Sotolongo v. Celebrity Cruises, Ltd.

Peter Sotolongo and Peter Sotolongo, P.A. (collectively, “Sotolongo”) appeal from an order finding Sotolongo in contempt of court. Based upon a review of the record, we conclude that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in finding Sotolongo in contempt of court in the seventy-seven cases to which the fee-sharing agreements applied. See Carnival Corp. v. Beverly, 744 So.2d 489, 496 (Fla. 1st DCA 1999) (“A court may hold a person or party in direct criminal contempt for the violation of a court order or for an act that is contemptuous on its face.”); Henriquez v. Temple, 668 So.2d 638…