Largo has seen continuous settlement ever since Spanish conquistadors attempted to colonize Florida in the 1600s. The area’s harsh weather and unforgiving terrain foiled almost all attempts at mass settlement until drainage technology allowed pioneers to reclaim millions of acres of swamps and wetlands for farming. Today Largo is a mid sized city in the Tampa Bay area.
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Attorneys in Largo were on both sides of a dispute over a local hospice that allegedly released the private medical information of thousands of hospice patients. Plaintiffs in the suit claim the hospice marketed a new form of software for record keeping and utilized their private database of records as training materials for the software.
This lawsuit and many others begin in the 6th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida. Like many states, Florida organizes its courts into judicial circuits. Each circuit has jurisdiction over all state-law based cases originating within its boundaries. The 6th Judicial Circuit comprises all of Pinellas County and Largo. If you have a case in Largo, your attorney should be familiar with the rules and procedures of the Pinellas County circuit court.
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