Moore v. Excal Enterprises, Inc.

FULMER, Judge.

Dr. Harvey Moore, the plaintiff in the trial court, appeals a final judgment granting his motion for attorney’s fees and costs, but in an amount below what he requested. The issue on appeal is the amount of attorney’s fees to which Dr. Moore is entitled. We find merit in his challenge to the trial court’s denial of fees for litigating entitlement to fees and reverse on this point.

Dr. Moore is a litigation and jury consultant. He entered into a contract with Excal to provide professional services. A dispute arose between the parties which resulted in three years of litigation.…