Legal Opinion
Bartow HMA, LLC v. Kirkland
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided September 3, 2014No. 2D13-3483PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RICE, ELIZABETH G., Associate Judge.
Bartow HMA, LLC appeals the trial court’s order awarding $23,761 in attorney’s fees (“fee order”) to Ollie J. Kirkland as a discovery sanction in the underlying medical malpractice case. Because the trial court lacked jurisdiction to award $21,252 in appellate attorney’s fees, we reverse that portion of the fee award only.
Facts and Procedural Background
Following a discovery dispute in which Bartow HMA argued that certain documents sought by Kirkland were protected, the trial court ordered the requested documents be produced. Bartow HMA thereafter filed a…
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