MarineMax changes auditors
MarineMax Inc. dismissed Ernst & Young LLP, its independent registered public accounting firm, as of March 27 after a competitive review process. MarineMax (NYSE: HZO), based in Clearwater, named...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Universal Health wants to reject executives’ employment agreements
The nearly 800 former Universal Health Care Group employees terminated March 29 are not the only company employees facing unemployment. Universal wants to also eliminate employment agreements for seven...
View ArticleClik here to view.
U.S. Attorney Robert O’Neill to resign
Robert E. O’Neill, U.S. attorney for the Middle District of Florida, on Thursday revealed that he would resign this summer to join Freeh Group International Solutions LLC. President Barack Obama...
View ArticleClik here to view.
End of an era in Palmetto
PALMETTO — Many residents here will remember this April 1 as the day the music died in the small city. Kojak’s Palmetto Ribhouse shut its doors that day, ending its live free music served with ribs,...
View ArticleLawyers flock to aid of Universal workers
The nearly 800 Universal Health Care Group employees terminated when the company shut down its St. Petersburg operations March 29 are not at a loss for legal advocates. As of April 3, three different...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Statewide e-filing makes historic debut
A seismic shift in how lawyers file civil court documents in Florida started off with fewer than usual filings in Hillsborough County and some other counties, but the lull is expected to be only...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Couple pleads guilty in $2M HSBC Mortgage fraud
Michelle Guy, a former HSBC Mortgage Services employee in Brandon, pleaded guilty to mail fraud and conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud. Kevin Guy, her husband and a Hillsborough County Parks and...
View ArticleDonald F. Castor, retired judge and father of U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor, dies
Donald F. Castor, a retired Hillsborough County judge and U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor’s father, died Tuesday. He was 81. A Stetson University College of Law graduate, Castor was Bay Area Legal Services’...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Judge tosses part of Nadel receiver’s lawsuit against Wells Fargo
A Tampa federal judge dismissed some claims against Wells Fargo Bank that alleged it aided and abetted Arthur Nadel’s $168 million Ponzi scam. Tampa lawyer Burton Wiand, court-appointed receiver, filed...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Former Palm Harbor insurance agent convicted in fraud case
Neal S. Smalbach, a former insurance agent in Palm Harbor, was convicted of grand theft related to a $2 million investment fraud scheme. He was accused of misrepresenting details of financial products...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Xerox acquires Tampa's Zeno Office Solutions
Xerox has acquired Zeno Office Solutions, a provider of office equipment and document management. Based in Tampa, Zeno Office Solutions operates 11 offices around the state. Financial terms of the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
BayCare focuses on financials at Mease Dunedin
BayCare Health System is keeping a close eye on Mease Dunedin Hospital as it contemplates ways to improve its operating margins. The system’s overall expenses for 2012 included a $14.1 million...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Benchmarks: Law firms’ financials show post-recession growth
Equity partners at the Holland & Knight law firm took home nearly $1 million each in shared profits for 2012. Revenue also increased last year at some other major law firms in the Tampa Bay area,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
USF Heart Institute creates temporary research hub
TAMPA — Space in the Byrd Alzheimer’s Institute will serve as a transitional location for research destined to form the nucleus of the planned USF Heart Institute. The University of South Florida is...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Request to appoint trustee or examiner in Biovest case denied
A Tampa bankruptcy judge has denied an equity committee’s motion to appoint a trustee or examiner in Biovest International’s bankruptcy case. The committee contended that Tampa-based Biovest (OTCQB:...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Jaensch Immigration Law firm partners with credit union
Jaensch Immigration Law firm is creating relationships with local financial institutions in preparation for immigration reform. The Sarasota firm has partnered with Manatee Community Federal Credit...
View ArticleClik here to view.
AHCA finds violations at Tampa assistive care providers
The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration released findings from an initiative involving unannounced visits to 29 Tampa area assistive care providers in mid-March. Providers were cited for...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Depository Trust to create 255 new jobs with expansion
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corp. plans a $4.8 million expansion investment in Tampa and will create 255 new jobs. The expansion is the corporation’s first since it opened is New Tampa facility...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Pinellas judge unharmed at Boston Marathon
Dee Anna Farnell, a veteran marathon runner and Pinellas Circuit judge, was unharmed by explosions today near the end of the Boston Marathon. A race participant, she contacted Sixth Judicial Circuit...
View ArticleClik here to view.
First Watch opens another Maryland restaurant
First Watch continued its expansion in Maryland with the opening of a restaurant in Timonium. The new 3,500-square-foot First Watch is the first restaurant in Timonium, according to a written...
View Article