Legal Opinion

Florida Peninsula Insurance Company v. Wagner

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided June 1, 2016No. 2D15-1152, 2D15-1790PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LUCAS, Judge.

Florida Peninsula Insurance Company (Florida Peninsula) appeals a final judgment that construed an insurance policy provision in favor of Rhonda and Mark Wagner, as well as the court’s award of attorney’s fees against it following a jury’s verdict on damages. We find merit in Florida Peninsula’s argument that the circuit court erroneously applied a multiplier to the attorney’s fees awarded to the Wag-ners and reverse that order accordingly. We affirm the circuit court’s judgment in all other respects.

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2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Florida Patient's Compensation Fund v. RoweSupreme Court of Florida · 1985
  2. Pennsylvania v. Delaware Valley Citizens' Council for Clean AirSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  3. Standard Guar. Ins. Co. v. QuanstromSupreme Court of Florida · 1990
  4. Washington National Insurance v. RudermanSupreme Court of Florida · 2013
  5. Bell v. USB Acquisition Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 1999

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