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May 14, 2025
HUD Allocates $1.1B For Tribal Affordable Housing Initiatives
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will allocate more than $1.1 billion in Indian Housing Block Grant funding to support affordable housing efforts in Native American tribal communities, HUD announced Tuesday.
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May 14, 2025
FCC Cuts Deal With Fla. Pirate Radio Operator
The Federal Communications Commission has cut a deal with a man it accused of running an unauthorized radio station in Broward County, Florida, which requires him to pay a small fine and stop the illegal broadcasts in exchange for avoiding a stiffer penalty.
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May 14, 2025
Fla. Court Won't Let State High Court Weigh Taking Query
An en banc Florida appellate court on Wednesday refused to certify the city of Marathon's question about a factor for determining whether a taking happened to the state's high court.
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May 14, 2025
Shaky Docs Undermine SEC's $2M Trial Win, 11th Circ. Told
A South Florida financial adviser accused of funneling investors into the $500 million Par Funding fraud scheme urged the Eleventh Circuit on Wednesday to order a do-over of a civil trial that ended with him being required to pay more than $2 million to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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May 14, 2025
11th Circ. Won't Reopen White DOD Worker's Race Bias Suit
The Eleventh Circuit refused to revive a commissary worker's lawsuit claiming the U.S. Department of Defense threatened to suspend her over a Black colleague's false accusations that she'd used a racial slur, ruling Wednesday that she failed to show the agency proposed the discipline because she's white.
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May 14, 2025
BofA, Fla. Woman End Suit Over Imposter's $2M Grab
Bank of America has settled a suit accusing the bank of failing to protect a 67-year-old Florida woman's accounts as she fell victim to a sophisticated social engineering scam by a person posing as a Federal Trade Commission investigator who stole $2 million.
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May 14, 2025
Fla. High Court Asked If Parents Can Dispute Kids' Abortions
A Florida appellate court on Wednesday upheld a decision denying a 17-year-old to terminate her pregnancy without her father's consent, but certified a question of great public importance on whether parents have due process rights under the state's maturity and best-interest judicial waiver procedures.
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May 14, 2025
Farm Groups Fight Further Delay In H-2A Wage Rule Suit
Farm groups on Wednesday countered the Trump administration's bid to further halt litigation challenging a Biden-era H-2A wage rule, telling a Florida federal judge there's no need to delay further for the U.S. Department of Labor to get familiarized with the case.
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May 14, 2025
Trump's Unorthodox US Atty Picks May Face Learning Curve
While some of President Donald Trump's picks for U.S. attorney fit the typical mold — former federal prosecutors and BigLaw alums — others lack the type of court experience that can be crucial for effective office management and earning the respect of judges, experts say.
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May 14, 2025
Insurer Blamed For Unpaid $3.2M Horse-Related Theft Deal
A show horse company that said an equestrian and his associate stole prize money, horse sale proceeds and valuable stallion semen blamed an insurer for covering protracted underlying litigation in bad faith, telling a Florida federal court that nothing was left for an eventual $3.2 million settlement.
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May 14, 2025
Health Co. Founder Pleads Guilty In $5M Fraud Case
A Florida man who operated a health monitoring company geared toward keeping substance-addicted people from relapsing has admitted to bilking investors out of $5 million by misstating interest in the firm, the U.S. attorney's office in Philadelphia said.
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May 14, 2025
Judge Who Defended Remarks As 'Dad Jokes' Is Suspended
The Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday suspended a state judge pending disposition of allegations that he made inappropriate jokes and comments while overseeing a criminal docket that he claimed were mostly inoffensive "dad jokes."
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May 14, 2025
Judge Beats Ex-Law Student's Suit At 11th Circ.
The Eleventh Circuit on Wednesday largely upheld the dismissal of a suit from a former law student and federal prosecutors' intern accusing a Florida federal judge and government attorneys of ruining his job prospects, finding that the judge has immunity while the lawyers' acts were mostly part of their jobs.
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May 13, 2025
Nike Seeks Dismissal Of Investors' Sales Strategy Fraud Suit
Sportswear company Nike and several of its top executives have urged an Oregon federal judge to toss a proposed class action alleging the company's stock value declined as it continued to mislead investors on the success of a change in sales strategy, saying the suit improperly uses hindsight to claim fraud.
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May 13, 2025
2 Courts Say Fla. Drag Show Rules Likely Unconstitutional
Two federal courts this week have determined Florida rules targeting drag shows are likely unconstitutional, with the Eleventh Circuit on Tuesday upholding an injunction against enforcing a statute barring minors from "adult live performances" and a district court blocking a city's permit restriction for an outdoor event.
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May 13, 2025
Watchdog Demands Info In DC Court On Dead ICE Detainees
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is violating public records laws by refusing to turn over documents related to three people who died in ICE custody at two detention centers in Florida and Arizona, a government watchdog group alleged in a suit filed in D.C. federal court Monday.
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May 13, 2025
11th Circ. Looks Open To Reviving Ga. Voter Intimidation Suit
Eleventh Circuit judges scrutinizing a ruling that a conservative election monitoring group didn't intimidate Georgians when it challenged the voter registration of hundreds of thousands of citizens said Tuesday the district judge may have gotten it wrong, suggesting during oral arguments the group may have at least tried it.
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May 13, 2025
Fla. Medical Cos. Sue Akerman For Malpractice, Fight Fees Bid
After Akerman LLP filed suit against Rennova Health Inc. and medical laboratories for unpaid fees last month, the healthcare services company swung back with a motion to dismiss that case, while the labs filed their own malpractice lawsuits.
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May 13, 2025
11th Circ. Eyes Restarting Seafood Workers' ESOP Suit
The Eleventh Circuit seemed Tuesday to lean toward reviving a lawsuit from former workers of a seafood company who allege that their employee stock ownership plan was overcharged in a $92 million deal, as judges questioned a lower court's decision to toss the case with prejudice.
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May 13, 2025
Attys Push 11th Circ. To Weigh Judge Shopping Sanctions
The Eleventh Circuit can hear three attorneys' appeal of sanctions against them for judge shopping during their legal challenge to an Alabama law criminalizing gender-affirming care, because the underlying case was dismissed, making the jurisdictional question moot, two of those lawyers told the appellate court.
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May 13, 2025
Snubbing Migrant Law Order Isn't Contempt, Fla. AG Says
Florida's attorney general has argued that he should not be held in contempt for telling law enforcement agencies he could not force them to comply with a temporary restraining order blocking enforcement of a state law criminalizing the entry of unauthorized immigrants.
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May 12, 2025
Fla. Panel Says Evidence In DUI Case Was Legally Obtained
A Florida federal judge wrongly applied the probable cause standard to suppress evidence from a DUI investigation of a woman initially pulled over for a traffic stop for driving in two lanes simultaneously, an appellate court said Friday, ruling the police officer's reasonable suspicion was enough to justify the traffic stop.
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May 12, 2025
GAO Denies Protest To $36M DHS Training Task Order
The U.S. Government Accountability Office rejected a Florida-based company's protest of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's $36 million task order for training support services, saying the agency didn't need to evaluate how realistic the price offers were.
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May 12, 2025
Eric Trump-Backed Crypto Miner Merges With Gryphon Digital
A new bitcoin miner backed by President Donald Trump's two eldest sons said Monday that it will go public through an all-stock merger with Gryphon Digital Mining Inc. and will list on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol ABTC.
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May 12, 2025
Tribal Co. Hit With Class Suit Over High Interest Rates
Bright Lending was hit Friday with a proposed racketeering class action in Florida, claiming the online payday lender charges illegal interest rates on short-term loans and hides behind a Native American tribe in Montana to escape legal claims.
Expert Analysis
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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.
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Opinion
Undoing An American Ideal Of Fairness
President Donald Trump’s orders attacking birthright citizenship, civil rights education, and diversity, equity and inclusion programs threaten hard-won constitutional civil rights protections and decades of efforts to undo bias in the law — undermining what Chief Justice Earl Warren called "our American ideal of fairness," says Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner.
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How Ill. Ruling Could Influence Future Data Breach Cases
The Illinois Supreme Court's recent decision in Petta v. Christie Business Holding, which was based solely on standing, establishes an important benchmark for the viability of Illinois-based lawsuits arising out of data security incidents that defendants can cite in future cases, say attorneys at Wilson Elser.
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Expect To Feel Aftershocks Of Chopra's Ƶ Shake-Up
Publications released by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau personnel in the last days of the Biden administration outline former Director Rohit Chopra's long-term vision for aggressive state-level enforcement of federal consumer financial laws, opening the doors for states to launch investigations and pursue actions, say attorneys at Hudson Cook.
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Opinion
Inconsistent Injury-In-Fact Rules Hinder Federal Practice
A recent Third Circuit decision, contradicting a previous ruling about whether consumers of contaminated products have suffered an injury in fact, illustrates the deep confusion this U.S. Supreme Court standard creates among federal judges and practitioners, who deserve a simpler method of determining which cases have federal standing, says Eric Dwoskin at Dwoskin Wasdin.
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2 Anti-Kickback Developments Hold Lessons For Biopharma
The U.S. Department of Justice's Anti-Kickback Statute settlement with QOL Medical and a favorable advisory opinion from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services provide a study in contrasts, but there are tips for biopharma manufacturers trying to navigate the vast compliance space between them, says Mary Kohler at Kohler Health Law.
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In-House Counsel Pointers For Preserving Atty-Client Privilege
Several recent rulings illustrate the challenges in-house counsel can face when attempting to preserve attorney-client privilege, but a few best practices can help safeguard communications and effectively assert the privilege in an increasingly scrutinized corporate environment, says Daniel Garrie at Law & Forensics.
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Ƶ's Message To States Takes On New Weight Under Trump
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's January guidance to state enforcers has fresh significance as the Trump administration moves to freeze the bureau's work, and industry should expect states to use this series of recommendations as an enforcement road map, say attorneys at Brownstein Hyatt.