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The Record Interviews Lawyer Tom Scarritt on His "In the Trenches" Award

SuperUser Account posted on 8/17/2016 8:06:00 AM
The Record Interviews Lawyer Tom Scarritt on His
Tom Scarritt possibly should win a separate award for the best locale from which to receive a bar association's civil trial attorney award. "I was in Africa with my wife at the time of the awards banquet," Scarritt, who is founder, president and senior trial lawyer at the Scarritt Law Group in Tampa, said during a Florida Record interview. "So I shot a video from Africa accepting the award. There are elephants playing in the background." It was from that location earlier this year that...
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Categories: Articles | Tags: Hillsborough County Bar Association, Michael A. Fogarty, Award, Civil Trial Lawyer | View Count: (2610)
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Lawyer Tom Scarritt Weighs in on Tampa Preparatory School Investigation

SuperUser Account posted on 7/27/2016 10:17:00 AM
Lawyer Tom Scarritt Weighs in on Tampa Preparatory School Investigation
The head of Tampa Prep has temporarily stepped down over allegations from 25-years ago. Parents and alumni learned about the unsettling news in an e-mail. Kevin Plummer has led Tampa Prep for nine years-- getting nothing but praise. "This does not seem consistent with that behavior," said Tom Scarritt. Two of his three children attended the school.
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Tampa Lawyer Tom Scarritt Named Top Civil Trial Lawyer

SuperUser Account posted on 7/18/2016 9:18:00 AM
Tampa Lawyer Tom Scarritt Named Top Civil Trial Lawyer
The Hillsborough County Bar Association has selected Tom Scarritt as the 2016-2017 recipient of the Michael A. Fogarty “In the Trenches” award, given to the leading civil trial lawyer for professionalism and excellence.
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Categories: Articles | Tags: Hillsborough County Bar Association, Michael A. Fogarty, Award, Civil Trial Lawyer | View Count: (2731)
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Total Exoneration for Sinkhole Engineers Accused of Malpractice

SuperUser Account posted on 3/11/2016 5:50:00 AM
Total Exoneration for Sinkhole Engineers Accused of Malpractice
Scarritt Law Group won complete victory before an Ocala trial court that agreed that SLG's engineer clients properly conducted the evaluation of a sinkhole despite a 57-page claim to the contrary. The plaintiffs appealed to the Fifth District Court of Appeal in Daytona Beach, and SLG scored another total win...
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Categories: Past Law Cases | Tags: Sinkhole, Sinkhole Litigation, Engineer, Engineer Negligence, Engineer Litigation, Litigation Victory, Appellate Victory, Litigation, Appellate | View Count: (2392)
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Federal Judge Upholds Plant City Ban of Tattoo Studios in Historic Downtown

SuperUser Account posted on 12/9/2015 6:08:00 AM
Federal Judge Upholds Plant City Ban of Tattoo Studios in Historic Downtown
Plant City’s ban on tattoo and body-piercing studios in the downtown historic district has survived a legal challenge. Licensed tattoo artist David S. Hudder took the city to court over its denial of his request to open a shop at 109 E. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. He contended the city’s exclusion of the businesses was unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Kovachevich sided with the city, which contends tattoo studios are not compatible with downtown’s “family-oriented” image.
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Categories: Past Law Cases | Tags: Plant City, Tattoo, Tattoo Parlor, Tattoo Ban, Tattoo Ordinance | View Count: (3022)
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Federal officials giving depositions in Jill Kelley privacy suit

SuperUser Account posted on 10/22/2015 12:24:00 PM
Federal officials giving depositions in Jill Kelley privacy suit
Last month, at Justice Department headquarters in Washington, FBI agent Adam Malone underwent hours of questioning in a case so contentious his deposition was halted in a disagreement among the attorneys present. The case arises from the e-mail investigation that revealed the affair behind the resignation of CIA Director David Petraeus. The plaintiffs are Jill Kelley, a former honorary consul who became known to the world as the Bayshore Boulevard socialite and friend of top military leaders,...
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Categories: Politics | Tags: | View Count: (2781)
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Oakhurst Square Readies for First Homegrown Harvest

posted on 9/24/2013 12:10:00 PM
Oakhurst Square Readies for First Homegrown Harvest
The Oakhurst Square Apartments, 1120 N. Boulevard across from Tampa Preparatory School, installed a community garden for its residents this month.
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Categories: Charitable | Tags: Community | View Count: (2669)
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Educators Running Government-Funded Tutoring Companies Create Concern Over Conflicts

posted on 8/9/2013 12:15:00 PM
Educators Running Government-Funded Tutoring Companies Create Concern Over Conflicts
As principal of some of the poorest public schools in Alachua County, Beth Le Clear urged her students to take advantage of subsidized tutoring, extra instruction for Florida's neediest kids. Scores of her schoolchildren — some so destitute they wore grocery bags for underwear — enrolled and got the study help they sorely needed. But they weren't the only ones who benefited.
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Categories: Ethics | Tags: Ethics | View Count: (2795)
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Speculation Surrounds Campaign Finance Reform

posted on 5/19/2013 12:25:00 PM
Speculation Surrounds Campaign Finance Reform
Some Democrats saw campaign finance reform passed by the Legislature this year as helpful in their bid to defeat Gov. Rick Scott but, in fact, it could help Republicans more, campaign finance experts and Florida political figures say. Meanwhile, watchdogs who track money in politics differ sharply over whether the reform bill will do what its proponents claim — lessen the influence of special interest money in politics.
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Categories: Politics | Tags: Politics, Legislation, Ethics | View Count: (2751)
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Property Appraiser Failed to Report Income

posted on 6/16/2012 12:36:00 PM
Property Appraiser Failed to Report Income
Rob Turner, who made $153,000 last year as Hillsborough County property appraiser, earns extra money teaching appraisal classes around the state but hasn't reported any of it on financial disclosure forms.
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Categories: Ethics | Tags: Real Estate, Ethics, Hillsborough County | View Count: (3059)
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