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September 02, 2025
11th Circ. Affirms Slashing Ex-Braves' $47M Easement Break
A $47 million conservation easement deduction for a partnership founded by two former Atlanta Braves players was overvalued, the Eleventh Circuit affirmed Tuesday, saying none of the partnership's arguments undermined the U.S. Tax Court's finding that the easement property was worth far less than it claimed.
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September 02, 2025
CooperSurgical Says Earlier Cases Sink Conn. Filshie Clip Suits
CooperSurgical Inc. on Tuesday asked a Connecticut state judge to issue a win in its favor against several groups of women who say their birth control clips detached and migrated inside their bodies, accusing the women of forum shopping after their claims failed in several other states.
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September 02, 2025
Witnesses Rebut Jail Confession In Fla. Law Prof Murder Trial
Two private investigators testified in Florida state court on Tuesday about meeting with the cellmate of a woman accused of hiring hitmen to kill a law professor, but denied that the inmate ever revealed they were told confessions to any portion of the crime that occurred in 2014.
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September 02, 2025
Pot Cos. Say Berkshire Hathaway Unit Must Cover Death Suit
A group of cannabis companies said a Berkshire Hathaway unit must cover their defense in an underlying suit over a worker's death, telling a Florida federal court that the allegations trigger either the policy's workers' compensation coverage or employers' liability coverage.
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September 02, 2025
Counterfeit Lumber Dispute Settles On Eve Of Trial
The American Association for Laboratory Accreditation averted trial at the 11th hour on Tuesday, settling a suit by a domestic plywood association over a purported counterfeiting scam allegedly allowing large amounts of substandard Brazilian plywood to enter the U.S.
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September 02, 2025
Florida Powerhouse: Greenberg Traurig
Billion-dollar deals, high-stakes litigation and prominent real estate projects continue to bolster Greenberg Traurig LLP's formidable presence in the firm's home state of Florida.
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September 02, 2025
Fla. Judge Accused Of Misusing Role To Aid Friend's Case
A Florida judge is facing a public reprimand for intervening in a longtime friend's domestic violence case, working with the prosecutor to reach an agreement in violation of judicial ethics rules.
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September 02, 2025
Gov't Says Fla. Ex-Rep Can't Escape Foreign Agent Case
A former congressman and political consultant accused of secretly lobbying for the Venezuelan government should not be allowed to escape Foreign Agents Registration Act charges, the U.S. government argued, saying the law is not a violation of their free speech rights.
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August 29, 2025
The 2025 Regional Powerhouses
Law360's annual list of regional powerhouses reflects not only the work of exemplary firms, but also emerging legal trends in each state, from matters involving Colorado's growing life sciences industry, to an uptick in bankruptcies in Delaware, to the continued flurry of intellectual property litigation in California.
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August 29, 2025
11th Circ. Backs CNN Win In Dershowitz Defamation Suit
The Eleventh Circuit Friday upheld a Florida federal judge's ruling that freed CNN from Harvard Law School professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz's $300 million defamation suit, saying Dershowitz presented no evidence that the news network acted with actual malice when covering his defense of President Donald Trump's 2020 impeachment trial.
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August 29, 2025
Cellmates Asked To Lie About Law Professor's Death, Jury Told
Jailhouse informants testified Friday that they were asked to lie on behalf of a woman accused of hatching a plot to murder a Florida State University law professor, saying gifts were promised for false information about the case.
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August 29, 2025
Ga. County Stuck With $2.6M Spaceport Bill After Referendum
A Georgia county remains on the hook for $2.6 million it put down on land it purchased from a Dow Chemical Co. subsidiary in the hopes of building a spaceport before irate citizens killed the effort in a referendum, the Eleventh Circuit said Friday, ruling that the vote couldn't retroactively void the county's contractual obligations.
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August 29, 2025
Real Estate Recap: School Housing, Texas Land, Miami Transit
Momentum in the student housing sector, limits to foreign ownership of Texas land and incentives in Miami transit zones were among the key developments covered this week in Law360 Real Estate Authority.
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August 29, 2025
Pfizer Sued Over Depo-Provera Brain Tumor Risks
A Louisiana woman sued Pfizer Inc. in Florida federal court, claiming the company's birth control shot Depo-Provera caused her to develop a brain tumor and the drugmaker knew for years about the risk but never warned patients or doctors.
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August 29, 2025
4 Appellate Arguments For Benefits Attys To Watch In Sept.
Yellow Corp. seeks to revive a $137 million breach dispute against the Teamsters at the Tenth Circuit, married retirees will ask the Eleventh Circuit to restart a pension conversion fight, and the en banc Fifth Circuit reconsiders a challenge to a rule implementing a 2020 surprise health billing law.
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August 29, 2025
Spirit Airlines Lands In Ch. 11 Again To Rightsize Operations
Less than six months after emerging from a previous Chapter 11 filing, budget air carrier Spirit Airlines landed back in bankruptcy Friday, this time focusing on streamlining its operations following a debt-for-equity swap earlier this year that wiped $795 million of debt off its books.
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August 29, 2025
Atty Wants To Pause Law School Loan Case Judgment For Ex
A Florida attorney has asked a Connecticut trial court judge to pause an unjust-enrichment judgment requiring him to repay his ex-girlfriend and mother of his child over $30,000 after the court said she "unwisely" cosigned his law school loans, saying the state judgment must be stayed pending the resolution of a separate federal lawsuit between the onetime couple.
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August 29, 2025
Tesla Tries To Undo $329M Autopilot Crash Verdict
Tesla told a Florida federal judge Friday that a recent $329 million verdict finding its autopilot contributed to a fatal 2019 crash "flies in the face of basic Florida tort law, the due process clause, and common sense," and urged the court to set it aside.
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August 29, 2025
'I'm Flabbergasted': Fla. Atty's Accusers Rip Bar For Inaction
More than a year after it began receiving complaints that a Florida lawyer was ghosting clients, the state bar has yet to take action — highlighting what experts call a slow-moving process that can fail to keep pace with expansive alleged frauds.
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August 28, 2025
Fla. Parts Broker Sentenced To Prison For Invoice Scheme
A Florida federal judge Thursday sentenced an aircraft parts broker who admitted to netting $375,000 from a scheme involving falsified invoices to serve 12 months and one day in prison.
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August 28, 2025
Cincoro Tequila Falls Short Of 'Gold Standard,' Suit Says
Cincoro tequila isn't truly 100% agave under authenticity and quality regulatory standards, but instead contains significant amounts of ethanol "not derived from agave plants," a proposed class action filed in Florida federal court alleges.
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August 28, 2025
Court Blocks Bid To Keep Everglades Detention Center Open
A Florida federal judge denied a bid to halt a preliminary injunction requiring the government to cease operations at an Everglades immigration detention center, ruling no new evidence was shown that its detainees are dangerous or why a facility must be placed in that particular location.
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August 28, 2025
Ex-State Farm VP Sues Activists Over Secretly Recording Date
A former State Farm executive has sued political activist James O'Keefe and a woman who lied about her intentions to date him, claiming they violated Illinois' eavesdropping statute by secretly recording his comments about State Farm's diversity efforts and rate hikes and later posting misleading videos of him, costing him his job.
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August 28, 2025
'Bitcoin Infrastructure' SPAC Files Plans To Raise $200M
Special purpose acquisition company Bitcoin Infrastructure Acquisition Corp. Ltd. has filed plans with regulators to raise up to $200 million in an initial public offering, a move that follows a pair of crypto-focused special purpose acquisition companies that began trading on Wednesday amid surging interest in digital assets.
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August 28, 2025
Red States Fight Youths' Effort To Stop Trump Energy Orders
Blocking implementation of President Donald Trump's energy-related emergency orders would harm the U.S. electric grid and economy in ways that would outweigh any purported climate change benefits, Republican-led states told a Montana federal judge.
Expert Analysis
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Know The Rules And Costs Of New Fla. Condo Inspection Law
Following the first report deadline for a structural integrity law meant to prevent disasters like the 2021 Surfside collapse, Florida condominium associations and unit owners should understand the process of conducting compliant inspections and anticipate new assessments to fund required maintenance, say attorneys at Ball Janik.
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Birding Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Observing and documenting birds in their natural habitats fosters patience, sharpens observational skills and provides moments of pure wonder — qualities that foster personal growth and enrich my legal career, says Allison Raley at Arnall Golden.
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What Pending FCPA Trials Suggest About DOJ Priorities
Following President Donald Trump's executive order in February instructing the U.S. Department of Justice to temporarily pause enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, developments surrounding five FCPA cases already set for trial provide a glimpse into how the DOJ is attempting to navigate the situation at hand, say attorneys at Covington.
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An Update On IPR Issue Preclusion In District Court Litigation
Two recent Federal Circuit rulings have resolved a district court split regarding issue preclusion based on Patent Trial and Appeal Board outcomes, potentially counseling petitioners in favor of challenging not only all the claims of an asserted patent, but also related patents that have not yet been raised in district court, say attorneys at Alston & Bird.
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Adapting To Private Practice: From DOJ Leadership To BigLaw
The move from government service to private practice can feel like changing one’s identity, but as someone who has left the U.S. Department of Justice twice, I’ve learned that a successful transition requires patience, effort and the realization that the rewards of practicing law don’t come from one particular position, says Richard Donoghue at Pillsbury.
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Law Firm Executive Orders Create A Legal Ethics Minefield
Recent executive orders targeting BigLaw firms create ethical dilemmas — and raise the specter of civil or criminal liability — for the government attorneys tasked with implementing them and for the law firms that choose to make agreements with the administration, say attorneys at Buchalter.
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Firms Must Embrace Alternative Billing Models Or Fall Behind
As artificial intelligence tools eliminate inefficiencies and the Big Four accounting firms enter the legal market, law firms that pivot from the entrenched billable hour model to outcomes-based pricing will see a distinct competitive advantage, says attorney William Brewer.
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Risks Of Today's Proffer Agreements May Outweigh Benefits
Modern-day proffer agreements offer fewer protections to individuals as U.S. attorney's offices take different approaches to information-sharing, so counsel must consider pushing for provisions in such agreements that bar the prosecuting office from sharing information with nonparty government agencies, say attorneys at Lankler Siffert & Wohl.
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How Attorneys Can Master The Art Of On-Camera Presence
As attorneys are increasingly presented with on-camera opportunities, they can adapt their traditional legal skills for video contexts — such as virtual client meetings, marketing content or media interviews — by understanding the medium and making intentional adjustments, says Kerry Barrett.
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Baseball Fantasy Camp Makes Me A Better Lawyer
With six baseball fantasy experiences under my belt, I've learned time and again that I didn't make the wrong career choice, but I've also learned that baseball lessons are life lessons, and I'm a better lawyer for my time at St. Louis Cardinals fantasy camp, says Scott Felder at Wiley.
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How Fla. Is Floating A Raft Of Bills To Stem Insurance Woes
Proposed reforms that follow a report skewering Florida's insurance industry offer a step in the right direction in providing relief for property owners, despite some limitations, say attorneys at Farah & Farah.
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Include State And Local Enforcers In Cartel Risk Evaluations
Any reassessment of enforcement risk following the federal designation of drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations should include applicable state and local enforcement authorities, which have powerful tools, such as grand jury subpoenas and search warrants, that businesses would be wise to consider, say attorneys at King & Spalding.
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Adapting To Private Practice: From Fed. Prosecutor To BigLaw
Making the jump from government to private practice is no small feat, but, based on my experience transitioning to a business-driven environment after 15 years as an assistant U.S. attorney, it can be incredibly rewarding and help you become a more versatile lawyer, says Michael Beckwith at Dickinson Wright.
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And Now A Word From The Panel: MDL Hubs
The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation showed a willingness in 2024 to establish new multidistrict litigation proceedings in cities with both less MDL and air traffic, including states that had no other pending MDL proceedings, but the overall number of pending MDL proceedings has dwindled down, says Alan Rothman at Sidley.
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Service By Token Is Transforming Crypto Litigation Landscape
As the Trump administration advocates a new course of cryptocurrency regulation, courts in the U.S. and abroad are authorizing innovative methods of process service, including via nonfungible tokens and blockchain messaging, offering practical solutions for litigators grappling with the anonymity of cyber defendants, says Jose Ceide at Salazar Law.