Tampa lawyer John Fitzgibbons has been named to head a statewide panel that picks finalists for presidential appointments to district judgeships, U.S. attorneys and U.S. marshals. ...more

February 27, 2009

A local company is sponsoring workshops for troubled homeowners to teach them how to modify their home loans and save their houses from foreclosure. ...more

February 15, 2009

A local company is sponsoring workshops for troubled homeowners to teach them how to modify their home loans and save their houses from foreclosure. ...more

February 14, 2009

A lawyer for Sheik Abdulla bin Hamad Al Khalifa of Bahrain says the details of his legal settlement with pop star Michael Jackson are to remain private. ...more

November 24, 2008

Mary Ann and George Patisso Sr. closed a tragic chapter in their lives when they left Polk County today after a jury awarded them $60.1 million Tuesday for the wrongful death of their son. It is a judgment they are unlikely to collect. The man who murdered their son in December 1997 is on death row. ...more

July 2, 2008

Former Broward County Sheriff Ken Jenne's descent from political power to federal prison is one of those sad tales that happens when people in public office come to believe the rules don't apply to them. ...more

November 17, 2007

Hillsborough County officials have hired a private attorney to represent County Commissioner Kevin White and investigate a sexual harassment claim filed against him by a former aide. ...more

November 16, 2007

The bills are still coming in, but more than $196,000 has already been spent for the investigation and expert witnesses in the trial of eight former boot camp employees in the death of 14-year-old Martin Lee Anderson. ...more

November 12, 2007