District Court of Appeal of Florida

An insurer's petition for certiorari review of a decision affirming an order awarding attorney-s fees totaling almost $200,000 is granted where the use of an attorney-s fee multiplier in this contract case involving a dispute over $1,315 was error and a manifest injustice.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/20/2006
• Published 10/20/2006

Judges

Court

• District Court of Appeal of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Betsy E. Gallagher and Michael C. Clarke, of Kubicki Draper, P.A., Tampa, for Petitioner., Anthony J. Russo of Butler Pappas Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP, Tampa, for Amicus, Florida Defense Lawyers Association., John S. Mills of Mills & Carlin, P.A., Jacksonville, for Amicus, Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers.


• For Appellees:
  
• Glenn Klausman, of Jacobs & Goodman, P.A., Altamonte Springs, and Barbara Green, of Barbara Green, P.A., Coral Gables, for Respondent.