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Florida

  • May 29, 2025

    Trump Names 4 Jurists, State AG Official For Fla. Judgeships

    President Donald Trump this week announced his nominations of four judges and a top official in the Florida Attorney General's Office to fill district judgeships in the Sunshine State's Middle and Southern Districts.

  • May 29, 2025

    'Dr. Cash' Gets 3 Years For Bilking Elderly Fund Investors

    A recidivist fraudster nicknamed "Dr. Cash" was sentenced in Manhattan federal court Thursday to three years in prison, after he admitted to defrauding clients who poured $4.8 million into his purported "Chairman's Fund."

  • May 29, 2025

    Fla. Panel Affirms Atty Conflict DQ In Construction Dispute

    In a one-word opinion, Florida's Third District Court of Appeal affirmed a trial court's decision to disqualify a plaintiff's attorney in a long-running construction ownership dispute after finding he briefly represented the defendant's surety company in a related matter.

  • May 28, 2025

    Pulitzer Board Can't Pause Trump Defamation Suit In Florida

    A Florida state appellate court on Wednesday denied a bid by the Pulitzer Prize Board to pause a defamation lawsuit brought by Donald Trump after claiming the litigation would interfere with his presidential duties, ruling that temporarily halting the case is "solely in his prerogative."

  • May 28, 2025

    Law Firm's Suit Against AIG Unit Cut Down To Contract Claims

    A Florida federal judge on Wednesday trimmed a law firm's suit claiming an AIG unit allegedly misled it into representing a sports memorabilia collector in underlying civil and criminal fraud cases without payment.

  • May 28, 2025

    SEC Says Florida Adviser Targeted Catholics In $17.3M Fraud

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has accused a former investment adviser and his two Florida companies of misappropriating $17.3 million from dozens of clients, including elderly individuals and Catholic dioceses in Venezuela.

  • May 28, 2025

    Stay Won't Be Lifted On Claims Over $93M Real Estate Fraud

    Victims of a $93 million Miami real estate development scheme won't be able to pursue their claims — at least for now — against the company's former CEO after a Florida federal judge on Wednesday denied their request to lift a stay on litigation during a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission receivership.

  • May 28, 2025

    Fla. Judge Told Pharma Co. Rival Also Stole Trade Secrets

    A Florida federal judge on Wednesday denied an India-based pharmaceutical company's bid to reject a competitor's defense against a lawsuit alleging trade secrets theft by claiming its accuser is responsible for the same conduct, expressing doubt whether she can rule on such an issue.

  • May 28, 2025

    French Duo Can't Escape SEC's $40M Real Estate Fraud Suit

    Two French half-brothers whom the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has accused of misappropriating $40 million from investors in a real estate investment fraud scheme lost their bid to get the suit tossed, with a Florida federal judge ruling Wednesday that the investment contracts at issue in the suit qualify as securities.

  • May 28, 2025

    Ƶ Energy Loan Rule An 'Unlawful Power Grab,' Suit Says

    Lenders that finance clean energy home improvement projects on Wednesday challenged a Biden-era rule that applies standard mortgage protections to loans where homeowners pay for such projects through property tax bills, saying the rule is unlawful and threatens to kill their business.

  • May 28, 2025

    Fla. Ambulance Co. Must Make Missed Payments In OT Deal

    An ambulance service will have to shell out the remaining $42,500 it owes to a group of emergency medical technicians and paramedics to settle their overtime after having missed payment deadlines several times, a Florida federal court ordered Wednesday.

  • May 28, 2025

    Fed. Circ. Restores Floor Tiling Patent Case

    The Federal Circuit on Wednesday revived a lawsuit accusing a pair of flooring companies of infringing patents related to devices used in tile leveling and spacing, taking issue with how a lower court interpreted key claim terms.

  • May 28, 2025

    China Can't Duck PPE Hoarding Claims By Fla. Medical Pros

    A Florida federal judge won't fully dismiss claims from a group of medical professionals alleging that China, through a New Jersey company, hoarded personal protective equipment to create a monopoly at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, finding the allegations fall within the commercial activity exception to sovereign immunity.

  • May 28, 2025

    Orlando Fire Dept. Must Face District Chiefs' Unpaid OT Suit

    High-ranking district chiefs cannot claim they are shielded from overtime pay exemptions because they are first responders, a Florida federal judge ruled, but the Orlando Fire Department has not shown that it was in the clear to deny them the premium wages.

  • May 28, 2025

    Husch Blackwell Adds Burr & Forman Consumer Finance Pro

    Husch Blackwell LLP has expanded its consumer financial services team in Florida with the addition of a longtime Burr & Forman LLP consumer finance litigator.

  • May 28, 2025

    Insurance Atty Talks FEMA Cuts As Storm, Fire Seasons Near

    As hurricane and wildfire seasons approach, Anthony Lopez, founder of the law firm Your Insurance Attorney, told Law360 Real Estate Authority that with natural disasters intensifying, the Trump administration's cuts to FEMA are likely to put more pressure on states and property owners in an already challenging insurance environment.

  • May 27, 2025

    11th Circ. Says Producer's Defamation Claims Came Too Late

    The Eleventh Circuit refused Friday to revive a movie producer's defamation suit against The Hollywood Reporter over its article on his feud with a former business partner, ruling that a district court correctly applied California's statute of limitations, rather than Florida's, to dismiss the suit.

  • May 27, 2025

    11th Circ. Won't Revisit FCC Ownership Ruling

    The Eleventh Circuit won't take a second whack at its order upholding a Federal Communications Commission finding that Gray Television had broken agency ownership consolidation rules by owning one too many stations in Anchorage, Alaska.

  • May 27, 2025

    Feds Tell 11th Circ. 'No Error' In Ga. Bid-Rigging Conviction

    Federal prosecutors urged the Eleventh Circuit Friday to uphold the bid-rigging and price-fixing convictions of one of two brothers accused of manipulating the coastal Georgia concrete market, arguing his push for a new trial is a "virtual carbon copy" of one a district court already rejected.

  • May 27, 2025

    Fla. Judge Pauses Suit Over Baseball Player's Death

    A Florida state court judge on Tuesday ordered a temporary halt to a lawsuit alleging medical malpractive against a Minnesota Twins physician over the death of a minor league baseball player, pausing the case while an order denying immunity for the doctor is appealed.

  • May 27, 2025

    Trump's Media Co. To Raise $2.5B For Bitcoin Purchase

    Trump Media & Technology Group Corp., the parent company of President Donald Trump's social media platform, said Tuesday it plans to raise $2.5 billion from institutional investors to buy bitcoin to create what it is calling a bitcoin treasury.

  • May 27, 2025

    New Broward Judge Brings Varied Experience To Bench

    Gov. Ron DeSantis has tapped Armstrong Teasdale LLP partner Marlon Weiss to fill a vacant seat on the bench in Broward County, to which he brings a wide range of experience in commercial litigation, criminal cases and even in classroom management.

  • May 27, 2025

    Property Co. Not Covered In Condo Fire Suits, Insurer Says

    A property management company isn't covered for suits claiming it hired an unlicensed contractor whose work caused a fire at a condo complex, an insurer told a Florida federal court, saying coverage isn't available under a commercial general liability policy and is limited under a professional liability policy.

  • May 27, 2025

    Ex-Firm Leader Pushes To Remand Whistleblower Suit In Fla.

    The former Jacksonville, Florida, office managing partner of Matthiesen Wickert & Lehrer SC is asking a Florida federal court to send back to state court her whistleblower lawsuit alleging she was forced to leave her position because she attempted to stop a paralegal from engaging in the unauthorized practice of law.

  • May 27, 2025

    Fla. Justices Urged To Stop Agency's Prosecution 'Overreach'

    A man accused of election fraud has filed his opening brief with the Florida Supreme Court over claims that the Florida Office of Statewide Prosecution doesn't have the authority to pursue the charges against him, calling the organization a "creature of limited jurisdiction."

Expert Analysis

  • Implementation, Constitutional Issues With Birthright Order

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    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.

  • Perspectives

    11th Circ. Ruling Shows How AEDPA Limits Habeas Relief

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    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.

  • New Fla. Financial Abuse Law May See Limited Buy-In

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    Florida's newly effective financial protection law comes with compliance burdens and uncertainties that could discourage financial institutions from participating, even though the law aims to shield them from liability for delaying transactions when they suspect exploitation of elderly and vulnerable account holders, say attorneys at Shutts & Bowen.

  • 7 Tips For Associates To Thrive In Hybrid Work Environments

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    As the vast majority of law firms have embraced some type of hybrid work policy, associates should consider a few strategies to get the most out of both their in-person and remote workdays, says James Argionis at Cozen O’Connor.

  • Series

    Playing Beach Volleyball Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    My commitment to beach volleyball has become integral to my performance as an attorney, with the sport continually reminding me that teamwork, perseverance, professionalism and stress management are essential to both undertakings, says Amy Drushal at Trenam.

  • How Law Firms Can Counteract The Loneliness Epidemic

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    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.

  • What Remedies Under New Admin's SEC Could Look Like

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    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.

  • 5 Keys To Building Stronger Attorney-Client Relationships

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    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.

  • Notable Q4 Updates In Insurance Class Actions

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    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.

  • Contract Disputes Recap: Liability Test, Termination Claims

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    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.

  • Series

    Racing Corvettes Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    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.

  • The Political Branches Can't Redefine The Citizenship Clause

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    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.

  • Opinion

    Attorneys Must Act Now To Protect Judicial Independence

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    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.

  • Appealing An Interlocutory Order On Insurer Duty To Defend

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    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.

  • Rethinking 'No Comment' For Clients Facing Public Crises

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    “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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