Saul Fox v. Porsche Cars North America, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
1Per curiam
In this diversity action, plaintiff-appellant Saul Fox seeks to recover attorney’s fees and litigation costs under Florida Statute § 681.112 incurred in his successful Florida lemon law arbitration proceeding against defendant-appellee Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (“PCNA”). PCNA argues that the plain language of § 681.112 allows a court to award a consumer, who prevails in a § 681.112 action, “reasonable attorney’s fees” incurred in that § 681.112 action, but not attorney’s fees incurred in that lemon law arbitration proceeding as sought by Fox. PCNA further argues that attorney’s fees…
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