Several recent appellate decisions have called into question whether there is a strict 30-day deadline to accept a proposal for settlement, suggesting rather that the acceptance period may be extended at a court’s discretion, thereby delaying the enforceability of the proposal. An associate in our appellate division, Brian Ellison, has examined the issue in an article published in the January 2018 issue of the Florida Bar Journal. Click here.
No Multiplier, No Problem: Fifth DCA Halves a $250K Fee Award Attorney Fee Award
The Fifth District Court of Appeal has reversed a 2.0 contingency fee multiplier that doubled