SEARCY DENNEY SCAROLA BARNHART & SHIPLEY, P.A.; MARK EDWARDS AND MITZI DEE RODEN, AS PARENTS AND NATURAL GUARDIANS OF AARON EDWARDS, A MINOR; WILLIAM S. FRATES, II, P.A.; EDNA L. CARUSO, P.A.; VAKA LAW GROUP, P.L.; AND GROSSMAN & ROTH, P.A., APPELLANTS,
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STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE
SEARCY DENNEY SCAROLA BARNHART & SHIPLEY, P.A.; MARK EDWARDS AND MITZI DEE RODEN, AS PARENTS AND NATURAL GUARDIANS OF AARON EDWARDS, A MINOR; WILLIAM S. FRATES, II, P.A.; EDNA L. CARUSO, P.A.; VAKA LAW GROUP, P.L.; AND GROSSMAN & ROTH, P.A., APPELLANTS,
STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE
190 So. 3d 120
Florida District Court of Appeal, Fourth District (2015)
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Opinion of the Court
ON MÓTIÓÑ FOR CERTIFICATION OF QUESTIONS OF GREAT PUBLIC IMPORTANCE
We grant Appellants’ July 27, 2015 Motion for Certification of Questions of Great Public Importance and certify the following question to the Florida Supreme Court:
AFTER THE ENACTMENT OF SECTION 768.28, FLORIDA STATUTES, AND THE ADOPTION OF FLORIDA SENATE RULE 4.81(6), IS IT CONSTITUTIONALLY PERMISSIBLE FOR THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO LIMIT THÉ AMOUNT OF ATTORNEYS’ FEES PAID FROM A GUARDIANSHIP TRUST ESTABLISHED ■ BY A LEGISLATIVE CLAIMS BILL?
CIKLIN, C.J., CONNER and FORST, JJ., concur.
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Searcy v. State, 209 So. 3d 1181 (Fla. 2017)…TE RULE 4.81(6), IS IT CONSTITUTIONALLY PERMISSIBLE FOR THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF ATTORNEYS’ FEES PAID FROM A GUARDIANSHIP TRUST ESTABLISHED BY A LEGISLATIVE CLAIMS BILL? Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley, P.A. v. State, 190 So. 3d 120 (Fla. 4th DCA 2015). Accordingly, we have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(4), Fla. Const. As we explain, we answer the certified question in the negative when such limitation impairs an existing contract. Although the Legislature has complete discr…
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Grossman Roth, P.A. v. Mellen, 221 So. 3d 683 (Fla. 4th DCA 2017)…4.81(6), IS IT CONSTITUTIONALLY PERMISSIBLE FOR THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF ATTORNEYS’ FEES PAID FROM A GUARDIANSHIP TRUST ESTAB [*686] LISHED BY A LEGISLATIVE CLAIMS BILL? Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley, P.A. v. State, 190 So. 3d 120, 121 (Fla. 4th DCA 2015). ■ In answering the question in the negative, the Supreme Court noted that in section 768.28, the Legislature “specifically directs that recovery of any amounts that exceed the limited waiver of sovereign immunity may be co…