Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Company, Appellant, v. James Kattan & Madelaine Kattan, Appellees. (2025)

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Company, Appellant, v. James Kattan & Madelaine Kattan, Appellees.

No. 3D23-2010

Decided: June 18, 2025

Before LOGUE, C.J., and LINDSEY and BOKOR, JJ.

Akerman LLP, and Kristen M. Fiore (Tallahassee), Tracy T. Segal (West Palm Beach), and Gary J. Guzzi, for appellant. Kula & Associates, P.A., and Elliot B. Kula and William D. Mueller, for appellees.

We affirm the amount of attorney's fees awarded in this first party property case because the record contains substantial competent evidence both for the application of the multiplier in this case and for the hourly rates and number of hours awarded by the trial court. See SafePoint Ins. Co. v. Castellanos, 394 So. 3d 731, 734 (Fla. 3d DCA 2024) (“Both the fee award and application of a multiplier are reviewed for an abuse of discretion. This Court reviews evidentiary findings regarding an attorney's fee award for competent substantial evidence.” (citations omitted)).

PER CURIAM.

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