Supreme Court of Florida
Attorneys' Title Ins. Fund, Inc. v. Gorka, SC08-1899
Judgment of the Second District affirming the trial court's denial of motions for attorneys' fees pursuant to plaintiffs' unaccepted proposal for settlement is affirmed as a joint offer or proposal of settlement that is conditioned on the mutual acceptance of all joint offerees is invalid and unenforceable because it is conditioned such that neither offeree can independently evaluate or settle his or her respective claim by accepting the proposal.
Appellate Information
- Decided 04/02/2010
- Published 04/02/2010
Judges
- PER CURIAM.
Court
- Supreme Court of Florida
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- John H. Pelzer and David L. Boyette of Ruden, McClosky, Smith, Schuster and Russell, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, FL, for Petitioner.
- For Appellees:
- Robert C. Widman of Morris and Widman, P.A., Venice, FL, for Respondent.