Florida

  • June 11, 2026

    Magistrate Judge Suggests Injunction On 'Blippi' Fakes

    A federal magistrate judge has recommended permanently enjoining a Florida company from infringing trademarks on the children's show "Blippi," agreeing with the U.K.-based business that makes the show that the Florida company's Blippi impersonators were infringing.

  • June 11, 2026

    11th Circ. Blocks Insurer's Late Bid To Join Trafficking Suit

    The Eleventh Circuit on Thursday tossed an insurer's appeal of a decision denying its bid to intervene in a suit against a Georgia hotel that was ordered to pay $40 million for its role in allowing sex trafficking on its premises.

  • June 11, 2026

    Ohtani Ball Fight 'Could Easily Be Settled,' Fla. Judge Says

    The Florida state judge overseeing a three-way dispute over ownership of a record-breaking home run ball by baseball star Shohei Ohtani did not indicate at a hearing Thursday whether he would send the case to a jury, but did suggest to the parties that the case "could easily be settled."

  • June 11, 2026

    Miss America CEO Wants Ex-Atty Barred From Court

    The CEO of Miss America and companies linked to the pageant asked a Florida federal court on Thursday to bar their former counsel Carlton Fields from a status conference in their litigation over Miss America's bankruptcy, arguing the firm is not a party and is no longer counsel of record.

  • June 11, 2026

    Conn. Justices Order New Trial In $13.2M Estate Tax Fight

    The Connecticut Supreme Court on Thursday ordered a new trial over the state's $13.2 million tax assessment against the estate of a health insurance executive who died in Florida, saying a trial judge should have applied a lower standard of proof when determining the executive's state of residence.

  • June 11, 2026

    Ex-Trump Atty Chesebro Gets Fla. Law License Back

    The Florida Supreme Court has reinstated the law license of former Trump campaign attorney Kenneth Chesebro after his conviction in Georgia's election interference racketeering case was eventually cleared by a court order invalidating the charge.

  • June 11, 2026

    Chancery Backs 'War Dogs' Figure's Lender In Mortgage Fight

    The Delaware Chancery Court has ruled that a lender was entitled to place disputed second mortgages on dozens of apartment properties controlled by a real estate investor, rejecting claims that the liens were invalid and entering judgment for the lender after a trial.

  • June 11, 2026

    Fla. Court Says State Can't Litigate Tribal Ordinance Violations

    A man who was found guilty of disorderly intoxication after being arrested at the Miccosukee Casino and Resort on the Miccosukee Indian Reservation had his conviction and sentence reversed after a Florida appeals court found the state lacked jurisdiction to prosecute him for violating a local ordinance on tribal land.

  • June 11, 2026

    Quinn Emanuel Settles International Oil Feud With Ex-Client

    Quinn Emanuel and a Mexican oil company told a Miami federal court they have reached a settlement in a bitter dispute stemming from the firm's representation of the company amid a New York bankruptcy, resolving claims in U.S., Mexican and Singaporean courts.

  • June 11, 2026

    11th Circ. Won't Revisit Delta Pilots' Military Bias Suit

    The Eleventh Circuit declined to rethink the dismissal of a suit alleging Delta forced out two pilots because they took military leave, leaving in place a panel's conclusion that they resigned over investigations into whether they misused their sick leave.

  • June 10, 2026

    Royal Caribbean Says Stay Bars Voyeur Suits' Consolidation

    Royal Caribbean urged a Florida federal judge to reject a recommendation to combine 11 lawsuits alleging a former crew member planted hidden cameras in passengers' staterooms, arguing that a stay in a similar proposed class action bars consolidation until the Eleventh Circuit rules on whether claims can be arbitrated. 

  • June 10, 2026

    Grindr Says Arbitration Order In Teen Death Suit Was Proper

    The Grindr dating platform criticized a bid to undo an arbitration order lodged by the estate of a 16-year-old girl who was tortured and killed after a 35-year-old man allegedly used the app to lure her to his home, saying case law cited by the estate was not precedential.

  • June 10, 2026

    FDA Rule For Nicotine Pouches Likely Flawed, Judge Says

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration can't stop companies from selling ZEO Universe synthetic nicotine pouches, a Florida federal court has ruled, saying the agency likely acted illegally when it imposed costly new testing requirements without analyzing their economic effect on small businesses.

  • June 10, 2026

    Fla. Panel Says Policy Breach Verdict Didn't Bar Bad Faith Suit

    A Florida appellate panel on Wednesday revived a restaurant owner's claims that its insurer acted in bad faith in not resolving a claim over losses from a roof collapse before the contract dispute went to trial, finding the extra-contractual damages the company sought had not yet been litigated.

  • June 10, 2026

    'Angry' Uber Driver Set Palisades Fire On Purpose, Jury Told

    The massive and deadly Palisades Fire in January 2025 wasn't an accident but the intentional work of an Uber-driving arsonist angry with society and his own life, federal prosecutors told a Los Angeles jury during opening statements in Jonathan Rinderknecht's criminal trial Wednesday.

  • June 10, 2026

    Trump Loses Bid To DQ Judge In BBC Defamation Suit

    A Florida federal magistrate judge on Wednesday denied President Donald Trump's request that she recuse herself from overseeing discovery in his $10 billion defamation suit against the BBC, ruling he waived his right to ask for recusal by waiting over five months to do so.

  • June 10, 2026

    Ex-TD Bank Teller Gets 2 Years For Laundering Drug Cash

    A New Jersey federal judge sentenced a former TD Bank NA teller on Wednesday to two years in federal prison for accepting bribes and helping launder millions of dollars in drug proceeds through a scheme that transferred illicit money from the U.S. to Colombia.

  • June 10, 2026

    Spirit Gets Initial OK To Pay Exec Bonuses Amid Wind-Down

    A New York bankruptcy judge on Wednesday said he was likely to approve Spirit Airlines' request to pay three executives up to roughly $1.9 million in potential bonuses as Spirit works to sell its remaining assets and shutter the business.

  • June 10, 2026

    No Arbitration In Yacht Broker Fee Case, 11th Circ. Affirms

    An Eleventh Circuit panel affirmed a lower court ruling Wednesday, refusing a yacht listing service's bid to force arbitration in a case over an alleged conspiracy to inflate the fees brokers collect for the sale of preowned yachts.

  • June 10, 2026

    Florida Appeals Court Revives Asset Probe Of Law Firm

    A Florida appeals court said Wednesday that real estate investment firm Sasha Investments LLC should not have been blocked from seeking discovery from a law firm to collect on a $2.1 million default judgment.

  • June 10, 2026

    DOJ Says Student Borrowers' Suit Is Moot After Rule's Vacatur

    The Trump administration is urging a D.C. federal judge to toss a lawsuit seeking to revive the Biden-era SAVE student loan repayment rule, arguing that the case is moot because there is no rule left to enforce after the Eighth Circuit ordered the plan vacated in March.

  • June 10, 2026

    $50M Atkore PVC Price-Fix Deal Receives Ill. Judge's Early OK

    A $50 million settlement between Atkore Inc. and end users who claimed the polyvinyl chloride pipe maker participated in a price-fixing scheme during the height of the pandemic has cleared its first hurdle, receiving a judge's initial approval Wednesday in an Illinois federal court.

  • June 10, 2026

    Disney Imagineering, Staffing Firm Settle IT Worker's OT Suit

    A former IT project manager, Walt Disney's theme park design arm and a staffing firm have agreed to resolve the worker's lawsuit alleging the companies failed to pay him overtime wages, according to a mediation report filed in Florida federal court.

  • June 09, 2026

    Ex-Fla. Rep. Asks For Trial Redo On Foreign Agent Charges

    A former congressman urged a Florida federal court to overturn a jury verdict finding him guilty of secretly lobbying for Venezuela's leftist regime for $50 million, arguing several missteps by the court resulted in his conviction.

  • June 09, 2026

    Hospital Rating Group Calls $10.5M Fee Bid 'Unreasonable'

    The Leapfrog Group said Tenet Healthcare Corp.'s community hospitals "gratuitously overstaffed" their deceptive trade practices case against the hospital ratings nonprofit and urged a Florida federal court to deny or "massively reduce" Tenet's $10.5 million request for fees.

Expert Analysis

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: Intentional Career-Building

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    A successful legal career is built through intention: understanding expectations, assessing strengths honestly and proactively seeking opportunities to grow and cultivating relationships that support your development, say Erika Drous and Hillary Mann at Morrison Foerster.

  • State AG Enforcement During CFPB Gap Predicts 2026 Trends

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    State attorneys general responded to the decrease in Consumer Financial Protection Bureau enforcement in 2025 by stepping in to regulate consumer finance more than ever before, and the trends in rebooting CFPB investigations, cracking down on ESG and DEI initiatives, and fighting financial exploitation of homeowners will likely extend into 2026, say attorneys at Cozen O'Connor.

  • 2nd Circ. Ruling Shows Procedural Perils Of Civil Forfeiture

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    The Second Circuit’s recent U.S. v. Ross decision, partially denying the return of an attorney's seized funds based on rigid standing requirements, underscores the unforgiving technical complexities of civil asset forfeiture law, and provides several lessons for practitioners, says Elisha Kobre at Sheppard Mullin.

  • 5 Tariff And Trade Developments To Watch In 2026

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    A new trade landscape emerged in 2025, the contours of which will be further defined by developments that will merit close attention this year, including a key ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court and a review of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, says Ted Posner at Baker Botts.

  • 4 Developments That Defined The 2025 Ethics Landscape

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    The legal profession spent 2025 at the edge of its ethical comfort zone as courts, firms and regulators confronted how fast-moving technologies and new business models collide with long-standing professional duties, signaling that the profession is entering a period of sustained disruption that will continue into 2026, says Hilary Gerzhoy at HWG Law.

  • Navigating AI In The Legal Industry

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    As artificial intelligence becomes an increasingly integral part of legal practice, Law360 guest commentary this year examined evolving ethical obligations, how the plaintiffs bar is using AI to level the playing field against corporate defense teams, and the attendant risks of adoption.

  • Sports Gambling Scrutiny Expands Risks For Teams, Leagues

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    The Minnesota attorney general recently sent warning letters to 14 website operators for offering what the state considers illegal online gambling, demonstrating why the sports industry, including teams and leagues, should ask critical questions about organizational compliance, internal controls and potential criminal liability, say attorneys at Stinson.

  • How Fractional GCs Can Manage Risks Of Engagement

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    As more organizations eliminate their in-house legal departments in favor of outsourcing legal work, fractional general counsel roles offer practitioners an engaging and flexible way to practice at a high level, but they can also present legal, ethical and operational risks that must be proactively managed, say attorneys at Boies Schiller.

  • Series

    Nature Photography Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Nature photography reminds me to focus on what is in front of me and to slow down to achieve success, and, in embracing the value of viewing situations through different lenses, offers skills transferable to the practice of law, says Brian Willett at Saul Ewing.

  • 2025 State AI Laws Expand Liability, Raise Insurance Risks

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    As 2025 nears its end, claims professionals should be aware of trends in state legislation addressing artificial intelligence use, as insurance claims based on some of these liability-expanding statutes are a certainty, say attorneys at Wiley.

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: Practical Problem Solving

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    Issue-spotting skills are well honed in law school, but practicing attorneys must also identify clients’ problems and true goals, and then be able to provide solutions, says Mary Kate Hogan at Quarles & Brady.

  • Crypto In 2025: From Federal Deregulation To State Action

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    The cryptocurrency enforcement landscape evolved in 2025, marked by federal deregulatory trends and active state attorney general enforcement, creating both opportunity and risk for businesses navigating the digital asset market, say attorneys at Cozen O'Connor.

  • What Trump Order Limiting State AI Regs Means For Insurers

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    Last week's executive order seeking to preclude states from regulating artificial intelligence will likely have minimal impact on insurers, but the order and related congressional activities may portend a federal expectation of consistent state oversight of insurers' AI use, says Kathleen Birrane at DLA Piper.

  • Opinion

    A Uniform Federal Rule Would Curb Gen AI Missteps In Court

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    To address the patchwork of courts’ standing orders on generative artificial intelligence, curbing abuses and relieving the burden on judges, the federal judiciary should consider amending its civil procedure rules to require litigants to certify they’ve reviewed legal filings for accuracy, say attorneys at Shook Hardy.

  • AG Watch: Texas Junk Fee Deal Shows Enforcement Priorities

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    Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's recent $9.5 million settlement with online travel agency website Booking Holdings for so-called junk fee practices follows a larger trend of state attorneys general who have taken similar action and demonstrates the significant penalties that can follow such allegations, say attorneys at Kelley Drye.

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