Try our Advanced Search for more refined results
Florida
-
May 08, 2025
Rising Tide Of Trump Pardons Not Lifting All Boats, Attys Say
President Donald Trump signed off on more pardons and commutations during his first 100 days in office than any president in modern history while bypassing the traditional clemency process that goes through the U.S. Department of Justice, potentially giving false hope to those who believe they have a chance to benefit from the executive actions but lack White House connections.
-
May 07, 2025
Celebs And YouTubers Nix Most FTX Investor Claims, For Now
A Florida federal judge Wednesday freed several high-profile celebrities and YouTubers from a majority of claims FTX investors lodged in a sprawling multidistrict litigation over the cryptocurrency exchange's collapse, slashing all but two of the investors' claims, including aiding and abetting.
-
May 07, 2025
Fla. City Residents' Suit Over Corroded Water Pipes Revived
A Florida state appellate court on Wednesday reinstated a proposed class action alleging negligence against the city of Miramar and a consultant over improperly treated tap water that led to damaged pipes in homes, saying the complaint sufficiently claimed the city assumed a duty to make sure water wasn't corrosive.
-
May 07, 2025
Sidley-Led Insurer Aspen Leads 2 IPOs Raising $508M Total
Private equity-backed specialty insurer Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd., represented by Sidley Austin LLP, on Wednesday raised $397.5 million after pricing an upsized initial public offering, leading one of two insurance listings that netted $507.5 million combined as more companies tiptoe back into the IPO market.Â
-
May 07, 2025
Nike, 'Replica' Influencer Settle TM Suit Ahead Of Trial
Nike has resolved the remainder of its trademark infringement lawsuit against a social media influencer accused of posting and selling fake Nike shoes just days before trial, with a Florida federal judge on Wednesday signing off on the agreement that calls for the influencer to pay $1 million in damages.
-
May 07, 2025
Tupperware's Post-Sale Ch. 11 Plan Approved
The Chapter 11 plan of liquidation of food storage container company Tupperware Brands Corp. received court approval Wednesday in Delaware without any opposition, marking a complete turnaround from the turmoil at the outset of the case.
-
May 07, 2025
Politics, Tech Issues Top Concerns At Chicago Risk Event
Insurance and risk professionals around the country gathered in Chicago to discuss potential perils and opportunities for the future, with talks often centering on President Donald Trump's administration, technological developments and statutory reform of the legal system.
-
May 07, 2025
Ex-Panama Prez Can't Challenge Extradition, 11th Circ. Says
The Eleventh Circuit on Wednesday rejected former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli's challenge to his extradition to and prosecution in his home country, ruling that he lacked standing to challenge U.S. officials' supposed role in criminal charges that went beyond those for which he was originally removed from the country.
-
May 07, 2025
Coffee Exporter Hit With $31M Judgment Over Missed Shipments
A Florida federal judge said Wednesday she would enter a roughly $31 million judgment for a "green" coffee retailer that said it prepaid for coffee shipments that were never received from a Nicaraguan green coffee bean exporter.
-
May 07, 2025
NYC Developer Conned Investors Out Of $10M, Feds Say
A real estate developer involved in several projects in New York City was charged by federal prosecutors with misappropriating about $10 million in investor funds and using the money to finance a lavish lifestyle and cover gambling losses.
-
May 07, 2025
Solar Firm Says Conn. Regulator Acted Without Valid Members
The three Public Utilities Regulatory Authority commissioners who signed a final decision against a solar energy developer and in favor of an Avangrid Inc. unit were not "validly sitting" at the time the edict was issued in March, according to an administrative appeal in Connecticut state court.
-
May 07, 2025
Wyndham Sued Over Drowning In Miami Beach Rip Current
The estate of a New York man who drowned after being caught in a rip current on Miami Beach has sued Wyndham Hotels and Resorts LLC, claiming its MB Hotel failed to warn of the danger of rip currents in the ocean behind the property.
-
May 07, 2025
Fla. Law Firm Says Paralegal Stole Its Trade Secrets
A law firm in Miami is suing a former paralegal in Florida state court, saying she misappropriated trade secrets and stole thousands of attorney-client records following a negative performance review.
-
May 07, 2025
Florida Judge In Ethics Case Defends Remarks As 'Dad Jokes'
A Florida state judge facing suspension over allegations from the state Judicial Qualifications Commission that he made inappropriate jokes and comments while overseeing a criminal docket defended his statements as mostly inoffensive "dad jokes" and requested the matter go to trial.
-
May 07, 2025
Device Seller Asks For Probation In $2.4M Tax Evasion Case
The septuagenarian owner of a Florida medical device company who pled guilty to evading $2.4 million in taxes asked a federal district court Wednesday for his sentence to entail home probation and not prison, given his health challenges and payments he already made to the Internal Revenue Service.
-
May 07, 2025
Trump Taps Assistant US Atty To Join EEOC
President Donald Trump has nominated an assistant U.S. attorney in Florida to fill one of the three open seats on the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
-
May 06, 2025
Fla. Judge Limits Evidence Time Frame In Disney 'Wedgie' Suit
A Florida state court judge Tuesday denied a bid requiring Disney to show more than a decade of injuries on a water slide in a woman's lawsuit alleging she needed surgery after receiving a "painful wedgie" from the attraction, limiting the time frame to three years prior to her incident.
-
May 06, 2025
11th Circ. Refuses Celebrity Cruise Crew's Captivity Claim
The Eleventh Circuit on Tuesday refused to revive putative class action claims that alleged Celebrity Cruises forced Filipino crew members to stay on board without pay after the cruise industry temporarily shut down due to COVID-19, saying Celebrity's conduct, though not ideal, wasn't so "outrageous" that it caused severe emotional distress.
-
May 06, 2025
Biz Owner Says $5M Panama Award Suit Should Be Paused
A Miami businessman and his company asked a Florida federal court on Monday to pause Panama's bid to enforce a $4.8 million arbitral award over construction agreements, arguing that it should wait until a parallel arbitration concludes.
-
May 06, 2025
Marriott Accused Of Revoking Sabbath Accommodation In Fla.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing Marriott for alleged religious discrimination in Florida federal court, alleging an employee was forced to resign after her managers rescinded her Sabbath accommodation and required her to work on Saturdays.
-
May 06, 2025
Kirkland Guides Rotunda Capital On $735M Fund Close
Private equity firm Rotunda Capital Partners said Tuesday it has raised $735 million for its latest fund under the legal guidance of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, surpassing its $550 million target as Rotunda's managing partners called attention to a challenging current fundraising environment.Â
-
May 06, 2025
11th Circ. Seems Open To Reviving Coal Workers' Bias Suit
The Eleventh Circuit on Tuesday appeared inclined to reinstate a race discrimination suit brought against a coal company by two Black former employees, with one judge saying the case could present two narratives for jurors to sort out.
-
May 06, 2025
Tax Court Erred In Slashing $23M Easement, 11th Circ. Told
A partnership told the Eleventh Circuit that the U.S. Tax Court erred in substantially reducing its claim to a $23 million conservation easement tax deduction, arguing the decision was tainted by error-riddled criteria used by the IRS to value the property.
-
May 06, 2025
Fla. Judge Who Died After Crash Remembered For Empathy
Judge Dawn Caloca-Johnson, a longtime Florida state court judge who died following a car wreck over the weekend, has been remembered for bringing an empathetic approach to the bench and an awareness of how her decisions would impact others.
-
May 06, 2025
Newark Raises Safety Concerns About ICE Detention Center
The city of Newark told a New Jersey federal judge that the GEO Group has started housing immigration detainees at Delaney Hall, even though the city's building department found numerous safety concerns after conducting an initial visual inspection last month.
Expert Analysis
-
5th Circ. Shows Admin Rules Can Survive Court Post-Chevron
The Fifth Circuit's textual analysis of the Fair Labor Standards Act, contributing to its recent affirming of the U.S. Department of Labor’s authority to set an overtime exemption salary threshold, suggests administrative laws can survive post-Chevron challenges, say Jessi Thaller-Moran and Erin Barker at Brooks Pierce.
-
A Look At 5 States' New Data Privacy Laws
With new data privacy laws in Utah, Florida, Texas, Oregon and Montana recently in effect or coming into force this year, state-level enforcement of data privacy creates significant challenges and risks for how businesses interact with employees and consumers, and for companies that provide and use technologies in multiple jurisdictions, say attorneys at Jenner & Block.
-
Mental Health First Aid: A Brief Primer For Attorneys
Amid a growing body of research finding that attorneys face higher rates of mental illness than the general population, firms should consider setting up mental health first aid training programs to help lawyers assess mental health challenges in their colleagues and intervene with compassion, say psychologists Shawn Healy and Tracey Meyers.
-
Fla. Insurer-Breach Cases Split On Unrepaired Property Issue
A Florida appellate court's recent decision in Universal v. Qureshi is directly at odds with a 2020 decision from another Florida appellate court, and raises important questions for policyholders and insurers about the proper measure of damages in breach claims involving unrepaired property, say Andrea DeField and Yaniel Abreu at Hunton.
-
Revisiting The Crime-Fraud Exception After Key Trump Cases
Evidence issues in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot and classified documents cases involving former President Donald Trump offer an opportunity to restudy elements and implications of the crime-fraud exception to attorney-client privilege and the work product doctrine, noting the courts' careful scrutiny of these matters, say Robert Hoff and Paul Tuchmann at Wiggin and Dana.
-
Series
Collecting Art Makes Me A Better Lawyer
The therapeutic aspects of appreciating and collecting art improve my legal practice by enhancing my observation skills, empathy, creativity and cultural awareness, says attorney Michael McCready.
-
Navigating The Complexities Of Cyber Incident Reporting
When it comes to cybersecurity incident response plans, the uptick in the number and targets of legal and regulatory actions emphasizes the necessity for businesses to document the facts underlying the assumptions, complexities and obstacles of their decisions during the incident response, say attorneys at Troutman Pepper.
-
How Cos. Can Protect Supply Chains During The Port Strike
With dock workers at ports along the East and Gulf Coasts launching a strike that will likely cause severe supply chain disruptions, there are several steps exporters and importers can take to protect their businesses and mitigate increased costs, say attorneys at Thompson Hine.
-
Litigation Inspiration: Honoring Your Learned Profession
About 30,000 people who took the bar exam in July will learn they passed this fall, marking a fitting time for all attorneys to remember that they are members in a specialty club of learned professionals — and the more they can keep this in mind, the more benefits they will see, says Bennett Rawicki at Hilgers Graben.
-
Opinion
AI May Limit Key Learning Opportunities For Young Attorneys
The thing that’s so powerful about artificial intelligence is also what’s most scary about it — its ability to detect patterns may curtail young attorneys’ chance to practice the lower-level work of managing cases, preventing them from ever honing the pattern recognition skills that undergird creative lawyering, says Sarah Murray at Trialcraft.
-
Class Actions At The Circuit Courts: September Lessons
In this month's review of class action appeals, Mitchell Engel at Shook Hardy identifies practice tips from four recent class certification rulings involving denial of Medicare reimbursements, automobile insurance disputes, veterans' rights and automobile defects.
-
How Loper Bright Is Affecting Pending FCC Litigation
Pending challenges against Federal Communications Commission orders at the Sixth and Eleventh Circuits following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Loper Bright highlight that counsel must be familiar with the statutes, regulations and precedent relevant to the FCC to best navigate the rapidly changing compliance landscape, say attorneys at Davis Wright.
-
Series
Round-Canopy Parachuting Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Similar to the practice of law, jumping from an in-flight airplane with nothing but training and a few yards of parachute silk is a demanding and stressful endeavor, and the experience has bolstered my legal practice by enhancing my focus, teamwork skills and sense of perspective, says Thomas Salerno at Stinson.
-
And Now A Word From The Panel: The MDL Map
An intriguing yet unpredictable facet of multidistrict litigation practice is venue selection for new MDL proceedings, and the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation considers many factors when it assigns an MDL venue, says Alan Rothman at Sidley Austin.
-
Why Now Is The Time For Law Firms To Hire Lateral Partners
Partner and associate mobility data from the second quarter of this year suggest that there's never been a better time in recent years for law firms to hire lateral candidates, particularly experienced partners — though this necessitates an understanding of potential red flags, say Julie Henson and Greg Hamman at Decipher Investigative Intelligence.