News from July 2017
Bayfront HMA Medical Center LLC alleges patient owes more than $70,000 for treatment
CLEARWATER – A Pinellas County resident is alleged to have failed to pay medical bills.
Invitee accuses Risser Oil Corp., Caracara LLC of negligence after fall on property
CLEARWATER – A man alleges he was injured at a St. Petersburg Beach business because of a hole in the parking area.
Capital One Bank USA alleges Galaxy Marketing Solutions owes more than $20,000
CLEARWATER – A financial institution alleges a Pinellas County individual and corporation have failed to pay a debt.
Personal representative accuses Bay Pointe Nursing Pavilion owners of wrongful death
CLEARWATER – A personal representative has filed a wrongful death suit against the owners of a nursing facility.
Woman alleges Allstate has failed to pay uninsured motorist coverage after crash
CLEARWATER – A motorist is seeking insurance benefits and damages after a collision in Pinellas County.
Sub-N-Such Inc., Ridge Crossing LLC seek judgment regarding insurance coverage
CLEARWATER – Two Florida corporations are seeking declaratory judgment regarding coverage of an insurance policy.
Telecommunication Construction & Design Services alleged to owe more than $30,000 for equipment rental
CLEARWATER – A Pinellas County company is alleged to have failed to pay for equipment it rented.
Mount Beacon Insurance Co. alleged to have unlawfully denied insurance claim
FORT LAUDERDALE – An insurance company doing business in Broward County is accused of wrongfully denying a claim for damages to a Pembroke Pines property.
Man alleges collision with Prestige Auto Sales caused injuries
CLEARWATER – A motorist alleges his was injured in a collision in St. Petersburg.
Pembroke Pines property owners allege insurer did not pay enough to cover damages
FORT LAUDERDALE – The owners of a Pembroke Pines property allege their insurer did not pay an amount enough to cover damages from a roof leak.
Coral Gables attorney suspended twice in two months for failing to cooperate with state bar inquiries
Coral Gables attorney Aura Olivas, who is facing allegations she'd misappropriated more than $300,000, has been suspended until further order following a May 3 Florida Supreme Court order for not cooperating in a state bar investigation.
PAFF Landscape Inc. alleges it is owed more than $25,000 for project work
CLEARWATER – A Brooksville subcontractor alleges it was not paid for work on a landscaping and sidewalk project.
Homeowner claims Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Co. wrongfully denied claim
FORT LAUDERDALE – A Miramar homeowner alleges his insurer breached its contract with the denial of his property damage claim.
Clermont attorney suspended over alleged financial irregularities involving elderly clients
Clermont attorney Dennis L. Horton has been suspended until further order following a May 3 Florida Supreme Court order for allegations of financial irregularities involving elderly clients and using trust funds to cover operating account overdrafts.
Ponte Vedra Beach attorney suspended for not cooperating with inquiry into trust account
TALLAHASSEE — Ponte Vedra Beach attorney Neil Wayne Platock has been suspended for three years following a June 15 Florida Supreme Court order for failing to cooperate in a Florida Bar inquiry into alleged irregularities in a trust account.
Fort Lauderdale attorney allegedly didn't know he was suspended while practicing
TALLAHASSEE — Fort Lauderdale attorney Peter G. Stamas has been suspended for two years following a May 4 Florida Supreme Court order for practicing law while he was suspended when he allegedly didn't know he was suspended.
Panama City attorney reprimanded after disclosing relationship with client
TALLAHASSEE — Panama City attorney Carl Wesley Pittman, who had been in practice for more than 40 years, has been publicly reprimanded following a May 4 Florida Supreme Court order over a sexual relationship between with a client.
Orlando attorney disbarred for overdrafting more than $58,000 from trust account
Orlando attorney Paul R. Linder has been disbarred following an April 20 Florida Supreme Court order regarding allegations he overdrafted more than $58,000 from a client trust account.
Palm Harbor Community Services Inc. alleges floor was not properly installed
CLEARWATER – A Palm Harbor dependent taxing district alleges that a St. Petersburg corporation and a Dunedin corporation failed in the installation of a floor.
Man alleges Baycare Health System terminated him in retaliation for using FMLA rights
CLEARWATER – A Pinellas County man alleges that he was terminated from his position with a health care system for exercising his rights to take a leave to care for his medical condition.