Judy Rodrigo v. State Farm Florida Insurance Company

Judy Rodrigo (“Appellant”) sued her insurer, State Farm Florida Insurance Company (“State Farm”), after it denied coverage for property damage to her condominium. During the pendency of the litigation, State Farm served Appellant with a proposal for settlement which Appellant rejected. The trial court ultimately entered judgment in favor of State Farm in the underlying coverage suit.

State Farm then filed a motion to tax costs and attorney’s fees, pursuant to its proposal for settlement. Following an evi-dentiary hearing, the trial court awarded State Farm $172,340.50 in attorney’s fees,…