Odyssey hires investor relations firm
Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc. retained Liolios Group to expand the company’s investor relations and financial communications. Liolios Group, based in Newport Beach, Calif., specializes in investor...
View ArticleScott signs medical malpractice bill
Gov. Rick Scott signed Senate Bill 1792, which places limits on the types of expert witnesses that can be used in medical malpractice lawsuits. The bill also allows lawyers defending a physician to...
View ArticleTransDigm acquires control of Aerosonic
TransDigm Group Inc. completed the cash tender offer for outstanding shares of Aerosonic Corp.’s common stock for $7.75 per share as planned. The offer expired on June 4 with 3.55 million shares...
View ArticleJury convicts former Sarasota real estate agent in mortgage fraud case
A Tampa federal jury convicted J. Patrick Brester, a former real estate agent in Sarasota, of conspiracy to commit wire fraud affecting a financial institution and three counts of wire fraud. Three...
View ArticleBayCare’s new workplace clinics show industry shift
BayCare Health System, one of the largest self-insured employers in the Tampa Bay area, is joining the population health movement with its own employees. As strategies evolve because of the Affordable...
View ArticleDLA Piper lawyers go to bat for veterans
Some DLA Piper lawyers in Tampa are lending a legal hand to veterans in a pro bono project that provides counseling and advice every other month. Litigator Laura Ward, the law firm’s director of legal...
View ArticleFoley & Lardner unveils innovation hub for manufacturers
Foley & Lardner LLP has launched Legal Innovation HubSM for NextGen Manufacturers to help clients facing the convergence of technology and manufacturing. The initiative involves a firm-wide network...
View ArticleHealth insurers lining up for exchange
At least 10 insurance companies are expected to participate in Florida’s health insurance exchange mandated by the Affordable Health Act. The federal Department of Health and Human Services is crafting...
View ArticleFormer WellCare executives’ trial ends with mixed verdicts
Todd Farha, former CEO of WellCare Health Plans Inc., and three other former executives were convicted of various charges related to Medicaid fraud. Farha was convicted of two counts of submitting...
View ArticlePhysician survey shows profitability trending down
A survey of more than 5,000 physicians in private practices around the country shows profitability is threatened by changes in reimbursements and other factors. The survey by Care Cloud, in partnership...
View ArticleFort Lauderdale law firm joins CoWork Tampa
Becker & Poliakoff has become a member of CoWork Tampa to help support the legal and business needs of entrepreneurs. The multi-practice business law firm, based in Fort Lauderdale, has 12 offices...
View ArticleFlorida ranked third in country for health records payments
Florida health care providers have received $977 million in incentive payments for electronic health records meaningful use, the third highest amount paid to any state. Data from the Centers for...
View ArticleDissident HMA shareholder becomes more ‘aggressive’
Health Management Associates Inc.’s largest shareholder is calling for more change in the company, which owns Bayfront Health System in St. Petersburg and 70 other hospitals. A U.S. Securities and...
View ArticleUSF’s Klasko withdraws bid for Nebraska medical school position
Dr. Stephen Klasko, dean of USF Health Morsani College of Medicine, has withdrawn from consideration as chancellor of the University of Nebraska Medical Center. He was one of four finalists for the...
View ArticleSarasota Memorial selects Radiology Associates
Sarasota Memorial Health Care System partnered with Radiology Associates of Florida as its new radiology services provider. An independent practice, Radiology Associates of Florida is the radiology...
View ArticleFoley dives into strategy for next-generation manufacturers
The manufacturing industry is a lot like the late comedian Rodney Dangerfield. Much of the time it gets no respect. Foley & Lardner has a different view. The venerable law firm knows manufacturing...
View ArticleLaw firm sets up shop at CoWork Tampa
Some Becker & Poliakoff lawyers from Clearwater and the firm’s Fort Lauderdale headquarters are now at CoWork Tampa, a shared workspace facility for entrepreneurs and founders of new companies. The...
View ArticleOdyssey gains $8.75M in Oceania equity transaction
Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc. received $10 million from an early exercise of an option held by Mako Resources LLC to buy eight million shares of Oceania Resources, a subsidiary of Odyssey involved in...
View ArticleSt. Petersburg College Midtown project ignites more controversy
St. Petersburg College has so far rejected an offer to settle a fiery bid protest over a contract for the planned $14 million Midtown campus. The protest halted the contractor selection process for the...
View ArticleHalliburton named Manatee credit union president
Sherod Halliburton was appointed president of Manatee Community Federal Credit Union. He succeeds Cindy Barco, who retired after 35 years at the credit union, according to a written statement....
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