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On November 20, 2024, Florida’s First District Court of Appeal (“First DCA”) rendered its opinion in Gessner v. Southern Company & Gulf Power Company, No. 1D2023-2297 (1st DCA Nov. 20, 2024).[1] In the opinion, the First DCA addressed whether under Florida’s Private Secto...

On September 19, 2024, the Eleventh Circuit rendered its opinion in McCreight et Wester v. AuburnBank, et al., Case No. 22-12577 (11th Cir. Sept. 19, 2024).[1] As the Eleventh Circuit noted, the court has recently been trying “to clear a path” regarding Title VII claims, ...

On August 26, 2024, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals[1] rendered its opinion in U.S. ex rel. Jacobs v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., No. 22-10963 (11th Cir. Aug. 26, 2024).[2] The Court addressed the False Claims Act’s (“FCA”)[3] public disclosure bar, which provides “...

On August 20, 2024, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas (Dallas Division) rendered its opinion in Ryan LLC v. Federal Trade Commission, No. 3:24-CV-00986-E (N.D. Tx. Aug. 20, 2024).[1]  By way of background, non-compete “agreements are re...