Author: Deborah Childress
Heiress To Wrigley’s Gum Fortune, Helen Rich, Sued For Defamation
Helen Rich, Undated Twitter Photo
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - Helen Rich, 73, an heiress and great-granddaughter of Wrigley’s Gum founder, William [...]
Tampa Woman Arrested After Throwing Cat Into Trash Compacter, Attempting To Kill It
21-Year-Old Carla Nonshey Lise
TAMPA, Fla. – Officials in Hillsborough County want one Tampa woman to no longer own pets after she was caught thro [...]
Historic Shoot-Out In Clearwater Compels Lawsuit By Police Officer
CLEARWATER, Fla. – On the day after Christmas in 2018, one of Clearwater’s worst shoot-outs put four police officers in harm’s way. On September [...]
Expert Reveals Problems With Florida’s Property Insurance And Water Damage
TAMPA, Fla. - Florida’s property insurance carriers have raised premiums, limited policy coverages, canceled policies, and collapsed into receive [...]
Orlando Davis, Wild 94.1 FM Sued For Racist, Anti-Semitic Defamation
Erik Mishiyev "DJ Short-E"
TAMPA, Fla. – In November 2020, The Free Press reported on a music industry lawsuit filed by a once-popular hip-hop DJ [...]
“Hatred, Distrust, Ridicule” Lutz Attorney Files Libel Suit Against Client
TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. – From a twisted family-owned-business dispute previously taken to the courts, the family’s corporate attorney has filed a [...]
Largo Townhome Association Sue D. R. Horton Home Builders As Lawsuits Abound
LARGO, Fla. – D. R. Horton, Inc. has been sued by a homeowner’s association in Largo for myriad construction defects. The top-volume homebuilder [...]
Unfound Repairs At A Tampa AAMCO Repair Shop Subject Of Lawsuit Re-Filed In Polk County
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - An alleged faulty transmission repair at an AMMCO automotive service company has led to a personal injury lawsuit filed in th [...]
Planet Smoothie Carrollwood Sued Over Workers’ Comp Disability
TAMPA, Fla. - When a Planet Smoothie employee broke her thumb on the job, she didn’t expect she’d be prohibited from making smoothies. She filed [...]
After Death Of English Bulldog, Petition Filed To Prevent Two People From Ever Owning Pets
TAMPA, Fla. - A mixed-breed English bulldog named “Poppa” was attacked at least twice in recent months by dogs in the University Square neighborh [...]