957 Florida cases classified under this topic, plus 111 listed through its narrower topics · sorted by citation count · see the citation graph · browse and sort
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The court granted prohibition, ruling that the state circuit court lacked subject matter jurisdiction to hear claims that a law firm violated mediation confidentiality. The court found that the gravamen of the lawsuit was to relitigate attorney's fees already adjudicated by a fed
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S.D. Fla.·
2020-06-15
The court denied Plaintiff's motion for reconsideration of sanctions, finding no clear error or manifest injustice, and proceeded to address the reasonableness of attorneys' fees awarded under Rule 11.
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S.D. Fla.·
2020-06-14
The court granted default judgment for copyright infringement, awarding statutory damages, attorney's fees, and costs because the defendants failed to respond to the complaint.
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306 So. 3d 224·
Fla. 3d DCA·
2020-06-10
The appellate court partially reversed a trial court's award of trustee fees and costs. While affirming most of the award, the court found the trial court erred in calculating the hourly rate for the trustee's expert witness, remanding for recalculation.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-06-10
The court granted the plaintiff's unopposed petition for attorney's fees, costs, and expenses under the Equal Access to Justice Act.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-06-08
The court granted the plaintiff's unopposed application for attorney's fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act, awarding $7,404.96.
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S.D. Fla.·
2020-06-04
The court held that an attorney is not entitled to fees for time spent litigating attorneys' fees when the attorney refused to negotiate in good faith after a full settlement offer was made.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-06-03
The court held that the defendants' offer of judgment was valid and that they were entitled to recover reasonable attorney's fees and costs incurred after the offer was made, as the plaintiff rejected the offer and subsequently lost at trial.
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The court granted the plaintiff's motion for attorney's fees, awarding $3,979.50 after reducing the requested amount for work outside the scope of the prior order.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-04-15
A sub-subcontractor's dispute over a bonded-off construction lien for welding work resulted in summary judgment in favor of the sub-subcontractor against both the surety insurance company and the general contractor, with the court awarding $228,064.25 in attorneys' fees and $9,89
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-04-08
The Court grants the Plaintiff's Petition for Attorney's Fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act, awarding $5,379.00.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-04-02
The court held that the motion for attorney's fees and expenses was timely filed and granted the full amount requested, as the sanctions award was a collateral issue.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-03-31
The court awarded attorneys' fees, costs, and expenses under the False Claims Act, but reduced the requested amounts due to excessive, vague, and inadequately documented hours, particularly for one law firm.
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The court granted in part and denied in part the motion for attorneys' fees and costs, awarding $1,017,133 in attorneys' fees and $167,095 in expert witness fees and costs.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-03-27
The court granted Plaintiff's motion for default judgment, awarding statutory damages, attorney's fees, costs, and injunctive relief for copyright infringement.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-03-25
The court denied defendants' request for reconsideration of its prior order awarding attorney's fees and granted plaintiffs' application for fees.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-03-24
The court recommended granting the joint motion to approve the FLSA settlement, finding it to be a fair and reasonable resolution of the parties' claims.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-03-03
The court granted HealthPlan's motion for attorney's fees and costs, awarding the requested amount of $29,967.07.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-02-26
The court granted the unopposed motion for attorney's fees and costs under the Equal Access to Justice Act.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-01-27
The court granted Plaintiff's motion for default final judgment, awarding unpaid wages, liquidated damages, attorneys' fees, and costs.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-01-23
The court granted the Plaintiff's petition for attorney fees and costs under the Equal Access to Justice Act.
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S.D. Fla.·
2020-01-23
The court granted the plaintiff's motions for attorney's fees and costs, awarding the requested amounts.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-01-22
The court held that the prevailing party is entitled to attorneys' fees and costs under the contract, but reduced the requested amount due to issues with hourly rates and billing practices.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-01-08
The court recommended granting the motion to approve the settlement agreement, finding it to be a fair and reasonable resolution of the Plaintiff's FLSA claims.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-01-07
The court recommended granting the motion for approval of the settlement agreement, finding it to be a fair and reasonable resolution of the plaintiff's FLSA claims.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-01-02
The court recommended granting the joint motion to approve the FLSA settlement agreement, finding it to be a fair and reasonable resolution of the plaintiff's claims, but ordered a modification to a clause regarding agreement changes.
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S.D. Fla.·
2019-12-27
The court granted Plaintiff's motion for final default judgment in part, awarding damages and some attorney's fees and costs, but reducing the requested amounts due to insufficient evidence and billing issues.
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The court held that while the plaintiff is entitled to attorney's fees and costs for discovery violations, the requested hourly rates were excessive and reduced to reflect the prevailing market rates in the relevant jurisdiction.
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M.D. Fla.·
2019-12-03
The court granted the plaintiff's petition for attorney fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act, awarding the requested amount.
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M.D. Fla.·
2019-11-15
The court held that the defendant's opposition to discovery was not substantially justified, entitling the plaintiff to attorney's fees, and awarded $2,835 based on 8.1 hours at $350 per hour.
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S.D. Fla.·
2019-10-31
The court granted Plaintiff's motion for default judgment and awarded attorney's fees, costs, and litigation expenses, finding the well-pleaded allegations sufficient to establish liability under the ADA.
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M.D. Fla.·
2019-10-22
The court recommended granting in part and denying in part Plaintiff's motion for approval of a settlement agreement, finding the settlement amount and attorney's fees reasonable but recommending striking improper modification language.
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N.D. Fla.·
2019-10-22
Prison Legal News sought to recover attorneys' fees and expenses after successfully prevailing on a Due Process claim challenging the Florida Department of Corrections' censorship of its magazine, though it lost on its First Amendment claim. The court awarded Prison Legal News $1
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M.D. Fla.·
2019-10-21
The court recommended granting in part and denying in part the motion for approval of a settlement agreement, finding the settlement amount fair and reasonable but requiring modification of the agreement's language regarding future amendments.
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M.D. Fla.·
2019-10-10
Plaintiff is awarded attorney's fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act because all statutory conditions were met and the requested amount was reasonable.
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S.D. Fla.·
2019-10-10
Three minors represented in a class action alleging civil rights violations and Americans with Disabilities Act claims against a school district and county sheriff reached a settlement, and the court awarded prevailing party attorneys' fees and costs totaling $420,683.53, rejecti
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M.D. Fla.·
2019-09-18
The court recommended granting in part and denying in part the parties' joint motion for approval of settlement and dismissal, finding the settlement fair and reasonable but denying the request to retain jurisdiction for enforcement.
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M.D. Fla.·
2019-08-21
The court held that attorneys' fees awarded to a prevailing party must be reduced to reflect the limited success achieved, especially in non-civil rights cases where monetary damages are the primary measure of success.
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M.D. Fla.·
2019-08-12
The court recommended granting the unopposed motion to approve the FLSA settlement agreements, finding them to be a fair and reasonable resolution of a bona fide dispute.
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Del. Ch.·
2019-07-08
The Court of Chancery awarded plaintiff $3 million in attorneys' fees and expenses, finding this amount reasonable based on the significant benefit achieved by invalidating the Federal Forum Provisions. The court emphasized that the benefit was non-quantifiable and relied on prec
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Del. Super. Ct.·
2019-06-28
The court entered final judgment for civil penalties and treble damages, finding sufficient evidence supported the jury's verdict and that the trebled amount was not unconstitutional under the Excessive Fines Clauses. The court also determined that the lodestar method is the prop
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121 La. 21·
N.D. Fla.·
2019-04-03
The court determined the reasonable attorney's fees and costs by calculating the lodestar based on a reasonable hourly rate and adjusted hours, then reducing it for partial success, and awarding only allowable costs.
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264 So. 3d 336·
Fla. 1st DCA·
2019-02-05
In an eminent domain proceeding, the trial court awarded attorney's fees to Johnson using the lodestar method under Florida Statute § 73.092(2). FGT appealed, arguing the trial court should have used the benefits achieved method under § 73.092(1) because a valid written offer exi
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Del. Super. Ct.·
2017-12-08
The Delaware Superior Court denied Appellant's motion for attorney fees and costs, holding that despite achieving some de minimis success in his FOIA action, he was not a "successful plaintiff" as required by statute. The court exercised its discretion to deny the award, finding
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230 So. 3d 541·
Fla. 3d DCA·
2017-10-18
The trial court erred by applying a contingency fee multiplier based on the law of the case without considering the required statutory factors.
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John and Danielle Peterson appeal a prevailing party fee judgment awarded to their former public adjuster, Hecht Consulting Corp. The Fourth District Court of Appeal affirms the prevailing party determination and lodestar calculation of $29,025 but reverses and remands for reduct
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Patricia Edgar appeals from a parenting plan and an $87,000 fee award entered on remand. The Third District Court of Appeal reverses both orders, finding the trial court erroneously refused to allow Edgar to testify telephonically and failed to make adequate factual findings rega
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2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 65244·
M.D. Fla.·
2015-05-19
The court denied the City's motion for reconsideration, modified certain conditions on a conditional use permit, and awarded attorney's fees, setting specific hourly rates for attorneys.
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844 F. Supp. 2d 262·
M.D. Fla.·
2013-11-19
The court held that the plaintiff failed to exhaust administrative remedies for her age and gender discrimination claims because she did not request an administrative hearing after receiving a 'no cause' determination, and her disability discrimination claim was outside the scope
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103 So. 3d 218·
Fla. 4th DCA·
2012-11-28
The District appealed an attorney's fees award in an inverse condemnation case, challenging the trial court's decision to limit fee recovery to work performed after filing the inverse condemnation counterclaim. The court reversed, holding that attorney's fees must include all rea