Fung v. Florida Automobile Joint Underwriting Ass'n

Kimberly Fung appeals an order disapproving a proposed class action settlement because the trial court concluded the agreed attorney’s fee was too high. Because the trial court acted within the discretion granted by this court in an earlier decision, we affirm.

Plaintiff-appellant Fung brought a class action lawsuit alleging that defendant-appellant Florida Automobile Joint Underwriters Association (“FAJUA”) failed to pay certain Personal Injury Protection (“PIP”) benefits to its policyholders. The parties negotiated a class action settlement and presented it to the trial court for approval.

The…