Lauderdale Marine Center, Ltd. v. Myd Marine Distributors, Inc.

This appeal presents several issues involving breach of a commercial lease. We write to address appellee’s award of prejudgment interest and the attorneys’ fees hearing. As to all other issues, we affirm.

Prejudgment interest may be awarded where the plaintiff suffers an out- of-pocket pecuniary loss and establishes a fixed date of the loss. Glover Distrib. Co. v. F.T.D.K., Inc., 816 So.2d 1207, 1213 (Fla. 5th DCA 2002). Damages are liquidated “when a verdict has the effect of fixing damages as of a prior date.” Argonaut Ins. Co. v. May Plumbing Co., 474 So.2d 212, 214 (Fla.1985) (citation…