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July 28, 2025
Tesla Defends Autopilot Technology At Trial Over Fatal Crash
Tesla vehicles with autopilot engaged reported fewer crashes than those without, a Tesla corporate representative told jurors Monday in a trial over a fatal Florida Keys crash.
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July 28, 2025
Pharma Co. Alleges Clinical Trial Data Was Fabricated
A pharmaceutical research and development company sued New Jersey-based research organization Clinilabs LLC and several Florida clinical research firms Friday claiming they fabricated and covered up important clinical trial data for a new Alzheimer's disease treatment, wasting millions of dollars and setting the drug back at least five years.
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July 28, 2025
Florida's AG Announces 'Climate Cartel' Investigation
Florida's attorney general announced Monday that he is investigating whether two greenhouse gas emission reduction groups violated state consumer protection or antitrust laws for allegedly coercing companies into disclosing proprietary information.
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July 28, 2025
11th Circ. Says Woman Must Arbitrate Experian Data Claims
The Eleventh Circuit said a district court should have allowed Experian Information Solutions to compel arbitration in a suit filed by a woman whose identity was allegedly compromised after a data breach, saying the company sufficiently showed she accepted terms of use that require arbitration.
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July 28, 2025
11th Circ. Overturns 15-Year Sentence Over Deportation Error
An Eleventh Circuit panel on Monday vacated a 15-year sentence for a man who pled guilty to drug and gun charges, saying the trial court judge went five years over prosecutors' recommendations based on the erroneous belief that the defendant was previously deported.
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July 28, 2025
Fla. Says Tribe Can't Join Detention Center Row, Feds Shrug
The Florida Division of Emergency Management's chief is objecting to the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians' effort to join green groups' legal fight against an immigration detention center constructed in the Everglades.
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July 28, 2025
Fed. Circ. Vacates Comcast's Mid-Trial Patent Case Win
The Federal Circuit on Monday threw out a Florida federal judge's mid-trial decision that cleared Comcast of allegations it infringed a rival's patent on streaming service technology, saying the lower court needs to take another pass.
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July 28, 2025
Fla. Firm Must Pay $320K Sanction For Not Probing IP Claims
Peter Ticktin and Ticktin Law Group PA have been ordered by a Florida federal judge to pay roughly $321,000 in attorney fees as a sanction for "flagrant conduct" involving their failure to properly investigate patent infringement claims filed on behalf of a client related to smart glass technology.
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July 28, 2025
11th Circ. Backs Axing IP Suit Over Russian Band's Songs
The Eleventh Circuit ruled Monday that a Florida federal judge correctly dismissed a copyright complaint from a company that claims to own the rights to audio and video recordings of Russian pop group Tender May, saying the lower court did not have personal jurisdiction over the French digital music company being sued.
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July 28, 2025
Firm Can't Escape Atty's Whistleblower Suit​ In Fla.
A Florida state judge has rejected Matthiesen Wickert & Lehrer SC's bid to dismiss a whistleblower case by the former leader of its Jacksonville office.
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July 28, 2025
State Justices' Financial Disclosures 'Didn't Get Worse' In '24
Several states are making information about their Supreme Court justices' finances and potential financial conflicts somewhat more accessible, according to a new report.
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July 28, 2025
Attys Behind Pot Biz Say No Default In $60M Loan Suit
A pair of attorneys with Loevy & Loevy have urged a New York federal court to throw out a lawsuit alleging they defaulted on and redirected funds from $60 million in loans for a cannabis development, saying a federal judge in New Jersey found in a related case that there was no default.
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July 25, 2025
11th Circ. Says Court Can't Nix Discovery Evidence In FCA Suit
The Eleventh Circuit on Friday revived a whistleblower lawsuit that said moving companies conspired to defraud the U.S. General Services Administration, saying a lower court can't dismiss an amended complaint while ignoring information obtained through discovery.
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July 25, 2025
Real Estate Recap: Private REITs, Farms, Crypto In Escrow?
Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including attorney perspectives on private real estate investment trusts, national security concerns raised by farmland and a recent California listing that could lead to the state's largest real estate deal using digital currency.
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July 25, 2025
11th Circ. Overturns Funding Model For SEC Database
The Eleventh Circuit sent the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission back to the drawing board on Friday to chart a path forward for its $500 million market surveillance tool, telling the regulator that it was unreasonable to potentially force broker-dealers to fund the entire project.
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July 25, 2025
Punitive Damages Denial Stands In Jack Nicklaus' Fla. Suit
A Florida state judge has rejected legendary golfer Jack Nicklaus' motion to reconsider the denial of a punitive damages claim in a defamation suit against a company Nicklaus founded and two of its officers.
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July 25, 2025
Caterpillar Unit Urges 11th Circ. To Revive Loan Default Suit
Caterpillar Inc.'s lending division urged the Eleventh Circuit on Friday to undo a Florida federal judge's dismissal of a suit to recover $4.8 million in loans to a construction machinery seller, arguing its case should go forward even if it hadn't filed "the platonic ideal of a complaint."
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July 25, 2025
Tesla Expert Says Autopilot Was Overridden Before Fatal Crash
An accident reconstruction expert told jurors in Florida federal court Friday that the driver of the Tesla that caused a fatal crash in the Florida Keys had overridden the autopilot and was in control of the vehicle for the 75 seconds before the crash.
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July 25, 2025
Ex-Credit Suisse Client Gets 2½ Years For Hiding $90M In Assets
A Florida federal judge on Friday sentenced a Colombian-American businesswoman and former Credit Suisse client to two-and-a-half years in prison for conspiring with family members to hide more than $90 million in assets from the IRS through a series of foreign bank accounts.
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July 25, 2025
Fla. Hospital System Fights Class Cert. In Antitrust Suit
A Florida hospital system is pushing to avoid certification of a class alleging it locked in patients and locked out rivals on the state's Space Coast, telling a federal judge the teachers leading the antitrust suit changed their proposed class definition and can't account for highly individualized medical billing.
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July 25, 2025
Florida Court Blasts NY Judge's 'Shell Game' To Revive Suit
A Florida federal judge rejected a New York federal judge's two-paragraph request to revive his defamation suit against former members of a condominium board in a feud over renovations, finding that the New York judge's move to submit the brief himself while having legal counsel makes it look as if the two are "playing a kind of shell game."Â
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July 25, 2025
11th Circ. Calls Dismissal Of Ga. Bar Bias Suit 'Indefensible'
An Eleventh Circuit panel appeared all but certain Friday that it would revive a Georgia attorney's race bias suit against the state's bar association, calling a federal district court's dismissal of her claims that the bar has a two-tiered disciplinary system "indefensible."
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July 25, 2025
Former Jan. 6 Prosecutor, 2 Other Ex-DOJ Employees File Suit
A former assistant U.S. attorney who prosecuted defendants charged in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol has filed a federal lawsuit along with two other ex-Department of Justice employees alleging they were unlawfully fired.
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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.
Expert Analysis
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Adapting To Private Practice: From ATF Director To BigLaw
As a two-time boomerang partner, returning to BigLaw after stints as a U.S. attorney and the director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, people ask me how I know when to move on, but there’s no single answer — just clearly set your priorities, says Steven Dettelbach at BakerHostetler.
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Fla. Law Is Part Of State Trend On Curbing Foreign Influence
A recently effective Florida law that broadly prohibits charities from receiving or soliciting funds from individuals and entities associated with certain foreign countries, the first of its kind in the nation, follows a growing state-level focus on foreign influence regulation, say attorneys at Venable.
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4 In-Flux Employment Law Issues Banks Should Note
Attorneys at Ogletree provide a midyear update on employment law changes that could significantly affect banks and other financial service institutions — including federal diversity equity and inclusion updates, and new and developing state and local artificial intelligence laws.
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New DOJ Penalty Policy Could Spell Trouble For Cos.
In light of the U.S. Department of Justice’s recently published guidance making victim relief a core condition of coordinated resolution crediting, companies facing parallel investigations must carefully calibrate their negotiation strategies to minimize the risk of duplicative penalties, say attorneys at Debevoise.
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Influencer Marketing Partnerships Face Rising Litigation Risk
In light of recent class actions claiming that brands and influencers are misleading consumers with deceptive marketing practices — largely premised on the Federal Trade Commission's endorsements guidance — proactive compliance measures are becoming more important, say attorneys at Olshan Frome.
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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.