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Student paralyzed as six-year-old dies at 17, mother sued for $15.5K funeral costs

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After becoming a quadriplegic 11 years ago at age 6, E’traveon Johnson passed away last year, leaving his mother to pay thousands of dollars for a funeral. Now, Lawson Funeral Home and Cremation Services is suing St. Petersburg resident Chantelle Ross, 37, for refusing to pay nearly $15,500 funeral costs for her 17-year-old son. Lawson Funeral Home is at 4535 Central Ave. in St. Petersburg. The suit seeks payment for the funeral, interest and fees associated with bringing the suit.…

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Ashley Furniture founder’s firm accused of defrauding Chicago company

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To settle a $20 million Illinois lawsuit, a Chicago-based company is suing a local firm created by the St. Petersburg-based founder of Ashley Furniture to retrieve documents necessary to help its ongoing case. When M & J Wilkow filed suit in April 2016 against its former employees, the company subpoenaed Third Lake Capital — an investment company of Ronald Wanek, founder of Ashley Furniture — to provide documents providing information on the employee scheme in September. However, Third Lake denied…

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Insurance company sues lawyer for malpractice after $2.5M wrongful death settlement

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After an insurance company had no choice but to pay a $2.5 million settlement for the wrongful death of a 22-year-old Tampa woman, it is now suing its lawyer for malpractice. David Kadyk, of Tampa-based Kadyk & Delesie, P.A., represented Axis Surplus Insurance Company in a wrongful death suit against Axis’ client, Paul Castellano Auto Sales, located at 1205 E. Jackson St. in Tampa. On Nov. 16, 2015, Robert Smith went to Castellano Auto to find a new car. Employee…

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Fired Largo seabird sanctuary founder still fundraising for non-profit

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A seabird sanctuary founder is continuing to seek donations for his nonprofit, even after being fired and replaced by his son. Now the two generations are heading to court. Ralph Heath, 71, founded Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary in 1972 as a not-for-profit corporation. Located in Indian Shores, Suncoast hit some turbulence recently when Heath’s children started taking control of the business. In a suit filed against their father, the children claim Heath took donations from the sanctuary for personal use. A…

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USF dean accuses doctors, hospital of misdiagnosing stroke

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A misdiagnosis has led University of South Florida dean to take the doctors and hospital responsible to court. Wallace is suing the doctors and the hospital, claiming to have lost the ability to properly continue her job as Vice President of Student Affairs. On May 15, 2015, during a speech at USF, bystanders noticed a change in Wallace’s mental status. She was lowered to the ground, where it was found she had slurred speech and weakness in her right side. After…

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Former Redington Shores Mayor sues city over short-term rental law

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A past mayor of Redington Shores and several other property owners are suing the city over what they claim is an unconstitutional town law regulating short-term rentals. The ordinance in question prohibits properties to be rented for less than a month throughout the town. Former Redington Shores Mayor Jay Beyrouti claims to have been renting his property on a short-term basis for the past 10 years. Other property owners in the suit have also rented short-term since 1982. They haven’t…

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Irishmen sue ‘trusted friend’ over real estate short-sale ruse

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A group of Irishmen are suing a friend and local real estate agent for fraud after they learned the truth about a 2008 home purchase. Ronald Fair, Robert Galbraith and Paul Donnelly are residents of Ireland; they purchased a 3,868-square-foot, waterfront Belleair Beach home in 2008 using licensed real estate agent (and “trusted friend”) Paul Kelly. Kelly initially said the property was listed for nearly $2.3 million, but because it was in foreclosure, it could be purchased for $1 million less.…

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