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• More About The Ex-Smoker's $300 Million Win Against Philip Morris

  Google Fast Flip has twostories about the $300,000,000.00 awarded by a Broward County jury to an ex-smoker.  The stories are: "Ex-Smoker Wins Against Philip Morris" in the New York Times; and "Fla. jury awards $300 million…

• "Twombleyed in the Iqbals"

  You can see the cases referenced at the following links: Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 129 S. Ct. 1937, 556 US __, 173 L. Ed. 2d 868 (2009); and Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly, 550 US 544, …

• Ninth Circuit Chief Issues Order Providing Same-Sex Benefits And Gives The Executive Branch A Lesson On Separation Of Powers

  Ninth Circuit Chief Judge Alex Kozinski entered a published order yesterday awarding back pay to a court employee who was harmed when the government refused to provide insurance coverage for her same-sex spouse.  The order…

• Florida Bar Files Rothstein Disbarment Pleadings In Florida Supreme Court And Lawsuit Filed Against Rothstein and TD Bank

  The Florida Bar filed the documents relating to the Scott Rothstein disbarment.  The case, The Florida Bar v. Scott W. Rothstein (SC09-2146), was filed by the Florida Bar today and the Florida Supreme Court entered…

• Investor's Suit Against Scott Rothstein, RRA and TD Bank & RRA Seeks To Enforce Stay

  As was reported by the Miami Herald, CBS 4, Michael Mayo at the SunSentinel, Palm Beach Post and the South Florida Business Journal, Todd D. Snyder filed an adversary complaint for Declaratory Relief, Imposition of Equitable Lien…

• Texas Federal Judge Grants Eleventh Hour Stay Of Execution Of Gerald Eldridge

  United States District Court Judge Judge Lee Rosenthal granted an eleventh hour repreive to Texas death row inmate Gerald Eldridge.  Judge Rosenthal stayed the execution for at least 90 days and stated: The issue now…

• Supreme Court Denies Stay Of Execution Of Robert Thompsn - Texas Governor Rejects Plea By Texas Parole Bard To Grant Clemency - Thompson Executed

  Today, the Supreme Court denied a petition for certiorari and application for stay of executon filed by Robert L. Thompson.  You can see the Supreme Court's order here.  Interestingly, the Texas parole board urged Texas…

• Broward County JuryAwards 300 Million To Former Smoker - Sister of Former Fort Lauderdale Mayor Jim Naugle

  The sister of Fort Lauderdale's former mayor, Jim Naugle, was  awarded three hundred million - yes $300,000,000.00 - by a Broward County jury.  The plaintiff, Cindy Naugle, began smoking at the age of twenty and quit smoking…

• Broward County Judicial Reassignments

  Last week, Broward County Chief Judge Victor Tobin entered administrative order 2009-106. The order provides the division assignment for all Broward County Circuit Court and County Court judges, inluding a number of transfers.  The order…

• Fourth District Agrees With Third District Regarding PIP IME Issue

  In Central Magnetic Imaging Open MRI of Plantation v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Insurance Company(4D09-1457), the Fourth District stated: The issue that warrants discussion in this case is whether section 627.736(7)(a), Florida Statutes, requires an…