It took eight months for county employees to build a road toward Teamsters Union representation. ...more

August 1, 2008

A former legal assistant in Pinellas-Pasco Public Defender Bob Dillinger's office has filed a federal lawsuit against him, alleging she was retaliated against after complaining that male lawyers had made sexually degrading remarks to her. ...more

July 31, 2008

A woman who worked as a legal assistant in Pinellas-Pasco Public Defender Bob Dillinger's office has filed a federal lawsuit against him, claiming she was retaliated against after complaining that male attorneys had made sexually-degrading remarks to her. ...more

July 30, 2008

50 Cent has sued Taco Bell, claiming the fast-food restaurant chain is using his name without permission in advertising that asks him to call himself 99 Cent. ...more

July 25, 2008

Five environmental groups sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday, claiming the federal government is violating the Clean Water Act by failing to set standards for farm and urban runoff that is polluting Florida's waterways. ...more

July 18, 2008

The competition on the track, in the pool and on the playing fields won't be the only place where medals are won and lost at the Beijing Games. ...more

July 11, 2008

The call girl involved in a scandal that brought down former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer has dropped a lawsuit claiming "Girls Gone Wild" founder Joe Francis exploited her image and name on the Internet. ...more

July 5, 2008

Althea Mills of Winter Haven, whose 1963 federal lawsuit spurred the desegregation of Polk County schools, died Friday. She was 84. ...more

June 12, 2008

The woman whose 1963 federal lawsuit spurred the desegregation of Polk County schools has died. Althea Mills of Winter Haven died Friday. She was 84. ...more

June 11, 2008

Microsoft Corp. has filed a federal lawsuit against a local branch of Computer Renaissance claiming the retailer sold pirated copies of Windows, Excel, PowerPoint and other programs on personal computers. ...more

June 10, 2008