In an exceptionally close race, family law attorney Catherine M. Catlin was narrowly defeating sitting Circuit Judge Kevin Carey late Tuesday night. ...more

August 27, 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

Wanna be a judge? This could be your year. In addition to three judge seats left open by retiring judges, a fourth will open Friday with the resignation of Circuit Judge Monica Sierra. ...more

January 29, 2008

Gov. Charlie Crist's general counsel faxed a letter to Hillsborough County today asking the Judicial Nominating Commission to start searching for candidates to replace Sierra. The governor wants the names of six vetted candidates by March 28 ...more

January 28, 2008

Hillsborough Circuit Judge Frank Gomez will decide whether Cory Lake Isles developer Gene Thomason can keep his business finances private. ...more

January 2, 2008

TAMPA - Another lawsuit has been filed against the developers and others involved in the troubled Trump Tower Tampa project by buyers seeking their deposit money back. ...more

October 10, 2007

Another lawsuit has been filed against the developers and others involved in the troubled Trump Tower Tampa project by buyers seeking their deposit money back. ...more

October 9, 2007

TAMPA - Another lawsuit has been filed against the developers and others involved in the troubled Trump Tower Tampa project by buyers seeking their deposits back. Jugal Taneja and Manju Taneja of Largo claim in their suit that they were misled to believe that real estate mogul Donald Trump was a partner in the condo tower project. They later learned that he only licensed his name to local developer SimDag LLC, the suit states. ...more

October 9, 2007

A buyer of two condominium units in the stalled Trump Tower Tampa may soon get its deposits back - all because the developer failed to respond to its lawsuit. ...more

September 28, 2007