Legal Opinion
Lyons v. Chamoun
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided August 29, 2012No. Nos. 4D10-872, 4D10-2171PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
On Motion for Rehearing
2Per curiam
We grant the Appellants unopposed motion for rehearing, withdraw our previously issued opinion, and substitute the following in its place.
In consolidated appeals, the defendants (the owner and driver of a car), challenge final orders awarding attorney’s fees and expert witness fees following a jury verdict in the plaintiffs favor. They argue the trial court erred in awarding those fees because the proposal for settlement (“PFS”) did not attach a release or sufficiently describe its terms. We reverse.
The plaintiff filed suit against the owner and driver of a car for…
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