Involved in a breach of contract Palm Beach case? You may want to read what the Palm Beach Appeals Court said in a recent April 8, 2015 opinion.
Can I get my attorneys fees paid for a Palm Beach breach of contract case?
- To get attorneys fees in a commercial litigation Palm Beach case, you need a statute or a contract.
- In this recent Palm Beach appeals case of a commercial litigation matter, there was a prevailing party attorneys fee provision in the contract.
- The seller of a Florida restaurant sued the buyers for breach of contract…. a typicalcommercial lawsuit case Ft. Lauderdale?
- The buyers went on the offense and brought a counter suit or a counterclaim which sounded in fraud
- Involved in a business lawsuit involving fraud Palm Beach?
- The seller lost on summary judgment Florida.
- But it gets worse ! The guy who filed the lawsuit not only lost, but then…. he lost on thecounter suit or the counterclaim !
- Plaintiff seller was found to be liable for fraudulent inducement ! (reversed on appeal)
- But wait….it gets still worse…
How do you get attorneys fees when a business lawsuit is filed?
- The guy who filed the lawsuit never asked for attorneys fees
- The defendant asked for attorneys fees !!
- The buyers of the business got attorneys fees at the Ft. Lauderdale trial.
- But…. after reversal of the counterclaim, the trial court vacated the award of attorneys fees and costs
- So, the buyers filed this appeal to get attorneys fees and costs from the breach of contract case.
To read the entire opinion, click on this link: http://www.4dca.org/opinions/April%202015/04-08-15/4D14-229.op.pdf