The Florida Supreme Court rules attorney fees may not be limited by a claims bill if the limitation impairs the contract between the law firm and client.
January 31, 2017 at 03:00 AM
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The Florida Legislature cannot limit attorney fees in a claims bill if it contradicts the client’s contract, the Florida Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in a 4-3 decision.
The opinion favors the West Palm Beach law firm Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley, which challenged the state after the Fourth District Court of Appeal ruled in 2015 that the firm and co-counsel could recover only $100,000 of a multimillion-dollar contingency fee award in a medical malpractice case.
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