Legal Opinion
Viering v. Florida Commission on Human Relations ex rel. Watson
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided December 31, 2013No. 1D12-3287PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
ON MOTION FOR REVIEW
BENTON, J.
The Florida Commission on Human Relations (FCHR) seeks review of an administrative law judge’s (ALJ’s) order setting the amount of attorney’s fees and costs required to reimburse Ms. Viering for expenses incurred on appeal. Having earlier decided her entitlement to appellate attorney’s fees, we now uphold the ALJ’s order awarding fees and costs against FCHR.
In the underlying case, Viering v. Florida Commission on Human Relations ex rel. Watson, 109 So.3d 296 (Fla. 1st DCA 2013), Ms. Viering prevailed on the appeal of the final order entered in proceedings the…
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