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August 19, 2025
Fla. Judge Tosses Suit Against Deel Over Money Transfers
A Florida federal judge on Tuesday tossed a proposed class action accusing payroll company Deel Inc. of racketeering, ruling that a lack of a money transmitting license isn't enough to establish both standing and allegations that it facilitated millions of dollars in unlawful transfers in a scheme to defraud investors.Â
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August 19, 2025
Title Insurer Says No Fiduciary Duty Owed To Board Members
A Connecticut-based title insurance company and its subsidiary have argued in a court filing that a former board member lacks standing under Delaware and Florida law to assert fiduciary duty claims against fellow directors, the companies and their in-house counsel.
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August 19, 2025
SEC Alleges Fla. Woman Ran $5.7M Trading Fraud Scheme
A New York woman and her dissolved Florida companies face U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission allegations they raised $5.7 million from over 200 investors, promising extraordinary returns from sophisticated trading techniques before misappropriating funds, losing money on risky trades and keeping investors in the dark with a Ponzi-like payment scheme.
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August 19, 2025
​​​​​​​CSX To Shell Out $440K In DOL Retirement Plan Fee Suit
CSX Transportation Inc. and the U.S. Department of Labor asked a Florida federal judge Tuesday to sign off on a $440,000 settlement ending the agency's lawsuit alleging the company unlawfully deducted fees from a trust devoted to funding its employee retirement plans.
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August 18, 2025
Fla. Suit Over Atty Access To Detention Center Transferred
A Florida federal judge on Monday transferred a proposed class action lawsuit accusing the government of restricting attorney access to an Everglades immigrant detention center, ruling that the current district isn't proper for the claims against state officials.
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August 18, 2025
Fla. Rapper Sentenced To 3½ Years In Prison For $1M Fraud
A Florida federal judge sentenced a Miami rapper to more than three years in prison after a jury convicted him of fraud-related charges in connection with a scheme to defraud luxury merchandise vendors of more than $1 million.Â
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August 18, 2025
11th Circ. Revives Speech Suit Against Fla. Superintendent
The Eleventh Circuit on Friday revived part of a man's First Amendment suit against a Florida school superintendent for ordering him removed from a school board meeting, ruling that the superintendent had not shown she was entitled to qualified immunity.
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August 18, 2025
Moore & Van Allen Wants Out Of Floridians' Malpractice Suit
Moore & Van Allen PLLC has asked a Florida federal judge to dismiss a malpractice suit accusing it of mishandling some residents' employee stock ownership trust, claiming that the suit brought against the North Carolina-based firm is being litigated in the wrong venue.
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August 18, 2025
Fried Frank Escapes Sanctions Over Flawed RICO Patent Suit
A Florida federal court has rejected sanctions motions leveled against Tristar Products Inc. and its counsel at Fried Frank for bringing a doomed anti-racketeering patent fraud lawsuit against Telebrands Corp., finding that the claims were not frivolous despite "myriad" flaws and "sloppy lawyering."
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August 15, 2025
Fla. Book Ban Law Struck Down For Vagueness
A Florida federal judge has found a state law restricting books in school libraries to be unconstitutionally overbroad and vague, handing a win to the publishing houses, parents of schoolchildren and bestselling authors who had teamed up to fight it.
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August 15, 2025
Eric André's Airport Stop Suit Partially Revived By 11th Circ.
The Eleventh Circuit has partially revived comedian Eric André's lawsuit alleging he was subjected to a "degrading" search and seizure by police at an Atlanta airport, restoring his Fourth Amendment claims Friday while backing the dismissal of his allegations that he was racially profiled.
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August 15, 2025
Real Estate Recap: Water Law, Risky Debt, NYC Rezone
Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including attorney insights into coastal development, one bank's bullish outlook on construction financing, and Midtown Manhattan's greenlight for denser residential development.
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August 15, 2025
Feds Look To End Seminole Land Seizure Dispute
The federal government urged a Florida federal court to toss a suit by two members of the Seminole Tribe of Florida who say federal agencies are threatening to confiscate their land inside Big Cypress National Preserve, arguing they fail to allege any waiver of U.S. sovereign immunity.
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August 15, 2025
Investors' Suit Claims Fla. Tower Developer Stole $3M
Dozens of investors have brought a Florida state court lawsuit accusing a Delaware-based developer of fleecing them out $3 million that was provided toward the construction of a residential high-rise, saying their money is wrongfully being held despite no meaningful progress on the building.Â
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August 15, 2025
Fla. Family Sues Yacht Club Over Deadly Barge Collision
The parents of an 8-year-old girl injured in a barge accident during a July sailing trip have sued a Miami yachting club in a Florida state court for alleged negligence in the incident that resulted in three fatalities, saying counselors exposed children to imminent risk of death or harm.Â
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August 15, 2025
Insurer Says Towing Co. Not Covered In Car Hood Injury Suit
Prime Property and Casualty Insurance Inc. is suing a towing company in Florida federal court, saying it has no obligation to continue defending it in an injury suit stemming from injuries to a woman after one of the company's drivers helped jumpstart her car.
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August 15, 2025
Fla. Murder Conviction Nixed Over Detective's Hearsay Claims
A Florida state appeals court has ordered a new trial for a man serving a life sentence on a murder conviction after finding that a detective who did not witness the shooting should not have been allowed to testify at trial that he believed it was intentional, saying the testimony likely influenced the jury's decision.
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August 15, 2025
Boies Schiller Seeks To End Fla. Fee Suit Between Law Firms
Boies Schiller Flexner LLP and related defendants have moved to dismiss a Florida state lawsuit brought by a pharmaceutical mass tort law firm and related parties to block their former counsel from collecting fees after being fired for allegedly insufficient representation.Â
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August 14, 2025
Fla. Judge Won't Require Snap To Heed Teen Social Media Law
A Florida federal judge has rejected the state attorney general's bid to force Snap Inc. to comply with a new law that would limit the ability of teens to access the platform, holding that the state's challenge was unlikely to succeed in light of his prior ruling in a related case finding the measure to likely be unconstitutional.Â
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August 14, 2025
Fla. Judge Warns Of Split Claims In Detention Center Suit
A Florida federal judge on Thursday warned parties in a proposed class action over attorney access for individuals confined at the Everglades immigrant detention center that some claims in the lawsuit appear to belong in a neighboring district, saying that he could issue a ruling reflecting this determination.Â
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August 14, 2025
Grindr Says Section 230 Shields It From Teen Death Suit
Dating app Grindr told a Florida federal judge Wednesday that Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act shields it from claims it negligently allowed a 16-year-old to access the platform and caused her to be matched with a 35-year-old man who is accused of murdering her.
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August 14, 2025
Trans Teacher's Battle Over Restrictive Fla. Law Put On Ice
A Florida federal judge ruled Wednesday that a state law regulating workplace pronouns violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act but paused a lawsuit by a transgender public school teacher while the Eleventh Circuit considers another suit brought by a transgender sheriff's deputy in Georgia.
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August 14, 2025
State Farm Found Liable For Bad Faith In Moped Death Suit
A Florida federal judge has found State Farm liable for bad faith following a jury trial in a lawsuit involving the DUI-related death of a moped driver, whose family accused the insurer of failing to timely settle their claim against the estate of the driver accused of causing the fatal crash.Â
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August 14, 2025
Energy Co. Can't Avoid 401(k) Forfeiture, Fee Fight
A Florida federal judge refused Thursday to toss a proposed class action against NextEra Energy from an employee 401(k) participant who alleged plan forfeitures were misspent and that a recordkeeper illegally profited off retirement plan earnings, opening discovery on allegations that the conduct violated federal benefits law.
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August 14, 2025
Red States Back Feds' Push To End Trump Energy Orders Suit
Republican-led states on Thursday threw their support behind the federal government's bid to dismiss a lawsuit by youths alleging that President Donald Trump's energy policy directives harm their future by exacerbating climate change, saying there are no grounds to sustain the suit.
Expert Analysis
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Series
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.
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How Importers Can Minimize FCA Risks Of Tariff Mitigation
False Claims Act risks are inherent in many tariff mitigation strategies, making it important for importers to implement best practices to identify and report potential violations of import regulations before they escalate, says Samuel Finkelstein at LMD Trade Law.
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State Securities Enforcers May Fill A Federal Enforcement Gap
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission appears poised to take a lighter touch under the new administration, but state enforcement efforts are likely to continue unabated, and potentially even increase, particularly with regard to digital assets and ESG disclosures, say attorneys at Ropes & Gray.
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Firms Still Have Lateral Market Advantage, But Risks Persist
Partner and associate mobility data from the fourth quarter of 2024 shows that we’re in a new, stable era of lateral hiring where firms have the edge, but leaders should proceed cautiously, looking beyond expected revenue and compensation analyses for potential risks, say Julie Henson and Greg Hamman at Decipher Investigative Intelligence.
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Opinion
We Must Allow Judges To Use Their Independent Judgment
As two recent cases show, the ability of judges to access their independent judgment crucially enables courts to exercise the discretion needed to reach the right outcome based on the unique facts within the law, says John Siffert at Lankler Siffert & Wohl.
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Series
Performing Stand-Up Comedy Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Whether I’m delivering a punchline on stage or a closing argument in court, balancing stand-up comedy performances and my legal career has demonstrated that the keys to success in both endeavors include reading the room, landing the right timing and making an impact, says attorney Rebecca Palmer.
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Series
Adapting To Private Practice: From SEC To BigLaw
As I adjusted to the multifaceted workflow of a BigLaw firm after leaving the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, working side by side with new colleagues on complex matters proved the fastest way to build a deep rapport and demonstrate my value, says Jennifer Lee at Jenner & Block.
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Making The Case For Rest In The Legal Profession
For too long, a culture of overwork has plagued the legal profession, but research shows that attorneys need rest to perform optimally and sustainably, so legal organizations and individuals must implement strategies that allow for restoration, says Marissa Alert at MDA Wellness, Carol Ross-Burnett at CRB Global, and Denise Robinson at The Still Center.
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4 Ways Women Attorneys Can Build A Legal Legacy
This Women’s History Month, women attorneys should consider what small, day-to-day actions they can take to help leave a lasting impact for future generations, even if it means mentoring one person or taking 10 minutes to make a plan, says Jackie Prester, a former shareholder at Baker Donelson.
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Navigating The Growing Thicket Of 'Right To Repair' Laws
An emerging patchwork of state laws on the right to repair creates tensions with traditional intellectual property and competition principles, so manufacturers should plan proactively for legal disputes and minimize potential for rival third-party repairs to weaponize state laws, say attorneys at Reed Smith.
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A Judge's Pointers For Adding Spice To Dry Legal Writing
U.S. District Judge Fred Biery shares a few key lessons about how to go against the grain of the legal writing tradition by adding color to bland judicial opinions, such as by telling a human story and injecting literary devices where possible.
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Implementation, Constitutional Issues With Birthright Order
President Donald Trump's executive order reinterpreting the 14th Amendment's birthright citizenship clause presents unavoidable administrative problems and raises serious constitutional concerns about the validity of many existing federal laws and regulations, says Eric Schnapper at the University of Washington School of Law.
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Perspectives
11th Circ. Ruling Shows How AEDPA Limits Habeas Relief
The Eleventh Circuit's recent decision to uphold an Alabama man's death sentence reveals how the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act can prevent meaningful review and has eroded the power of habeas corpus petitions by forcing federal courts to pay extraordinary deference to state-level rulings, says Paul Shechtman at Yale Law School.