Legal Opinion
Horowitch v. DIAMOND AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIES, INC.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 7, 2011No. 10-12931PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:
In this diversity case, we certify four questions to the Florida Supreme Court, seeking guidance as to the application of Florida’s offer of judgment statute, Fla. Stat. § 768.79, Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.442, and the fee-shifting provision of the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act (“FDUTPA”), Fla. Stat. § 501.2105.
First, we ask whether an offer of judgment may be viable when it purports to settle “all claims,” even though it does not explicitly “state whether the proposal includes attorneys’ fees and whether attorneys’ fees are part of the legal…
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