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Pinellas county clerk sues inmate over filings, harassment

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Pinellas County Circuit Court Clerk Ken Burke and County Attorney James Bennett are putting an end to the harassment by a Florida prison inmate. The two are seeking relief over affidavits filed by Vincent Williams, who is currently serving 20 years for attempted murder. Burke and Bennett filed a joint complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief Nov. 18. In late November, Williams filed three affidavits with the Pinellas County Clerk of the Circuit Court. The first requested Burke to be…

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Dade City’s Wild Things accuses former employees of spying for PETA, shooting abuse video

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Two ex-employees of a local zoo are being sued by the organization after it claims the duo were spies for the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). Stearns Zoological Rescue & Rehab Center Inc., known as Dade City’s Wild Things, and executive director Kathryn Stearns, claim that Jenna Jordan and Delena Pennington gave PETA confidential information about the zoo. PETA allegedly obtained footage and photos from the two ex-employees, although the suit lacks evidence the content was sent by them.…

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Competitive bicyclist breaks bones after ‘vicious’ dog attack, blames owner

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An 83-year-old bicyclist sustained multiple broken bones last year after an unleashed dog chased him down and pulled him off his bike in South Pasadena. Charles Kleim is now suing the dog’s owner. On Oct. 14, 2015, Kleim — an accountant who was training as a competitive cyclist — was riding his bicycle through his neighborhood. While passing a home on South Shore Drive, Kleim faced what he called a “vicious” dog, which took off after the bike. Ultimately, the…

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Two former Pet Pal employees sue over termination, drug use rumors

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Two terminated Pet Pal Rescue employees are each suing the nonprofit, claiming they were illegally terminated. Shannon Still began her employment at Pet Pal in early 2013 as Clinic Manager, where she served until her termination June 13, 2016. Brittany Raisch worked for the rescue from October 2014 to March 10, 2016, as a kennel technician and veterinary assistant. Both women filed separate suits less than a week apart. Still is accusing the rescue of one count under Florida’s Private…

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Accused Tampa video voyeur cleared of all charges, record expunged

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After detectives found hundreds of videos of women using the restroom on the computer of a Tampa executive, the accused voyeur is out free and back practicing law. BayLawsuits reports that attorney James Stanton, the ex-chief financial officer and vice president of MaintenX, a maintenance contractor based in Tampa, has been cleared of all charges stemming from his 2014 arrest. Tampa police expunged the arrest record in the Hillsborough County court system. Stanton was allegedly caught after slipping up in…

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Tampa woman claims relaxing massage was anything but

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When going to get a massage, one expects relaxation. Yet, one Tampa Massage Envy Spa patron claims she received just the opposite. Ashley Meeke, 26, is now suing the spa for negligence. In March 2013, Meeke went to the Massage Envy Spa on Dale Mabry Highway for a 90-minute relaxation massage. After Meeke had previously experienced inflammation after her massages, she requested a medium pressure treatment. After starting the massage, her masseuse informed her there was a knot in her…

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Brandon used-car dealer accuses landlord of fraudulently leasing county land

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After being coaxed into signing a lease, a used-car dealer found out a portion of the property leased to him was, in fact, owned by Hillsborough County. The lease stated that the property at 408 N. Parsons Ave. in Brandon would be used as an auto sales lot, but the parcel couldn’t be a functional auto sales lot without the land owned by the county. Dealer Al Kadesky entered a lease agreement in October 2013 with landlord Blake Tyler, a…

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