USAA Casualty Insurance v. Auffant (In Re Auffant)

Memorandum Decision and Order on Plaintiff’s Entitlement to Attorney’s Fees and Costs Under Florida Offer of Judgment Law

MICHAEL G. WILLIAMSON, Bankruptcy Judge.

This proceeding came on for an eviden-tiary hearing on February 4, 2002 (“Hearing”), with respect to the amount of the judgment to be entered against the defendant, Denise Auffant (“Debtor”), for attorney’s fees and costs to which the plaintiff, USAA Casualty Insurance Company (“USAA” or “Plaintiff’), is entitled under section 768.79 of the Florida Statutes and Rule 1.442 of the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure (collectively, as…