District Court of Appeal of Florida

When an indemnification agreement and statute provide for the recovery of attorneys fees in favor of a corporate officer who has successfully defended a claim on the merits or otherwise, attorneys fees should be awarded by the court unless the officer has expressly waived that right.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/06/2006
• Published 12/06/2006

Judges

• KRATHEN, DAVID H., Associate Judge.

Court

• District Court of Appeal of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert J. Hunt and Debra D. Klingsberg of Hunt & Gross, P.A., Boca Raton, and Mark S. Gregory of Kelley, Drye & Warren, LLP, Stamford, CT, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Alan G. Greer and Eric M. Sodhi of Richman, Greer, Weil, Brumbaugh, Mirabito & Christensen, P.A., Miami, for appellee.