11th Circ.
• Fanatics Slams Rival's Smokescreen Tactic In Suit-Moving Bid
• Disney Trims Fed. DeSantis Suit To Free Speech Claim Alone
• 11th Circ. OKs VA's Jury Win In Nurse's Union Retaliation Suit
• Conn. Lawyer Says Colo. Companies Stiffed $107K Legal Bills
• DC Judge Cuts ICE Out Of Deleted Detention Video Suit
• Fla. Judge Tosses Suit Against Uber, Checkr Over ID Theft
• 11th Circ. Grants Atlanta Stay In 'Cop City' Referendum Fight
• $6.2M Pollution Insurance Fight Heading For Arbitration