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July 17, 2025
Fla. AG, Sandoz Clash With Other Enforcers Over 'Done' Deal
Sandoz and Florida's attorney general pressed a Connecticut federal judge Wednesday to let them settle out of sweeping price-fixing litigation against generic-drug makers, contending that federal civil procedure rules give no room for objections from other state enforcers worried the Sunshine State deal interferes with their own ability to negotiate settlements.
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July 17, 2025
Atty Access At 'Alligator Alcatraz' Being Barred, Suit Says
Attorneys are being barred from consulting clients being detained at the new detention facility in the Everglades known as "Alligator Alcatraz," while detainees are being prevented from contesting their detention, a new federal lawsuit alleges.
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July 17, 2025
Ga. AG Asks 11th Circ. To Review Social Media Age Limit Case
The state of Georgia has appealed a preliminary injunction that halted enforcement of Georgia's new restrictions on minors' use of social media on constitutionality grounds to the Eleventh Circuit.
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July 17, 2025
Fla. Law Firm Zumpano Patricios Hit With Data Breach Suit
Miami-headquartered national law firm Zumpano Patricios is facing a proposed class action in Florida federal court accusing the firm of failing to protect sensitive information, including dates of birth and healthcare payments, that was compromised in a May data breach.
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July 17, 2025
Fla. Jury Awards Ex-State Sen. $100M Over Her Son's Death
A Florida state court jury has awarded a former state senator $100 million in her lawsuit over the wrongful shooting death of her son, finding a Miami condominium, its security contractor and property management company liable for allowing an armed perpetrator to gain access to the premises.
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July 17, 2025
Dems Walk Out On Vote Of Emil Bove For 3rd Circ.
The Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee walked out of the vote on Emil Bove's Third Circuit nomination on Thursday morning after Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., accused committee chair Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, of subverting committee rules by not acknowledging his request to speak and rushing through the nomination.
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July 16, 2025
11th Circ. Nixes Walmart Win, Backs ALJ Removal Restriction
The Eleventh Circuit on Wednesday ruled in a published opinion that a removal restriction for administrative law judges is constitutional, reversing Walmart's win in a lawsuit that had blocked a chief administrative law judge from deciding on immigration-related complaints against the hypermarket company.
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July 16, 2025
Fla. Man Convicted In Plot To Kill Fed Prosecutor, FBI Agent
A Florida federal jury convicted a former university student of charges in connection with a murder-for-hire plot and attempting to kill U.S. government officials, including a prosecutor and FBI agent shortly before his trial commenced in a separate cyberstalking case.
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July 16, 2025
Sidley Guides Starwood Property Trust's $2.2B Net Lease Deal
Sidley Austin LLP and Latham & Watkins LLP are advising Starwood Property Trust Inc. 's $2.2 billion acquisition of net lease real estate operating platform Fundamental Income Properties LLC, according to an announcement made Wednesday.
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July 16, 2025
Fla. Judge Will Hear Out Suit Over Postponed Miami Elections
A Florida state judge on Wednesday declined to rule on a lawsuit challenging a Miami ordinance postponing municipal elections, instead considering arguments over the legality of the law that bypasses a voter referendum and extends the offices of some city elected representatives whose terms expire at the end of this year.
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July 16, 2025
Expert Calls Tesla Autopilot Defective For Lack Of Geofencing
An expert on autonomous systems told jurors Wednesday in a wrongful death suit over a fatal Florida Keys crash that Tesla's autopilot system is defective because the company allows the autopilot to be engaged on roads for which it is explicitly not designed.
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July 16, 2025
Travelers Avoids Bad Faith Claim In Yacht Damage Dispute
A Travelers unit did not act in bad faith when handling a yacht owner's claim for coverage after its yacht was destroyed during Hurricane Irma, a Florida federal court ruled Wednesday, saying, at the time, it was unclear whether Florida law or federal maritime law applied.
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July 16, 2025
Fla. Panel Reverses Evidence Suppression In Drug Case
A Florida state appeals panel on Wednesday reversed a lower court and held that evidence from a search warrant in a drug possession case should be allowed at trial, finding that police were justified in suspecting the defendant's home contained evidence.
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July 16, 2025
States Push To Keep Nationwide Block On Birthright Order
A coalition of states told a Massachusetts federal court Tuesday that nothing less than a nationwide injunction can provide complete relief in the states' case against President Donald Trump's executive order targeting birthright citizenship.
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July 16, 2025
Florida AG Faces Pushback On Out-Of-State Atty Proposal
A proposal from Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier to allow out-of-state attorneys to work for the state government without having to take the state's bar exam is facing criticism within the Florida bar, with its board of governors set to consider whether to formally oppose the rule change.
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July 16, 2025
Squire Patton Adds Burr & Forman Real Estate Atty In Tampa
Squire Patton Boggs LLP announced Wednesday that it picked up a new principal who is a self-described "switch hitter" for its global real estate practice in Tampa from Burr & Forman LLP.
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July 16, 2025
Kratom Seltzers 'Addictive,' Wash. Class Suit Alleges
A proposed class of kratom product buyers is suing Mitra-9 Brands LLC in Washington federal court, alleging that the company knew — but failed to warn customers — that the products are addictive in the same way as opioids and can cause withdrawal symptoms.
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July 15, 2025
HomeServices, Douglas Elliman Nix Broker Fee Antitrust Suit
HomeServices of America and Douglas Elliman escaped homebuyers' proposed antitrust class action alleging real estate agents conspired to artificially inflate broke service commissions for home sales, after a Florida federal judge ruled the buyers lacked standing since home sellers are the ones who paid those commission fees.
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July 15, 2025
FTC Says Merger Penalty Deal In The Works With 7-Eleven
The Federal Trade Commission is inching closer to a settlement with 7-Eleven in its suit seeking to slap the convenience store chain with a $77.5 million penalty for violating a settlement that it inked with the agency in order to get a merger approved back in 2018.
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July 15, 2025
Miami Candidate Sues To Undo Postponed Elections
A Miami businesswoman running for city office has sued to undo the postponement of the November municipal elections, alleging that an ordinance passed by elected officials to delay the elections for up to a year violates the Florida Constitution.
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July 15, 2025
11th Circ. Backs Enhancements In Cocaine Trafficking Case
A federal appeals panel in the Eleventh Circuit on Tuesday published an opinion finding that a Florida man who pled guilty to federal drug trafficking charges was correctly given a sentence enhancement for career criminals after being found guilty in state court of other offenses including trafficking cocaine, and that he could not challenge the validity of his guilty plea.
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July 15, 2025
Tesla Engineer Says Company Kept Scant Safety Data
Tesla did not document safety statistics of its autopilot system in the early years of its implementation, according to testimony from a Tesla engineer that jurors in Miami heard Tuesday in a trial over a fatal Florida Keys crash.
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July 15, 2025
FCC Drops 'Single Seller' Marketing Reg After 11th Circ. Ruling
The Federal Communications Commission has plucked from the books a rule requiring individual consumer consent for companies to contact customers through comparison shopping sites after the Eleventh Circuit declared the regulation an overstep.
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July 15, 2025
11th Circ. Rules Inmate's Suit Against Nurse Was 'Malicious'
The Eleventh Circuit upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit from a man incarcerated in Florida accusing a nurse practitioner of an Eighth Amendment violation, saying the lower court was right in tossing the complaint after deeming it "malicious" because he failed to disclose two prior legal actions.
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July 15, 2025
11th Circ. Backs $50K Verdict In Ex-Koch Nurse's Assault Suit
The Eleventh Circuit on Tuesday let stand a $50,000 verdict in favor of a former Koch Foods nurse against two human resource managers at a food plant whom she accused of assault and battery, saying jurors reached a viable conclusion.
Expert Analysis
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Adapting To Private Practice: From DOJ Enviro To Mid-Law
Practitioners leaving a longtime government role for private practice — as when I departed the U.S. Department of Justice’s environmental enforcement division — should prioritize finding a firm that shares their principles, values their experience and will invest in their transition, says John Cruden at Beveridge & Diamond.
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Independent Contractor Rule Up In The Air Under New DOL
In several recent court challenges, the U.S. Department of Labor has indicated its intent to revoke the 2024 independent contractor rule, sending a clear signal that it will not defend the Biden-era rule on the merits in anticipation of further rulemaking, say attorneys at Jackson Lewis.
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Legal Ethics Considerations For Law Firm Pro Bono Deals
If a law firm enters into a pro bono deal with the Trump administration in exchange for avoiding or removing an executive order, it has an ethical obligation to create a written settlement agreement with specific terms, which would mitigate some potential conflict of interest problems, says Andrew Altschul at Buchanan Angeli.
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Playing Football Made Me A Better Lawyer
While my football career ended over 15 years ago, the lessons the sport taught me about grit, accountability and resilience have stayed with me and will continue to help me succeed as an attorney, says Bert McBride at Trenam.
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10 Arbitrations And A 5th Circ. Ruling Flag Arb. Clause Risks
The ongoing arbitral saga of Sullivan v. Feldman, which has engendered proceedings before 10 different arbitrators in Texas and Louisiana along with last month's Fifth Circuit opinion, showcases both the risks and limitations of arbitration clauses in retainer agreements for resolving attorney-client disputes, says Christopher Blazejewski at Sherin and Lodgen.
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Notable Q1 Updates In Insurance Class Actions
The first quarter of 2025 was filled with the refinement of old theories in the property and casualty space, including in vehicle valuation, time to seek appraisal and materials depreciation, says Mathew Drocton at BakerHostetler.
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Power To The Paralegals: The Value Of Unified State Licensing
Texas' proposal to become the latest state to license paraprofessional providers of limited legal services could help firms expand their reach and improve access to justice, but consumers, attorneys and allied legal professionals would benefit even more if similar programs across the country become more uniform, says Michael Houlberg at the University of Denver.
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10 Soft Skills Every GC Should Master
As businesses face shifting regulatory and technological uncertainty, general counsel will need to strengthen certain soft skills to succeed, from admitting when they make a mistake to maintaining a healthy dose of dispassion, says Douglas Brown at Manatt.
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An Unrestrained, Bright-Eyed View Of Legal AI's Future
Todd Itami at Covington offers a bright-eyed, laughing-all-the-way, skydive look at what the legal industry could look like after an artificial intelligence revolution, which he believes may happen much sooner and more dramatically than we expect.
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Tracking The Evolution In Litigation Finance
Despite continued innovation, litigation finance remains an immature market with borrowers recieving significantly different terms as lenders learn to value cases, which firms need a strong handle on to ensure lending terms do not overwhelm collateral value, says Robert Wilkins at Lightfoot Franklin.
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Volunteer Firefighting Makes Me A Better Lawyer
While practicing corporate law and firefighting may appear incongruous, the latter benefits my legal career by reminding me of the importance of humility, perspective and education, says Nicholas Passaro at Ford.
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E-Discovery Quarterly: The Perils Of Digital Data Protocols
Though stipulated protocols governing the treatment of electronically stored information in litigation are meant to streamline discovery, recent disputes demonstrate that certain missteps in the process can lead to significant inefficiencies, say attorneys at Sidley.
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Making Sense Of Small Biz Fair Lending Compliance
Despite the uncertainty brought on by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's recent efforts to revise fair lending data collection requirements under Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Act, the compliance dates have not yet been stayed, so covered institutions should still start to monitor any disparities now, say attorneys at Frost Brown Todd.
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Law School's Missed Lessons: Preparing For Corporate Work
Law school often doesn't cover the business strategy, financial fluency and negotiation skills needed for a successful corporate or transactional law practice, but there are practical ways to gain relevant experience and achieve the mindset shifts critical to a thriving career in this space, says Dakota Forsyth at Olshan Frome.
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Florida Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q1
The first quarter of 2025 saw the Trump administration's crypto-forward approach permeate the banking industry, including Florida banking institutions, and a Fourth District Court of Appeal decision provide a new precedent for borrower/lender standing, say attorneys at Kozyak Tropin.