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Margaritaville developer misses deadline for financing 

Hollywood officials issued a letter of non-compliance and gave developer Lon Tabatchnick three months to secure funding for the Margaritaville Hollywood Beach Resort, estimated at $133 million.

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Swerdlow tries again for Biscayne Landing deal 

Miami developer Michael Swerdlow and lawyers for North Miami finished negotiating a new ground lease for the former landfill. The new lease will be up for a vote May 23 during a special City Council meeting.

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    John Pacenti is off his leash, literally, attacking pit bulls and their owners and imploring the Miami-Dade County Commission to not back off repealing a pit bull ban.
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  • Pacenti's rant: Miami's mass transit free

    Miami's public transit was rated eighth in the nation, ahead of cities like Atlanta, by WalkScore.com. John Pacenti says this is further proof that we are living in bizarro world!
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  • The PIP reform bill free

    dbrTV speaks with attorney Marlene Reiss about the PIP reform bill passed by the Legislature and expected to be signed into the law by Gov. Rick Scott.
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Verdicts & Settlements

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Attorneys help Gloria and Emilio Estefan company win $6.7M in breach of contract suit 

Two attorneys helped win a $6.7 million award in a breach of contract suit for damages to a Vero Beach resort held by Gloria and Emilio Estefan that sustained damages in Hurricanes Frances and Jeanne.

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On Real Estate

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Scientologists buy former Renzi Building from bank 

The Church of Scientology acquired the former Renzi Building in Miami from U.S. Century Bank for $7 million.

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Brokers work $26.5M refi of historic National Hotel on South Beach 

Robi Das, David Larson and David Preston of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank represented Delphine Dray's company in obtaining a 10-year fixed-rate loan to refinance the 151-room National Hotel at 1677 Collins Ave.

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Chevron casts wide net to kill $18.2 billion award 

Chevron blitzes U.S. courts to negate a $18.2 billion court award in Ecuador, alleging a corrupt judicial system in the Latin American country tainted the decision.

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Capital Sources

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Area banks reduce exposure to suspect mortgage debt 

A Daily Business Review survey of 40 banks based in South Florida shows that their repossessed property holdings expanded while their worst class of loans, nonaccruals, shrank during the year ended March 31.

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The Rodent: Conferences offer attorneys a chance to get a leg up — at the hotel bar 

Every so often, lawyers have to attend subject matter conferences to remind themselves what kind of law they practice, writes The Rodent, but most of that time is spent at the bar on The Firm's dime.

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Post-storm aid can raise corruption issues abroad  

Companies must react quickly to a natural disaster, but legal issues need to be considered before these immediate decisions, Diaz Reus partner Carlos F. Gonzalez writes. After all, no one wants to be the target of an anti-corruption investigation after the dust has settled.

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Lydecker Diaz adding two Florida offices 

The growth-minded Miami law firm of Lydecker Diaz is opening offices in Tampa and Jacksonville and moving to larger quarters in Orlando.

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Bar Discipline

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Florida Supreme Court disciplines 6 South Florida attorneys 

Roderick Lynn McGee of Fort Lauderdale was permanently disbarred after he was found in contempt for failing to comply with the terms of his Aug. 30, 2011, disbarment.

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On Appeal

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Resignation under workers' comp settlement not a bar to unemployment benefits 

Employer should be held accountable for promise to not contest unemployment benefits for employee who resigned under a workers' compensation settlement. And the statute authorizing unemployment benefits should be liberally construed.

BLOGS

11 apply for Miami-Dade Circuit judge position
The Miami-Dade Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission has received 11 applicants to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Circuit Judge Scott Silverman.
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Steel Hector reunion one of several planned for defunct Miami firms

It's an official flash from the past. About 400 former employees of the defunct Steel, Hector & Davis will reminisce at a cocktail party at the Museum of HistoryMiami. Once one of Miami's largest and most prestigious law firms with 200 lawyers, Steel, Hector & Davis merged with Squire, Sanders & Dempsey in 2005 after overexpanding into Latin America and losing major clients.
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