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Nov. 27, 2024

Some people never quit

Fane Lozman, a Florida resident, has had multiple legal disputes with the City of Riviera Beach, leading to two Supreme Court victories and a potential third case.

Michael M. Berger

Senior Counsel, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP

2049 Century Park East
Los Angeles , CA 90067

Phone: (310) 312-4185

Fax: (310) 996-6968

Email: mmberger@manatt.com

USC Law School

Michael M. Berger is senior counsel at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP, where he is co-chair of the Appellate Practice Group. He has argued four takings cases in the U.S. Supreme Court.

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There is a man in Florida named Fane Lozman who seems to constantly be in trouble with his hometown, the City of Riviera Beach. If that were all, there would be no story. There is, of course, more. Lozman actually succeeded in convincing the United States Supreme Court to accept two disputes with the city on the merits, and he convinced them to rule in his favor in both of them. Now there is a potential third.

Before discussing the current case, we should re...

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