Legal Opinion
Citizens Property Insurance Corp. v. Pulloquinga
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided December 30, 2015No. 3D14-1248PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSuarez, C.J.
Citizen’s Property Insurance Corporation (“Citizens”) appeals a Final Judgment for Plaintiffs'Attorney’s Fees and Costs entered in favor of Appellee Dolores Pullo-quinga in connection with her first-party property damage claim. Citizens challenges the Final. Judgment on. three grounds:- the trial court’s application of a multiplier of 1.5; the taxation of fees for travel time; and the award of costs for a back-up expert and for travel expenses. We affirm- the application of the multiplier, but reverse the award of travel time and expenses as well as the expert’s fee.
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