Legal Opinion
H & R Block Bank v. Perry
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided September 9, 2016No. Nos. 2D15-1351, 2D15-1624PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
SALARIO, Judge.
In these consolidated cases, H & R Block Bank appeals a final order dismissing its action against Denise H. Perry for an alleged failure to attend mediation and a related amended final judgment for attorney’s fees and costs pursuant to section 57.105, Florida Statutes (2014). The order and judgment both stem from H & R Block’s untimely filing of a certification of settlement authority in connection with a court-ordered mediation governed by Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.720. Because the trial court erred by imposing the sanction of dismissal for the technical rule violation…
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