Airan2 v. Cadence Bank, N.A.

The law firm of Airan2, Airan-Pace & Crosa, P.A, and two of its lawyers, Mr. Damodar Sarup Airan and Ms. Lalita Da-modar Airan, appeal an order requiring them to pay half of the attorney’s fees incurred by appellee Cadence Bank, N.A. (Cadence), as a sanction pursuant to section 57.105, Florida Statutes (2009). The trial court entered the order based on the filing of a third-party complaint that the trial court concluded was frivolous. We affirm the order in all respects except for the judgment against Mr. Airan.

The law firm was counsel of record for four defendants — Mrs. Surinder Joshi; her…