Legal Opinion
Key West Seaside, LLC v. Certified Lower Keys Plumbing, Inc.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided September 2, 2015No. 3D13-2589PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLagoa, J.
Key West Seaside, LLC, (“Seaside”) appeals from an order denying its motion for attorney’s fees and costs pursuant to the offer of judgment statute, section 768.79, Florida Statutes (2010), and Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.442. Because a final judgment of no liability was entered in favor of Seaside, and because the trial court made no finding that Seaside’s offer of judgment was not made in good faith, we reverse and remand with instructions to determine reasonable attorney’s fees.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Certified Lower Keys Plumbing, Inc., (“Certified”) was the subcontractor…
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