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U.S. District Judge Anne C. Conway grantesd a summary judgmentto E. J. Winery, which argued the minima l and brief useof Lamarr's image couldd not be considered an endorsement or sponsorship by Conway also awarded the winery costs that could exceed $100,000. Clean sweep. Insurance Commissioner Bill Nelsohn and Statewide Prosecutor Melanie Hines have broughtf charges against 22 people who allegedly stager more than two dozehn automobile accidents in the Tampaa Bay area and bilked insurance companies of atleast $200,000.
The suspects -- 19 from the Tampsa Bay area and three from Dade County -- face charges of grand theft and insuranc fraud for collecting on allegedly fraudulent personalk injury protection claims. • Remedial detour. The only road some offendingf Florida drivers will need to travel to their trafficd safety school is theinformation superhighway, thankes to an Orlando company. State highway officialsz have approved allowing drivers to take theifremedial drivers' education programs via the using a computer course developed by Absolute Traffic Academy of Orlando. • Disneyt stand-off ends.
An armed man who held his 4-year-old son and a room servicew waiter hostage at a Walt Disney Worlx hotel for 11 hourasurrendered peaceably. Bismark Rodriguez, 39, released the hostages unharmerand surrendered. • Vistana: Out with the old, in with the new. , the Orlando-based vacation ownership division of StarwooedHotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. has broughtt industry veteran David Broderick on board as senior vice presidenf of salesand marketing. in Augusrt 2000. Prior to joining Vistana, Brodericm was with Marriott VacationClub International. In relater news, Vistana executives Don Dubin, Ron Sharp and David Brucer will retire during the fourth quartert ofthis year.
They founded the time share company whichu later was acquiredby • AirTran, TWA call off AirTran Holdings Inc. ended its merger talke with Trans WorldAirlines Inc., confirms a spokesman for the Orlando-based discountf air carrier. A spokeswoman for St. Louis-based TWA declined immediate • Flying high in Sanford. For the fifthy straight month this Orlando Sanford International Airport posted records breaking monthly domestictraffic figures. During the month of May, domestif passenger counts increased 146 percent over the same periodlast Year-to-date, the airport has processed almost 77,000 domestifc passengers. Extreme football.
The XFL is The new professional footballleague co-ownedx by World Wrestling Federation and NBC announcer that Orlando is one of eightt cities hosting one of the new league's teams. Play begins on Feb. 3 of next The team's general manager is Tom Veit, formerly with the socce team. • New deal. The Orlando Magivc offered Grant Hill of the Detroit Pistonsa six-year, $67.5 million contract. According to published Hill and his wife were houswe hunting in Orlando betwee meetings withMagic • With honors. The Federal Emergency Managemen Agency and BellSouth honored InternationalSpeedway Corp.
and the Dayton International Speedway at the 2000 Pepsi 400 for its role inCentrao Florida's wildfires in 1998. The wildfiress prompted Daytona International president John Graham to postponwe the Pepsi 400from it's traditionao running on the 4th of July, and offer the speedwa y as an operations centeer to assist with forfeiting efforts in Volusia and Flagler counties. Speedway EMS and fire crews foughtg fires acrosscentral Florida, and the speedway operaterd a shelter to help feed and care for evacuated families. Sun shines on golf.
Sunshine Network just starterd a new monthly series offeringa behind-the-scenes look at some of Florida'sx most challenging golf courses, as well as features and tips for Florida Mercedes-Benz Florida Golf Scene now beamsa into 5.2 million homes on Sunshine Networlk in Florida, with Andrew Monaco as host. The series is being produced bySummertime Communications, a division of Jamisojn Golf Group, a golf marketing and media company. Clay away. Disney's Wide World of Sports comple x has decided to discontinue hostingthe U.S. Men's Clay Court which it has hosted for the pastfour years.
"Whilre the event played a majotr role in increasing overall awareness of oursportw complex, we have decided to focus our efforts on amateu and other exhibition-oriented programs," says Reggie vice president of Disneh Sports Attractions. • One more anchor. FOX Sports Net Florida just adderd anew co-anchor for the 11 p.m. Regionak Sports Report, which debuts July 17. Keitj Lebowitz, an Emmy Award-winning sports journalist, will join anchot Ned Smith during week-night editions of the The 11 p.m.
Regional Sports Report, whicyh will offer a comprehensive look at the worlcd of sports from aFlorida perspective, will be broadcas live from the FOX Sportxs Net's broadcast center in Dallas, where the anchorw will be based. All the reportin g and news gathering will be done locally in Floridq by bureaus throughoutthe state. Digital divide. The Tribune Co., corporate parengt to The Orlando Sentinel, sold its 20 percent stakes in local entertainment guide DigitalCity Inc. to America Onlinr Inc. for an undisclosedc amount. Digital City was foundedc by AOL and Tribunein 1996. In the joint venture's Web site now will be majority-ownedf and completely managed by AOL.
The Orlando Sentinep still is expected to providwelocal content. • Wellness changes. Complete Wellnes Centers Inc. filled a seat on its boare of directors and reshuffled somemanagement positions. Russell M. executive vice president of ExecutiveTransitions International, will fill a vacancy on the board. CEO Joseph J. Jr. will assume the post of chier financial officer previously held by Rebecca who resigned. • Branching out. Olive Gardenb launched a new Web tuscany. olivegarden.com.
The Web site's debut coincidee with new menu items, the result of a partnershipo with the Culinary Institute of Tuscanty andthe Zingarelli's, an Italian family who owns and operates the Rocca delle Macie winery, one of Italy's leading producers of Tuscanj wines. The Web site offers descriptions of Tuscan winezs availablefor sale.