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Family of 5-year-old crash victim calls for Auburndale police sergeant to be charged
Family of 5-year-old crash victim calls for Auburndale police sergeant to be charged
Polk Co. Sheriff's Office says an Auburndale sergeant was responding to a call with lights and sirens when he collided with the car Jalina Anglin was riding inside. AUBURNDALE, Fla. — There are calls for justice after a 5-year-old girl was killed in a crash…
2023 Tort Reform Law
2023 Tort Reform Law
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - (Written by Gil Sanchez, Esq.) Day #1 of Access Denied to All Floridians! At 11:00 a.m., this morning (March 24th, 2023), Republican Florida Governor DeSantis signed into law CS/CS/HB 837 - Civil Remedies, also known as the "2023 Tort Reform Law". …
Coming in hot: Checkers apple pie gave woman first-degree burns in mouth, lawsuit claims
Coming in hot: Checkers apple pie gave woman first-degree burns in mouth, lawsuit claims
TAMPA - A personal injury lawsuit against the drive-in restaurant Checkers alleges that the establishment serves its food too hot after a Hillsborough County woman sustained a 1st-degree burn in her mouth.According to documents filed on March 26 in the Hillsborough County Circuit Court, plaintiff…
Temporary safety improvements being installed along 15th St. corridor
Temporary safety improvements being installed along 15th St. corridor

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — Following traffic crashes and pedestrian deaths, Hillsborough County is making immediate temporary fixes to improve safety on 15th St. between Fowler and Fletcher.The county says it’s high on their list of unsafe streets. There were 111 crashes between January 2015 and…

Attorney Gil Sanchez files lawsuit in Wrongful Death Case of Minor
Attorney Gil Sanchez files lawsuit in Wrongful Death Case of Minor

HUDSON — The family of a 9-year-old boy hit and killed in Land O’Lakes last week won’t wait on the Florida Highway Patrol to finish its investigation. New information has led them to believe that John Ryals, 21, was grossly negligent when he struck Jorge…

Attorney Gil Sanchez files lawsuit in Wrongful Death Case Against Chiropractor
Attorney Gil Sanchez files lawsuit in Wrongful Death Case Against Chiropractor

  HOLIDAY — Two months ago, Jaime Velez burst into a chiropractor’s office carrying a .45-caliber pistol. The chiropractor, Lenny Linardos, gunned him down on the office floor in what deputies would later call self-defense. On Friday, after weeks in a hospital and surgery and…

Attorney Gil Sanchez press conference #justicefordustingrissom
Attorney Gil Sanchez press conference #justicefordustingrissom

Family calls for full investigation into Manatee County death. 1 800 346 7752

Attorney Gil Sanchez explaining the current state of evictions amid COVID-19 (En Espanol)
Attorney Gil Sanchez explaining the current state of evictions amid COVID-19 (En Espanol)

La Florida continúa hasta mediados del mes de mayo bajo una moratoria que permite a que las personas puedan quedarse en sus casas aún si no pueden pagar una hipoteca o el alquiler de sus apartamentos. Sin embargo, hay algunas empresas y hasta arrendatarios que…

Attorney Gil Sanchez starts social awareness campaign #IMCOVIDCONSCIOUS
Attorney Gil Sanchez starts social awareness campaign #IMCOVIDCONSCIOUS

The campaign is focused on people understanding the importance of wearing masks and protecting themselves from the disease. 1 800 346 7752

Attorney Gil Sanchez advocates #IMCOVIDCONSCIOUS
Attorney Gil Sanchez advocates #IMCOVIDCONSCIOUS

The campaign is focused on people understanding the importance of wearing masks and protecting themselves from the disease. 1 800 346 7752

Attorney Gil Sanchez discusses filing lawsuits on behalf of Small Business Owners in Florida amid COVID-19
Attorney Gil Sanchez discusses filing lawsuits on behalf of Small Business Owners in Florida amid COVID-19

Business Interruption Insurance is a safety net some businesses have spent years paying thousands of dollars for, but now when many need it, they’re being denied. Dr. George Sanchez is one of them. He operates a dental office and recently filed a business interruption insurance…

Attorney Gil Sanchez representing Family of 14-year-old killed in hit-and-run crash with former DCF employee speaks out
Attorney Gil Sanchez representing Family of 14-year-old killed in hit-and-run crash with former DCF employee speaks out

TAMPA, Fla. — The lawyer for the family of a 14-year-old hit-and-run victim is demanding changes during a press conference alongside the teenager’s family Thursday. Gil Sanchez is representing the estate of Asucena “Susie” Gomez. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: DCF employee arrested in hit-and-run that left teen…

Attorney Gil Sanchez Interviewed on Handling Evictions During COVID Pandemic
Attorney Gil Sanchez Interviewed on Handling Evictions During COVID Pandemic

TAMPA, Fla. — As the first of the month quickly approaches, a lot of people are concerned about how they are going to make their rent or mortgage payments. The coronavirus pandemic has prompted the closure of hundreds of businesses, which means people are no…

Citrus County woman suing Southwest Airlines for civil rights violations
Citrus County woman suing Southwest Airlines for civil rights violations

This story was updated on May 23 to reflect comments made by Laurena Parker’s attorney. A Citrus County woman is suing Southwest Airlines, claiming staff members of the carrier discriminated against her and violated her civil rights by kicking her off a plane after she…

Attorney Gil Sanchez Files Lawsuit on Behalf of Families Against Southern Comfort Mobile Home Park
Attorney Gil Sanchez Files Lawsuit on Behalf of Families Against Southern Comfort Mobile Home Park

Kreshae Humphrey, 26, bathes her daughter, Nevaeh Soto De Jesus, 3, inside of a baby bath tub in the middle of their living room. The parents bathe all three of their girls with bottled water because they believe the children were sickened by the tap…

Attorney Gil Sanchez on CNN New Day with Client Remee Jo Lee
Attorney Gil Sanchez on CNN New Day with Client Remee Jo Lee

Network: CNN New Day Attorney: Gil Sanchez, Esq. Remee Lee was elated when she became pregnant, but those feelings quickly turned into a nightmare that won’t let go of her. Her boyfriend wasn’t happy about the pregnancy, but it was Lee’s dream to have a…

Firm files Discrimination Lawsuit on behalf of Kurt King and Hamburger Mary’s Tampa
Firm files Discrimination Lawsuit on behalf of Kurt King and Hamburger Mary’s Tampa

Network: ABC Action News Attorney: Gil Sanchez, Esq. HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — A former franchise owner of popular gay-themed burger restaurants is suing the Florida Department of Health for discrimination in a case involving a local hepatitis A scare. Kurt King, who owned Hamburger Mary’s…

Attorney Gil Sanchez interviewed by ABC 20/20 in “Dreams of Being a Mom Shattered”
Attorney Gil Sanchez interviewed by ABC 20/20 in “Dreams of Being a Mom Shattered”

Network:    ABC 20/20 Attorney:   Gil Sanchez, Esq.