Estate of Sanz v. Pershing Industries, Inc.

The Estate of Victoria Sanz, plaintiff below, appeals the denial of its request for trial attorney’s fees following remand from an affirmance of a partial final judgment. Because the trial court has the discretion to defer consideration of the motion until this litigation is concluded, we affirm.

Plaintiff sued Pershing Industries, Inc., for damages under the Florida Cemeteries Act and the Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices Act. The complaint also contained counts for fraud in the inducement, conversion, civil theft and punitive damages. All counts were based on allegations of wrongdoing by…