Atlanta Casualty Companies v. Anites

753 So. 2d 657 | Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | 2000

PER 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 application 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 Patient’s Compensation Fund v. Rowe, 472 So.2d 1145 (Fla.1985), and we must remand for the entry of an order complete with findings as required by Rowe. See, e.g., Abdalla v. Southwind, Inc., 561 So.2d 468 (Fla. 2d DCA 1990).

AFFIRMED in part and REMANDED.

GUNTHER, TAYLOR and HAZOURI, JJ., concur.

Case Details

Case Name: Atlanta Casualty Companies v. Anites

Court Name: District Court of Appeal of Florida

Date Published: Mar 8, 2000

Citation: 753 So. 2d 657

Docket Number: No. 4D99-1418

Court Abbreviation: Fla. Dist. Ct. App.