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HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – An 18-year-old former student of Steinbrenner High School, has sued the School Board of Hillsborough County for negligence in a classroom beating that allegedly rendered him unconscious. His mother believes the assault was premeditated. Owen Skinner, the Plaintiff, was in…
Read More Knocked-Out in Classroom Beating, Student Sues School Board
DUNEDIN, Fla.- After 22 fiery disputes since 2017, allegedly filled with threats to call the police, nasty orders (Get off my f—ing water!), and physical confrontations, a pair of million-dollar homeowners are expected to duke things out in the Pinellas County courts. James and Adriana…
Read More ‘Get off my f—ing water!’ Million-Dollar Homeowners To Duke It Out In Court
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, President Trump nominated 7th Circuit Judge Amy Coney Barrett to serve as the next Supreme Court Justice. A Respected Legal Expert On Federal Courts And Constitutional Law, Judge Barrett Is Exceptionally Qualified To Serve On The Nation’s Highest Court PRESIDENT TRUMP…
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PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – A St. Petersburg injury attorney has been sued for a violent act he is accused of instigating at the Ritz Carlton Bachelor Gulch Hotel in Avon, Colorado on December 1, 2018. Calvin Ross Robinson, 42, does business as “813 Injury Law…
Read More St. Pete Injury Lawyer Sued for Alleged Beating of Tampa Man
TAMPA, Fla. – Charles Ira Berridge of Tampa, found Jessica Brooke Merchant on an alleged escort website. The two chatted up for three days and arranged to have dinner. Berridge took an Uber to St. Petersburg apparently expecting sex from an escort, although he later…
Read More St. Pete & Tampa Sexcapade Ends In Beating, Dropped Charges
TAMPA, Fla. – Dr. Richard Davidson, 41, Boca Raton, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health care fraud. He faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison. Davidson has also agreed to forfeit $2,472,087 to the United States, which represents the proceeds…
Read More Florida Doctor Pleads Guilty To $20 Million In Health Care Fraud
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – A popular dating service was recently hit with a lawsuit by an 86-year-old man from South Pasadena. A widower since August 2019, Alexander Sheen filed suit in Pinellas County against Sun Coast Introductions LLC for not responding to his request for…
Read More 86-Year-Old Pinellas Man Sues Dating Service
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – In April 2020, Jeffrey Pugliese, currently a licensed security officer, pleaded for Bill Borgiasz, a 77-year-old elderly man to help him, by lending $10,000 for his son’s funeral. His son, Andrew Pugliese, according to his father, had been cited for a…
Read More ‘Fake Suicide’ Story Exploits a 77-Year-Old Palm Harbor Man For $10,000.00
by: Deborah Childress TAMPA. Fla.- Ursule Martin and her business, Martin Business Consulting, LLC located in Tampa, have been sued by Omar Bencheikh as an individual for not paying $400,606 in owed monies from a 2017 business agreement arranged between the parties. According to the…
Read More Tampa Businesswoman Sued for Allegedly Keeping over $400,000.00
September 5, 2020 by: Deborah Childress TAMPA, Fla. – Well-known personal injury attorney, Dennis Hernandez, has filed another lawsuit against a terminated employee for violations of a signed Non-Compete, Non-Solicitation and Confidentiality Agreement. An additional Confidentiality and Non-Disparagement Agreement was filed during or near the…
Read More Tampa Attorney Files Suit Against Fired Employee