Current law says a former band director faces up to 45 years in prison for allegations that he engaged in sexual activity with a student. ...more

July 17, 2009

Fiat plans to continue the health plans for Chrysler's retired salaried workers. However, some retirees will pay higher premiums, Chrysler lawyer Pedro Jimenez said Thursday at a bankruptcy court hearing. ...more

May 18, 2009

Changes made at a homeless camp in Hudson should satisfy a judge at a hearing today about county citations for zoning and building code violations, an attorney representing Elisha Ministries said. ...more

April 1, 2009

Changes made at a homeless camp in Hudson should satisfy a judge at an April 1 hearing about county citations for zoning and building code violations, an attorney representing Elisha Ministries said. Beverly Barnett, a member of the Waller & Mitchell & Barnett law firm, said she has been representing the Elisha charitable organization pro bono since December when the facility first ran afoul of county inspectors. ...more

April 1, 2009

Circuit City Stores Inc. has received court approval to sell off its Canadian operations as word came that the company faces a class-action lawsuit by lawyers claiming some laid-off employees were not paid federally mandated WARN Act payments. ...more

March 27, 2009

A West Pasco resident and former inmate is asking a judge to block proposed changes to mail policy at Pasco County jails. Daniel Callaghan today filed in Pasco-Pinellas Circuit Court an emergency motion seeking a temporary injunction against the "Pasco County Sheriff" until a court hearing can be scheduled. ...more

March 20, 2009

An arrest warrant has been issued for actress Lindsay Lohan, possibly in connection with a 2007 drunken driving arrest after she crashed her Mercedes-Benz into a tree, police said Saturday. ...more

March 15, 2009

An arrest warrant has been issued for actress Lindsay Lohan, possibly in connection with a 2007 drunken driving arrest after she crashed her Mercedes-Benz into a tree, police said Saturday. A judge at Los Angeles Superior Court in Beverly Hills issued the warrant on Friday and it carries a bail amount of $50,000, Sgt. Mike Foxen said. ...more

March 14, 2009

Connecticut is man charged with illegal possession of a primate. ...more

March 10, 2009

An Arkansas man's finger-twisting handshake with a co-worker in North Carolina has left him facing a half-million-dollar legal judgment. ...more

March 5, 2009