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‘World’s largest’ SEO company on the run in Pinellas from California court judgment

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A lawsuit in California is hitting the East Coast, attempting to retrieve money owed from a court settlement. LBA Realty from Irvine, California, won a suit against a former tenant, Attracta Inc., which now owed $405,147 based on the court judgment. However, LBA has yet to receive all the payment. On Dec. 12, LBA filed an affidavit with Pinellas County for permission to go after Attracta in Florida to collect money owed. Before 2013, Attracta Online Services operated out of…

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Square 1 Burger co-founder squares off with accounting partner in rival suits

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While there may be two sides to every story, in one pair of competing lawsuits, it is difficult to determine on which side the truth stands. Leich & Teeling is a Tampa CPA firm co-owned by Barbara Teeling and Ray Leich, both 58; up until 2009, the company was only owned by Leich. Leich and his wife are co-founders of the popular Square 1 Burgers chain of restaurants. In a suit filed Nov. 7, Leich asserted that Teeling stole company funds…

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Dunedin public works employee accuses city of favoring younger women in agency

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Dunedin is coming under fire after an ex-employee says she faced discrimination when applying for a field position because she is an older woman. On Dec. 6, Palm Harbor resident Lisa Massarelli, 53, filed a suit against the City of Dunedin for violating the Florida Civil Rights Act. Massarelli worked for the city from 1993 to 2010 before budget cuts forced her to be laid off. For over 12 years, Massarelli worked as a Field Service Representative for the Public…

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Pinellas woman claims family therapist had sex with her, forced her to leave troubled son

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A potentially career-ending lawsuit accuses an award-winning therapist of having an inappropriate sexual relationship with a vulnerable patient. The patient, referred to as P.A. in the suit to protect her identity, was struggling to deal with her teenage son, C.A. The mother-son duo was recommended by DCFS to seek counseling to strengthen their relationship and work out the son’s behavioral issues. DCFS scheduled P.A. an appointment with Michael Putzulu, a therapist working at Suncoast Center. The overall goal of counseling…

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Tampa resident makes vocal argument against red light cameras, ‘kangaroo’ court

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While red-light cameras are unconstitutional in many areas, they are still in full effect in several others, including Hillsborough County. Edwin Martin, a 63-year-old Tampa resident, is one of the drivers have been challenging the citations. Martin claims such citations are “ridiculous” because they encourage drivers to make “panic stops” at yellow lights, and not continue through an intersection. These stops would lead to “possible rear-end collisions.” And after sitting in roughly 30 cases in the Red-Light Camera Court while…

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Shoot Straight under the gun by woman allegedly denied promotion due to gender

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Shoot Straight, a chain of gun stores and ranges with a location in Clearwater, is under fire after an employee had claimed the company refused to promote her to management because she is a woman. Crystal Mims is accusing Shoot Straight of violating the Florida Civil Rights Act based on sex discrimination and retaliation. For nearly three years, Mims worked at Shoot Straight Clearwater. Throughout that time, she expressed a desire to grow with the company, asking to be considered…

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Gate across disputed public road puts Palm Harbor neighbors in turf war

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A gate erected across a disputed local road, which allegedly blocks street access to other properties, has sparked a turf war between two Palm Harbor neighbors. Noell Family, LLC, is suing Anthony and Patricia Lollis – President and Secretary-Treasurer, respectively, of Mickey’s Roof Service – as well as Pinellas County, in a complaint filed Nov. 29. Noell Family owns property neighboring the Lollis’ home. The couple recently put up a gate across Roberts Road, a local road servicing the two-acre…

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