District Court of Appeal of Florida

Application of a $100,000 statutory cap on county defendant's liability following a verdict for plaintiff-employee in an action under the Florida Civil Rights Act for gender discrimination and retaliation is affirmed where the statute at issue was clear and unambiguous as to the limitations on the waiver of sovereign immunity.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/01/2006
• Published 02/01/2006

Judges

• CANADY, Judge.

Court

• District Court of Appeal of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Frederick W. Ford, West Palm Beach, for Amicus Curiae National Employment Lawyers Association, Florida Chapter., Harry Morrison, Jr., Rebecca A. O'Hara, and Virginia Saunders Delegal, Tallahassee, for Amicus Curiae Florida League of Cities, Inc., and Florida Association of Counties, Inc.


• For Appellees:
  
• Kendra D. Presswood of Presswood Law Firm, P.A., Holmes Beach, for Appellant/Cross-Appellee., Robert Michael Eschenfelder, Assistant County Attorney, Bradenton, for Appellee/Cross-Appellant.