District Court of Appeal of Florida

An order of a judge of compensation claims denying stipulated attorney's fees as being in excess of the fees permitted by Florida Statutes section 440.34(1) and approving a fee permitted by the statute is affirmed over claims of error regarding: 1) construction of the statute at issue; 2) the propriety of approving the parties' agreement pursuant to Spitzer v. Bartlett Bros. Roofing, 437 So. 2d 758 (Fla. 1st DCA 1983); and 3) the constitutionality of the statute.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/20/2006
• Published 06/20/2006

Judges

• PER CURIAM.

Court

• District Court of Appeal of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Charles Williams of Charles Williams Attorney At Law P.A., Lake Worth;  and Jane-Robin Wender of Wender & Associates, P.A., Delray Beach, for Appellants., L. Barry Keyfetz, Miami, for Amicus Curiae/Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers., Steven A. Rissman and Elizabeth Lynch-Mulligan of Rissman, Weisberg, Barrett, Hurt, Donahue & McLain, P.A., Tampa, for Amicus Curiae/Claims Center., Mary Ann Stiles of Stiles, Taylor & Grace, P.A., Tampa, and Rayford H. Taylor of Stiles, Taylor & Grace, P.A., Atlanta, for Amicus Curiae/Associated Industries of Florida, Inc., Thomas A. Koval, Sarasota, and Rayford H. Taylor of Stiles, Taylor & Grace, P.A., Atlanta, for Amicus Curiae/Florida Insurance Council.


• For Appellees:
  
• Tara L. Sa'id of Law Office of Amy L. Warpinski, Jacksonville, and Rayford H. Taylor of Stiles, Taylor & Grace, P.A., Atlanta, for Appellees.