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Tuesday's Daily Pulse
› "Millionaire'' contestant admits financial fraud
Michael A. Prozer III appeared on Bravo television's The Millionaire Matchmaker in 2009 claiming he was worth $400 million and operated a company with business in 36 nations.
Unknown to viewers, the Tampa resident was something other than a millionaire date.
He was a fraud.
› Hospitals to stop giving free baby formula to new moms
Several South Florida hospitals are taking the first step to drop a controversial item from the goodie bags they give to new mothers going home after a birth: free samples of baby formula.
The move comes after sharp criticism — last year by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Monday by the consumer group Public Citizen — that the freebies and coupons for formula undermine the goal of more breastfeeding.
› Court overturns $79.2 million award in tobacco case
An appeals court Monday rejected a North Florida jury's call for R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. to pay $79.2 million to the daughter of a dead smoker --- overturning what could have been the largest verdict in a barrage of lawsuits against cigarette makers.
The 1st District Court of Appeal sent the case back to Levy County circuit court to determine a reduced amount of damages in the 1996 lung-cancer death of James Cayce Horner.
› Darden plans to build world's largest lobster farm
In what could be an underwater gold mine, Orlando-based Darden Restaurants plans to create the world's largest lobster farm in Malaysia, allowing it to sell the crustaceans in Asia and supply them to its chains such as Red Lobster.
The lobster farm would allow Darden to partially shield itself from rising seafood prices while creating a new revenue stream.
