Legal Opinion

James T. Butler, P.A. v. Walker

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided July 7, 2006No. 5D05-1881PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtPalmer, J.

Attorney James T. Butler appeals the trial court’s final summary judgment which ruled that, due to a conflict of interest, Butler can not recover any attorney’s fees from Richard T. Fero on a settlement agreement reached on the Fero family’s personal injury lawsuit. Since the trial court failed to set forth sufficient factual findings as to how and when an actual conflict of interest arose between Butler and the Feros, this court is unable to fully review the correctness of the trial court’s ruling. Accordingly, we vacate the instant order and remand this matter to the trial court for entry…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Pessoni v. RabkinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
  2. Hill v. DouglassSupreme Court of Florida · 1972
  3. White v. Roundtree Transport, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1980
  4. Adams v. MONTGOMERY, SEARCY & DENNEY, PADistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1990

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Magin v. Solitude Homeowner's Inc.Wyoming Supreme Court · 2011
  2. United States of America v. Advanced Biohealing, Inc.District Court, M.D. Florida · 2022

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