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Tampa lawyer crafts relationship for Outback Bowl
When Louisiana State University squares off against the University of Iowa in the Outback Bowl on New Year’s Day, Todd Timmerman will be watching closely from the 50-yard line at Raymond James Stadium....
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Holland & Knight embroiled in Dunkel civil lawsuit
Maureen Dunkel, estranged wife of Kforce Inc. CEO David Dunkel, has taken her allegations against him and Holland & Knight to civil court. In a 64-page complaint filed Dec. 11 in Hillsborough...
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Poll shows St. Petersburg residents want a city pier
A telephone survey of 1,000 St. Petersburg registered voters about a city pier found that fine dining in air conditioning is foremost on their priority list. The dining should be on a pier with an...
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Dunkel divorce filing alleges Kforce CEO, law firm conspiracy
A Hillsborough County divorce court filing accuses David Dunkel, CEO of Kforce, and powerful law firm Holland & Knight of conspiracy to fraudulently transfer assets in a marital estate. In a Dec. 2...
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Florida Blue, HCA agreement continues coverage
Florida Blue and hospital chain HCA have reached a contract renewal, giving Florida Blue members continued access to HCA hospitals and surgery centers across the state. Nashville-based HCA (NYSE: HCA)...
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Credit card fraud ring targeted International Mall
A Tampa federal jury convicted Viviana Reyes of multiple charges related to a credit card fraud and identity theft ring that focused on credit card terminals at International Mall. Four of Reyes’...
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Bovie details compensation of local president, new CEO
Bovie Medical Corp. and Robert Saron, president of the company’s Largo electrosurgical products plant, signed a new, two-year employment agreement giving him a base pay $305,183 a year plus eligible...
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Businesses facing ‘unintended consequences’ of BP claim payment shutdown
Some businesses expecting to receive payment from BP for oil spill damage claims are in trouble. Business claim payments have virtually ceased as BP attacks in court the settlement it agreed to and...
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Prison term cut for investment fraudster Marian Morgan
A federal judge has resentenced Sarasota businesswoman Marian Morgan to 33 years and nine months in prison for conspiracy, wire fraud, interstate/foreign transportation of stolen funds, money...
View ArticleRV entrepreneur Don Wallace claims law firms’ errors led to $26 million loss
A business controlled by Don Wallace, founder and former CEO of Lazydays RV, claims in a lawsuit that Broad and Cassel and Holland & Knight made errors in drafting a ground lease that resulted in...
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Year in Review: Tampa Bay’s top bankruptcies
Evelyn and Batista Madonia’s family assets - except for the iconic Red Rose Inn in Plant City - were auctioned off in the Tampa Bay area’s largest Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2013. It was one of the more...
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Spa employees receive back wages
Safety Harbor Resort and Spa has paid a total of $30,786 in back wages to 37 employees following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor. Investigators accused resort management of changing...
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Synergy, USF CAMLS partner for instrument processing
Synergy Health has partnered with USF Health's Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation to provide the center with surgical instrument processing. Synergy also will invest in CAMLS...
View ArticleBayfront and HMA merger leads deals in 2013
Community Health System’s planned purchase of Health Management Associates, the Naples-based owner of Bayfront Health St. Petersburg, led the Florida list of third quarter merger and acquisition deals,...
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Waterfront plans in St. Pete
Seven miles of St. Petersburg waterfront are under scrutiny as the city creates a Downtown Waterfront Master Plan. Seventeen parks, several museums, public and private marinas, Al Lang Stadium and the...
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Biggest stories on my beat in 2013
HealthPlan Services plans huge expansion: HealthPlan Services, a third party administrator for health plans, announced it will add 1,000 jobs by 2016 and expand its Tampa headquarters in a...
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Merger creates Carlton Fields Jorden Burt
It’s official: Carlton Fields, Tampa’s largest local law firm, and Jorden Burt LLP formally completed their planned merger. As of Jan. 2, the combined firm is operating as Carlton Fields Jorden Burt...
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25 People to Watch 2014: Dr. A.K. Desai
• DR. A.K. DESAI • Universal Health Care Group Nearly a year after Universal Health Care Group filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, it is unclear what’s next for Dr. A.K. Desai, founder and CEO of the...
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25 People to Watch 2014: Elaine Thompson
• Elaine Thompson • Lakeland Regional Health System Elaine Thompson, president and CEO of Lakeland Regional Health System, is guiding Lakeland Regional in its quest to become a teaching hospital. The...
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25 People to Watch 2014: John Morgan
• John Morgan • Morgan & Morgan John Morgan, with his cherubic face adorning billboards and beaming from television screens with Morgan & Morgan’s “for the people” ads, is the self-appointed...
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