by: Field Sutton, WFTV Web Staff Updated: Aug 1, 2017 - 6:40 PM MARION COUNTY, Fla. - A local Marion County couple, who Eyewitness News chose not to identify, filed a lawsuit against CenterState Bank of Florida for allegedly allowing hackers to steal $53,000 in a house down payment. The couple ended up victims of what [...]

Few domestic divorces match the emotional firepower of a meltdown between founding partners, a corporate coup, or the “changing of the guard” orchestrated in a family-owned business. If you find yourself “locked out,” what can you do? The answer is plenty. Here are eight (8) things to do, and four (4) not to do.

By Stephen D. Milbrath When you a buy an item that embodies a patented invention, say a patented tool or a computer with a patented chip set, can the patent owner impose a post-sale restriction on its use?  And if so, can it even restrict your use or resale of [...]

Any business person who has been involved in a lawsuit has probably wondered, "Why do lawsuits take so long?"  In a typical commercial dispute, the parties usually know the issues, facts, and stakes, and in the commercial world where getting to the "bottom line" is paramount, the plodding pace of a lawsuit can be maddening, all leading to the question: Why do lawsuits take so long?  Having toiled on the courtroom battlefield for 36 years, let me share my thoughts on some of the reasons.

Lawsuit reveals failed relationship between developer and Tampa Housing Authority Newsart graphic: By Christopher O'Donnell, Times Staff Writer Published: March 10, 2017 TAMPA — One of the city's signature urban renewal projects is embroiled in more controversy. The Housing Authority is being sued by a developer who agreed to [...]