Legal Opinion

Soares Da Costa Construction Services, LLC v. Alta Mar Development, LLC

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided April 13, 2012No. 2D11-2164PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

MORRIS, Judge.

Soares Da Costa Construction Services, LLC (SDC), appeals a final judgment and amended final judgment confirming an arbitration award and determining that Tarragon Development Corporation was entitled to attorneys’ fees pursuant to section 713.29, Florida Statutes (2006), as the pre*1173vailing party on a claim of lien which was factually intertwined with the arbitration proceedings between the parties. SDC argues in part that because it voluntarily dismissed its claim of lien action, the trial court was divested of jurisdiction to confirm the arbitration award and, therefore, that…

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  4. Service Experts, LLC v. Northside Air Conditioning & Electrical Service, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2010
  5. Patterson v. Allstate Ins. Co.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2004

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