Dr. Gail Van Diepen, P.A. v. Brown

This is the second time we have considered this case. On the first occasion we reversed an award of attorney’s fees to the plaintiffs/appellees, Pamela Brown and Karen Romagosa, because the trial court made conclusory findings about the reasonableness of the fee without sufficient specificity to allow meaningful appellate review. Patricia Gail Van Diepen, P.A. v. Brown, 976 So.2d 38 (Fla. 5th DCA 2008) (hereafter, “Van Diepen I ”). Although on remand a different judge of the trial court considered the fee issue, we conclude once again that the court abused its discretion in its resolution of…