Odyssey to buy company stake Tampa treasure-hunting company Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc. announced a deal Friday to acquire a minority interest in SMM Project LLC, which controls licenses for mineral exploration of about 150,000 square kilometers of Pacific Ocean floor. Odyssey expects to dedicate a ship, technology and supervision to explore for deep-ocean gold, copper and silver deposits. ...more

November 21, 2009

Former sanitation director Norman Graham tried for months to appeal his 2008 firing, so city officials were perplexed when he and his attorney were no-shows for the 1 p.m. hearing Thursday. ...more

March 27, 2009

The city's former sanitation manager will get a chance to appeal his October firing after threatening to sue the city for racial discrimination. ...more

January 24, 2009

This response to the Tribune's June 1 editorial was written by Dr. Robert W. Yelverton, chief medical officer of Women's Care Florida; Dr. Madelyn E. Butler, a physician with The Women's Group; and Dr. John S. Curran, president of the Hillsborough County Medical Association. ...more

June 16, 2008

CORY LAKE ISLES - The Cory Lake Isles Property Owners Association and residents who are suing it are headed back to court June 24. Developer Gene Thomason turned over the financial records of Cory Lakes Limited, which billed homeowners for management and security services for the gated New Tampa community. But lawyer Mark Basurto, who represents the seven homeowners who are suing over access to the records, said the documents raised more questions than they answered. ...more

June 13, 2008

It's not uncommon today for a woman visiting her gynecologist to give up her right to sue if something goes wrong. ...more

June 1, 2008

The property owners association response to a lawsuit filed by seven Cory Lake Isles homeowners over access to financial records can be summed up in one word: denied. ...more

November 29, 2007