RONETTE COMMUNICATIONS CORP., ETC., APPELLANT,

v.

PASQUALE LOPEZ, ETC., APPELLEES

Citator

Cited By

• In re Est. OF Lester Platt, 586 So. 2d 328 (Fla. 1991)
  …itko, 505 So. 2d 497 (Fla. 1st DCA 1987), without the application of the lodestar approach. Patterson also draws an analogy to the inapplicability of the lodestar approach in condemnation proceedings, relying on Division of Administration v. Ruslan, 497 So. 2d 1348 (Fla. 4th DCA 1986). Patterson next argues that the clause in section 733.617(1) which reads that “[reasonable compensation shall be based on one or more of the following” allows an attorney to have his fee computed either on the basis of an hourly…
• What AN Idea, Inc. v. Sitko, 505 So. 2d 497 (Fla. 1st DCA 1987)
  …(Fla. 1st DCA 1986). The Fourth District has also found Rowe inapplicable in instances in which the Legislature has provided specific guidelines for determination of attorney’s fee awards. Division of Administration, et al. v. Ruslan, Inc., et al., 497 So. 2d 1348 (Fla. 4th DCA 1986) (award of attorney’s fees in condemnation cases is governed by section 73.091-.092, Florida Statutes, rather than Rowe). As for the appellants’ assertion that contingent fees are inappropriate in workers’ compensation cases, cit…
• Dep't of Transp. v. Robbins & Robbins, Inc., 700 So. 2d 782 (Fla. 5th DCA 1997)
  …y be considered. See Seminole County v. Coral Gables Federal Sav. and Loan Ass’n, 691 So. 2d 614 (Fla. 5th DCA 1997) (citing Standard Guar. Ins. Co. v. Quanstrom, 555 So. 2d 828 (Fla.1990); Division of Admin., State Dept. of Transp. v. Ruslan, Inc., 497 So. 2d 1348 (Fla. 4th DCA 1986)). Here, the court was required to follow the 1993 version of the statute.…

Authorities Cited

• Dorthy Bould and Edward Simonson, Jr. v. Touchette, 349 So. 2d 1181 (Fla. 1977)
• Rinaldi v. Aaron, 314 So. 2d 762 (Fla. 1975)
• Papcun v. Piggy BAG Discount Souvenirs, 472 So. 2d 880 (Fla. 5th DCA 1985)
• Lassitter v. Walton, 314 So. 2d 761 (Fla. 1975)