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Allegedly Lewd Tampa Restaurant Owner Sued For Sex Harassment, Then Massive Theft
NEW TAMPA, Fla. - A lawsuit filed against a business located in Hillsborough County alleges sexual harassment and unfair termination.
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Feds Push Back In Florida Drug Importation Case
The Biden administration this week asked a judge to reject allegations that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has “dragged its feet” on a [...]
Judges Clear Way For Florida Redistricting Case
As Florida Republicans added four U.S. House seats in Tuesday’s elections, a panel of federal judges refused to toss out a lawsuit that alleges a [...]
State, Florida Abortion Clinic Reach Settlement
The state Agency for Health Care Administration and a Miami abortion clinic have reached a settlement over allegations that the clinic did not pr [...]
Lawsuit Targets Sewer Discharges In Florida Manatee Deaths
After a record number of manatee deaths last year, an environmental group has filed a federal lawsuit alleging that the state is violating the En [...]
Pregnant Woman Allegedly Loses Baby Due To Unreasonable Employer Demands
TAMPA, Fla. – An employee allegedly notified her employer that she was pregnant and through her doctor requested changes to her duties. The emplo [...]
Florida Health Department Challenged On Pot Licenses
Heeding a legal blueprint laid out by an appellate judge, a Tampa-based orchid grower has filed a lawsuit accusing the Florida Department of Heal [...]
Court Sides With Former Polk County Paramedic On PTSD Benefits
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - An appeals court Wednesday backed a former Polk County emergency medical technician and paramedic in a dispute about workers’ [...]
Hospital Employees In Florida Face Turning Over Text Messages In Suit
An appeals court Wednesday rejected an attempt by employees of Ascension St. Vincent’s hospital to shield text messages from being disclosed in a [...]
Parkland Florida Murderer Nikolas Cruz Sentenced To Life Without Parole
Florida Circuit Court Judge Elizabeth Scherer formally sentenced the 2018 Parkland, Florida, school shooting’s perpetrator Nikolas Cruz to life i [...]