News from April 2017
Employees allege Fulton's Crab House failed to pay minimum wage
ORLANDO – Current employees have filed a class-action lawsuit against a Lake Buena Vista restaurant chain over allegations they were not paid a minimum wage.
Florida appeals court reverses decision in condominium lien case
LAKELAND — A Florida appeals court recently reversed a lower court's decision in a case involving liens on condominium units.
Woman claims driver failed to obey traffic laws in St. Petersburg collision
CLEARWATER – A Pinellas County resident alleges she was injured when she was rear-ended on 38th Avenue South in St. Petersburg.
Santander Bank alleges it is owed more than $19,000 from Columbia Funmap
FORT LAUDERDALE – A creditor alleges a dissolved Broward County corporation defaulted on a promissory note issued in 2012.
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc. driver accused of negligence in collision
CLEARWATER – An Oldsmar couple alleges they were injured by the negligent actions of a health care company's employee on Racetrack Road.
Resident at Gateway North Apartments alleges he was burned in grill explosion
CLEARWATER – A resident of a Clearwater apartment complex has filed a suit over injuries he claims he sustained when a grill he was using exploded.
Woman alleges she was injured when another driver backed into her vehicle
CLEARWATER – An individual claims she was injured in a collision at the intersection of 22nd Avenue S. and 31st Street in St. Petersburg.
Individual alleges he is owed money from sale of coffee companies
FORT LAUDERDALE – A Broward County man alleges he was not paid proceeds promised from the sale of two companies.
Consumer claims Florida Peninsula Insurance Co. failed to pay benefits she is owed
FORT LAUDERDALE – A Broward County resident alleges her insurer failed to adequately compensate her for water damages to her home.
Motorist files suit for damages after Pembroke Pines collision
FORT LAUDERDALE – A Broward County motorist alleges she was injured in a collision on Pembroke Road near its intersection with Hiatus Road in Pembroke Pines.
Appeals court rules water association should have warned about protruding valve
LAKELAND — The 2nd District Court of Appeal determined that Island Water should not have been granted summary judgment and it had a duty to warn of a protruding water valve that caused a woman to trip and fall.
Law groups concerned about high court's departure from case law in ruling of marriage property dispute
TALLAHASSEE —The Florida Supreme Court recently issued an opinion that is waiting for final decision in a marriage dissolution property dispute case in which it ruled on the intent of action by the husband.
Florida man whose floating home was seized may return to Supreme Court
RIVIERA BEACH — On his website, Fane Lozman refers to himself as a corruption-fighting activist who saved 2,200 homes from seizure and his own home was destroyed, but he is better known for a case that went before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Florida Supreme Court rules disclosing medical referrals would break attorney-client privilege
TALLAHASSEE – The Florida Supreme Court has rejected a 5th District Court of Appeal decision concerning medical referrals that would break attorney-client privilege in a negligence case.
Hertz Corp. claims car was returned with damages of more than $12,000
CLEARWATER – A car rental company alleges a consumer failed to return the vehicle in the same condition it was when she received it.
Parents accuse Kampgrounds of America of negligence after child trips, falls into embers
CLEARWATER – Two parents are suing a St. Petersburg campground after their child tripped and fell into the embers of a fire.
Patron alleges Wilson's Sports Lounge failed to provide adequate security
CLEARWATER – A St. Petersburg man alleges he was beaten in a parking lot of bar in the city.
Duke Energy seeks more than $7,000 for damage to utility pole because of accident
CLEARWATER – An energy company alleges one of its utility poles in St. Petersburg was damaged as a result of a motor vehicle accident.
Man files suit against LT Food Enterprises after he was shot while visiting property
FORT LAUDERDALE – A Broward County man alleges he was shot at a Fort Lauderdale business because of its negligence.
Southeastern Swim Tech Inc. alleges former contractor breached agreement
FORT LAUDERDALE – A Broward County business alleges a former contractor is unlawfully using its confidential information.