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The Sweet Taste of Justice

Lawyer David Gorman has been battling Big Sugar for more than a decade. And he's not going to give up. Ever.

By Paul Demko
May 18, 2000

There are two ways of looking at David Gorman's 11-year legal pursuit of Big Sugar. The 53-year-old North Palm Beach attorney is either a noble crusader or a quixotic fool. In 1989 Gorman was a successful commercial litigator with a niche specialty in construction cases. He had a penchant for...
The Unforgiven

Bryant Troville served out his sentence for his sexually violent acts. His prospects for freedom? Not good.

By Paul Demko
May 4, 2000

On April 11 of last year, at around two in the afternoon, a prison guard arrived unexpectedly at Bryant Troville's cell, at the Cross City Correctional Institution, about 50 miles west of Gainesville. Without a word of explanation, the guard shackled Troville and led him from his cell. The prisoner,...
If the Suit Fits, File It

A federal case in which Alan Adaschik, mild-mannered bureaucrat, sues the entire U.S. government over the WTO

By Paul Demko
Apr 6, 2000

Alan Adaschik is waging a battle on behalf of you, the American citizen. All 274 million of you, roughly speaking. A battle, in essence, against the encroaching World Government. Adaschik is a 56-year-old Davie resident with a wife, an ex-wife, a receding hairline, a yellow Cadillac DeVille, and a job...
Declarations of Independents

Forget strip malls, condos, and highways. Loxahatchee Groves is a place of dirt roads, wild pets, and eccentric residents.

By Paul Demko
Mar 30, 2000

Drive west! To a place where roads are made of dirt and plots of land stretch for ten acres. To a place where animals outnumber people and turtles swim in murky canals. To a place where palm trees are native and unruly and a hand-painted sign reading "Lost 3 Cows"...
That's Condo-tainment!

The stars of South Florida's condo circuit may not be the most youthful performers, but oy can they sing

By Paul Demko
Mar 2, 2000

Later this month the renowned Hollywood actor and standup comic Noriyuki "Pat" Morita will take the stage in Weston. About 500 people will pay just $8 for a seat in a luxury theater with a state-of-the-art sound system. They will undoubtedly be captivated as Morita reprises his Oscar-nominated Karate Kid...

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