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Florida - May, 2024

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• Ex-DEA Agent Told Jury Chiquita Was 'Victimized' By Militants
• Subaru Drivers Reach Class Deal Over Defective Fuel Pumps
• RJR Hit With $9.3M Verdict For Smoker's Death
• Real Estate Recap: Courthouse Facelifts, Appraisal Bias
• Fla. Judge Won't Nix SEC Suit Over $112M Ponzi Scheme
• Boat Owner's $1.85M Policy Void In Fire Dispute, Judge Says
• Former Navy Vice Chief Indicted On Bribery Charges
• Former Miami City Atty Must Face Real Estate Fraud Suit
• Atty Gets 2nd Suspension Over Sale Of $1.6M Painting
• Justices' Repeat Offender Ruling Eases Prosecutorial Hurdle
• Trump Condemns NY Trial As Verdict Echoes In DC
• Ex-FTX Auditor Must Face SEC's Independence Rules Suit
• Physician, Health Cos. Spar Over Docs In Fla. Qui Tam Suit
• Chancery Sweeps Away Most Challenges To Broker's Control
• Judge Finds US Owns Fla. Island In Long-Running Dispute
• Here's What Comes Next After Trump's Conviction
• NFL Kicker Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Flight Attendants
• SEC Cites High Court CFPB Ruling In Market Surveillance Suit
• Court Urged To Bring Fla. College Retirement Fee Suit To Trial
• Donald Trump Convicted Of All 34 Counts In NY Trial
• Atty Who Missed Depo Amid Eclipse Trip Slams AAA's Fee Bid
• Mukasey Frenchman Co-Founder, Ex-DOJ Atty Join Dynamis
• Morgan & Morgan Settles Ex-Paralegal's FMLA Suit
• Polsinelli Keeps Up Miami Growth With Boutique Litigator
• Trauma-Informed Legal Approaches For Pro Bono Attorneys
• Gunster Bolsters Employment And Immigration Teams In Florida
• 11th Circ. Backs Navy Win In National Origin Harassment Case
• What The Trump Verdict Was Like From Inside The Courtroom
• ​​​​​​​Merrill Lynch Inks $20M Deal In Financial Advisers' Bias Suit
• 11th Circ. Backs SEC Win In Trader's Challenge To 'Dealer' Tag
• Fla. Medicare Companies Get Class Cert. In Suit Against USAA
• DACA Holder Accuses Fla. Credit Union Of Discrimination
• Judge Says Texas Can't Relitigate DHS Parole Program
• Robinhood Reaches Deal To End 'Meme Stock' Investor Suit
• Mercedes-Benz Fights Class Cert In Takata Airbag MDL
• Atty Says SEC Waited Too Long To Secure Civil Penalties
• AP Urges Toss Of Suit Alleging It Helped Hamas Attack Israel
• CNN Tells 11th Circ. Trump Defamation Claims Fall Flat
• BakerHostetler, Crowell On Verge Of Settling Client Scam Suit
• Greenberg Traurig Adds Jackson Lewis Litigator In Orlando
• 11th Circ. Backs Insurer's Win In Trampoline Injury Suit
• Coverage Recap: Day 1 Of Deliberations In Trump's NY Trial
• Playing Music Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Dominican Air Co. Says CEO Deposition Not Needed In Suits
• Chiquita Ops Chief Says Militant Leader Extorted Company
• Fed. Circ. Won't Revive 'Checking Financial History' Patents
• Ex-Florida Atty Accused Of Failing To Deliver Condo Proceeds
• Heavyweight Champ Lobs New Suit At Don King, Promoters
• Trump's Florida Prosecutors Scolded For Gag Order Filing
• Gorsuch Unhappy Court Won't Rethink Jury Size Precedent
• How Attys Can Avoid Pitfalls When Withdrawing From A Case
• Fla. Health Co. Can't Nix Punitive Damages In Med Mal Suit
• Boston Red Sox Settle Fired Worker's COVID Vax Bias Suit
• Live Nation Ticket Buyers Follow Feds With Antitrust Suit
• Fla. Bar Seeks Longer Penalty Over Atty's Campaign Speech
• Real Estate Authority: Adaptive Reuse, Climate Risk, SFR
• Red States Target Blue States In Push To End Climate Torts
• 11th Circ. Lets Carnival Passenger Pursue Pain Damages
• Fla. Lab Owner Will Pay $27M To End False Billing Suit
• Florida Urges Quick Appeal Of Wetlands Permitting Decision
• Fla. Jury Finds Ayahuasca Church Liable For Attendee's Death
• Judge Finds Cannabis Tracking Suit Targeted Wrong Agency
• Biden's Judicial Impact And What's Left On The Wish List
• South Fla. Residents Sue Over Racial Gerrymanders
• Off The Bench: NCAA Settles House NIL Class Action
• Fla. Judge Revisits Scope Of Immigrant Transport Law Injunction
• What 11th Circ. FCRA Ruling Means For Credit Furnishers
• CFPB Seeks $20M Penalty For Inaccurate Loan Data
• Using A Children's Book Approach In Firm Marketing Content
• DOJ's Live Nation-Ticketmaster Suit: What You Should Know
• Latham, Cravath Rep Live Nation In DOJ Ticketmaster Battle
• Judge Won't Strike $12.5M Suit Over LifeWallet Software
• White House Pushes Back On GOP's Nominee Complaints
• Wiz Khalifa Settles Suit Over Cannabis Venture
• 22 States Seek To Defend EPA Heavy-Duty Truck GHG Rule
• Irma Power Outage Claims Must Be Brought To Fla. Regulator
• A Changing Regulatory Landscape For Weight Loss Drugs
• Lockheed Urges 11th Circ. To Affirm Win In Solvent Suit
• The State Of Play In DEI And ESG 1 Year After Harvard Ruling
• Fla. Justices Make Civil Trial Delays More Difficult
• DOL Says 11th Circ. 'Alone' In ERISA Internal Remedy Stance
• Ga. Fights Disbarred Atty's Reinstatement Bid At 11th Circ.
• 2 Oil Trader FCPA Pleas Highlight Fine-Reduction Factors
• Virtual Reality Startup's $150M SPAC Merger Is Scrapped
• Whirlpool Aims To Sink Fridge Wiring Defect Claims
• High Court Sides With Gov't Over Repeat Offender Sentencing
• DOJ Sues Live Nation 14 Years After Ticketmaster Deal
• Pryor Cashman Atty Accused Of 'Brazen' Hose Patent Fraud
• Investors Say FIS Must Investigate Derivative Suit's Claims
• Binance.US Beats Fla. Regulator's Suspension Order
• IT Co. Can't Sink Fired Worker's FMLA Retaliation Suit
• Justices' CFPB Alliance May Save SEC Courts, Not Chevron
• Fla. Judge Won't Pause Russian Planes Coverage Suit
• Judgeship Threatened If Trump Aide Didn't Flip, Atty Says
• GOP State Leaders Tell Justices Mexico Can't Sue Gunmakers
• What The FTC Report On AG Collabs Means For Cos.
• MilliporeSigma Avoids Charges As DOJ Extols Self-Disclosure
• When Oral Settlements Reached In Mediation Are Enforceable
• Fla. Judges Cleared To Speak On Legal Process During Panels
• DeSantis Ducks Voters' Suit Over Fla. Prosecutor Suspension
• Being An EMT Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• NJ Atty Faces Fla. Suspension Over Sale Of $1.6M Painting
• RedBird, Weatherford Capital Launch College Sports Platform
• Fraud Defendant Strikes Deal To End Ch. 11, Sell House
• Calif. Court Rejects Arbitration Pact Stacked Against Workers
• Fla. Judge Blocks Immigrant Transport Law During Litigation
• Fla. Scientist Fights Contempt Ruling In Data Theft Suit
• Red Lobster Gets OK To Tap $40M Ch. 11 Loan
• FSU Asks NC Justices To Favor Fla. Suit In ACC Fee Fight
• 20 States Challenge Biden Admin's NEPA Rule
• More Classified Docs Were Found After Mar-A-Lago Raid
• 22 States Tell 11th Circ. Corp. Transparency Act Goes Too Far
• PE Firms Close Separate Funds With Nearly $1.3B Total In Tow
• College QB Sues Gators' Coach For False $13.9M NIL Deal
• 3rd Suit Alleges Panera's 'Charged' Drink Caused Heart Attack
• DC Circ. Won't Let Fla. Halt Wetlands Permits Decision
• Earth, Wind & Fire Cover Band Owes $750K In TM Suit
• Conn. Law Firm's Trade Secrets Case Likely Moving To Fla.
• The Law360 400: Tracking The Largest US Law Firms
• Strategic Hiring Was The New Normal For BigLaw In 2023
• Fla. Pet Store Wins $53K Atty Fee Award In Explicit Video Suit
• TD Ameritrade Must Face Most Claims In Fraud-Abetting Suit
• Transparency Act Violates Constitution, Groups Tell 11th Circ.
• Venezuelan Facing 2 Years In Prison For Laundering Scheme
• Trial In Blackmail Case Over Judge's Photos Delayed
• Agricultural Groups Agree To Toss Claim In H-2A Rule Dispute
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• CORRECTED: DeSantis Signs Bill Adding 9 New Judgeships
• Fried Frank, K&L Gates Lead $950M Sale Of Transportation Biz
• Squire Patton Lands Ex-Polsinelli Latin America Head In Miami
• 6th Circ. Orders Sanctioned Prison Co. To Pay NLRB Atty Fees
• Red Lobster Hits Ch. 11 Reeling From Endless Shrimp Deals
• Davis Polk, Wachtell Guide $2B SouthState Banking Deal
• Real Estate Authority: Loan Doctors, CFIUS, Mixed-Use Boom
• $440M Cruise Line Ruling Over Cuba Dock May Be In Jeopardy
• OB-GYN Enough Like GYN Oncologist For Expert Witness Law
• Off The Bench: Golf Star Arrest, Fla. Gambling, Gruden V. NFL
• Fla. Investor Says Mining Co. Froze His Shares In Costly Error
• Koch-Tied Group Says Transparency Law Offends Federalism
• Fla. Appeals Court Nixes Condo Tax Sale After Address Mix-Up
• DC Circ. Won't Immediately Block EPA Power Plant GHG Rule
• Man Admits To Threatening Judge Over 'Don't Say Gay' Ruling
• Trump's Potential Witness Could Be Defense 'Dynamite'
• Many Plans Already In Front Of 11th Circ. Trans Health Ruling
• Ointment Scheme Conned Gov't Out Of Millions, Fla. Suit Says
• Disney Strikes Deal To Exit Hispanic Worker's Bias Suit
• 11th Circ. Denies Ayahuasca Church's Bid For Rehearing
• FCC To Pull Phone Co.'s Authorization To Operate In US
• Ex-Ga. Coach Says Earlier Race Suit Doesn't Bar Title VII Suit
• 11th Circ. Tries To Untangle Aftermath Of Judge's Early Exit
• Exploring An Alternative Model Of Litigation Finance
• 'Miami Mentor' Joins Goldberg Segalla As Partner
• Roche Freedman Gets Split Ruling On Witnesses In Atty's Suit
• $5.5M Apotex Generic Drug Price-Fixing Deal Gets Initial OK
• Fla. Seeks To Halt Biden's ACA Trans Discrimination Rule
• US Must Produce Emails Between IRS Managers, Docs Leaker
• Insurer Says Security Co. Not Covered For Nightclub Injuries
• Peru Ducks $154M Claim Over Seized Gold Shipments
• Fla. Suit Alleging Race Bias In New Voting Districts Proceeds
• Little People Wrestling Co. Starts 'Micro' TM Fight With Rival
• Russian Gas Ex-CFO Can't Nix $44M FBAR Suit, Judge Rules
• Law Firm Urges Reversal Of Malpractice Arbitration Award
• EEOC Suit Over Vax Refuser's Firing Survives Dismissal Bid
• Fla. Sheriff Caved To ICE Detainer On American, Atty Says
• Devil's In The Details On FDCPA, Article III Standing
• Hemp Co. Settles Sales Dispute With Fla. Regulators
• Masters Employee Cops To Selling $5.3M In Golf Memorabilia
• 11th Circ. Ruling May Foreshadow Ch. 15 Clashes
• Insurer Wants Payback For Covering Theater Group Theft
• Fees Sought For Missed Depo During Atty's Solar Eclipse Trip
• What The Justices' Copyright Damages Ruling Didn't Address
• Florida Judicial Ethics Panel Split Over Personal Fundraising
• Teaching Yoga Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Gunster Data Breach Affected 9K Clients' Data, Suit Says
• Asset Manager Cops To $1.2B Venezuelan Oil Co. Fraud
• DOI Urges High Court To Uphold Seminole Gambling Compact
• Fighters Likely Killed Victims In Chiquita Case, Academic Says
• Cannabis Co., Wrigley Heir Settle $7M Investor Suit
• Insurer Says Miami Retaliation Scheme Not Covered
• Law Firm Must Face Ex-HR Manager's Pregnancy Bias Suit
• 'Come On, Counsel!': 11th Circ. Scoffs At Ga. District's Appeal
• Fla. Man Get 13 Mos. For Trading On Goldman Insider Info
• States, Elec. Co-Op Seek To Block EPA Power Plant GHG Rule
• A Vision For Economic Clerkships In The Legal System
• Sullivan & Cromwell Seeks To Ax Claims Of Aiding FTX Fraud
• Polsinelli Grows With 2 CMBS Experts From Kilpatrick
• Bankruptcy Courts Have Contempt Power, Del. Case Reminds
• What's Behind 'Nuclear' Verdicts? Skeptical Juries, Attys Say
• 11th Circ. Says Class Attys Self-Dealt In $35M TCPA Settlement
• 'This Is America,' Not A Copyright Case, 2nd Circ. Says
• Judge Judy Files Defamation Suit Over Menendez Bros. Claim
• Fla. Court Upholds Apt. Complex's Win In Wrongful Death Suit
• Chancery Orders Check Of Trump-Tied SPAC Sponsor Deal
• Florida State Fee Fight Frozen Pending Ruling By NC Justices
• ABC Says Trump Already Lost False Rape Claims In NY
• Corp. Transparency Act An Overbroad Dragnet, 11th Circ. Told
• Fla. Investor Duped Brokerages In Trading Scheme, SEC Says
• Diaz Reus Attys Dodge Sanctions Over Last-Minute Dismissal Bid
• BofA Says Suit By Commanders Ex-Partner Has Wrong Target
• Fla. Law Firms Get Settlement Share Dispute Revived
• Fla. Bar Wants Referrals On Judicial Election Conduct Banned
• Insurer's Countersuit Pared In $1.85M Boat Fire Coverage Row
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Real Estate Authority: Norfolk Southern, Big 4 Earnings, HUD
• Fla. Agency Forced Resignation Over Mental Illness, Suit Says
• Ex-Conn. Investment Adviser Arrested In Fla. Over $4M Fraud
• McDonald's Workers Want Class Cert. In Sex Harassment Suit
• Zeekr's US Debut Could Spur More IPOs From China
• Insurers Don't Owe Chiquita Coverage In Terrorism Settlement
• Off The Bench: Ohtani Translator's Plea, NBA Star Tops Agent
• E-Discovery Quarterly: Recent Rulings On Text Message Data
• Fla. Judge Rebuked For Lengthy Case Backlog
• Medical Device Co., Insurers Settle Equipment Damage Loss
• The Week In Trump: All Eyes On NY As Other Cases Lag
• 11th Circ. Urged To Reconsider Ruling In Cancer Cluster Case
• High Court Leaves Discovery Rule Question For Another Day
• 7 Fla. Men Indicted In Nationwide Skimming Device Operation
• Rail Co. Accused Of Retaliation Over FMLA Use
• Fla. Justices Let More Law Grads Work Before Admission
• Mobile Carriers Pay $10M To End 50 AGs' Deceptive Ad Claims
• 11th Circ. Rejects Monsanto's Roundup Suit Redo Request
• Fla. Justices Say Widow Is Surviving Spouse Under The Law
• Trump SPAC Investor Convicted Of Insider Trading
• Justices Say Copyright Damages Can Go Beyond 3 Years
• Mayer Brown, Latham Steer Proficient Auto's $215M IPO
• Fla. Man Owes $2.3M Tax For Late Mother's Estate, US Says
• Fla. Defense Contractor Admits To Selling Parts From Turkey
• Digitex Founder Pleads Guilty To Bank Secrecy Act Violation
• Film Investor Wins $19M Verdict Against Producer
• Truth Social Backer's Insider Trading Alibi In Jury's Hands
• Fla. Lab Owner Gets 10 Years For Unneeded Medical Tests
• Swimming Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Biden Picks US Magistrate Judge In Fla. For 11th Circ.
• Canadian Film Producer Skips Fla. Trial On Fraud Allegations
• Trump Media Co-Founders Seek Chancery Contempt Order
• Florida Judge Delays Trump's Classified Docs Trial Indefinitely
• Everton Investors Bemoan Soccer Team Sale Amid Fraud Suit
• Feds Tell 11th Circ. Justices' Ruling Saves DHS Parole Policies
• Fla. Schools And Hospitals Fight To Save Opioid Claims
• Steward Health Gets Ch. 11 Loan, Says It Plans Hospital Sales
• Panera To Nix 'Charged' Drink At Center Of Death Suits
• Truth Social Investor Grilled By Feds At Insider Trading Trial
• NC Firm Beats Appeal In Fee Fight With Fla. Client
• Fla. Court Mulls Bid To Unmask DeSantis' Judicial Advisers
• Chase Aims To Sink Florida Law Firm's $100K Wire Theft Suit
• Energy Dept. Says Red States Can't Block LNG Export Pause
• Tennis Org. Ordered To Pay $9M For Sexual Abuse Negligence
• 13 Judges Boycott Columbia Clerks Over Protest Response
• Hospital Hits Back At Kowalskis' Bid For Sanctions
• Fla. Jury Sides With Polo Star In Fight Over Cloned Horse Deal
• Alaska Man Gets 2 Years Over 'Bud And Breakfast' Scheme
• Fla. Judge Tosses Suit To Remove Miami Official From Office
• 8 Fla. Statutes That Construction Cos. Should Prepare For
• Ex-Worker Sues Fla. Krispy Kreme Over Transgender Status
• Notable Q1 Updates In Insurance Class Actions
• DeSantis, Ousted Fla. Atty Clash Over Reinstatement Powers
• Truth Social Backer 'Absolutely' Denies Insider Rap To Jury
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Cybersecurity Firm Appgate Hits Ch. 11 3 Years After IPO
• Trump Media Hires Auditor To Replace Firm Accused Of Fraud
• Ex-Morgan & Morgan Paralegal Hits Firm With FMLA Suit
• Viral Deepfakes Of Taylor Swift Highlight Need For Regulation
• Real Estate Authority: Dirty Money, Forever Chems, Housing
• 5 Plead Guilty To Hiding Fraud Proceeds In Chinese Cos.
• Outback Looks To Undo $2.5M Verdict In Slip-And-Fall Case
• Florida Court Revives County's Suit Over Fairgrounds Deal
• Fla. Business Groups Line Up Behind State In CWA Permit War
• Ex-Spirit Flight Attendant Drops FMLA Suit
• Sentencing Delayed For Ex-Fintech Exec In Crypto Case
• Lennar Workers Say 2nd Circ. Ruling Backs Their ERISA View
• As Arbitrator Bias Claims Rise, Disclosure Standards Evolve
• Judge Says Lender Can't Escape CFPB's Loan Data Suit
• Brothers Accuse Cos. Of Mishandling $1.1M EB-5 Investments
• Akerman Hires Miami-Dade Atty As Chair Of Land Use Team
• Social Media Free Speech Issues Are Trending At High Court
• Chiquita Paid Militants To Save Lives, Ex-Ops Chief Testifies
• Sysco Unit To Provide Back Pay To End DOL Hiring Bias Probe
• Patent Board Rulings Send $3.3M Judgment Up In Flames
• Sugar Price-Fixing Suits Combined In NY
• Kind Keeps Win At 2nd Circ. In MDL Over 'All Natural' Labeling
• 11th Circ. Lets Georgia Island Dock Lawsuit Proceed
• Cisco Counterfeiting Scheme Earns Fla. Man 6½ Years
• 11th Circ. Rules Tribal Co. Is Not Immune In Trade Secrets Suit
• US Wants To Forfeit $1.55M Landing Gear Bound For Russia
• 11th Circ. Urged To Clear Final Hurdle To Interstate Water Deal
• Navigating Harassment Complaints From Trans Employees
• 11th Circ. 'Emphatically' Upholds JCPenney's Sanctions Win
• Holland & Knight Taps M&A Pro As Jacksonville, Fla., Leader
• Don't Use The Same Template For Every Client Alert
• Ala., Fla. Trans Patients Urge 11th Circ. To Heed Bias Ruling
• DOL Announces $6.5M For Seasonal Farmworker Housing
• No Relief For Fla. Adviser Convicted In $80M Trading Scam
• Hotel Chains Hit With Algorithmic Pricing Collusion Suit
• Do Not Overstate Fla. Condo Termination Ruling's Impact
• Carnival Fails To Ditch 'Far From Perfect' Hot-Soup Suit
• Fla., NY, DC Join Suit Demanding Halt To NCAA's NIL Policies
• Judge Enjoins Baseball Bat Cos. In Fla. Trademark Fight
• In Trump Staredown With NY Judge, 'Somebody Has To Blink'
• Trump's Truth Social Stake Expands To Nearly 65%
• Army Corps Says Taking Over Fla. CWA Permits Is No Problem
• Walking With My Dog Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Simpson-Led Mosaic Selling $1.5B Stake In Saudi Mining JV
• The Secret Sauce For Trademarking Viral Food Products