Winter Park Memorial Hospital Ass'n, Inc. v. Jemison

ORFINGER, Judge.

We affirm the award of attorney’s fees to the plaintiffs who prevailed in this medical malpractice action which accrued on July 20, 1983. We reject appellant’s contention that because no judgment had been entered prior to the time the repealer became effective, the subsequent repeal of section 768.56 abolished plaintiffs’ substantive right to recover attorney’s fees. The right to recover attorney’s fees became vested when the cause of action accrued since the statute was then in effect. Young v. Altenhaus, 472 So.2d 1152 (Fla.1985); L. Ross, Inc. v. R.W. Roberts Construction…