UNITED AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY,
v.
G & G MEDICAL CENTER & REHAB CORP., A/A/O JERRY AGUIRRE,
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A trial court does not abuse its discretion in denying a motion to preclude taxation as costs of fees for a lawyer testifying as an expert witness regarding reasonable attorney's fees, and attorney's fees for pre-suit work are not recoverable absent a finding of unreasonable conduct.
[1] A trial court does not abuse its discretion in allowing taxation as costs the fees of a lawyer who testifies as an expert witness regarding reasonable attorney's fees.
[2] Attorney's fees for pre-suit work are not recoverable absent a finding of unreasonable conduct by the opposing party.
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PER CURIAM. Affirmed. See United Auto. Ins. Co. v. Feijoo, 356 So. 3d 304, 305
(Fla. 3d DCA 2023) (finding no abuse of discretion in denial of motion to preclude taxation as costs fees of lawyer who testified as expert as to reasonable attorney’s fees); U.S. Fid. & Guar. Co. v. Rosado, 606 So. 2d 628, 629 (Fla. 3d DCA 1992) (finding no entitlement to attorney’s fees for pre-suit work absent finding of unreasonable conduct); United Auto. Ins. Co. v. Gibson, M.D., P.A., 355 So. 3d 955, 956 (Fla. 4th DCA 2023) (same).
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