Van Elslander v. Thomas Sebold & Associates, Inc.

Plaintiff, Archie A. Van Elslander, appeals the award of case evaluation sanctions comprised of attorney fees and costs totaling $776,076.48. We affirm in part, reverse in part and remand.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

This case initially involved claims pertaining to breach of contract, breach of warranty, negligence and *210silent fraud, arising from the sale of a home by defendants, Daniel and Mary Follis, to Van Elslander. As described in a previous appeal to this Court:

Unit 6 is a six-bedroom, approximately 9,000-square-foot home on the shore of Lake Michigan, in Bay Harbor. The Follises…