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Palm Beach Malpractice Case on Attorneys Fees: June 3, 2015 Florida’s 4th DCA–contracts & attorneys fee experts

Uncategorized • Jun 7, 2015
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Involved in Palm Beach Probate litigation or maybe Florida business lawsuits?   Well, you know, then, thatattorneys fees are often a very important part of your litigation strategy, whether estate lawsuits Palm Beach, or commercial litigation West Palm Beach. A recent, June 3, 2015 attorneys fee case from the West Palm Beach appeals court, the Florida 4th District Court of Appeal, may be worth reading.

Can I get my attorneys fees in Florida litigation and Palm Beach estate lawsuits or commercial litigation?

  • Ask any commercial litigation law firm West Palm Beach and they will tell you that attorneys fees are only awarded in Florida by a law (a statute in Florida) or a contract.
  • You can ask any probate litigation law firm Boca Raton and they will tell you that theFlorida probate code and the Florida Trust Code have a lot of statutes, so called, fee shifting statutes.
  • Yes, if you LOSE your Palm Beach probate case or engage in frivolous lawsuits or un-necessary discovery, you can be ordered, by a Palm Beach probate judge, to pay the other side’s attorneys fees, or the probate lawyer Delray Beach.
  • So, what can you do with a Florida contract to get attorneys fees?
  • Can I get back my Florida litigation attorneys fees from the other side? 
  • A lot of people involved in trust lawsuits Palm Beach Gardens ask this question.

June 3, 2015 Florida 4th DCA Appeals Court Case on Attorneys Fees

  • This recent Palm Beach appeals case was a Florida malpractice action in Palm Beach County, Florida.
  • NO Florida malpractice was found.
  • The alleged malpractice lawsuit dealt with a Florida law firm’s advice about exposure,by a contract, to the other side, the opposing party’s attorneys fees under Florida law.
  • When do you have to pay the other side’s attorneys fees under Florida law?
  • In this summary judgment case, which was affirmed at Florida’s 4th DCA (appeals court for Palm Beach), the Florida attorney’s advice was protected by judgmental immunity.
  • This case involved a Florida corporation and a contract.
  • Do you know that in federal lawsuits, an expert on the reasonableness of attorneys fees is not necessary, although an expert on attorneys fees is necessary in Palm Beach commercial litgation?
  • Consider reading 2015 WL 3480236, Air Turbine Technology, Inc. v. Quarles & Brady, LLC, No. 4D14-110.  Judge Gross of the Palm Beach appeals court, the 4th DCA, wrote the opinion.