Legal Opinion
Leslie Smith v. Psychiatric Solutions, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided May 6, 2014No. 13-12785PublishedCited by 97 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALARCÓN, Circuit Judge:
This appeal concerns a fee dispute that arose between the parties after the underlying case was resolved on the merits. Leslie Smith, a former employee of Gulf Coast Treatment Center, brought a retaliatory-discharge action against Gulf Coast and its parent companies, alleging violations of both the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the Florida Whistle-Blower Act. The district court dismissed Smith’s claims at summary judgment, and this Court affirmed.
Several motions for attorneys’ fees and sanctions followed. When the dust settled, the district court had awarded the…
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