BELLEAIR SHORES, Fla. – In June 2020, the tony Town of Belleair Shores banned beachgoers from using shade devices, whether they’re umbrellas, canopies, cabanas or other shading products. Sooner and later, the town also banned food and bicycles. Although there are no such bans immediately…
Read More Baby Allegedly Forced To Roast In The Sun On Belleair Shores; First Umbrella Citation Issued For $125
TAMPA, Fla. – A bereaved mother who lost her 12-year-old daughter on August 17, 2021, has filed a lawsuit against Tampa-based Integrity Funeral Services. The funeral home is accused of live-streaming the traditional, open-casket memorial service of Kianna Syi’ann Yvonne Revear on Facebook against the…
Read More Somehow A Funeral Gets Live-Streamed On Facebook, Distressed Mother Sues
LAND O’ LAKES, Fla. – In September 2021, a new political party called “The People’s Party of Florida” received its registration for ballot access by the Division of Elections. Formed by former Bernie Sanders campaign members and activists after Sanders insisted on remaining a “Democrat”…
Read More New Florida Political Party Sues Pasco County Election Officials
In February and March, The Free Press reported The Humane Society of Tampa Bay had been sued by Pawlicious Poochie Pet Rescue of St. Petersburg. At issue was the Humane Society’s possession and adoption of a former service dog named Diggity who was microchipped…
Read More In Search Of Diggity: Humane Society Of Tampa Bay Drops Case Against Pawlicious Poochie Pet Rescue
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – St. Anthony’s Hospital and its parent company Baycare were sued May 30 along with two medical doctors for alleged negligence that occurred during a transmetatarsal amputation revision surgery. Transmetatarsal amputation surgery typically removes a part of a patient’s foot due to…
Read More Baycare, St. Anthony’s Hospital Sued For Negligence Resulting In Amputation
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – In a lawsuit filed against Northstar Funeral Services LLC, a bereaved son complains that his elderly mother’s deceased body was illegally transported from Tampa to Miami for cremation. He also complains that his treatment upon complaining was met with an attempt…
Read More Bereaved Son Says A Florida Funeral Group Illegally Relocated Mom’s Body, Alleged Extortion Followed
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
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