Estilien v. Dyda

Balande Estilien petitions for a writ of certiorari from a circuit court order permitting discovery of his attorney’s billing records. We grant the petition because the trial court departed from the essential requirements of law in allowing the discovery of these records without a sufficient showing of relevancy and need.

Respondent Steven Dyda sued Estilien for injuries suffered in an auto accident and obtained a verdict in his favor. Dyda then filed a motion to tax costs and attorney’s fees because Estilien had rejected an offer of settlement under section 768.79(6)(b), Fla. Stat. (2012).…