Philip Morris should be ordered to pay more than $130 million to the widow of a longtime smoker who died of lung cancer in a case that could blaze a legal trail for about 8,000 similar Florida lawsuits, the family's attorney told a jury Tuesday. ...more

February 17, 2009

Elalia Walker faced a horrible decision, prosecutors told jurors this morning: stay in a speeding van with the man who abducted and beat her or jump. ...more

February 17, 2009

A well-spoken and assertive Diana O'Neill spent nearly four hours arguing her innocence Friday before a jury found her not guilty of four child abuse charges. ...more

February 14, 2009

A grand jury on Tuesday indicted Monty Albright on a charge of first-degree murder in connection with the slaying of a local property appraiser. ...more

February 12, 2009

Grand jury indicts Monty Albright with first-degree murder. ...more

February 11, 2009

For lack of an impartial jury, trial of two men accused of beating a man known as 'The Walker' will be moved to Lake County. ...more

February 9, 2009

A federal judge has granted a new trial for a 78-year-old mental health therapist who faced up to life in prison on a charge that he drove to the Tampa area to sexually and physically abuse two boys he thought would be made available by their father. ...more

February 6, 2009

Shannon Pierson died of a drug overdose on March 3, 2007. The night before, the 19-year-old had snorted a crushed oxycodone pill given to her by Max Lutz, prosecutors said. ...more

February 5, 2009

Shannon Pierson died of a drug overdose on March 3, 2007. The night before, the 19-year-old had snorted a crushed oxycodone pill given to her by Max Lutz, prosecutors said. On Tuesday, a Pasco County jury deliberated for more than two hours before finding Lutz not guilty of delivery of a controlled substance. ...more

February 4, 2009

A jury had to decide on Tuesday whether fear for one's safety justifies leaving the scene of a fatal accident. ...more

February 4, 2009