Wapnick v. State Farm Mutual Insurance Co.

This case comes to us a second time for review. See Wapnick v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 54 So.3d 1065 (Fla. 4th DCA 2011). Wapnick appeals the trial court’s order denying his request for attorney’s fees1 after State Farm voluntarily paid the remainder of his uninsured motorist claim. We affirm the trial court’s ruling.

Although the parties frame their arguments around Florida Statutes Sections 627.428 and 624.155 (2013), there is no need for extended analysis under either section. In his amended complaint, Wap-nick specifically prayed for relief stating “[s]hould the defendant dispute…