IRENE DRAKE, APPELLANT,

v.

KNOWLTON LAB & CLINIC, INC., APPELLEE

Citator

Cited By

• Romar Int'l, Inc. v. JIM Rathman Chevrolet/Cadillac, Inc., 420 So. 2d 346 (Fla. 5th DCA 1982)
  …to recover attorney’s fees and expenses, including those incurred in travelling to the deposition site. Rule 1.420(d) generally does not permit recovery of attorney’s fees,3 see Randle, 360 So. 2d at 69, or counsel’s travel expenses. Long v. Martin, 410 So. 2d 607 (Fla. 5th DCA 1982). We have been unable to discover any cases under Rule 1.310 which establish that the trial court has inherent jurisdiction after a voluntary dismissal to award the expenses provided for by the Rule. Under Randle and Knight, we r…
• Barnes v. City OF Dunedin & Pinellas Cnty., 666 So. 2d 574 (Fla. 2d DCA 1996)
  …Taxation of Costs do not allow for the taxation of costs for travel expenses incurred by attorneys. Mitchell v. Osceola Farms Co., 574 So. 2d 1162 (Fla. 4th DCA 1991); C.B.T. Realty v. St. Andrews, 508 So. 2d 409 (Fla. 2d DCA 1987); Long v. Martin, 410 So. 2d 607 (Fla. 5th DCA 1982). Although there is no absolute bar to taxation of travel expenses, Madison v. Midland National Life Ins., 648 So. 2d 1226 (Fla. 4th DCA 1995), the city and county’s mere assertion that it would have cost more to bring the doctor…
• Black Diamond Props., Inc. v. Haines, 36 So. 3d 819 (Fla. 5th DCA 2010)
  …fees under section 817.41(6) only. Bristol contends that Black Diamond cannot be deemed a prevailing party for attorney’s fees or costs because the underlying litigation has not yet been concluded. Our court has held otherwise. In Long v. Martin, 410 So. 2d 607 (Fla. 5th DCA 1982), several plaintiffs brought an action arising out of an airplane crash. One of the plaintiffs voluntarily dismissed their action pursuant to rule 1.420(a) of the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure. The trial court awarded the defen…

Authorities Cited

• Relyea v. State, 385 So. 2d 1378 (Fla. 4th DCA 1980)