Legal Opinion

Chatman v. London

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided May 8, 1991No. 90-01781PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Per curiam

Appellant, Manicia Chatman, appeals a trial court’s order which awarded attorney’s fees and costs to Mulholland & Associates, her former attorneys. We affirm.

Chatman employed Mulholland & Associates to represent her in a personal injury action. After the pretrial conference and after an offer of settlement had been filed, Chatman dismissed Mulholland. Chatman then settled the case. Mulholland filed a motion for fees for work it had performed. After an evidentiary hearing, the trial judge entered an order finding that Mulhol-land was dismissed without cause and awarded fees and costs.

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2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Florida Patient's Compensation Fund v. RoweSupreme Court of Florida · 1985
  2. Standard Guar. Ins. Co. v. QuanstromSupreme Court of Florida · 1990
  3. Rosenberg v. LevinSupreme Court of Florida · 1982
  4. Novom v. NovomDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1987

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Lynn v. Allstar Steakhouse & Sports Bar, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999
  2. American Bankers Insurance v. ZapataDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2000
  3. Berger v. BrooksDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995

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