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GIBSONTON, Fla. – Sunny and Nataliya Sia purchased property located in Gibsonton, Florida in 2014. In 2017, their property became the next-door neighbor of a 73-year-old home buyer who allegedly became their worst nightmare. The Sia’s primary home on their parcel boasts nearly 4,000 square…
Read More ‘Attacked With A Rake’ Neighbors Dispute Over Property Boundaries Turns Violent
A publicly traded diagnostic imaging service has been sued for improper handling of a woman’s breasts in preparation for conducting a mammogram. The female plaintiff filed suit on March 24 against Akumin Corporation, which is headquartered in Plantation, Florida. The company owns or operates numerous…
Read More Florida Woman Sues Imaging Center After Breast Implant Crushed During Mammogram
TAMPA, Fla. – Motorcycle training for Florida’s beginning “bike” riders is facing scrutiny under a lawsuit filed March 2nd in the Hillsborough County courts. A finger-pointing battle has ensued between the State’s curriculum provider of rider training, the Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF) headquartered in Irvine,…
Read More Motorcycle Training Under Scrutiny After Death of 73-Year-Old Spring Hill Woman
RIVERVIEW, Fla. – It was near 10 p.m. on October 25, 2020, when 29-year-old Joshua Clarke Philpott suddenly struck a horse standing in the middle of Raulerson Road in Riverview with his GMC Sierra. According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Traffic Crash Report, the horse…
Read More A Horse With No Name: Lawsuit Against Country Cat House Mired in Questions
TAMPA – A February 5 lawsuit against HART (Hillsborough Area Regional Transit) depicts current times and the nation’s struggle to either abolish or protect religious freedom in the public square. Young Israel of Tampa, an Orthodox Jewish synagogue, has sued HART and directly its Chief…
Read More HART Sued, Responds to Allegations of Unconstitutional Religious Advertising Restrictions
TAMPA, Fla. – On February 3, a BP gas station located at 3930 North Nebraska Avenue was the site of a law enforcement joint operation that seized NFL counterfeit merchandise being sold prior to the Super Bowl on February 7. The Tampa Police Department, Hillsborough…
Read More Massachusetts Man Charged in Tampa Super Bowl Fake Merchandise Case
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – They met on an online dating service in March 2020. By the end of the month, “Jane Doe” and Patrick Gilliland engaged in protected sex. Shortly thereafter, they disconnected until July. By August, “Jane Doe” and Gilliland engaged in unprotected sex…
Read More Former Florida Food Chain Executive Sued for Allegedly Transmitting Herpes to Sex Partner
LARGO, Fla. – A diabetic woman who suffered a kidney stone and ultimately lost her arms and legs has filed suit against a major hospital system and a laundry list of physicians and clinics. Her case renders a detailed scenario of alleged collective incompetence that…
Read More Florida Woman With Kidney Stone, Has Arms and Legs Amputated, Medical Center Sued
TAMPA, Fla. – A second lawsuit has been filed against the City of Tampa in an attempt to protect the career of a rescue lieutenant from alleged abuse of power exerted through the city’s medical director and an arbitrator. The International Association of Firefighters Local…
Read More Firefighters Union Files Second Lawsuit Against City of Tampa
TAMPA, Fla. – On February 18th, a Hispanic female customer service employee filed a legal complaint against one of the area’s most renowned furniture retailers, Kane’s Furniture. Cristina Salas, a Hispanic Venezuelan was employed as a bi-lingual from January 2017 to February 2018 to assist…
Read More Kane’s Furniture Sued for Alleged Racial Discrimination, EEOC Bows Out