Allstate Insurance Co. v. Maytin

This is an appeal and cross-appeal of a judgment entered after a jury trial in an uninsured motorist case. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

Plaintiff-appellee Ramon J. Maytin recovered judgment against defendant-appellant Allstate Insurance Company, his uninsured motorist carrier. The trial court awarded attorney’s fees to the plaintiff on account of a proposal for settlement which was not accepted by Allstate. The trial court granted a 1.5 multiplier in making the award.

Subsequently the Florida Supreme Court announced Sarkis v. Allstate Ins. Co., 863 So.2d 210 (Fla.2003), which…