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TAMPA, Fla. – On October 6, 2020, Valerie Brown of Brooksville, Florida, arrived at Tampa General Hospital to visit her ailing father. Within minutes, hospital staff arrived and placed a young man named Kyle in the room’s vacant bed. According to Brown’s lawsuit against Florida…
Read More “I am an Emperor!” Psychotic Patient Clobbers Visitor, Tampa General Sued
TAMPA, Fla. – Tampa business magnate, Miller Cooper, 82, has filed suit against an on-again-off-again girlfriend for theft of $500,000. Cooper owns Sago Networks and Synergy Internet but has been listed as the founder of various other companies through the years. Tampa real estate agent,…
Read More Disappearing Woman Jilts Tampa Business Magnate for $500,000
On July 8, 2019, Jung Soon Wypcha of St. Petersburg was arrested and charged with criminal mischief and tampering by the Indian Shores Police Department. Married to the president of AMERIKO, who formerly owned Indian Shores Food Mart located at 19823 Gulf Boulevard Unit “B,”…
Read More Florida Woman’s ‘Urinating on Ice Cream Case’ Streams Back To Court
TAMPA, Fla. – In August 2020, WFLA News Channel 8 broadcasted a COVID-19 news story featuring Dr. Gina Midyett, who owns Life Focus Group Tampa. Its website lists her as a licensed mental health counselor and psychotherapist, located at 4144 North Armenia Avenue. According to…
Read More Patient That Endorsed Tampa’s ‘Dr. Love’ on TV Was An Employee, of Sorts
CLEARWATER, Fla. – Jolley Trolley Transportation of Clearwater has been sued by its most senior and eldest bus driver, Robert Schoenstein. A former bus driver for Pinellas County School Systems for 14-years, Schoenstein joined the non-profit transportation service in 2014. It provides daily trolley services…
Read More Jolley Trolley Sued for Age Discrimination, Fabricating Complaints Against Driver
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – Two toddlers, 16-months and three years old were hospitalized in November 2020 when they unwittingly ate Nerds Rope candy laced with marijuana. Tyrone Jackson, their father, had locked them in a bedroom so he could smoke a cigarette outside. When he…
Read More Toddlers Hospitalized After Eating Nerds Rope Candy Laced with Marijuana ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – A lawsuit has been filed against South St. Petersburg’s predominant domestic violence organization called “CASA” (Community Action Stops Abuse.) CASA is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit entity established in 1977. The lawsuit’s Plaintiff is former CASA attorney Daniel Blattner, who successfully…
Read More Christian Attorney ‘Fired’ After Two-Months, Files Multi-Discrimination Lawsuit
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – On December 2, a Lithia mother and her disabled 10-year-old son filed a lawsuit against Legoland Beach Retreat and its British parent company, Merlin Entertainments Group. The lawsuit accuses Legoland’s Water Park of exhibiting discriminatory policies, practices, and procedures against children…
Read More “Nightmares of Drowning,” Mother and Disabled Child Sue Legoland Beach Retreat
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – A former employee and regular patron of McDonald’s has filed a lawsuit for false imprisonment which allegedly occurred at the restaurant located at 1661 4th Street South in St. Petersburg. Plaintiff Quentin Burney is suing McDonald’s franchise owner JTS Enterprises of…
Read More “I Yelled for Help” Caspers Company Sued by ex-McDonald’s Employee
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – On August 17, 2020, an identity and financial theft scheme took place at the Brown Boxer, a sports pub and grille on Clearwater Beach. It led to one of several acts of property fraud and burglary in Pinellas County allegedly perpetrated…
Read More “I Don’t Do Refunds, It’s Not My Problem” Female Con Artist’s Fraud Spree