Ottaviano v. Nautilus Ins. Co.

ORDER

VIRGINIA M. HERNANDEZ COVINGTON, District Judge.

THIS CAUSE came on for consideration upon the Motion to Determine Entitlement to Award of Attorney Fees and Taxable Costs (Doc. II). 1 Because the defendant’s settlement of this case is equivalent to a confession of judgment, the plaintiff is entitled to an award of attorney’s fees pursuant to Fla. Stat., § 627.428.

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The plaintiff, James Ottaviano, is a contractor who builds commercial swimming pools (Doc. 11-5, Ex. G, ¶ 2). He was insured by the defendant under a Commercial General Liability insurance policy (id, p. 8; id. at Ex. G, ¶ 2).…