Sistrunk v. City of Dunedin

The judge of compensation claims did not abuse her discretion in awarding an attorney’s fee of $14,601, an amount within the range supported by expert testimony. See Rolle v. Metropolitan Dade County, 642 So.2d 100, 103 (Fla. 1st DCA 1994) (holding that when calculating a statutory attorney’s fee, the present value of future benefits “is strictly a matter of proof to be established by evidence and expert testimony.”).

Appellant’s reliance on Tri-State Motor Transit Co. v. Judy, 566 So.2d 537 (Fla. 1st DCA 1990), Locke v. Rooney, 508 So.2d 467 (Fla. 1st DCA 1987), and School Board of Collier…