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In effect: New advertising rules for lawyers, firms
Florida law firms and lawyers using LinkedIn, Twitter and other social networking sites face new restrictions. Mandated by the Florida Supreme Court and based on Florida Bar recommendations, new...
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Florida Bar raising the level of communication
The Florida Bar wants to keep in touch with lawyers and law firms — digitally. The organization is providing new ways to communicate with members about the same time as new Bar rules regarding...
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Health Management Associates under SEC scrutiny
Health Management Associates, the Naples company that recently acquired Bayfront Medical Center, is under scrutiny by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. HMA (NYSE: HMA) revealed in its first...
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Hill Ward Henderson expands to Clearwater
Hill Ward Henderson opened a Clearwater office this week with two land use lawyers, marking the first expansion for the Tampa-centric law firm. Clearwater office lawyers are E.D. Armstrong and...
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Comprehensive Care closes on $5M credit facility
Comprehensive Care Corp. has closed a $5 million senior secured credit facility with TCA Global Credit Master Fund. Under the terms of the agreement, funds will be available to Comprehensive Care...
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Acadia completes Ten Broeck Tampa stock purchase
Acadia Healthcare has completed its purchase of the stock of Ten Broeck Tampa Inc. as part of a $92 million deal also involving a Capestrano Investment Company hospital in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Acadia...
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Clegg Insurance acquires Florida Insurance Partners
Clegg Insurance Group has acquired Florida Insurance Partners, doubling Clegg’s business. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 2010, Clegg is a full-service independent...
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Simply Healthcare expands HIV/AIDS Medicaid plan
Clear Health Alliance, an HIV/AIDS Medicaid specialty plan offered by Simply Healthcare Plans Inc., has received state approval to expand to Hillsborough, Pinellas and Polk counties. Originally, the...
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Sun Hydraulics’ income drops in first quarter
Sun Hydraulics Corp. reported first quarter income of $9.6 million, or $0.37 per share, compared to $10.6 million, or $0.41 per share, in the same quarter a year ago. Revenue dropped 8 percent, from...
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Former Hillsborough County real estate director sentenced
Anthony Haynes, former real estate services director for Hillsborough County, was sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison on two counts of wire fraud related to a mortgage fraud scheme. He was...
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Lawyer appointed Hillsborough County judge
Tampa Bay area lawyer Christopher Nash was appointed by Gov. Rick Scott to the Hillsborough County court. Nash fills a vacancy created by the appointment of Judge Matthew Lucas to the Thirteenth...
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Universal Health company American Managed Care files bankruptcy
American Managed Care LLC, sister company to Universal Health Care Group, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. AMC paid for all operations of Universal Health, its employees and its subsidiaries,...
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Two Tampa businessmen indicted in tax fraud scheme
Duane Crithfield and Stephen Donaldson Sr. were indicted by a Tampa federal grand jury and charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States. The two men are accused of promoting, marketing and...
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Comprehensive Care partners with investment advisor
Comprehensive Care Corp. has entered into an agreement with Maxim Group LLC to provide strategic corporate investment banking and finance services. Tampa-based CompCare (PTCBB: CHCR) will use Maxim...
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Area hospital charges revealed for common inpatient procedures (database)
Tampa Bay area hospital charges in 2011 for 10 common inpatient procedures or treatments covered by Medicare vary widely and show the value of shopping before making some health care decisions. The...
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February 2013 bar exam results
This year, 819 law graduates took the winter tests. The average percent passing was 80.2 percent. Stetson University College of Law ranked second, with 46 of 49 graduates passing.
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A data breach at an Adventist HealthCare hospital has led to a federal lawsuit alleging the hospital failed to protect patients’ protected health information. Adventist owns the Florida Hospital...
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Armstrong continues land use practice in a new office
Some of the largest land developments and land use controversies in the past three decades in Pinellas County passed through lawyer Ed Armstrong’s hands. The Tampa Bay Rays, major homebuilders, the...
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Aerosonic expects deal will benefit Bay area
CLEARWATER — TransDigm Group Inc. considered acquiring Aerosonic Corp. back in 2008 after a fire destroyed one of Aerosonic’s three buildings at its Hercules Avenue site. It was a very tough time for...
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Bar’s new advertising rules foster careful monitoring
Running afoul of the new Florida Bar advertising and social networking communication regulations is not difficult. What’s difficult is developing strategy to make certain lawyers and law firms abide by...
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