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  • July 9, 2004
Fight for Survival

Bradenton attorney Richard M. Shapiro, immediate past president of the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, says the state medical association is wrong to blame malpractice cases for rising premiums.

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  • July 9, 2004
Clifford Chance to Settle Brobeck Lawsuit

The world's largest law firm agrees to $3.75 million settlement with small California firm.

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Legal Calendar (Tampa edition)

The calendar of Tampa legal events is available free of charge.

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Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Osprey SA purchases Lakewood Ranch ADT building Marquee en Ville on track for summer '05Sarasota County upgrades water treatment plantRealty Investment Co. torenovate former Scotty's

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Legal Briefs (Tampa edition)

This week's items: Preston Cockey opens solo practice in Tampa Thompson Sizemore picks Tony Cabassa as a partner Macfarlane Ferguson hires Michele Pittman Cheryl Thompson becomes director of bankruptcy bar

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  • July 2, 2004
Class Builders

Willis A. Smith Construction Inc. has grown from a small company in 1988 with about $3 million in revenue to one of the larger general contractors in Sarasota and Manatee counties.

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  • July 2, 2004
Second Year Switch

New banks on the Gulf Coast begin to reverse initial losses.

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Sweet Spot

Business is good this year for Tampa Bay area law firms, but for the most part growth is conservative.

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  • July 2, 2004
Building Foundations (Tampa edition)

Hillsborough Bar honors Marian McCulloch for her work as association president.

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  • June 25, 2004
Lawyers v. Lawyers

Landlord threatens to evict a Tampa law firm that is mired in litigation with its former Miami partners.

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  • June 25, 2004
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  • June 25, 2004
Taxing Situation

Two members of a prominent family demand a big IRS refund while the FBI shows interest in their former road contracting company, once one of the biggest in Florida.

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  • June 25, 2004
CONDO BUST: Nightmare or Fantasy

The high-end condominium market is either in big trouble or holding steady. It depends on whom you ask.

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  • June 25, 2004
Making the Big Pitch

St. Petersburg-based The Beckett Whitney Group made a bid to buy the Bradenton City Centre for redevelopment as a high-profile retail and condominium project.

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