Florida

  • July 03, 2025

    DHS Says Feds Aren't Funding Everglades Detention Center

    The federal government is distancing itself from the new migrant detention center in the Everglades, saying in a court filing Thursday that it has not "implemented, authorized, directed or funded" the "Alligator Alcatraz" camp.

  • July 03, 2025

    The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court

    The number of law firms juggling three or more arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court this past term nearly doubled from the number of firms that could make that claim last term.

  • July 03, 2025

    Breaking Down The Vote: The High Court Term In Review

    The U.S. Supreme Court once again waited until the term's closing weeks — and even hours — to issue some of its most anticipated and divided decisions.

  • July 03, 2025

    Lewis Brisbois Lands Former Federal Prosecutor In Florida

    Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP has brought on a former federal prosecutor and New York assistant district attorney for the firm's Fort Lauderdale, Florida, office.

  • July 03, 2025

    Call Center Co. Wants Out Of Misclassification Suit

    A suit by workers accusing a call center company of incorrectly classifying them as independent contractors and then firing them when they complained must be thrown out, the company told a Florida federal court, saying the complaint is a "textbook impermissible shotgun pleading."

  • July 02, 2025

    Miami Faces Lawsuit Over Postponed Municipal Elections

    A Miami resident has sued the city over an ordinance that postponed municipal elections by one year, alleging the law is unconstitutional and was passed despite warnings from the Florida attorney general not to do so.

  • July 02, 2025

    11th Circ. Won't Revive Disney Workers' COVID Vax Bias Suit

    The Eleventh Circuit refused to revive a discrimination suit by former Disney employees over the company's COVID-19 vaccine mandate and augmented protocols requiring unvaccinated workers to socially distance and wear masks, ruling Wednesday the appellants never made religious objections to those protocols and never sought religious-based accommodations. 

  • July 02, 2025

    Fla. Man Gets $1.7M For 34-Yr Wrongful Incarceration

    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Tuesday that will provide $1.7 million in compensation to a man wrongfully convicted of armed robbery who served 34 years in prison before his release in 2023.

  • July 02, 2025

    Fla. Panel Says Shooting Suspect Had Right To Atty Violated

    A state appeals court in Florida on Tuesday ruled that a man convicted of first-degree murder must get a new trial because his trial court judge allowed evidence from a police interview that occurred after police ignored the man's repeated requests for an attorney.

  • July 02, 2025

    Fla. Court Upholds Conviction In Case Over Slain Law Prof

    A Florida appeals court on Wednesday refused to disturb the murder conviction of Katherine Magbanua, the ex-girlfriend of the dentist who conspired to kill former Florida State University law professor Dan Markel, after finding that she failed to demonstrate prejudicial error by the trial court.

  • July 02, 2025

    Falsehoods Cited As Fla. Atty DQ'd From Practicing In NC

    A North Carolina Business Court judge has barred a Florida attorney from practicing in North Carolina for a year, after he was found to have made numerous false representations in applications for pro hac vice status in two separate suits on which he sought to appear in the Tar Heel State.

  • July 02, 2025

    Fla. Broker, Atty Sued Over Taking Impaired Man's Home

    A cognitively impaired man has sued an attorney and a Florida real estate broker in Connecticut state court for alleged unscrupulous sales practices, saying they took advantage of his condition to purchase his home for a "predatory discounted price" and left him homeless.

  • July 02, 2025

    Seaman Can't Seek Punitive Damages In Hand Injury Suit

    A Florida appeals court on Wednesday found that an injured seaman can't amend his complaint against his employer alleging that it mistreated him following his injury to add a punitive damages claim, saying he has failed to allege that the company engaged in callous, egregious or lax conduct.

  • July 02, 2025

    The Funniest Moments Of The Supreme Court's Term

    After justices and oral advocates spent much of an argument pummeling a lower court's writing talents, one attorney suggested it might be time to move on — only to be told the drubbing had barely begun. Here, Law360 showcases the standout jests and wisecracks from the 2024-25 U.S. Supreme Court term.

  • July 02, 2025

    11th Circ. Voids Injunction Shielding Trans Teacher's Job

    The Eleventh Circuit struck down an order allowing a transgender public school teacher to keep her job while she challenges a Florida law regulating workplace pronouns, ruling Wednesday that she wasn't likely to succeed on claims that the statute violates her free speech rights.

  • July 01, 2025

    Racist Jury Selection Affords Ala. Death Row Inmate New Trial

    A Black man sentenced to death by the state of Alabama for murdering a sheriff has been granted a new trial by the Eleventh Circuit, which found that the state violated his constitutional right to equal protection by habitually eliminating potential Black jurors from cases like his in a discriminatory manner.

  • July 01, 2025

    CFPB Drops Navy Federal's Overdraft Fee Consent Order

    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has spared Navy Federal Credit Union from having to refund potentially tens of millions of dollars in allegedly improper overdraft fees, quietly lifting a Biden-era consent order imposing that and other requirements as the agency's enforcement retreat deepens.

  • July 01, 2025

    Fla. Court Tosses NY Judge's Defamation Suit In Condo Feud

    A Florida federal judge tossed a defamation suit between a senior federal judge in New York and former members of a condominium board where he owns a unit, saying neither party provided sufficient evidence of their claims stemming from a feud over renovations.

  • July 01, 2025

    Google Wants Texas Ad Tech Trial To Wait On DOJ Judge

    Google has asked a Texas federal judge to delay the looming August trial in a case from state enforcers targeting its advertising technology until after a Virginia federal judge issues her final judgment in a similar case by the U.S. Department of Justice.

  • July 01, 2025

    Venezuelan Oil Co. Fights Asset Garnishment In $217M Award

    Venezuela's state-owned oil company asked a Florida federal court on Tuesday to vacate orders garnishing its assets to satisfy a $217 million judgment over the state-sponsored murder of a lawyer, arguing the company was never served properly and is not an arm of Nicolás Maduro's regime.

  • July 01, 2025

    The Sharpest Dissents From The Supreme Court Term

    The term's sharpest dissents often looked beyond perceived flaws in majority reasoning to raise existential concerns about the role and future of the court, with the justices accusing one another of rewarding executive branch lawlessness, harming faith in the judiciary and threatening democracy, sometimes on an emergency basis with little briefing or explanation.

  • July 01, 2025

    Judge Advances Shaq And FTX Investors' $1.8M Deal

    A $1.8 million settlement between FTX investors and former NBA star Shaquille O'Neal has received preliminary sign-off from a Florida federal judge in a step toward confirming the deal that would resolve claims that the retired NBA star misled FTX investors with his alleged promotion of the now-collapsed cryptocurrency exchange.

  • July 01, 2025

    Banking Veteran's Latest SPAC Leads 3 IPOs Raising $420M

    Banking executive Betsy Cohen's latest special purpose acquisition company began trading Tuesday after raising $220 million, in the largest of three initial public offerings totaling $420 million to join a resurgent SPAC market.

  • July 01, 2025

    Justices Face Busy Summer After Nixing Universal Injunctions

    The U.S. Supreme Court's decision to limit nationwide injunctions was one of its biggest rulings of the term — a finding the court is likely going to be dealing with all summer. Here, Law360 takes a look at the decision, how it and other cases on the emergency docket overshadowed much of the court's other work, and what it all means for the months to come.

  • July 01, 2025

    Top Personal Injury, Med Mal News: 2025 Midyear Report

    A U.S. Supreme Court ruling over whether personal injury claims can be brought under a RICO statute and a $7.4 billion settlement reached with the Sackler family and Purdue Pharma are among Law360's top personal injury and medical malpractice cases from the first six months of 2025.

Expert Analysis

  • 11th Circ. Ruling Warns Parties To Follow Arbitral Rules

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    The Eleventh Circuit's recent decision in Merritt Island Woodwerx v. Space Coast is important for companies utilizing arbitration clauses because it clearly demonstrates the court's intent to hold noncompliant parties responsible in federal court — regardless of subsequent efforts to cure, says Ed Mullins at Reed Smith.

  • The Ins And Outs Of Consensual Judicial References

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    As parties consider the possibility of judicial reference to resolve complex disputes, it is critical to understand how the process works, why it's gaining traction, and why carefully crafted agreements make all the difference, say attorneys at Pillsbury.

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    The BigLaw Settlements Are About Risk, Not Profit

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    The nine Am Law 100 firms that settled with the Trump administration likely did so because of the personal risk faced by equity partners in today's billion‑dollar national practices, enabled by an ethics rule primed for modernization, says Adam Forest at Scale.

  • Fla. Bill May Curb Suits Over Late-Night Collections Emails

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    A recently passed Florida bill exempting email communications from the Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act's quiet hours ban may significantly reduce frivolous lawsuits aimed at creditors and debt collectors who use email communications to collect outstanding balances from consumers, say attorneys at Holland & Knight.

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    Brazilian Jiujitsu Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Competing in Brazilian jiujitsu – often against opponents who are much larger and younger than me – has allowed me to develop a handful of useful skills that foster the resilience and adaptability necessary for a successful legal career, says Tina Dorr of Barnes & Thornburg.

  • Review Risk Is Increasing For Foreign Real Estate Developers

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    Federal and state government efforts have been expanding oversight of foreign investment in U.S. real estate, necessitating careful assessment of risk and of the benefits of notifying the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, say attorneys at Troutman.

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    Power To The Paralegals: An Untapped Source For Biz Roles

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    Law firms looking to recruit legal business talent should consider turning to paralegals, who practice several key skills every day that prepare them to thrive in marketing and client development roles, says Vanessa Torres at Lowenstein Sandler.

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    Playing Poker Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Poker is a master class in psychology, risk management and strategic thinking, and I’m a better attorney because it has taught me to read my opponents, adapt when I’m dealt the unexpected and stay patient until I'm ready to reveal my hand, says Casey Kingsley at McCreadyLaw.

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: Becoming A Firmwide MVP

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    Though lawyers don't have a neat metric like baseball players for measuring the value they contribute to their organizations, the sooner new attorneys learn skills frequently skipped in law school — like networking, marketing, client development and case evaluation — the more valuable, and less replaceable, they will be, says Alex Barnett at DiCello Levitt.

  • Cosmetic Co. Considerations As More States Target PFAS

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    In the first quarter of the year, seven states introduced or passed legislation focused on banning the sale of cosmetics that contain PFAS, making it necessary for businesses to adjust their product testing and supply chain practices, product formulations, marketing strategies, and more, say attorneys at Alston & Bird.

  • Del. Bill Reflects Nat'l Tug-Of-War Between Cannabis, Alcohol

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    As Delaware's bill targeting hemp-derived THC beverages and ingestible products moves through the general assembly, it reads like a local regulatory fix — but in reality, it's a microcosm of a national power struggle playing out state-by-state across the cannabis frontier, says attorney Peter Murphy.

  • $38M Law Firm Settlement Highlights 'Unworthy Client' Perils

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    A recent settlement of claims against law firm Eckert Seamans for allegedly abetting a Ponzi scheme underscores the continuing threat of clients who seek to exploit their lawyers in perpetrating fraud, and the critical importance of preemptive measures to avoid these clients, say attorneys at Lockton Companies.

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    Teaching Business Law Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Teaching business law to college students has rekindled my sense of purpose as a lawyer — I am more mindful of the importance of the rule of law and the benefits of our common law system, which helps me maintain a clearer perspective on work, says David Feldman at Feldman Legal Advisors.

  • Choosing A Road To Autonomous Vehicle Compliance

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    As autonomous vehicle manufacturers navigate the complex U.S. regulatory landscape, they may opt for different approaches to following federal, state and local rules and laws, as they balance the tradeoffs between innovation, compliance and speed of deployment, say attorneys at Sidley.

  • Navigating The Expanding Frontier Of Premerger Notice Laws

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    Washington's newly enacted law requiring premerger notification to state enforcers builds upon a growing trend of state scrutiny into transactions in the healthcare sector and beyond, and may inspire other states to enact similar legislation, say attorneys at Simpson Thacher.

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