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Florida - February, 2025

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• Ex-Iranian Intel Official Accused Of Torture In Fla. Suit
• FCC Slaps Pirate Radio Stations With $400K In Fines
• Group Blasts Judge's Call For Women In Contraception MDL
• Judge Refuses To Dismiss $500M Miss America Suit
• Real Estate Recap: Gov't Lease Limbo, AI Upset, Profiteering
• CVS, Catholic Nurse Settle Bias Suit Over Contraceptive Care
• Fla. Officials Can't Escape Authors' Suit Over Book Bans
• Ex-UBS Financial Adviser Must Pay $2M Back, 11th Circ. Told
• Notable Q4 Updates In Insurance Class Actions
• 11th Circ. Asked To Revive Defect Claims In Tesla Crash Suit
• Lewis Brisbois Adds Miami Litigation Trio From Fowler White
• Financial Adviser Denied Bond After Admitting $37M Tax Fraud
• GOP Rep. Reintroduces The JUDGES Act
• Fla. Justices Say Atty Broke Rules With Nonviable Engle Suits
• 11th Circ. Urged To Revive Captivity Claims Against Cruise Co.
• Real Estate Fund Says Property Cos. Lost Investor Funds
• Crypto Fugitives Should Pay SEC $46M, Judge Recommends
• Starbucks, Patent Exec Reach Deal In Atty Defamation Case
• Judge Won't Force Victim's Atty's Reports In Sex Assault Case
• Contract Disputes Recap: Liability Test, Termination Claims
• Fried Frank Rips RICO Sanctions Bid As Intimidation Tactic
• Racing Corvettes Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Mercedes-Benz Drivers Win Class Cert. In Fla. Airbag MDL
• Tesla Wins Punitive Damages Appeal In Fla. Fatal Crash Suit
• Walmart Injury Suit Wrongly Axed For Fraud, Panel Says
• Auto Insurer Freed From Covering Gunshot Injury Litigation
• Debt Collectors Accused Of Preying On Fla. Military Members
• 'Congress Favors Arbitration' In EB-5 Suit, 11th Circ. Told
• The Political Branches Can't Redefine The Citizenship Clause
• Trucking Cos. Can't Be Hauled Into Fla. Court Over Ga. Crash
• 38 AGs Push For Crackdown On Organized Retail Crime
• Defunct Fla. Law Firm Can't Revive Suit Over Theft Case
• Attorneys Must Act Now To Protect Judicial Independence
• In-Office Lobbying Ban Is Legal, Fla. Tells 11th Circ.
• Trump Can't Enact Birthright Citizenship Order During Appeal
• Appealing An Interlocutory Order On Insurer Duty To Defend
• Drinks Co. Ex-CEO Files $732M Sanctions Motion Against Firm
• Horse-Racing Co.'s 'Unregistered' NFTs Cost Gains, Suit Says
• Lab Owner Pleads Guilty In $36M COVID Tests Scheme
• Judge Says Brazilian Justice's Orders Not Properly Served
• SEC Reaffirms Defense Of Market Surveillance Tool
• Fla. Bill Targets Last-Resort Coverage For Unsafe Condos
• FTC Probing $615M Healthcare Staffing Merger
• Businessman Looks To Nix $21M Arbitral Award
• Tampa Bay Rays To Return $200K In Alleged Ponzi Proceeds
• Rethinking 'No Comment' For Clients Facing Public Crises
• Atlanta Says 'Cop City' Completion Moots Public Vote
• Federal Judiciary Repeats Request For More Judges
• Nelson Mullins Brings On Corporate Ace From Fla. Boutique
• Patent Exec Says Starbucks Is Liable For Atty's Statements
• 20 Republican AGs Back Trump's Firing Of Wilcox From NLRB
• Union Says Train Co.'s Lawsuit Frustrates Bargaining
• Landscaping Plant Farmer TreeSap Hits Ch. 11 With Sale Plans
• Injury Attys Sanctioned Over AI-Hallucinated Case Citations
• Trump Birthright Citizenship EO Must Stay Paused, States Say
• US Was Behind Privatbank Nationalization, Suit Alleges
• Trump Media Co. Wants TRO Against Brazilian Justice
• Fla. Teacher Wins Appeal Over Memes Posted To Social Media
• 'Fraternal Duty' No Grounds For Conspiracy, 11th Circ. Told
• SEC Could Loosen Income Limits On Startup Investments
• Fed. Circ. Revives Irish Food Biz Kerry's Meat-Curing Patent
• Trump Media Seeks Shareholder Approval To Leave Delaware
• As Failure-To-Warn Preemption Wanes, Justices May Weigh In
• Buchanan Ingersoll Adds Ogletree Employment Ace In Tampa
• Pierson Ferdinand Adds Fla. Corporate Pro From Sterlington
• How Design Thinking Can Help Lawyers Find Purpose In Work
• Supreme Court Skips Fee-Shifting, IP Web Scraping Questions
• NY Judge Extends Block On DOGE's Treasury Access
• AP Says Press Ban Over Gulf Naming Row Unconstitutional
• Real Estate Recap: 'Park Ave' Effect, Federal Leases, Atty Hires
• 11th Circ. Backs Ga. Military College In Race Bias Appeal
• Fla. Biz Owner Gets 4 Years In Prison For Worker Fraud Plot
• 6 Things To Know About Shein's Fast Fashion Feuds
• First Horizon Says Ex-CEO Is Dropping Claims To Avoid Loss
• Fla. Worker's Wage Suit Against Dillard's Sent To Arbitration
• FanDuel Demands Arbitration For Ex-Jaguars Employee Suit
• Lobbyist Admits To Evading $1.3M Tax By Blocking Home Sale
• Off The Bench: White House Hosts PGA Tour-LIV Golf Summit
• Childish Gambino Nabs Fees In 'This Is America' IP Case
• Israeli Gets 2 Years For Smuggling Plane Parts To Russia
• Weight Drug Suits Highlight Need For Legal Work On Safety
• Freshfields Guides Celsius On $1.8B Alani Energy Brand Buy
• Justices Knock Ala. For Immunizing State Officials
• Florida Hits Target With New Suit Over Pride Month Merch
• Calif. Privacy Agency Takes Regulatory Aim At 6th Data Broker
• Fla. Jury Awards $1.2M In Botched Hysterectomy Suit
• Publix Accused Of Overcharging Discounted Items In Fla. Suit
• 11th Circ. Asked To Reinstate FCC's One-To-One Consent Rule
• Former Sports Nonprofit Employees Seek Docs In RICO Suit
• EPA Sued Over Approval Of Radioactive Waste Road Project
• After Trump's Firing Vow, Last Biden US Attys In Fla. Are Out
• Steel Co. Reaches $1.5M Deal In 401(k) Mismanagement Suit
• Spirit Airlines' Bankruptcy Plan Approved With Opt-Outs Intact
• Bilzin Sumberg Adds Ex-KPMG Tax Pro In Miami
• Competitive Weightlifting Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Trump Wants Birthright Citizenship EO Enacted Amid Appeal
• Fla. Court Tosses Suit Against Hospital Over Patient's Death
• Lululemon Gets 'Greenwashing' Ads Suit Tossed
• PVC Pipe Giant Atkore Discloses DOJ Grand Jury Probe
• COVID Fraudsters Get Prison For Trying To 'Make A Buck'
• NBA Teams Urge Justices To Take Up 'Discovery Rule' Case
• Fla. Court Won't Revive Property Manager's COVID Claims
• NBA Star's Charity Says Tourney Promoters Owe $400K
• WaPo Can't Blame Source In Libel Suit, Trump Media Says
• 11th Circ. TCPA Ruling Signals Erosion Of Judicial Deference
• Chilean Nationals Charged With Burgling Pro Athletes' Homes
• McCarter & English Adds Shutts & Bowen Latin America Head
• Peanut Truck Co. Exempt From Excise Tax, Justices Told
• Judge Won't Narrow Injunction In Birthright Citizenship Case
• Trump Media Co. Sues Brazilian Supreme Court Justice
• H&E Rentals Uses Go-Shop To Ink 'Superior' $5.3B Deal
• CFPB Should Beat Suit Over Small Biz Loan Rule, Judge Says
• Undoing An American Ideal Of Fairness
• Florida Racial Gerrymandering Suit Can Proceed, Panel Rules
• Developer Sues To Force Fla. Village Into Dispute Resolution
• DHS Campaign Warns Unauthorized Immigrants To Leave
• Trump Media Blames Rising Loss Partly On SEC Legal Bills
• 'Bulldog' Chief Of Staff To DeSantis Takes Reins As Florida AG
• Akerman Brings On Florida Litigation Firm's 8 Attys
• How Ill. Ruling Could Influence Future Data Breach Cases
• Baker Botts Partner Says Inventor's Atty Is Threatening Her
• Expect To Feel Aftershocks Of Chopra's CFPB Shake-Up
• Trump Names US Attorneys For DC And Florida
• Real Estate Recap: Practice Pivot, Tariff Tax, Lennar's Lawyers
• DaBaby Gets Fla. Atty Sanctioned For 'Frivolous' Claims
• Morgan & Morgan Atty Accused Of Setting Up Rape Charges
• Ex-Fla. Rep's Associate Wants Sanctions For 'Sham' Lawsuit
• Canadian Flew Drone Over Fla. Space Force Base, Feds Say
• Fla. Criminal Defense Atty Accused Of Bribing DEA Agent
• Insurer Can Proceed With Miami Retaliation Coverage Dispute
• Fla. Crypto Operator Gets 2 Years In Prison For Wire Fraud
• Illinois Vs. The Internet: IP Suits Over Online Sales Stir Debate
• Inconsistent Injury-In-Fact Rules Hinder Federal Practice
• Fla. Atty Disbarred After 'Serious Pattern Of Neglect'
• Akerman Brings On GC For Land Developer In Miami
• Judge Leaves Curbs On DOGE Treasury Access After Hearing
• Wells Fargo Followed Seminoles' Orders For Trust, Jury Hears
• Fla. Judge Denies Drinks Co. Ex-CEO Bid To Ax Monster Liens
• Fake Hedge Funder Pleads Out To $5M AI Trading Scam
• Fla. Court Won't Undo $13M Carbon Monoxide Death Verdict
• Spirit Airlines Ch. 11 Plan Releases Need More Consideration
• 2 Anti-Kickback Developments Hold Lessons For Biopharma
• Cruise Co.'s Bid To Force Spa Worker Into Arbitration Fails
• In-House Counsel Pointers For Preserving Atty-Client Privilege
• Insurers Say Adjuster Must Cover $66M Suit Over Boat Death
• 4th Judge Rejects Trump's Take On Birthright Citizenship
• NYC Man Pleads Guilty To $62.8M Crowdfunded CRE Scheme
• Sidley Brings On Holland & Knight M&A And VC Pro In Miami
• Artist Sues Over Sculpture Left After Property Sale
• Judge's Bias Justifies Reviving Insurance Row, Fla. Panel Says
• Miami Judge Won't Move Suit Over I-95 Crash That Killed 4
• Wells Fargo Cheated Seminole Trust Out Of $800M, Jury Hears
• Fla. Panel Reinstates Suit Over Fatal Cement Truck Collision
• Crypto Operator Seeks No Prison Time For $1M Fraud Plea
• 11th Circ. Upholds Win For Smucker's In Worker's Bias Suit
• One Sotheby President, Wife Hit With Wrongful Death Suit
• Hospital Says It Should've Had Immunity In 'Maya' Case
• CFPB's Message To States Takes On New Weight Under Trump
• Spirit Opts For Ch. 11 Plan After Latest Frontier Bid
• Trump Can Sue Pulitzer Board Members, Fla. Panel Rules
• Fla. Pot Patients Say 8th Circ. Precedent Backs Gun Rights
• Joann To Close Over 500 US Stores In Second Ch. 11
• Fried Frank Faces Sanctions Bid Over RICO Suit
• Power Generation Co. Going Public Via $770M SPAC Deal
• Collecting Rare Books Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Red States Tell 8th Circ. DACA Health Coverage Harms Them
• Fla. Senate Committee Advances Resilient Building Tax Credit
• Ex-Employee Sues Fla. News Database Co. Over Data Breach
• Fla. Judge OKs $7M Deal In Health Data Breach Class Action
• Hyundai Urges 11th Circ. To Uphold Dreadlock Policy Ruling
• Fla. Man Accused Of Laundering $350M Pleads Guilty
• Activist Elliott Targets Phillips 66 Again Over Lack Of Progress
• New DOJ Leaders Should Curb Ill-Conceived Prosecutions
• Starbucks Fights Fla. Defamation Suit Over Atty's Statements
• Ex-Client May Not Appeal Morgan & Morgan Arbitration Order
• Judge Should Not Have Been Reprimanded For Alito Essay
• Injury Attys Admit 'Embarrassment' Of AI-Hallucinated Cites
• Merrill Lynch $20M Bias Deal Should Be Approved, Judge Says
• Fla. Court Lets Seminoles Intervene In Gaming Ad Suit
• Atty Accused Of Impeding Model In Fla. NFL Player Injury Suit
• Amazon Used App Toolkit To Harvest User Data, Suit Says
• 'Noxious' Anti-Qualcomm Media Blitz Won't Be Blocked
• Megan Thee Stallion's Trial Lies Suit Survives Dismissal Bid
• Former US Atty Named Chief Judge Of Miami-Dade Courts
• Fox Rothschild Brings On Saul Ewing Litigators In Florida
• Lights, Camera, Ethics? TV Lawyers Tend To Set Bad Example
• Fla. Gov. DeSantis Says State Officers Will Aid ICE Efforts
• Injury Attys In Hot Water Over Possible AI-Hallucinated Cites
• Real Estate Recap: Evolving CRE Finance, Tariffs, PFAS
• 70 Depo-Provera Suits Joined In Florida's Northern District
• Fla. Atty Couple Can't Escape Verdict Over Abandoning House
• Laughing Gas Makers, Vape Shops Hit With Class Suit
• NAFTA Case Useful In Bid To DQ Quinn Emanuel, Judge Says
• Fla. Atty Disbarred For Fund Mishandling, Cover-Up, Contempt
• Activist Elliott Takes Aim At $7.2B AspenTech-Emerson Deal
• Trump Birthright Citizenship Order Faces Scrutiny In 3rd Court
• Feds Agree Not To Publish FBI Agent List, For Now
• Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, Latham, Skadden
• Accountant-Owned Law Firms Could Blur Ethical Lines
• 2 RE Execs, Brother Assaulted 60 Women, Feds Say
• Fla. Ethics Watchdog: Judge Should Testify If Subpoenaed
• Fla. Panel Rules Atty Imposter Scam Suit Had Invalid Service
• Dealers Sue VW Unit Over Deposits For New Trucks, SUVs
• Tesla Fatal Crash's Tentative Trial Date Hinges On Fla. Justices
• SEC 'Exposes Lunacy' Through Its Dueling Suits, PE Firm Says
• No Imminent Plans To Publish Jan. 6 FBI Agents List, DOJ Says
• Insurance Co. Must Cover Truck Driver Injury, 11th Circ. Rules
• Broker Sued In $79M Bezos Deal Has To Replead Defenses
• Tort Report: Kiss Death Suit Must Be Axed, Band Says
• Fla. Judge Beats Bias Challenge In Presiding Over CBD Suit
• AI Will Soon Transform The E-Discovery Industrial Complex
• Honeywell To Split Into 3 Entities After Activist Pressure
• Steel Co., Ex-Worker To Settle 401(k) Mismanagement Suit
• GAO Says Bidder Not Prejudiced By Solicitation 'Ambiguity'
• EmpiresX Crypto Platform Operators Ordered To Pay $129M
• 'Pay-To-Pay' Fees Are Unfair Debt Practice, 11th Circ. Rules
• Apply Presuit Notice Law Retroactively, Insurer Tells Fla. Court
• When Innovation Overwhelms The Rule Of Law
• Berger Singerman Aims To Sink Hurricane Malpractice Suit
• Ex-CBD Co. Franchisee Says Magistrate Can't Rule On DQ Bid
• 11th Circ. Backs Navy Win In IT Worker's Promotion Bias Suit
• Maryland Judge Blocks Trump Birthright Citizenship Order
• Google Gets OkCaller's 'Incoherent' Antitrust Claims Tossed
• Senate Confirms Pam Bondi To Be AG
• Lindberg Fights NC Charging Order Against His Florida Co.
• 11th Circ. Urged To Adopt 'Consensus' On Officers' Immunity
• Exploration Co. Wants Sanctions Over Atty DQ Attempt
• Ex-Celsius VP Cops To Insider Trading In Florida Case
• Walmart Gets Arbitration In Fla. Delivery Fee Tax Fight
• FBI Agents, Workers Sue To Stop Trump's Threatened Purge
• Trans Deputy's Bias Case Hits Headwinds At 11th Circ.
• Late Developer's Atty Asks For Help To Determine Privilege
• The Tides Are Changing For Fair Access Banking Laws
• Imagine The Possibilities Of Openly Autistic Lawyering
• PTAB Must Rethink 3G Sisvel Ruling, Fed. Circ. Says
• 11th Circ. Weighs Future Of SEC's Market Surveillance Tool
• 11th Circ. Bias Fight Could Set Bar For Trans Benefits Suits
• Red States Back Trump On Birthright Citizenship Limits
• Army Corps Can't Prove $4M Contractor Negligence Claim
• Fla. Police Pension Sues Target Over 'Woke Capitalism' Losses
• Feds Back Out Of Trans Ga. Deputy's 11th Circ. Rehearing
• Utah Court Urged To Preserve $8.3M In Messner Reeves Funds
• Documentary Filmmaking Makes Me A Better Lawyer