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An Absolute Mess For Fans

posted on 11/26/2007 7:20:00 PM

On one side, there is a would-be seller who lacks passion. On the other, there is a want-to-be buyer who lacks cash. Trapped in the middle, just like in the old days, there is a hockey team skating toward a future clouded by uncertainty and doubt. Golly. Does this feel vaguely, horribly familiar to anyone else? After the world's longest test drive, after fans had spent five months debating anticipation vs. apprehension, the proposed sale of the Tampa Bay Lightning has collapsed. If you are t...

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Tom Scarritt Lightning Interview

SuperUser Account posted on 11/26/2007 7:19:00 AM

Aired on Channel 8

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Purchase Of Bolts Fizzles; Group Sues Key Investor

posted on 11/25/2007 7:10:00 PM

The deal to sell the Tampa Bay Lightning and land the team owns in the Channel District blew up amid accusations of backroom dealings spelled out in a lawsuit filed Monday in Hillsborough County Circuit Court. The differences between the two warring sides, however, may still be resolved and the deal potentially resurrected. Companies led by Lightning suitor and real estate developer Jeff Sherrin of South Florida say in their lawsuit that California investor and Hollywood producer Oren Koules w...

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Appellate Court Backs City's Stand Against Adult Club

posted on 7/7/2006 8:44:00 PM

Taurus Property Ventures has hit another legal roadblock in its pursuit to open an adult club at U.S. 92 and County Line Road. On June 30, the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta upheld a federal magistrate's recommendation to deny Taurus a temporary injunction that would have forced the city to approve a permit for the adult club, which might have offered nude dancers. The appeals judges' decision also supports the city's arguments that a new adult-entertainment ordinance nullifies ...

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Court Upholds Adult Club Stance

posted on 12/31/2005 12:14:00 AM

The city has won round one in its legal battle to keep an adult club from opening at U.S. 92 and County Line Road, but the war may be far from over. Taurus Property Ventures is appealing a federal magistrate's recommendation to dismiss much of the company's case against the city. The lawsuit stems from the city's refusal to grant Taurus a permit to offer adult entertainment that could include nude dancers. The club's application was denied because its proposed site in vacant building is about ...

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Strip Club Fight Fought In Court

posted on 11/10/2005 8:39:00 AM

The city fought the first round this week in a legal battle to stop an adult business from opening at U.S. 92 and County Line Road. But it will have to wait a while for the decision. Taurus Property Ventures wants to open a club that could offer nude entertainment in a former truck repair shop at 4350 E. U.S. 92. The city denied the application because an existing ordinance banned adult businesses within 1,000 feet of each other. The proposed club's site is about 650 feet from Showgirls Men's...

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Tampa Democrat To Lead Ethics Commission

posted on 9/11/2005 12:14:00 AM

A Tampa Democrat, Thomas P. Scarritt Jr., has become chairman of the Florida Ethics Commission, instead of Tampa Republican John Grant, a change stemming in part from Gov. Jeb Bush's veto of a state ethics law reform bill. Scarritt, a South Tampa lawyer and real estate developer, had been expected to become vice chairman of the commission, and Grant chairman, when the commission elected new officers Sept. 1. Instead, Grant, one of the commission's founding members, and a key player in the prop...

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K-9 Officer Can't Sue Plant City Over Dog Bite

posted on 8/12/2005 1:23:00 AM

A bomb-sniffing German Shepherd acquired by the Plant City Police Department after the Sept. 11 attacks became the center of an unusual lawsuit that culminated this week. The lawsuit was filed by the dog's handler, Officer John Stasiak. The dog, whose name is Rex, is from Czech Republic. Before taking charge of the new K-9 recruit, Stasiak had to undergo a rigorous training routing that included learning commands in Czech. As is customary with K-9 teams, Stasiak took the dog home to live with...

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Civil Trial Re-Certification Letter

posted on 10/15/2004 10:06:00 AM

We are pleased to advise your certification in Civil Trial Law has been renewed, effective June 1,2004. As intended by the Supreme Court of Florida in its adoption of board certification, you are recognized as a lawyer who has demonstrated"special knowledge, skills and proficiency" in civil trial law and you may represent yourself as a "specialist" in your field of practice.

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Winning The War

SuperUser Account posted on 4/2/2004 7:43:00 AM

Tom Scarritt understands the consequence. His decision to accept a voluntary job as chairman of a newly formed watchdog group means he can no longer publicly support his favorite judicial candidates. That’s a sacrifice for this politically active Tampa lawyer who managed Hillsborough Circuit Judge Kevin Carey’s election campaign nearly two years ago and who has financially backed the bids of several other judicial candidates.

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