Legal Opinion

Rolle v. Metropolitan Dade County

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided September 7, 1994No. 92-4137PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ZEHMER, Chief Judge.

We have for review the order of the judge of compensation claims awarding, inter alia, a fee to Claimant’s attorney in the amount of $210,00.0 for his efforts in obtaining attendant care benefits. Claimant argues that the award is defective (1) for failing to address any of the factors set forth in Lee Engineering & Construction Company v. Fellows, 209 So.2d 454 (Fla.1968), as later codified in section 440.34(l)(a)-(h), Florida Statutes (1977); (2) for improperly employing a lodestar approach; (3) for utilizing an inapplicable discount factor; and, (4) for arriving at an…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Lee Engineering & Construction Company v. FellowsSupreme Court of Florida · 1968
  2. Oolite Rock Company v. DeeseSupreme Court of Florida · 1961
  3. Cone Bros. Contracting v. GordonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1984
  4. Okaloosa County Gas Dist. v. MandelDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1981
  5. Samurai of the Falls, Inc. v. SulDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1987

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Metropolitan Dade County v. RolleDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996
  2. Sistrunk v. City of DunedinDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998

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