Florida

  • January 14, 2025

    Giuliani Atty Chided For 'Higher Power' Remark Ahead Of Trial

    A Manhattan federal judge pushed back Tuesday against Rudy Giuliani's lawyer ahead of a trial on whether the former New York City mayor must turn over his Florida condo and World Series rings to help cover a $148 million defamation judgment, after Giuliani's counsel said a precluded witness "answers to a higher power than this court."

  • January 13, 2025

    Robinhood Users Oppose Arbitration Of 'Meme Stock' Claims

    Stock trading platform Robinhood has failed to lay the groundwork for sending user disputes to arbitration, seven users of the platform claimed Monday in a bid to keep their claims in federal court over the company's 2021 suspension certain so-called meme stock trades.

  • January 13, 2025

    Lincare Pays $1.15M To End Wash. Medicaid Fraud Probe

    Lincare Inc. agreed to pay $1.15 million to resolve a Washington probe into allegations the medical equipment supplier overbilled Medicaid for rental payments for patients' oxygen equipment over a six-year period, the Washington State Office of the Attorney General announced Monday.

  • January 13, 2025

    Fla. Court OKs $6B Settlement Data Release In 3M's UK Case

    A Florida federal court has authorized the release of certain information related to 3M's $6 billion multidistrict litigation settlement ending claims over allegedly faulty combat earplugs to a London arbitral tribunal, which was convened to determine if insurer AIG Europe Ltd. is refusing to pay its share of the deal.

  • January 13, 2025

    Carnival Waived Arbitration By Rejecting Fee, Ex-Worker Says

    A former Carnival ship worker who was injured on the job argued Sunday that Carnival has waived its right to force him into arbitration by refusing to pay the worker's share of the filing fee after he initiated arbitration.

  • January 13, 2025

    Justices Won't Review 11th Circ.'s Cancer Cluster Decision

    The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday that it won't review the Eleventh Circuit's affirmation of a favorable jury verdict for defense contractor Pratt & Whitney, which was found to have failed to exercise reasonable care when disposing radioactive materials, but also freed it from liability for the cancer cases that emerged in a Florida neighborhood.

  • January 13, 2025

    AGs, Lobbyists Ask Justices To Keep Shell Co. Law Blocked

    The U.S. Supreme Court should deny the federal government's emergency application to stay a Texas district court's injunction on a law aimed at cracking down on crimes committed with shell companies, according to numerous state attorneys general and interest groups and a handful of small businesses.

  • January 13, 2025

    Special Counsel's Report On Trump's DC Case Released

    With a Florida federal judge's permission on Monday, U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland released the first volume of former special counsel Jack Smith's report regarding his now-abandoned election-interference case against Donald Trump in D.C.

  • January 13, 2025

    High Court Won't Revive Widow's Suit Against Trucking Co.

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined a bid from the widow of a man killed in a tractor trailer collision to review a decision that federal transportation law preempts her negligent selection claim against the company that hired the trucker and his carrier.

  • January 13, 2025

    Fla. Justices To Weigh Scope Of Agency's Prosecution Power

    The Florida Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear the case of a man accused of election fraud who says the Florida Office of Statewide Prosecution doesn't have the authority to pursue the claims against him.

  • January 13, 2025

    Cannabis Co. Again Seeks Dismissal Of Finder's Fee Suit

    The Cannabist Co. Holdings Inc. is asking a New York federal court to once again throw out a suit from an associate alleging he is owed $800,000 for facilitating an investment, saying New York law bars oral finder's fee contracts and the claims are still blocked by the statute of limitations.

  • January 13, 2025

    Supreme Court Won't Hear Broker's Fee Bid In Copyright Case

    The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to hear a Florida real estate broker's bid for attorney fees incurred defending himself from a copyright infringement suit by an aerial photography company, leaving in place a ruling saying he was not a prevailing party once the case was voluntarily dismissed.

  • January 13, 2025

    Ex-Benefytt Affiliate Violated Consumer Laws, Suit Says

    A telemarketing firm that worked with health insurance broker Benefytt Technologies repeatedly violated Massachusetts consumer protection and do-not-call laws, a consumer has alleged in state court.

  • January 10, 2025

    Up Next At High Court: Porn ID Check & Retiree Discrimination

    The U.S. Supreme Court will return to the bench Monday for a full argument session, in which the justices will debate whether a Texas law requiring pornography websites to verify their visitors aren't minors violates the First Amendment and if retirees have the right to sue former employers for benefits discrimination. 

  • January 10, 2025

    DeSantis Vows More Money, Control Over Everglades Projects

    Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis pledged to recommend $805 million of the state budget for continuing efforts in Everglades restoration and promised to take more control over water management, saying he hopes to work with the incoming Trump administration to expedite projects in order to reduce time and taxpayer expense.

  • January 10, 2025

    Real Estate Recap: REIT Activism, Enviro Policy, Power Woes

    Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including one attorney's expectations for shareholder activism at real estate investment trusts in 2025, the environmental policies that are top of mind for attorneys going into the new year, and the impact power constraints may have on data center gains.

  • January 10, 2025

    Fla. Bank Sues Cargill Over $18M In Fraudulent Transfers

    A Florida bank is suing food company Cargill Inc. over more than $18 million in transfers the bank thought were going to a Miami-based coffee company with which it had a credit agreement and that was in a precarious financial position after suffering "catastrophic" losses trading in the coffee market.

  • January 10, 2025

    Sen. Durbin Questions Trump AG Nominee's Lobbying

    U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., the top Democrat on the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, pressed federal agencies Friday to provide information on President-elect Donald Trump's attorney general nominee's past role as a foreign lobbyist ahead of her confirmation hearings next week due to concerns about possible conflicts of interest.

  • January 10, 2025

    Marlins, Collector Near Deal Over Ohtani's Historic Base

    The Miami Marlins appear close to resolving a federal suit brought by a baseball collector who claimed that the team reneged on a deal to sell him a base used in the game that saw Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Shohei Ohtani eclipse 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in a single season, according to a Friday court filing.

  • January 10, 2025

    Smith Appeals Injunction On Release Of Trump Report

    Special counsel Jack Smith has notified the Eleventh Circuit that he is appealing a temporary injunction blocking the release of his final report on his investigations into President-elect Donald Trump for election meddling and retention of classified documents.

  • January 10, 2025

    Semiconductor Co. Hit With Investor Suit Over Demand Slump

    Semiconductor manufacturing company Micron Technology Inc. has been hit with a proposed shareholder class action alleging Micron began overstating demand for its products after two years of disappointing sales in order to keep share prices artificially inflated.

  • January 10, 2025

    11th Circ. Backtracks, Ends Ousted Fla. Atty's DeSantis Suit

    Suspended Florida prosecutor Andrew Warren's yearslong legal battle against Gov. Ron DeSantis has all but come to an end after the Eleventh Circuit on Friday vacated a previous opinion and called the case moot after Warren's term in office expired.

  • January 10, 2025

    Trump Avoids Jail As Judge Points To Presidential Status

    A New York state judge on Friday spared President-elect Donald Trump any incarceration for his 34-count felony hush money conviction, citing the changed legal landscape, which affords the chief executive with "extraordinary legal protections."

  • January 09, 2025

    Target Brass Face Derivative Suit Over DEI Fallout

    Target Corp.'s executives and directors have been hit with a shareholder derivative suit in Florida federal court alleging that the company's diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and its offerings of LGBTQ+ merchandise harmed investors.

  • January 09, 2025

    Hotel Guest Death Suit Dismissal Back In Play, Fla. Court Says

    A hotel chain sued for allegedly causing a guest's horseback riding death can get another shot at escaping the suit after a Florida state appeals court ruled that an evidentiary hearing must be held to sort out a jurisdiction issue.

Expert Analysis

  • Live Nation May Shake It Off In A Long Game With The DOJ

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    Don't expect a swift resolution in the U.S. Department of Justice's case against Live Nation, but a long litigation, with the company likely to represent itself as the creator of a competitive ecosystem, and the government faced with explaining how the ticketing giant formed under its watch, say Thomas Kliebhan and Taylor Hixon at GRSM50.

  • Opinion

    The FTC And DOJ Should Backtrack On RealPage

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    The antitrust agencies ought to reverse course on their enforcement actions against RealPage, which are based on a faulty legal premise, risk further property shortages and threaten the use of algorithms that are central to the U.S. economy, says Thomas Stratmann at George Mason University.

  • Series

    Fishing Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Atop the list of ways fishing makes me a better lawyer is the relief it offers from the chronic stress of a demanding caseload, but it has also improved my listening skills and patience, and has served as an exceptional setting for building earnest relationships, says Steven DeGeorge​​​​​​​ at Robinson Bradshaw.

  • A Healthier Legal Industry Starts With Emotional Intelligence

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    The legal profession has long been plagued by high rates of mental health issues, in part due to attorneys’ early training and broader societal stereotypes — but developing one’s emotional intelligence is one way to foster positive change, collectively and individually, says attorney Esperanza Franco.

  • To Make Your Legal Writing Clear, Emulate A Master Chef

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    To deliver clear and effective written advocacy, lawyers should follow the model of a fine dining chef — seasoning a foundation of pure facts with punchy descriptors, spicing it up with analogies, refining the recipe and trimming the fat — thus catering to a sophisticated audience of decision-makers, says Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner.

  • EPA Heavy-Duty Vehicle GHG Rules Face Bumpy Road Ahead

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    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's new standards to reduce greenhouse gas emissions for owners and operators of heavy-duty vehicles are facing opposition from both states and the transportation industry, and their arguments will mirror two pending cases challenging the EPA's authority, says Grant Laizer at Adams and Reese.

  • Circuit Judge Writes An Opinion, AI Helps: What Now?

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    Last week's Eleventh Circuit opinion in Snell v. United Specialty Insurance, notable for a concurrence outlining the use of artificial intelligence to evaluate a term's common meaning, is hopefully the first step toward developing a coherent basis for the judiciary's generative AI use, says David Zaslowsky at Baker McKenzie.

  • Attys Beware 2 Commonly Overlooked NIL Contract Issues

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    As name, image and likeness deals dominate high school and collegiate sports, preserving a client's NCAA eligibility should be a top priority, so lawyers should understand the potentially damaging contract provisions they may encounter when reviewing an agreement, says Paula Nagarajan at Arnall Golden.

  • Perspectives

    Justices' Repeat Offender Ruling Eases Prosecutorial Hurdle

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    The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision last week in Brown v. U.S., clarifying which drug law applies to sentencing a repeat offender in a federal firearms case, allows courts to rely on outdated drug schedules to impose increased sentences, thus removing a significant hurdle for prosecutors, says attorney Molly Parmer.

  • Perspectives

    Trauma-Informed Legal Approaches For Pro Bono Attorneys

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    As National Trauma Awareness Month ends, pro bono attorneys should nevertheless continue to acknowledge the mental and physical effects of trauma, allowing them to better represent clients, and protect themselves from compassion fatigue and burnout, say Katherine Cronin at Stinson and Katharine Manning at Blackbird.

  • Series

    Playing Music Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    My deep and passionate involvement in playing, writing and producing music equipped me with skills — like creativity, improvisation and problem-solving — that contribute to the success of my legal career, says attorney Kenneth Greene.

  • How Attys Can Avoid Pitfalls When Withdrawing From A Case

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    The Trump campaign's recent scuffle over its bid to replace its counsel in a pregnancy retaliation suit offers a chance to remind attorneys that many troubles inherent in withdrawing from a case can be mitigated or entirely avoided by communicating with clients openly and frequently, says Christopher Konneker at Orsinger Nelson.

  • What 11th Circ. FCRA Ruling Means For Credit Furnishers

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    Credit furnishers should revisit their internal investigation and verification procedures after the Eleventh Circuit declined last month in Holden v. Holiday to impose a bright-line rule that only purely factual or transcription errors are actionable under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, say Diana Eng and Michael Esposito at Blank Rome.

  • Using A Children's Book Approach In Firm Marketing Content

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    From “The Giving Tree” to “Where the Wild Things Are,” most children’s books are easy to remember because they use simple words and numbers to tell stories with a human impact — a formula law firms should emulate in their marketing content to stay front of mind for potential clients, says Seema Desai Maglio at The Found Word.

  • A Changing Regulatory Landscape For Weight Loss Drugs

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    As drugs originally approved to treat diabetes become increasingly popular for weight loss purposes, federal and state regulators and payors are increasing their focus on how these drugs are prescribed, and industry participants should pay close attention to rapidly evolving compliance requirements, say attorneys at Goodwin.

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