HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – Craig Latimer, Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections (HCSOE), and Lutz-based Vistra Communications, a government contractor offering integrated marketing and communications services are Defendants in a lawsuit filed May 25. The legal complaint contends the Defendants have violated Florida’s Sunshine Law –…
Read More Lakeland Attorney Files Suit Against Supervisor Of Elections In Hillsborough, Allegations Of “Zuck Bucks,” Violating Florida Sunshine Law
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – In a “Dangerous Dog” incident, April 3rd was a harrowing night on the sidewalks of 121st Street North in Seminole. Two large dogs – one a pit bull – escaped the home of their owner, Sean Alexander Young, 42, as Arthur…
Read More Small Claims Filed After Pit Bull Shot And Killed For Attacking Dog Named ‘Dipsey’
In August 2021, The Free Press reported that a critical component of law enforcement and public safety – the pre-employment background investigation check – is under fire in the courts. At stake is the ability of law enforcement agencies to automate and vastly improve their…
Read More Nation’s Law Enforcement Agencies Still Bogged Down Over Hiring Software Patent
ST. PETERBURG, Fla. — A couple has sued Smith and Associates Real Estate, Inc. and one of its real estate teams for allegedly misrepresenting the nature of insurability of a flood-zoned home they purchased. Their home is located at 1705 Bayou Grand Boulevard in Shore…
Read More Shore Acres Couple Sues Realtors For Allegedly Selling An Uninsurable House
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – On May 19, the Pinellas County courts received a class action lawsuit against Goodwin Insurance Advisors, LLC of St. Petersburg. The firm is accused of invading the privacy and causing aggravation, annoyance, and inconvenience for presumably countless Florida residents who have…
Read More Florida Consumer Bites Back Against Intrusive Cell Phone Calls And Text Messages
TAMPA, Fla. – On May 2, an investigator with the Hillsborough County’s Sheriff’s Office obtained the buccal (cheek) DNA saliva swab of an Uber driver who allegedly committed sexual battery on an intoxicated female passenger. The swab was obtained through a Search Warrant granted by…
Read More Uber Driver A Suspect In Sexual Battery Case Of Intoxicated Woman
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – The site developers of Tampa’s International Mall and various other commercial, residential, and roadway projects has been sued by site seers of an unfinished project in Riverview. On April 28, three men – Robert Mears and Benjamin Mears of Manatee County…
Read More $5,000 Bounty For Capture Of Alleged Felony Trespassers Leads To Defamation Lawsuit
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – On May 10, Linda D. Watson filed suit in the Pinellas County court system against a Burger King located in Darien, Georgia. For her alleged consumption of adhesive tape buried in a burger, she is seeking over $30,000 in compensation. It…
Read More Whopper Lawsuit Filed Against Burger King
TAMPA, Fla. – On May 6, Eric Aldinger, a former employee of a 30-year-old moving company, 3 Guys Moving, filed suit in the Hillsborough County courts. He believes his employer was conducting unfair and deceptive trade practices with its customers during his time of employment…
Read More “He’s Just Looking For Money” Moving Company Disputes Former Employee’s Lawsuit
TAMPA, FL. – In April, a Hillsborough County judge granted a search warrant to collect digital forensic evidence in a case involving social media death threats toward a child. Several social media platforms are being ordered to comply with a criminal investigation under Florida State…
Read More Social Media Death Threats To Child Result In Search Warrant