The family of a middle school student plans to sue the Hillsborough County school district, saying the boy suffered personal and psychological injuries from having a sexual relationship with his teacher, Stephanie Ragusa. ...more

November 17, 2009

For decades, it has been the city's worst eyesore. The old Kash n' Karry shopping center on the U.S. 98 Bypass was a magnet for vagrants, and city officials were powerless to do anything about it. ...more

July 20, 2009

Apparently, some people who invested with Sarasota hedge fund manager Arthur Nadel did better than others. ...more

April 17, 2009

about 350 of us - showed up at the quarterly membership meeting on March 25 at Community Hall. ...more

April 1, 2009

Had Abdul Rao not resigned from the University of South Florida, the university would have fired him due to his "lack of judgment" in taking a student's bicycle, according to a report released today. ...more

March 20, 2009

When a former employee filed a lawsuit against the Tampa Sports Authority in 2008, executive director Henry Saavedra waited months before telling the authority's board. ...more

March 13, 2009

A sexual harassment lawsuit filed by a former aide to County Commissioner Kevin White is headed to mediation. ...more

March 10, 2009

No one wants to see the return of the day when Florida businesses were bombarded by crippling workers' compensation claims. But reforms adopted by the Legislature in 2003, as the state Supreme Court found, went too far. ...more

March 4, 2009

A 42-year-old man bitten by a snake in a Pembroke Pines Wal-Mart garden center is suing the company for negligence. ...more

February 15, 2009

If the Ecuadoran judge handling the case follows the recommendations of a court-ordered team of experts, the case could result in the biggest environmental judgment. ...more

February 9, 2009