Legal Opinion
Citizens Property Insurance Corp. v. Perez
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided June 18, 2014No. 4D12-1412PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*2 ON MOTION FOR REHEARING
2Per curiam
We deny the appellee’s motion for rehearing, but withdraw our opinion dated April 9, 2014, and issue the following in its place.
Citizens Property Insurance Corporation appeals the trial court’s order denying its right to attorney’s fees. We determine that the trial court erred in applying the wrong standard for determining whether attorney’s fees were warranted. We reverse the trial court’s order and remand with instructions that the trial court enter an order granting Citizens’ entitlement to attorney’s fees and determining the amount to be awarded.
Citizens issued a…
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