Atlanta Casualty Companies v. Anites
District Court of Appeal of Florida
1Per curiam
Appellant appeals from an order awarding attorney’s fees on the ground that the trial court erred in applying a contingency risk multiplier where the requirements for such an award as set forth in Standard Guar. Ins. Co. v. Quanstrom, 555 So.2d 828 (Fla.1990), were not met.
The record on appeal contains sufficient evidence to support the trial court’s appli*658cation of the contingency risk multiplier. Therefore, we find that the trial court did not err in the amount of fees it awarded. However, we find that the trial court erred by not setting forth the specific findings as required by Florida…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Florida Patient's Compensation Fund v. RoweSupreme Court of Florida · 1985
- Standard Guar. Ins. Co. v. QuanstromSupreme Court of Florida · 1990
- Abdalla v. Southwind, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1990