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July 24, 2025
Wash. AG Sues Contractor To Keep Benefits Data From Feds
Washington State Attorney General Nick Brown launched a lawsuit in Evergreen State court on Thursday seeking to block a fintech contractor from providing the federal government with the private details of food assistance benefit recipients, saying the Trump administration intends to use the data for its "mass deportation project."
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July 24, 2025
More Sinclair Stations Reach Consent Decrees On Kid TV Ads
Broadcasters in three states reached consent decrees with the Federal Communications Commission following a wider enforcement action against Sinclair Broadcast Group over Hot Wheels commercials aired during a children's Hot Wheels program in violation of FCC rules.
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July 24, 2025
Celebrity Cruises Can't Arbitrate Sexual Assault Case
A former Celebrity Cruises Inc. employee will not have to argue her sexual assault case in an arbitration proceeding because a federal act requires such claims to be brought before a court, a Florida federal judge has ruled.
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July 24, 2025
Luminar CEO's Resignation Sparks Investor Suit
Laser sensor company Luminar Technologies Inc., its ex-CEO and chief financial officer were hit with a proposed shareholder class action alleging that they failed to inform investors that its highest officer was engaging in conduct that made him subject to an inquiry by an audit committee, leading to his resignation in May.
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July 24, 2025
Hedge Fund Founder Fights To Keep His Own Ch. 11 In Florida
The founder of insolvent hedge fund Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers has asked a New York bankruptcy judge to not transfer his personal bankruptcy case out of Florida, arguing that is where his primary residence is and that his firm's New York case is winding down.
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July 24, 2025
Florida Man Gets 14 Years For $78M Drug Diversion Scheme
The purported leader of a Florida-based operation that diverted $78 million in pharmaceutical drugs was sentenced to more than a decade in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy-related charges in connection with illegally purchasing medications meant for HIV or cancer and reselling them as legitimately obtained products.
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July 24, 2025
Akerman Faces $45M Malpractice Suit From Health Biz In Fla.
Akerman LLP and one of its attorneys have been hit with a $45 million malpractice lawsuit in Florida state court from a former client who develops health care facilities and claims the firm botched a commercial lease form.
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July 24, 2025
Victim Takes Stand, Tells Of Girlfriend Killed In Tesla Crash
A woman killed in a 2019 Florida Keys crash was "just a light" who brought joy to everyone she met, her boyfriend told jurors Thursday in a trial over whether Tesla's autopilot system is to blame for the crash.
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July 24, 2025
High Court Hits Pause On 8th Circ. Voting Rights Order
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday paused an Eighth Circuit order to vacate two North Dakota tribes' challenge to two of the state's voting laws that they allege will silence the state's Indigenous voters and disenfranchise millions across seven Midwestern states.
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July 24, 2025
Miami Van Gogh Cafe, Museum Exhibitor Settle TM Suit
A company that runs an immersive Vincent van Gogh-themed exhibit has reached a deal to settle trademark infringement claims it brought against Miami's Van Gogh Cafe.
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July 23, 2025
Deleted Data, Juror DQ Heat Up Tesla Fatal Crash Trial
A Tesla software engineer had no explanation for how autopilot data about a fatal Florida Keys crash was permanently deleted or moved, in a deposition shown to jurors Wednesday that capped off two days of trial that also saw a juror removed over social media posts about Tesla CEO Elon Musk.
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July 23, 2025
Epstein Grand Jury Files To Remain Sealed In Fla.
A Florida federal judge on Wednesday rejected the U.S. Department of Justice's request to unseal grand jury transcripts from an investigation into the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, as President Donald Trump faces a growing number of Republicans asking for more transparency about the case.
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July 23, 2025
Fla. Man Gets 5 Years In Jail For Hiding Swiss Bank Accounts
A Florida federal judge on Wednesday sentenced a Miami man to five years in prison on a conspiracy-related count in connection with evading taxes on approximately $20 million he held in Swiss bank accounts and setting up trusts in an attempt to hide assets.
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July 23, 2025
Hinshaw Must Face Malpractice Suit, Fla. Panel Says
A Florida appeals panel overturned Wednesday a lower court decision favoring Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP in a malpractice claim brought by a pilot safety training company, ruling that the company didn't abandon its claims by settling an underlying arbitration.
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July 23, 2025
France Must Pay For Historic Fla. Shipwreck, 11th Circ. Told
An underwater salvage outfit urged the Eleventh Circuit Wednesday to revive its suit against the French government seeking compensation for finding a 16th-century shipwreck off the Florida coast, claiming it remains disputed whether the wreck is covered by a federal bar against salvage awards.
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July 23, 2025
11th Circ. Throws Cold Water On Ga. County's Spaceport Suit
An Eleventh Circuit panel signaled Wednesday that it was not buying a Georgia county's claims that it should be able to claw back $2.6 million it put down on a property where it intended to construct a commercial spaceport after the county's voters repealed authorization for the project in a referendum.
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July 23, 2025
Tort Report: Panera Settles Last Of 'Charged Lemonade' Suits
The final resolution of a handful of injury suits over Panera Bread's caffeinated lemonade drink and the U.S. Supreme Court's rejection of a medical malpractice case lead Law360's Tort Report, which compiles recent personal injury and medical malpractice news that may have flown under the radar.
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July 23, 2025
2nd Circ. Orders Review Of Sealed Epstein Case Docs
The Second Circuit on Wednesday vacated rulings denying requests to unseal materials in a defamation case tied to deceased financier and accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, ordering a New York district court to review certain filings after determining they're considered judicial documents and presumed to be public.
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July 23, 2025
AGs Ask NCAA To Revoke Transgender Athletes' Awards
Attorneys general from 27 states and Guam sent a letter to the NCAA urging it to rescind recent records and titles that were "wrongly" awarded to transgender female college athletes and instead give them to their cisgender competitors.
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July 22, 2025
11th Circ. Looks Likely To Ground Delta Pilots' Bias Suit
The Eleventh Circuit appeared skeptical Tuesday of a group of Delta Air Lines Inc. pilots' claims they were forced out of their jobs for taking military leave, expressing incredulity at their arguments that a pilot should be allowed to go skiing while purportedly saying he was out sick with the flu.
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July 22, 2025
Sandals Owes Longtime Ad Partner $50K In Copyright Trial
Resort giant Sandals owes nearly $50,000 to a former, longtime, advertising partner for copyright infringement regarding 33 photos and videos, a Florida federal judge ruled Monday following a bench trial, but found that over 600 other claimed works don't qualify for damages.
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July 22, 2025
Fla. Woman Gets 30 Months For Nearly $1M Student Aid Fraud
A Florida woman was sentenced to 30 months in prison after pleading guilty to fraud-related charges for her role in a years-long scheme enrolling fake students in low-cost colleges to steal almost $1 million in federal financial aid from the U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday.Â
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July 22, 2025
Judge Nixes 'Ghost' Lawyer's Suit Against Ex-Employee, Atty
A Florida judge has tossed a lawsuit that an attorney accused of ghosting and defrauding his clients brought against his former paralegal and a legal malpractice lawyer alleging they conspired to steal his clients and trash his reputation.
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July 22, 2025
Ex-Informant Gentile Should Pay SEC $15.5M, Judge Says
A U.S. magistrate judge has recommended that former government informant Guy Gentile pay $15.5 million to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for failing to register his Bahamas-based brokerage firm with the regulator.
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July 22, 2025
Capital One Gets Discovery Pause In Trump De-Banking Suit
A Florida federal judge on Tuesday paused discovery in the lawsuit brought by President Donald Trump's revocable trust and Eric Trump against Capital One, citing a possibility the complaint — alleging the bank canceled hundreds of Trump-affiliated accounts after the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol — could be dismissed.Â
Expert Analysis
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Series
Playing Baseball Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Playing baseball in college, and now Wiffle ball in a local league, has taught me that teamwork, mental endurance and emotional intelligence are not only important to success in the sport, but also to success as a trial attorney, says Kevan Dorsey at Swift Currie.
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Managing Risks As State AGs Seek To Fill Enforcement Gap
Given an unprecedented surge in state attorney general activity resulting from significant shifts in federal enforcement priorities, companies must consider tailored strategies for navigating the ever-evolving risk landscape, say attorneys at Cozen O'Connor.
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Opinion
Prosecutors' Duty To Justice Sometimes Demands Mea Culpa
Two recent cases — U.S. v. Lucas and U.S. v. Echavarria — demonstrate that prosecutors’ special ethical duty to seek justice can sometimes be in tension with other obligations and incentives, but it nonetheless requires them to concede their mistakes in the interests of justice, say Eastern District of Texas law clerk Ian Stephens and Texas A&M University law professor Jemila Lea.
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Law School's Missed Lessons: Skillful Persuasion
In many ways, law school teaches us how to argue, but when the ultimate goal is to get your client what they want, being persuasive through preparation and humility is the more likely key to success, says Michael Friedland at Friedland Cianfrani.
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Litigation Inspiration: How To Respond After A Loss
Every litigator loses a case now and then, and the sting of that loss can become a medicine that strengthens or a poison that corrodes, depending on how the attorney responds, says Bennett Rawicki at Hilgers Graben.
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The Metamorphosis Of The Major Questions Doctrine
The so-called major questions doctrine arose as a counterweight to Chevron deference over the past few decades, but invocations of the doctrine have persisted in the year since Chevron was overturned, suggesting it still has a role to play in reining in agency overreach, say attorneys at Crowell & Moring.
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A Rapidly Evolving Landscape For Noncompetes In Healthcare
A wave of new state laws regulating noncompete agreements in the healthcare sector, varying in scope, approach and enforceability, are shaped by several factors unique to the industry and are likely to distort the market, say attorneys at Seyfarth.
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Playing Mah-Jongg Makes Me A Better Mediator
Mah-jongg rewards patience, pattern recognition, adaptability and keen observation, all skills that are invaluable to my role as a mediator, and to all mediating parties, says Marina Corodemus.
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Law School's Missed Lessons: Navigating Client Trauma
Law schools don't train students to handle repeated exposure to clients' traumatic experiences, but for litigators practicing in areas like civil rights and personal injury, success depends on the ability to view cases clinically and to recognize when you may need to seek help, says Katie Bennett at Robins Kaplan.
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Yacht Broker Case Highlights Industry Groups' Antitrust Risk
The Eleventh Circuit recently revived class claims against the International Yacht Brokers Association, signaling that commission-driven industries beyond real estate are vulnerable to antitrust challenges after the National Association of Realtors settled similar allegations last year, says Miles Santiago at the Southern University Law Center and Alex Hebert at Southern Compass.
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Opinion
4 Former Justices Would Likely Frown On Litigation Funding
As courts increasingly confront cases involving hidden litigation finance contracts, the jurisprudence of four former U.S. Supreme Court justices establishes a constitutional framework that risks erosion by undisclosed financial interests, says Roland Eisenhuth at the American Property Casualty Insurance Association.
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DOJ Actions Signal Rising Enforcement Risk For Health Cos.
The U.S. Department of Justice's announcement of a new False Claims Act working group, together with the largest healthcare fraud takedown in history, underscore the importance of sophisticated compliance programs that align with the DOJ's data-driven approach, say attorneys at Debevoise.
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How Attys Can Use AI To Surface Narratives In E-Discovery
E-discovery has reached a turning point where document review is no longer just about procedural tasks like identifying relevance and redacting privilege — rather, generative artificial intelligence tools now allow attorneys to draw connections, extract meaning and tell a coherent story, says Rose Jones at Hilgers Graben.
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A Look At Florida's New Protected Series LLC Legislation
A new law in Florida enhances the flexibility of using limited liability companies as the entities of choice for most privately held businesses, moving Florida into a small group of states with reliable uniform protected series legislation for series LLCs, says Louis Conti at Holland & Knight.
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Navigating Court Concerns About QR Codes In FLSA Notices
As plaintiffs attorneys increasingly seek to include QR codes as a method of notice in Fair Labor Standards Act collective actions, counsel should be prepared to address judicial concerns about their use, including their potential to be duplicative and circumvent court-approved language, say attorneys at Shook Hardy.