UNITED AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, APPELLANT,

v.

BENITA E. PADRON, ET AL., APPELLEES

Citator

Cited By

• Holiday v. Nationwide Mut. Fire Ins., 864 So. 2d 1215 (Fla. 5th DCA 2004)
  …ltiplier was appropriate for Mr. Shealey’s counsel. Once it is determined that attorney’s fees are awardable, the standard of review with respect to the application of a multiplier is one of abuse of discretion. See United Auto. Ins. Co. v. Padron, 775 So. 2d 372 (Fla. 3d DCA 2000); cf. Centex-Rooney Constr. Co. v. Martin County, 725 So. 2d 1255 (Fla. 4th DCA 1999). Here, there is substantial competent evidence to [*1219] support the trial court’s decision to apply the multiplier, and we accordingly affirm w…
• United Auto. Ins. Co. v. Ricardo, 916 So. 2d 44 (Fla. 3d DCA 2005)
  …iplier on an attorney’s fee award in the instant action for a determination of coverage under a policy issued by the appellant insurer. See Holiday v. Nationwide Mutual Fire Ins., 864 So. 2d 1215 (Fla. 5th DCA 2004); United Auto. Ins. Co. v. Padron, 775 So. 2d 372 (Fla. 3d DCA 2000). Affirmed.…
• Simkins Indus., Inc. v. Highlands Ins. Co., 795 So. 2d 169 (Fla. 3d DCA 2001)
  …la.1994) (holding that a litigant who was neither a party nor a third party beneficiary to a fee agreement lacked standing to challenge it). Finally, we find no abuse of discretion in the amount of the fee award. See United Auto. Ins. Co. v. Padron, 775 So. 2d 372 (Fla. 3d DCA 2000). On cross appeal we agree with Highlands that the trial court abused its discretion in failing to award reasonable fees for hours billed by Conroy Simberg Ganon when it was hired as co-counsel for trial. Simkins never challenged…

Authorities Cited

• Centex-Rooney Constr. Co., Inc. v. Martin Cnty., 725 So. 2d 1255 (Fla. 4th DCA 1999)