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May 02, 2025
11th Circ. Urged To Revive Fla. Suit Over Car Co. Buybacks
An investor urged the Eleventh Circuit on Friday to revive his claim that the CEO of a Florida company that develops navigation technology for self-driving cars improperly made nearly $24 million from share buybacks, saying his "indirect pecuniary" interest in the transaction precludes him from profits under federal law.
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May 02, 2025
Real Estate Recap: Budget Cuts, Student Housing, Old Malls
Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including real estate takeaways from President Donald Trump's proposed federal budget cuts and two asset classes attracting attention.
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May 02, 2025
Miami Rental Property Sellers Want $1.5M Award Reversed
The sellers of a Miami rental property asked the Eleventh Circuit to reverse a $1.5 million judgment against them over the breakdown of a $5.45 million sale of the property, arguing that the buyer failed to prove that it had the money to pay for the property.
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May 02, 2025
Pro Golfer Urges 11th Circ. To Revive Media Defamation Suits
A professional golfer urged the Eleventh Circuit on Friday to revive two defamation lawsuits against various news and media publications, saying he was wrongly targeted as the "villain" or "bad boy" of golf due to false accusations of cheating and reports over his defection from the PGA Tour.
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May 02, 2025
Trump Media Makes Move To Fla. With Del. Action Pending
Trump Media & Technology Group Corp., the parent company of President Donald Trump's social media platform, has wrapped up its "redomestication" from Delaware to Florida, joining other businesses that have taken what's become known as a "DExit" to other states.
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May 02, 2025
Money Laundering, Tax Charges Nixed Vs. Crypto Operator
An Indiana federal judge dismissed the U.S. government's cases against a man accused of operating an unlicensed money transmitting business, laundering proceeds through cryptocurrency transactions and failing to file tax returns after finding his business was not subject to registration requirements, as the government had maintained.
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May 02, 2025
TSA Owes $170.6M In Patent Suit From Fla. Biz
The Court of Federal Claims has found that the Transportation Security Administration owes more than $170 million for infringing a Florida company's patent on a method for speeding up security screenings.
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May 02, 2025
Florida Runners' Website Ordered To Comply With ADA
A Florida federal judge has instructed a website for runners to accommodate customers with disabilities by bringing the site into compliance, after a visually impaired man sued the website's operator alleging it violated the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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May 02, 2025
Ex-Aide Hits Morgan & Morgan With Disability, Age Bias Suit
A former legal assistant for personal injury law firm Morgan & Morgan PA has launched a disability and age discrimination suit against the personal injury firm in Florida state court alleging she received more work than younger employees and was told to work on the weekends without overtime pay.
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May 02, 2025
Live Nation Antitrust Fight Won't Have Split Damages Phase
A Manhattan federal judge declined Friday to break out a possible monetary damages phase in a suit by federal and state authorities accusing Live Nation of quashing competition in live entertainment, saying the move would be unlikely to streamline the complex case.
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May 02, 2025
Medical Pot Co. Says Ex-COO Took Patients' Info To Rival
Medical cannabis company MMJ Health Labs LLC is suing a former contractor and chief operating officer in Florida federal court, saying he stole proprietary information, including patient records, and provided them to a competitor.
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May 01, 2025
Fla. Condo Wins Noise Dispute With Autistic Man's Family
A Florida appellate panel ruled in favor of a condominium association in a lawsuit over a noise dispute between a family caring for their autistic son and a neighbor, finding no evidence that the family faced discrimination in violation of housing laws.
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May 01, 2025
Fla. Panel Reverses Default Judgment In Prized Horses Suit
A Florida appeals court Wednesday reversed a default judgment against a show horse owner in a dispute with investors, ruling that the court jumped the gun on the judgment after learning the owner faked brain cancer treatment to get preferred hearing dates.
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May 01, 2025
Fla. Appeals Court Puts Condo Damage Suit To Bed
A Florida state appeals court upheld the dismissal of a condo's Hurricane Irma damage lawsuit against a Florida entity created to handle the claims for insolvent insurers, finding it was time-barred.
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May 01, 2025
Couple's J&J Pelvic Mesh Claims Too Late, 11th Circ. Affirms
The Eleventh Circuit held Thursday that a couple's lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson over injuries allegedly caused by a pelvic mesh device made by the company's med-tech unit was filed too late despite evidence that the woman's doctors had expressed uncertainty for years about whether the mesh was causing her pain.
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May 01, 2025
Publix Can't Slip 'Zero-Market Share' Opioid Claims
Publix Super Markets Inc. can't slip opioid-related claims from nine municipalities in which the supermarket chain alleges it has no pharmacies, an Ohio federal judge overseeing sprawling national opioid litigation ruled.
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May 01, 2025
High Court Urged To Skip $272M Hertz 'Solvent Debtor' Appeal
Wells Fargo has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reject Hertz's appeal of a Third Circuit ruling that the car rental giant owes $272 million in make-whole payments and interest to noteholders following a Chapter 11 case it launched in 2020.
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May 01, 2025
Fla. Judge Clears Miami In Hannibal Buress Arrest Case
A Florida federal judge tossed a lawsuit against Miami over the arrest of comedian Hannibal Buress in 2017, saying it originally misunderstood the city's arguments and that granting its motion to reconsider "would prevent manifest injustice."
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May 01, 2025
RI Pot Rules Challenger Says Cause For Ditching Case Is Moot
A Florida entrepreneur challenging Rhode Island's cannabis regulatory scheme said a judge's basis for dismissing the action no longer applies now that the state has published its rules, and has asked the First Circuit to remand the case to district court.
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May 01, 2025
Fla. Justices Call For Suspension Of Judge In Ethics Case
The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a recommendation by an ethics watchdog that a state judge should only be reprimanded and fined for improper campaign donations and discussions about her own reelection campaign, saying she should also get a 10-day suspension.
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May 01, 2025
Hogan Lovells Brings On Hunton Tech Atty Duo In Miami
Hogan Lovells announced Thursday that it has expanded the capabilities of its infrastructure, energy, resources and projects practice with the addition of two attorneys from Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP in Miami.
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May 01, 2025
Frida Kahlo Co. Tries To Revive Suit Against Kahlo Family
A company that claims to own various Frida Kahlo trademarks urged the Eleventh Circuit on Thursday to revive its lawsuit against Kahlo's family over cease-and-desist letters the family sent to partners in exhibitions of the Mexican artist's work that the company says interfered with its business.
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May 01, 2025
11th Circ. Says Ga. Smoke Shop Can't Burn $1.1M Verdict
The Eleventh Circuit said a Georgia-based tobacco importer will remain on the hook for a $1.1 million verdict for selling counterfeit rolling papers, rejecting the company's arguments that the Lanham Act damages levied against it needed to bear close relation to the actual damages suffered by the papers' manufacturer.
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May 01, 2025
Florida Ethics Panel Wants Judge Booted Over Campaign Talk
A Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission panel has "reluctantly, but of necessity" recommended the removal of a Florida judge found to have made inappropriate comments about abortion amid an election campaign, stating that the judge showed a lack of remorse for her actions in testimony before the panel.
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April 30, 2025
Venezuela Chemical Co. Takes Aim At 11th Circ. Decision
A Venezuelan state-owned petrochemicals company is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to clarify which party has the burden of proving whether sovereign immunity applies in litigation targeting foreign countries, as it looks to dodge litigation to enforce a $23 million debt owed to a Florida chemical wholesaler.
Expert Analysis
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Series
Being An Artist Makes Me A Better Lawyer
My work as an artist has highlighted how using creativity and precision together — qualities that are equally essential in both art and law — not only improves outcomes, but also leads to more innovative and thoughtful work, says Sarah La Pearl at Segal McCambridge.
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How Judiciary Can Minimize AI Risks In Secondary Sources
Because courts’ standing orders on generative artificial intelligence and other safeguards do not address the risk of hallucinations in secondary source materials, the judiciary should consider enlisting legal publishers and database hosts to protect against AI-generated inaccuracies, say attorneys at Lankler Siffert & Wohl.
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How Attorneys Can Break Free From Career Enmeshment
Ambitious attorneys can sometimes experience career enmeshment — when your sense of self-worth becomes unhealthily tangled up in your legal vocation — but taking the time to discover and realign with your core personal values can help you recover your identity, says Janna Koretz at Azimuth Psychological.
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11th Circ. Ruling Offers Refresher On 'Sex-Plus' Bias Claims
While the Eleventh Circuit’s recent ruling in McCreight v. AuburnBank dismissed former employees’ sex-plus-age discrimination claims, the opinion reminds employers to ensure that workplace policies and practices do not treat a subgroup of employees of one sex differently than the same subgroup of another sex, say attorneys at Bradley Arant.
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Lawyers With Disabilities Are Seeking Equity, Not Pity
Attorneys living with disabilities face extra challenges — including the need for special accommodations, the fear of stigmatization and the risk of being tokenized — but if given equitable opportunities, they can still rise to the top of their field, says Kate Reder Sheikh, a former attorney and legal recruiter at Major Lindsey & Africa.
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Opinion
Judicial Committee Best Venue For Litigation Funding Rules
The Advisory Committee on Civil Rules' recent decision to consider developing a rule for litigation funding disclosure is a welcome development, ensuring that the result will be the product of a thorough, inclusive and deliberative process that appropriately balances all interests, says Stewart Ackerly at Statera Capital.
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The Strategic Advantages Of Appointing A Law Firm CEO
The impact on law firms of the recent CrowdStrike outage underscores that the business of law is no longer merely about providing supplemental support for legal practice — and helps explain why some law firms are appointing dedicated, full-time CEOs to navigate the challenges of the modern legal landscape, says Jennifer Johnson at Calibrate Strategies.
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Navigating Fla.'s Shorter Construction Defect Claim Window
In light of recent legislation reducing the amount of time Florida homeowners have to bring construction defect claims, homeowners should be sure to understand their rights and responsibilities regarding maintenance, repairs and inspections set forth in developer-drafted documents, say Brian Tannenbaum and Nicholas Vargo at Ball Janik.
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Series
Beekeeping Makes Me A Better Lawyer
The practice of patent law and beekeeping are not typically associated, but taking care of honeybees has enriched my legal practice by highlighting the importance of hands-on experience, continuous learning, mentorship and more, says David Longo at Oblon McClelland.
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What To Know About New Employment Laws In Fla.
Florida employers should familiarize themselves with recent state laws, and also federal legislation, on retirement benefits, teen labor and heat exposure, with special attention to prohibitions against minors performing dangerous tasks, as outlined in the Fair Labor Standards Act, say Katie Molloy and Cayla Page at Greenberg Traurig.
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Opinion
Legal Institutions Must Warn Against Phony Election Suits
With two weeks until the election, bar associations and courts have an urgent responsibility to warn lawyers about the consequences of filing unsubstantiated lawsuits claiming election fraud, says Elise Bean at the Carl Levin Center for Oversight and Democracy.
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How Cos. Can Build A Strong In-House Pro Bono Program
During this year’s pro bono celebration week, companies should consider some key pointers to grow and maintain a vibrant in-house program for attorneys to provide free legal services for the public good, says Mary Benton at Alston & Bird.
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Home Canning Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Making my own pickles and jams requires seeing a process through from start to finish, as does representing clients from the start of a dispute at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board through any appeals to the Federal Circuit, says attorney Kevin McNish.
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An Update On Legal Issues In The Drone Market
Marialuisa Gallozzi and Alex Slawson at Covington examine recent developments in the legal issues surrounding the growing drone market, including possible First Amendment protections, Fourth Amendment surveillance, and litigation involving criminal and civil penalties, evidentiary pursuits, and insurance.
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Next Steps For FCA Defendants After Fla. Qui Tam Ruling
Because a Florida federal court's recent decision in Zafirov v. Florida Medical Associates could eventually prove to be a watershed event for False Claims Act suits, defendants should consider potential next steps to ensure that their litigation benefits from the court's reasoning and further developments, says Scott Gallisdorfer at Bass Berry.