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April 02, 2003 | Law.com

Caveat Cheater

In a ruling that gives plaintiffs in Florida a new weapon in commercial lease disputes, the state supreme court said that parties can recover damages under Florida's Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act by proving that they were cheated in a single transaction. The high court ruled that plaintiffs weren't required to show that the defendant engaged in a broad pattern of "regular and systematic" deceptive or unfair business conduct.
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July 13, 2007 | Law.com

Defending Against Sex Harassment Suits by Looking to Claimant's 'Reasonableness'

Employers have been ever mindful of their obligation to take complaints of sexual harassment seriously, and to act promptly and effectively to correct those problems in the workplace. But what about a complainant�s duty? Attorney Debra M. Leder notes that while employers have faced the brunt of court scrutiny concerning the affirmative defense of "reasonableness," a recent opinion from the 11th Circuit helps to shed more light on the employee's "half" of the reasonableness equation.
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April 28, 2003 | Law.com

Miami Firms Boost Pay for New Lawyers

Despite the tough economy, Greenberg Traurig and Carlton Fields are ramping up pay for associates in their South Florida offices to stay competitive with other area firms. Miami-based Greenberg has boosted its combination of base pay and bonuses for first-year lawyers to a range of $110,000 to $120,000, while Tampa-based Carlton Fields boosted first-year pay in its two South Florida offices to $93,000, plus a $7,000 bonus.
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September 18, 2003 | Law.com

Telecom Mogul's Suit Against KPMG Dismissed

With the IRS after him for stashing nearly $100 million in questionable offshore tax shelters, telecommunications entrepreneur Peter Loftin tried to deflect the blame onto his financial planners at KPMG, which he sued for racketeering, fraud and negligence. But Senior U.S. District Court Judge Kenneth L. Ryskamp has thrown Loftin's suit out of court, in what is believed to be the first major ruling in a series of similar cases.
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June 04, 2009 | New York Law Journal

Bridgeport and Port Jefferson Steamboat Co., plaintiffs-appellees v. Bridgeport Port Authority, defendant-appellant

Port Authority's Ferry 'Passenger Fee' Violates Commerce Clause, Tonnage Clause
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February 19, 2004 | Law.com

U.S. Attorney Helps South Korea Probe Own Spies

South Korean prosecutors have recruited the U.S. Attorney in Miami to help investigate allegations that the Asian nation's intelligence agency spied on opposition political leaders and media executives by illegally intercepting mobile phone conversations. Documents filed in U.S. District Court in Florida show that Korean investigators suspect that a Miami company may have peddled high-tech snooping equipment in that country.
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March 16, 2007 | Law.com

Law Firm Downsizing: Who's Next?

With plenty of lawyers but relatively low partner profits, Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw found itself earlier this month in the uncomfortable position of having to downsize its equity partner ranks in what it said was a push to stay competitive in the war for talent. But a look at other big law firms shows that many are in the same situation as the Chicago firm, raising questions about whether they, too, will want to do some significant trimming at the top.
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June 07, 2000 | Law.com

Whatever Happened to Y2K?

Well into the new year, the accepted wisdom says the "millennium bug" was a bust. The expected wave of litigation never materialized. Yet there have been lawsuits over the costs of pre-2000 remediation, and a monster of a Y2K insurance coverage case is attracting national attention as it unfolds in federal court in New Jersey.
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December 21, 2005 | Law.com

Florida Drug Firm Awarded $48 Million in Trade Secrets Case

A federal jury has found that a California-based drug company stole trade secrets concerning a new drug from a Florida rival and must pay that company $48 million in damages for tortious interference and unfair competition. The case arose after two founders of a drug company had a bitter split. The dramatic trial featured evidence of documents pilfered from the trash, a corporate mole, the secret involvement of a former FBI agent, and a frantic race to get a "miracle" drug on the market.
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