$1M alleged
about $1M in customer payments at issue (alleged, pending)
Florida AG sues Evolve Construction
The Attorney General sued over about $1 million in unfinished hurricane repairs. The case is pending.
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Public reports and cases. Each card links to the original source. This page does not add facts beyond those sources.
From us, not a news report. Small business owners, including escape rooms, gyms, and restaurants, can be left holding the risk when a vendor they did not vet has no insurance. We did not add an escape-room card because we did not verify a sourced case that fit this list.
Local
Over $98,526,000 in fines, judgments, and settlements in these cases.
$600K
$600,000 settlement
Nationwide Moving Services settlement
Florida’s Attorney General and the U.S. DOT Office of Inspector General reported a $600,000 settlement.
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$36K
$36,000 fine
Mira Home pest-control sales
FDACS fined Mira Home LLC $36,000 and barred Grit Marketing over 600-plus contracts sold by unlicensed pest-control workers.
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$877K proposed
$877,220 proposed penalties
OSHA proposes penalties against Seminole Equipment
OSHA proposed $877,220 in penalties after a bridge worker drowned in Tarpon Springs. The penalties are proposed.
Read the source1,416 orders
1,416 final orders
Florida unlicensed-activity report, FY 2024–25
DBPR reported 1,127 cease-and-desist notices, 1,072 citations, and 1,416 final orders, mostly in construction and electrical work.
Read the source$15.1M
$15.1M in penalties collected
Workers’ compensation enforcement, FY 2024–25
Florida DFS reported 2,312 stop-work orders or penalty assessments and $15.1 million collected.
Read the source$55M+
$55M+ restitution
Domingos 54 Construction workers’ comp case
The owner was sentenced to 48 months and ordered to pay more than $55 million in restitution, plus $5.5 million in forfeiture, after a worker’s death.
Read the source~$250K est.
$250,000+ in losses prevented (officials' estimate)
Hurricane repair sting in Pinellas County
DBPR and the Pinellas Sheriff’s Office reported more than 50 arrests of unlicensed contractors soliciting 85 repair jobs.
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Shut down
Lakeland food truck shut down
An inspector shut the truck down for no drinkable water and an expired state license.
Read the source$21.8M
$21.8M judgment
All USA Van Lines judgment
A Broward judgment of $21.8 million, with a lifetime Florida moving ban.
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$490K
$490,000 judgment
Netanel Brumand HVAC consent judgment
The Florida Attorney General reported a $490,000 consent judgment after an HVAC scheme was shut down.
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Precedent
Legal precedent
Gator Freightways v. Roberts
The Florida Supreme Court held that a company that hires a subcontractor can be liable as a statutory employer when the subcontractor’s uninsured worker is hurt.
Read the sourceNationwide
$169,750,000 in fines, judgments, and settlements in these cases.
$3.75M
$3.75M settlement
Power Design worker-misclassification settlement
Power Design paid $3.75 million in a District of Columbia settlement.
Read the source$160M + $1M
$160M civil settlement + $1M fine
Philadelphia food-truck propane explosion
A $160 million civil settlement and a $1 million U-Haul fine.
Read the source$5M
$5M jury verdict
Michigan food-truck fire verdict
A jury returned a $5 million verdict.
Read the sourceEach group total adds only the stated fines, judgments, settlements, and the $5.5 million forfeiture. Domingos restitution is counted as $55 million of the “$55M+” figure, so the Local total is higher than the number shown. Proposed OSHA penalties, the Evolve payments alleged in a pending case, and the Pinellas estimate of losses prevented are not included.