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Fla. AG Held In Contempt Over Defying Migrant Law Order

By David Minsky

A Florida federal judge on Tuesday issued an order holding state Attorney General James Uthmeier in civil contempt for violating a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of a state law criminalizing the entry of unauthorized immigrants.

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Fla. Jury Clears HealthSun Exec In $53M Medicare Fraud Case

By Sarah Jarvis

A Florida federal jury has acquitted a former executive of HealthSun Health Plans Inc. of all charges related to a $53 million Medicare fraud scheme, including conspiracy to commit healthcare and wire fraud and multiple counts of major fraud against the United States.

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Firms Fight To Rep End Users In PVC Pipe Antitrust Row

By Celeste Bott

Several law firms are duking it out for a lead counsel appointment representing a new class of end-user plaintiffs in consolidated litigation accusing PVC pipe companies of using a commodity pricing service to exchange information and illegally fix prices, with Pearson Warshaw LLP, Kirby McInerney LLP, Fegan Scott LLC and Levin Sedran & Berman LLP making bids.

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Healthcare In Court

5 Court Battles Hinging On High Court's Trans Care Ruling

By Gianna Ferrarin

An imminent U.S. Supreme Court decision regarding Tennessee's ban on gender transition care for minors is poised to have a sweeping impact as courts across the country weigh similar state and federal restrictions.

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Sunglass Suit Tossed After 11th Circ. Nixes $40M Deal

By Mike Curley

A Florida federal judge on Tuesday threw out a proposed class action alleging Costa Del Mar Inc. misled buyers about its sunglasses' lifetime warranty, saying the court doesn't have subject matter jurisdiction over the claims.

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11th Circ. Clears Carnival In Suit Over Sex Assault Of Teen

By Mike Curley

The Eleventh Circuit on Tuesday sided with Carnival Corp. in a suit from a passenger who sought to hold the cruise line liable for a sexual assault against her when she was 15, finding that the facts of the case didn't support the argument that it had notice of the risk of any assault.

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Chinese Co. Draws Fla. AG Probe Over Health Device Security

By Allison Grande

Florida's attorney general is taking a closer look at a Chinese manufacturer of health monitoring devices that he claims has been concealing "serious security problems" that have enabled unauthorized parties to manipulate and gain access to patient data. 

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DOJ Seeks 5 Years, $10M For Fla. Man Hiding Swiss Accounts

By Kevin Pinner

A Miami man who lied to authorities and others for decades about his Swiss bank accounts should pay $10.3 million in unpaid taxes and face a maximum five-year prison sentence based on his plea agreement, the U.S. Department of Justice told a Florida federal court.

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Florida Judge Awards $487K In Real Estate Fraud Case

By Isaac Monterose

A Florida federal judge awarded more than $487,000 to two investors who alleged that they were tricked into providing funds for multiple South Florida real estate projects in a multimillion-dollar real estate fraud scheme.

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Nissan Asks Justices To Void Certified Sunroof Defect Classes

By Linda Chiem

Nissan North America Inc. has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to unravel certified classes of drivers alleging the automaker sold vehicles with defective panoramic sunroofs, saying the Ninth Circuit endorsed a "grossly unfair" standard that allows uninjured plaintiffs to level inflated class claims against corporate defendants.

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When Legal Advocacy Crosses The Line Into Incivility

As judges issue sanctions for courtroom incivility, and state bars advance formal discipline rules, trial lawyers must understand that the difference between zealous advocacy and unprofessionalism is not just a matter of tone; it's a marker of skill, credibility and potentially disciplinary exposure, says Nate Sabri at Perkins Coie.

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How AI May Reshape The Future Of Adjudication

As discussed at a recent panel at Texas A&M, artificial intelligence will not erase the human element of adjudication in the next 10 to 20 years, but it will drive efficiencies that spur private arbiters to experiment, lead public courts to evolve and force attorneys to adapt, says Christopher Seck at Squire Patton.

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Analysis

High Court Concurrences Signal Hard Battle For Trans Rights

By Katie Buehler

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett joined the court's two most conservative members Wednesday to suggest laws that differentiate based on transgender status should be subject to the lowest level of judicial review, providing guidance to lower courts that will likely make it harder for litigants to vindicate trans rights.

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Atty Told To Fix AI 'Train Wreck' In Multiple Fla. Courts

By David Minsky

A Florida federal judge expressed outrage toward an attorney's reliance on artificial intelligence to draft filings with fake legal citations, ordering counsel in a fight over a $5 million Canadian judgment to submit supplemental briefs in order to fix a "train wreck" that spans several cases in multiple courts.

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Trump Organization Taps DLA Piper Atty As Ethics Adviser

By Alison Knezevich

President Donald Trump's family business said Wednesday that it has named a leader of DLA Piper's government affairs and public policy practice as its outside ethics adviser.

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Jeanine Pirro Faring Better Than Earlier Pick For DC US Atty

By Courtney Bubl茅

President Donald Trump's second pick for U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, former judge and Fox News host Jeanine Pirro, seems to be having an easier time than the previous contender, Ed Martin.

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Pa. Injury Atty With 'No Idea Who He Is Suing' Faces Discipline

By Dorothy Atkins

A Pennsylvania federal judge reprimanded Simon & Simon attorneys Tuesday for letting paralegals file a "cookie-cutter" slip-and-fall lawsuit against Walmart without a presuit investigation and adding store managers as a ploy to beat federal jurisdiction, criticizing counsel for racing through courts "wearing blinders" with "no idea who he is suing."

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California Bar Exam Woes Latest Chapter In Ongoing Scrutiny

By Emily Sawicki

Recent headline-grabbing blunders with the February California bar exam represent a stumbling block in a yearslong effort to reshape the exam, with an eye toward equity and accessibility for the more than 10,000 applicants who sit for the exam each year.

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Trump's Attack On Fed. Worker Unions Meets Skeptical Judge

By Bonnie Eslinger

A California federal judge Wednesday appeared open to temporarily blocking President Donald Trump's executive order reclassifying hundreds of thousands of federal workers to bar them from collective bargaining, calling the order "dramatic" and "unprecedented," and asking about the downsides of keeping the status quo until trial.

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DOL Noms Vow To Confront Child Labor, Back Davis-Bacon

By Max Kutner

President Donald Trump's nominees for key U.S. Department of Labor roles told a U.S. Senate panel Wednesday they will go after unlawful child labor and enforce prevailing wages under the Davis-Bacon Act, painting a picture of what the agency could look like as its leadership team rounds out.

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Paralegal Says Firm Fired Her For Cancer Recurrence

By Abigail Harrison

A paralegal alleged in North Carolina federal court that The Driscoll Firm PC fired her one day after she informed her superiors about the recurrence of her ovarian cancer, violating federal disability and state wage laws.

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Ex-Public Defender Says Bogus Bias Reports Got Her Fired 

By Matthew Santoni

The former chief public defender for Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, said Wednesday in a lawsuit that she was wrongfully accused of racial bias and unilaterally fired by the county manager, rather than by the county executive who had appointed her.

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