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  • January 29, 2025

    Spirit Spurns Frontier Offer In Favor Of Ch. 11 Debt Swap

    Bankrupt air carrier Spirit Airlines Inc. said in public securities filings Wednesday that it has rejected an offer from competitor Frontier Airlines to merge and will instead continue pursuit of its prearranged restructuring plan set for confirmation in mid-February because the terms of the Frontier proposal would leave creditors worse off.

  • January 29, 2025

    Suit Over Ohtani's Historic Stolen Base Ends With Settlement

    The Miami Marlins and Los Angeles Dodgers have reached a settlement in a now-dropped lawsuit in which a baseball collector alleged he never received a base used in the game that saw Dodgers slugger Shohei Ohtani eclipse 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in a single season.

  • January 29, 2025

    Trump Taps Sullivan & Cromwell For NY Hush Money Appeal

    President Donald Trump tapped a new legal team to handle the appeal of his hush money conviction, filing a notice on the New York state court docket Wednesday signed by a team of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP attorneys.

  • January 29, 2025

    Pam Bondi's Nomination To Be AG Goes To Full Senate

    The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 12-10 on Wednesday, along party lines, to send attorney general nominee Pam Bondi's nomination to the Senate floor.

  • January 29, 2025

    Feds Drop Appeal In Trump Classified Info Case

    Federal prosecutors told the Eleventh Circuit on Wednesday they are dropping the prosecution of President Donald Trump's former co-defendants for the allegedly illegal retention of classified documents at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate.

  • January 28, 2025

    Ex-UCF Coach Says School Can't Alter Contract After Firing

    A former University of Central Florida assistant football coach has sued the college's athletic association for alleged breach of contract, saying the terms of his employment compensation can't be retroactively changed after he was terminated.

  • January 28, 2025

    Baker Botts Atty Says Inventor's Defamation Claims Are False

    A Baker Botts LLP partner hit back Tuesday against a patent-licensing company executive's claims that she made defamatory statements about him related to infringement litigation over a patent for a mobile restaurant ordering app with personalized suggestions.

  • January 28, 2025

    Fla. Bill Would Earmark $500M To Help Trump On Immigration

    Just after rejecting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' request for a special session on immigration, state legislators on Monday opened their own special session and proposed the TRUMP Act, which would establish an Office of State Immigration Enforcement and would earmark $500 million to collaborate with the Trump administration on its immigration enforcement policies.

  • January 28, 2025

    Miami Developer Has To Pay Fees Owed To Carlton Fields

    A Miami developer suing the Carlton Fields law firm can't dodge bills for legal work the firm performed for him, as a Florida state judge on Tuesday granted the firm a win on its counterclaim seeking payment of outstanding legal fees.

  • January 28, 2025

    Morgan & Morgan Keeps Win To Arbitrate Malpractice Claims

    A Georgia federal judge on Tuesday declined to reconsider a ruling granting Morgan & Morgan PA's bid to compel arbitration in a former client's legal malpractice case or to send the dispute back to state court.

  • January 27, 2025

    Justices To Weigh Feds' Liability In Ga. Wrong-House Raid

    The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear the appeal of a Georgia family that was the victim of a botched FBI no-knock raid of their home, taking up a pair of questions that will test of the boundaries of the Federal Tort Claims Act.

  • January 27, 2025

    3 Arrested In North Korean IT Worker Scheme, Feds Say

    Federal officials alleged in a Florida indictment that they've arrested at least three people in an elaborate fraudulent worker scheme masterminded by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, saying the individuals helped North Koreans obtain remote information technology employment with companies for the purpose of evading U.S. sanctions.

  • January 27, 2025

    Buddhist Group Wants Army Corps Everglades Plan Blocked

    A Buddhist community asked a Florida federal court to block construction on an Everglades restoration water retention project, arguing its concerns that the project will make its adjacent religious retreat center unusable have fallen on deaf ears at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

  • January 27, 2025

    So-Called 'Face' Of $14M Crypto Ponzi Scheme Gets 2½ Years

    A Manhattan federal judge sentenced a Florida house cleaner to 2½ years in prison Monday for her role in promoting the $14 million, international Forcount cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme to fellow Latinos over three years.

  • January 27, 2025

    Late NFL QB's Family Can't Block Widow Over Documentary

    The family of deceased NFL quarterback Dwayne Haskins Jr. can't get a court order barring his widow from undermining or trying to stop the release of a documentary his family commissioned because she did not actually take any actions against the project, a Pennsylvania federal judge ruled Monday.

  • January 27, 2025

    Fla. Judge Accused Of Bias In Energy Drink Co. Ch. 11

    A Florida federal bankruptcy judge overseeing the Chapter 11 case of the company that makes Bang energy drinks was sued by its founder, who alleged the judge was biased throughout the proceedings and made several rulings that financially harmed him and the company.

  • January 27, 2025

    Widow Says Century Homebuilders' Atty Conspired To Move Assets

    The widow of Sergio Pino, the late founder and CEO of Century Homebuilders Group LLC, has sued Century Homebuilders' attorney, accusing him of setting up fraudulent transfers of the company's assets during the Pinos' contentious divorce to keep her from getting her half of the company.

  • January 27, 2025

    Fla. Judge Won't Recuse Over 'Adverse Ruling' In CBD Row

    A Florida federal magistrate judge has refused to step down from a case where she recommended sanctioning an attorney representing a franchisee in a contract dispute with CBD American Shaman LLC, saying adverse rulings are not grounds for recusal.

  • January 27, 2025

    Steel Company's ERISA Suit Booted For Lack Of Specifics 

    A Florida federal judge dismissed a proposed class action alleging a steel manufacturer loaded its employee 401(k) plan with exorbitant fees and risky investment options, ruling the worker leading the suit needed to provide more information about his efforts to raise concerns to the plan's committee.

  • January 27, 2025

    Feds Want 10 Yrs. For Atty Over Attempted Embassy Bombing

    Federal prosecutors are seeking a 10-year prison sentence for a former Florida defense attorney who pled guilty to blowing up a sculpture in Texas and trying to bomb the Chinese Embassy in Washington, D.C., citing the extreme harm he was trying to inflict.

  • January 24, 2025

    Deel Blasts Racketeering Suit Over Alleged Money Laundering

    Deel Inc. asked a Florida federal judge to permanently end a putative class action alleging it enabled money laundering and facilitated illegal transfers for Surge Capital, which allegedly scammed investors out of $35 million, arguing the plaintiff is trying to pursue liability of "an innocent party for the wrongdoing of another."

  • January 24, 2025

    Trump Media Says Presidential Shield Deflects Investors' Suit

    President Donald Trump's social media company on Friday urged the Delaware Chancery Court to dismiss, or at least stay, a lawsuit brought by investors alleging that plans to take the platform public would cheat them out of their shares, arguing that a sitting president is shielded from civil litigation in state court.

  • January 24, 2025

    11th Circ. Overturns FCC One-To-One Marketing Consent Rule

    The Eleventh Circuit late Friday overturned a Federal Communications Commission rule requiring individual consumer consent to receive contacts from companies through comparison shopping sites.

  • January 24, 2025

    Fla. Judge Splits Trial In Case Over DJ's Elevator Injuries

    A Florida federal judge Friday bifurcated a trial between two insurance carriers and an elevator company that settled a Miami D.J.'s $5.5 million injury lawsuit, ruling that excess coverage claims will be tried first, with bad faith claims being tried after.

  • January 24, 2025

    Real Estate Recap: Hughes Fire, EOs, Practices Of The Year

    Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including more law firm displacement due to the newly ignited Hughes Fire in Los Angeles County, real estate sector speculation following a storm of executive orders, and two of Law360's picks for real estate and construction practice groups of the year.

Expert Analysis

  • AV Compliance Is Still A State-By-State Slog — For Now

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    While the incoming Trump administration has hinted at new federal regulations governing autonomous vehicles, for now, AV manufacturers must take a state-by-state approach to compliance with safety requirements — paying particular attention to states that require express authorization for AV operation, say attorneys at Frost Brown.

  • Think Like A Lawyer: 1 Type Of Case Complexity Stands Out

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    In contrast to some cases that appear complex due to voluminous evidence or esoteric subject matter, a different kind of complexity involves tangled legal and factual questions, each with a range of possible outcomes, which require a “sliding scale” approach instead of syllogistic reasoning, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.

  • The Malpractice Perils Of Elder Abuse Liability

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    Recent cases show that the circumstances under which an attorney may be sued for financial elder abuse remain unsettled, but practitioners can avoid these malpractice claims altogether by taking proactive steps, like documenting the process of evaluating a client's directives under appropriate standards, says Edward Donohue at Hinshaw & Culbertson.

  • Think Like A Lawyer: Note 3 Simple Types Of Legal Complexity

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    Cases can appear complex for several reasons — due to the number of issues, the volume of factual and evidentiary sources, and the sophistication of those sources — but the same basic technique can help lawyers tame their arguments into a simple and persuasive message, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.

  • Series

    Gardening Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Beyond its practical and therapeutic benefits, gardening has bolstered important attributes that also apply to my litigation practice, including persistence, patience, grit and authenticity, says Christopher Viceconte at Gibbons.

  • Litigation Inspiration: Reframing Document Review

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    For attorneys — new ones especially — there is much fulfillment to find in document review by reflecting on how important, interesting and pleasant it can be, says Bennett Rawicki at Hilgers Graben.

  • Rank-And-File DOJ Attorneys Will Keep Calm And Carry On

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    Career prosecutors at the U.S. Department of Justice often pride themselves on their ability to remain apolitical in order to ensure consistency and keep the department’s mission afloat, and the incoming Trump administration is unlikely to upend this tradition, says Michael Landman at Bird Marella.

  • Series

    Flying Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Achieving my childhood dream of flying airplanes made me a better lawyer — and a better person — because it taught me I can conquer difficult goals when I leave my comfort zone, focus on the demands of the moment and commit to honing my skills, says Ivy Cadle at Baker Donelson.

  • Lessons From EEOC Case Of Fla. Worker Fired After Stillbirth

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    A recent federal court settlement between a Florida resort and a fired line cook shows that the U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment Commission sees stillbirth as protected under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, also providing four other important lessons, says Gordon Berger at Pierson Ferdinand.

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    Circus Arts Make Me A Better Lawyer

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    Performing circus arts has strengthened my ability to be more thoughtful, confident and grounded, all of which has enhanced my legal practice and allowed me to serve clients in a more meaningful way, says Bailey McGowan at Stinson.

  • Opinion

    Weak Reasoning Underlies Fla. Judge's Bold Qui Tam Ruling

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    U.S. District Judge Kathryn Mizelle's groundbreaking decision in U.S. ex rel. Zafirov v. Florida Medical Associates LLC, holding that qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act are unconstitutional, relies on weak logic to reach a conclusion that differs from every other court that has ruled on the issue, says Ethan Greenberg at Anderson Kill.

  • 3 Ways To Train Junior Lawyers In 30 Minutes Or Less

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    Today’s junior lawyers are experiencing a skills gap due to pandemic-era disruptions, but firms can help bring them up to speed by offering high-impact skill building content in bite-sized, interactive training sessions, say Stacey Schwartz at Katten, Diane Costigan at Winston & Strawn and Lauren Tierney at Freshfields.

  • Hurricane Coverage Ruling Clarifies Appraisal Scope In Fla.

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    In a case involving property insurance for hurricane damage, a Florida federal court recently enforced policy limits despite an appraisal award exceeding those limits, underscoring the boundaries between valuation and coverage — a distinction that provides valuable guidance for insurers handling post-catastrophe claims, says Tiffany Bustamante at Cozen O’Connor.

  • The Bar Needs More Clarity On The Discovery Objection Rule

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    Almost 10 years after Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 34 was amended, attorneys still seem confused about what they should include in objections to discovery requests, and until the rules committee provides additional clarity, practitioners must beware the steep costs of noncompliance, says Tristan Ellis at Shanies Law Office.

  • Trump Faces Uphill Battle If He Tries To Target Prosecutors

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    On the campaign trail, President-elect Donald Trump promised to go after the state and federal prosecutors who had investigated and prosecuted him, but few criminal statutes would be applicable — to say nothing of the evidence required to substantiate any charges against prosecutors, says William Johnston at Bird Marella.

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