Photo: Salivanchuk Semen via Adobe Stock Florida Law Firm, Circle K Face Evidence-Destruction Lawsuit
"I have been practicing law for over 50 years, and this is the most egregious cover-up effort that I have ever seen," Jack Scarola, a partner at Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley, alleged in an interview.
August 07, 2024 at 07:00 AM
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A West Palm Beach attorney has filed a lawsuit in the Pinellas Circuit Court against attorneys and their law firm accused of assisting a multinational convenience chain in allegedly destroying evidence.
Jack Scarola, a partner at Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley, represents the plaintiff, the estate of Sheryll Caballes, in the lawsuit against the law firm Stoler Russell Keener Verona, some of its attorneys, and Circle K, a multinational, publicly traded corporation with more than 15,000 fuel stations globally.
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