Because of a reporter's error, a page A2 story in Saturday's edition, "Hospital admits fatal prescription error," contained inaccurate information. ...more

September 16, 2009

Philip Morris was ordered by a jury to pay $8 million in damages to the widow of a smoker who died of lung cancer in a case that could set a standard for some 8,000 similar Florida lawsuits. ...more

February 18, 2009

A law firm representing a former city police officer is threatening to sue the city for more than $200,000 because officials have not rehired or reinstated him. ...more

December 24, 2008

A law firm representing a former city police officer is threatening to sue the city for more than $200,000 because officials have not rehired or reinstated him. Kenneth Fong, whose allegations of payroll discrepancies ignited a scandal that led to the resignation of former police Chief Russell Barnes in August, is seeking lost pay and compensatory damages from the city, according to a letter sent to City Manager Steve Spina. Tampa attorney Steven G. Wenzel also asserts in the letter that Fong was not reinstated or rehired by the department as retaliation for whistle-blowing activities that led to Barnes' resignation, the reassignment of a city detective and embarrassment to city officials. By Wenzel's calculations, the city should pay "well in excess of $200,000," even if Fong is reinstated as a police officer ...more

December 22, 2008

Citigroup Inc. said Monday it has filed a complaint in New York Supreme Court against Wachovia, Wells Fargo and the directors of both companies seeking more than $60 billion in damages for interfering with its planned takeover of Wachovia's banking operations. ...more

October 7, 2008

Drug maker Eli Lilly and Co. will pay $64,400 to settle a lawsuit accusing the company of withholding severance pay to force a longtime employee to withdraw a discrimination charge. ...more

July 1, 2008

TAMPA -- A former administrator at the University of South Florida is suing the vice president of Student Affairs, alleging discrimination, court papers say. Francis James Dragna, who was second-in-command in Student Affairs until October, filed a complaint in Hillsborough County Circuit Court on Friday. He is seeking reinstatement, lost pay, lost benefits and compensatory damages, according to the complaint. ...more

May 23, 2008

A man suing a former Catholic school regarding sexual abuse he said he suffered can seek punitive damages, a Hillsborough County Circuit Court judge determined. ...more

February 15, 2008

TAMPA - A man suing a former Catholic school regarding sexual abuse he said he suffered can seek punitive damages, a Hillsborough County Circuit Court judge determined. ...more

February 14, 2008

Three people have sued Liberty National Life Insurance Co. claiming their insurance was canceled or undervalued because of discrimination against Haitian-Americans. ...more

January 24, 2008