Legal Opinion
TRG Columbus Development Venture, Ltd. v. Sifontes
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided April 1, 2015No. 3D14-1774PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtScales, J.
TRG Columbus Development Venture, Ltd., the defendant below (“TRG”), appeals the trial court’s final order awarding Luis Sifontes (“Sifontes”) the sum of $237,920 in attorney’s fees. Because the trial court did not abuse its discretion in determining an hourly rate and in awarding Sifontes a contingency fee multiplier, we affirm.
Facts
In August 2004, Sifontes entered into a pre-construction contract to purchase a condominium unit from TRG. The purchase price for the unit was $304,900. Pursuant to this contract, Sifontes made a $60,980 deposit, which represented twenty percent of the purchase…
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