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Orlando Sentinel Revised Rules

Orkin battles complaints, inquiry. Deception, claim denial and shoddy repairs are among statewide allegations.

Orkin Under Siege

The southeast’s “termite belt” is crawling with fraud lawsuits.

Orkin under investigation by state attorney

Pest control service didn’t pull building permits; facing other lawsuits for incomplete work.

Florida attorney general’s office has opened a racketeering investigation on Orkin Inc. for possible unfair and deceptive business practices.

Hungry Termites 7-23-04 – Park Place Apartments

Owners of Park Place apartments in Tampa filed a lawsuit against Hanover Insurance Co. Seeking more than $3 million for losses.

Maintenance, Don’t get bitten by unethical exterminators. Not only does the responsibility for ridding your buildings of creepy-crawlies fall on your shoulders, it now seems you need to keep atop of the exterminators who are doing the ridding for you.

Bugs as a Niche

Cardillo’s whole practice is devoted to this niche. It’s all termites all the time. He may be the first lawyer in the country to establish this specialty.

St Pete Times: Bug Man’s Bug 2-04

This Tampa attorney applies a magnifying glass to exterminators and burns the baddies in court.

TAMPA – While some attorneys may balk at the idea of being associated with insects (insert lawyer joke here), Pete Cardillo wears the mantle of “bug lawyer” proudly.

Shedding Golden Handcuffs

Business litigator Peter Cardillo has split from Buchanan Ingersoll, where he build a lucrative practice representing real estate companies and condominium associations.

St Pete Times: Owners of complex, Orkin settle lawsuit

Coachman Crossing Apartments alleged, among other things, that the company had faked termite treatments.

MoneySense: Orkin, complex settle lawsuit

Company was accused of falsifying records.