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May 12, 2025
Fla. Man Says Seat Defect Injured Him On Air France Flight
A Florida man is suing Delta Air Lines Inc. and Air France KLM SA in Georgia federal court, alleging he tripped and fell because of a malfunctioning seat at the end of an international flight, causing him serious and permanent injuries.
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May 12, 2025
Broker's Insurer Wants Out Of Suit Over Bad Advice
A professional liability insurer told a Florida federal court it owes no coverage to an insurance broker accused of wrongly advising its client on a $15.9 million hurricane loss because the advice came years before coverage began.
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May 12, 2025
5th Circ. Pauses DOL Overtime Rule Challenge
The Fifth Circuit paused the U.S. Department of Labor's challenge to a Texas federal court decision vacating a rule that raised salary thresholds for considering employees overtime-exempt under federal wage law, the latest pause affecting Biden-era rules after the change in administration.
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May 09, 2025
Fla. Judge Facing Ethics Charges For Sharing Fake Recording
A judge in Broward County, Florida, has been charged for publicly sharing a fabricated, "likely" artificial intelligence-generated recording of a chief judge disparaging another judge in the midst of her 2024 campaign for reelection, according to a notice filed Friday.
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May 09, 2025
Real Estate Recap: 'Preposterous' Rule, MoFo On Debt, Big 4
Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including attorney views of a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rule affecting real estate, one BigLaw leader's insights into new debt funds, and what the four largest brokerages said about 2025's first quarter.
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May 09, 2025
National Report Exposes Gaps In Missing Minority Cases
A growing number of minority groups, including Indigenous and Black people, have gone missing and remain unaccounted for around the United States, and systemic disparities contribute to the failure of law enforcement to track and resolve cases, a new report said.
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May 09, 2025
Estate Fights Bid To End Fla. Nitrous Oxide Death Suit
The estate of a woman who died after inhaling nitrous oxide as a recreational drug urged a Florida federal judge to dismiss bids to reject the proposed class action from several smoke shops, arguing that the case should instead be sent back to state court.
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May 09, 2025
Florida Atty Loses Law School Loan Appeal In Connecticut
A Connecticut state appeals court backed a lower court decision on Friday that said a Florida attorney must repay $30,000 to his ex-girlfriend and mother of his child, a woman whom a state trial court said "unwisely cosigned" on his law school loans and made payments on them.
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May 09, 2025
Fla. Sheriff's Office Sued Over Deputy Shooting Airman
The mother of a slain U.S. Air Force special operations airman has sued the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office and her son's apartment complex over the wrongful death of her son, who was shot immediately after opening his door to a sheriff's deputy.
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May 09, 2025
Fla. Money Dealer Gets 42 Months In Jail For $350M Scheme
A Florida man accused of funneling $350 million to the United States in order to circumvent foreign currency restrictions in Argentina was sentenced in federal court to 42 months in prison Friday after pleading guilty to a count of running an unlicensed money service business.
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May 09, 2025
No Immunity For Fla. Cop Who Choked Driver, 11th Circ. Says
The Eleventh Circuit has ruled that a Florida police officer who allegedly choked and beat a compliant and subdued driver during a traffic stop is not entitled to qualified immunity on the driver's Fourth Amendment claims.
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May 09, 2025
Renewable Energy SPAC Taps Surging Market For $150M
EGH Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company targeting energy transition businesses, began trading Friday after raising a $150 million initial public offering, while another SPAC joined the pipeline as new filings continue to rise.
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May 09, 2025
Souter's Clerks Remember Him As Humble, Kind And Caring
Former clerks of retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter are heartbroken over the death of a man many of them remember more for his conscientiousness, humility, kindness and disdain for the spotlight than for his undeniable brilliance as a jurist.
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May 09, 2025
Vaping Co. Reaches Deal In Infringement Suit Against Rival
Florida-based e-cigarette manufacturer VPR Brands has come to terms with the rival it slapped with a patent infringement lawsuit last year for allegedly making and selling vapes that infringe its patented "electronic inhaler" atomizer system.
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May 09, 2025
AG Fights Ex-Immigration Judge's Disability Bias Claim In Fla.
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi pushed back Friday on a former immigration judge's bid for a disability discrimination ruling in her favor, telling a Florida federal court that her requested transfer wasn't approved since there were no vacancies in her desired Orlando court during her tenure.
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May 09, 2025
Hiker And 'Raconteur': Atty Recalls 50-Year Bond With Souter
Behind a towering legal legacy was a man who loved to hike mountains, could recall details of things he read decades ago and was always there for those he cared about, a New Hampshire attorney said as he reflected on a lifelong friendship with U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter.
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May 09, 2025
Shutts & Bowen Eyes Sanctions Over Country Club Sale Suit
Florida firm Shutts & Bowen LLP is continuing its pushback against a real estate corporation's malpractice lawsuit alleging it sank the sale of a country club, this time serving a motion for sanctions in the state court.
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May 09, 2025
A Look At David Souter's Most Significant Opinions
The retired Justice David Souter defied simple definition, viewed as a staunch conservative until he co-wrote an opinion upholding abortion rights in 1992. He did not hew to partisan lines, but reshaped the civil litigation landscape and took an unexpected stand in an extraordinarily close presidential election.
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May 09, 2025
Justice Souter Was An Unexpected Force Of Moderation
Justice David Souter, who saw the high court as a moderating force apart from the messiness of politics, subverted the expectations of liberals and conservatives alike during his 19 years on the bench.
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May 09, 2025
Retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter Dies At 85
Retired Justice David H. Souter, who served on the U.S. Supreme Court from 1990 to 2009, has died at 85, the court announced Friday.
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May 08, 2025
11th Circ. Told Fla. Voter 'Wet Ink Signature' Rule Isn't Legal
Multiple nonprofit organizations urged the Eleventh Circuit on Thursday to reinstate their challenge to Florida's rule requiring a "wet ink signature" on voter registration applications, saying the rule violates federal law and isn't useful in determining who's eligible to cast a ballot.
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May 08, 2025
Class Attys Awarded $15M In $50M GM Faulty Fuel Pump Deal
A Michigan federal judge has given the final stamp of approval to a $50 million settlement resolving a class action that accused General Motors of selling diesel-powered trucks with defective fuel pumps, and awarded the consumers' lawyers $15 million in fees.
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May 08, 2025
Outback Steakhouse Beats Suit Over Woman's Fall Injuries
A New Jersey federal judge has dismissed a suit blaming Outback Steakhouse for causing a woman's fractured arm and leg after she slipped and fell at a Philadelphia area restaurant, saying she failed to identify what exactly caused her fall.
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May 08, 2025
Capital One Wants Trump Entities' 'De-Banking' Suit Tossed
Capital One urged a Florida federal court to dismiss a lawsuit by President Donald Trump's revocable trust and Eric Trump claiming the bank illegally canceled hundreds of Trump-affiliated accounts in the aftermath of the Jan. 6, 2021, attacks on the U.S. Capitol, arguing the complaint does not show the accounts were closed for political reasons.
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May 08, 2025
11th Circ. Revives Citigroup Cash Advance Fraud Suit Again
The Eleventh Circuit has, for the second time, revived a nearly decadelong suit against Citigroup that alleges the bank ran a massive cash advance fraud scheme, with the appeals court saying they "see things differently" from the district court, and that the plaintiffs have sufficiently pled each count of their complaint.
Expert Analysis
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How Law Firms Can Counteract The Loneliness Epidemic
The legal industry is facing an urgent epidemic of loneliness, affecting lawyer well-being, productivity, retention and profitability, and law firm leaders should take concrete steps to encourage the development of genuine workplace connections, says Michelle Gomez at Littler and Gwen Mellor Romans at Herald Talent.
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What Remedies Under New Admin's SEC Could Look Like
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is likely to substantially narrow the remedies it pursues over the next few years, driven by the mounting challenges it faces in court, as well as the views of its incoming chair and fellow Republican commissioners on injunctions, penalties and disgorgement, say attorneys at Milbank.
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5 Keys To Building Stronger Attorney-Client Relationships
Attorneys are often focused on being seen as the expert, but bonding with clients and prospects by sharing a few key personal details provides the basis for a caring, trusted and profoundly deeper business relationship, says Deb Feder at Feder Development.
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Notable Q4 Updates In Insurance Class Actions
In a continuation of trends in property and casualty insurance class actions, last quarter insurers struggled with defending the merits and class certification of sales tax and fee suits, and labor depreciation cases, but succeeded in dismissing privacy class actions at the pleading stages, says Mathew Drocton at BakerHostetler.
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Contract Disputes Recap: Liability Test, Termination Claims
Zachary Jacobson at Seyfarth examines three recent decisions from the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals and the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals that examine the limits of designer liability under the architect-engineer clause and key processes for claim recovery when a contract is terminated for convenience.
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Series
Racing Corvettes Makes Me A Better Lawyer
The skills I use when racing Corvettes have enhanced my legal practice in several ways, because driving, like practicing law, requires precision, awareness and a good set of brakes — complete with the wisdom to know how and when to use them, says Kat Mateo at Olshan Frome.
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The Political Branches Can't Redefine The Citizenship Clause
The U.S. Supreme Court’s Wong Kim Ark opinion and subsequent decisions, and the 14th Amendment’s legislative history, establish that the citizenship clause precludes the political branches from narrowing the definition of citizen based on how a parent’s U.S. presence is categorized, says federal public defender Geremy Kamens.
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Opinion
Attorneys Must Act Now To Protect Judicial Independence
Given the Trump administration's recent moves threatening the independence of the judiciary, including efforts to impeach judges who ruled against executive actions, lawyers must protect the rule of law and resist attempts to dilute the judicial branch’s authority, says attorney Bhavleen Sabharwal.
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Appealing An Interlocutory Order On Insurer Duty To Defend
A recent First Circuit decision on a motion regarding an insurer's duty to defend underlying litigation highlights how policyholders may be able to pursue immediate appeals of interlocutory orders, especially in light of other circuit courts' stances on this issue, say attorneys at Anderson Kill.
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Rethinking 'No Comment' For Clients Facing Public Crises
“No comment” is no longer a cost-free or even a viable public communications strategy for companies in crisis, and counsel must tailor their guidance based on a variety of competing factors to help clients emerge successfully, says Robert Bowers at Moore & Van Allen.
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As Failure-To-Warn Preemption Wanes, Justices May Weigh In
Federal preemption of state failure-to-warn claims has long been a powerful defense in strict liability tort cases, but is now under attack in litigation over the weedkiller Roundup and other products — so the scope and application of preemption may require clarification by the U.S. Supreme Court, says Michael Sena at Segal McCambridge.
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How Design Thinking Can Help Lawyers Find Purpose In Work
Lawyers everywhere are feeling overwhelmed amid mass government layoffs, increasing political instability and a justice system stretched to its limits — but a design-thinking framework can help attorneys navigate this uncertainty and find meaning in their work, say law professors at the University of Michigan.
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Opinion
Weight Drug Suits Highlight Need For Legal Work On Safety
The rapid ascent of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists like Ozempic has revolutionized diabetes management and weight loss — but legal wrangling over issues including off-label prescriptions, side effects and compounded versions underscores lawyers' roles in protecting patient safety, says attorney Gregg Goldfarb.
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Series
Competitive Weightlifting Makes Me A Better Lawyer
The parallels between the core principles required for competitive weightlifting and practicing law have helped me to excel in both endeavors, with each holding important lessons about discipline, dedication, drive and failure, says Damien Bielli at VF Law.
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11th Circ. TCPA Ruling Signals Erosion Of Judicial Deference
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit recently came to the rescue of the lead generation industry, striking down new regulations that were set to go into effect on Jan. 27, a decision consistent with federal courts' recent willingness to review administrative decisions, say attorneys at Troutman.