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Court backs earlier ruling on local luxury real estate exec’s alleged fraud charge
Longtime Orlando luxury homes specialist Roger Soderstrom was unsuccessful at his third attempt to ward off a claim that he allegedly defrauded a real estate investor out of hundreds of thousands of dollars, court documents showed. This week, U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals judges Charles Wilson, Robin Rosenbaum and [...]
Sisters settle bitter lawsuit over 50-year-old La Cantina steakhouse
Three sisters who worked at the same family-owned Orlando steakhouse since they were teenagers recently settled a nasty lawsuit. The lawsuit alleges co-owner Karen Hart cut off her sister's income and ownership rights, and told her: “Do you think I give a ***k what happens to you. I don't care [...]
Orlando luxury real estate exec takes on new role, battles fraud charges
One of Central Florida’s most well-known names in luxury residential real estate still has a lot on his plate, despite having sold his company recently. Roger Soderstrom — who last October sold Heathrow-based Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty to Naples-based Premier Sotheby’s International Realty — still is busy at work in [...]
Christian groups duke it out in ‘Mighty Men’ lawsuit
I]n a battle of the brands, an Orlando Christian organization is suing a Nashville megachurch over the use of the words "Mighty Men." Orlando's Mighty Men of God Inc. contends the World Outreach Church of Murfreesboro has usurped its "Mighty Men" trademark with its Mighty Men Conferences that draw tens [...]
FDIC, investors claim millions in Old Southern Bank deal
Former leaders of Orlando's first bank to fail during the U.S. financial crisis have agreed to a set of multimillion-dollar deals to settle allegations they caused the bank's demise, regulators and lawyers confirmed this week. Old Southern Bank founder John G. Squires and seven former directors - including his daughter, [...]
Tucker Byrd Represents Omni Healthcare, Doctors in Suit Vs. Health First
A new lawsuit filed against Health First, the company that runs both Holmes Regional Medical Center and Palm Bay Hospital in Brevard County, alleges the company has maintained a monopoly through intimidation of doctors and disruption of their practices. The person who ultimately loses is the typical patient. “If a [...]