A $165,151 debt to his former wife and four children has landed David William Earley in the Pasco County Jail, but it doesn't put him at the top of Florida's growing deadbeat parents list. ...more

January 21, 2009

A circuit judge's ruling on Thursday overturned a 2007 state law saying counties had to pay for attorneys who take cases when the local public defender has a conflict. ...more

December 20, 2008

Two teenagers must stay in jail while facing charges they murdered an 18-year-old high school student during a brawl outside an underage drinking party, a judge ruled. ...more

August 2, 2008

Gov. Charlie Crist said Wednesday he wants three trial lawyers to review documents for a possible class-action lawsuit against property insurers, alleging that the industry hasn't passed on savings to consumers as required by a new Florida law. ...more

December 20, 2007