Legal Opinion
Amerus Life Insurance Co. v. Lait
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided January 29, 2009No. SC07-2095PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtQuince, C.J.
This case is before the Court for review of the decision of the Fifth District Court of Appeal in AmerUs Life Insurance Co. v. Lait, 967 So.2d 340 (Fla. 5th DCA 2007). The district court certified that its decision is in direct conflict with the decision of the Third District Court of Appeal in Chamizo v. Forman, 933 So.2d 1240 (Fla. 3d DCA 2006). The conflict issue is whether Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.525 applies when entitlement to attorneys’ fees and costs has already been established. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(4), Fla. Const. For the following reasons, we quash the…
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