STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLANT,

v.

DELORES ELAINE SAMS, APPELLEE

Citator

Cited By

• Rosenthal, Levy & Simon, P.A. v. Scott, 17 So. 3d 872 (Fla. 1st DCA 2009)
  …40.34(1), Florida Statutes (2003), the Legislature restricted fee entitlement to only the attorney responsible for “securing” benefits, and thus implicitly overruled this court’s holding in The Law Office of James E. Dusek, P.A. v. T.R. Enterprises, 644 So. 2d 509 (Fla. 1st DCA 1994) (holding attorney discharged prior to securing benefits is entitled to compensation based on value of services which laid predicate for settlement ultimately reached). Entitlement to Quantum Meruit Charging Lien Charging liens…
• Amitton Chery v. Se. Serv. Corp. & Wausau Ins. Co., 644 So. 2d 148 (Fla. 1st DCA 1994)
  …the statute may encompass benefits, monetary or otherwise, reasonably accruing to a claimant who seeks legal advice on his rights under the statute.”) Cf. The Law Office of James E. Dusek, P.A. v. T.R. Enterprises, 19 Fla.L.Weekly D1396, corrected, 644 So. 2d 509 (Fla. 1st DCA 1994). Accordingly, we REVERSE and REMAND for further proceedings on the request for attorney’s fees. ZEHMER, C.J., and BOOTH and DAVIS, JJ., concur.…
• Hack v. Chuck Norris Drywall/Amerisure Ins. Co., 46 So. 3d 1137 (Fla. 1st DCA 2010)
  …var v. Okeelanta Corp., 877 So. 2d 927 (Fla. 1st DCA 2004) (holding JCC retains jurisdiction, following approval of settlement agreement, to adjudicate charging lien of claimant’s former attorney); Law Office of James E. Dusek, P.A. v. T.R. Enters., 644 So. 2d 509 (Fla. 1st DCA 1994) (holding JCC had jurisdiction to determine value of services rendered by claimant’s former attorney after claimant and employer entered into settlement agreement approved by JCC). Indeed, “JCCs have exclusive subject matter juris…

Authorities Cited

• Tedd J. Popple v. State, 626 So. 2d 185 (Fla. 1993)