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RICHARDSON v. MERKLE

Nos. 93-02428, 93-04042.

646 So.2d 289 (1994)

James J. RICHARDSON, Appellant, v. Robert W. MERKLE, Lyndi A. Gordon, Richard A. Nielson, and Salem, Saxon & Nielson, P.A., Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

December 2, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy K. Donnellan, deManio & Young, P.A., Sarasota, for appellant.

Richard Mensh, Mensh, Zacur & Graham, P.A., St. Petersburg, for appellee Robert W. Merkle.

Bonita L. Kneeland, Fowler, White, Gillen, Boggs, Villareal & Banker, P.A., Tampa, for appellees Lyndi A. Gordon, Richard A. Nielson, and Salem, Saxon & Nielson, P.A.

BLUE, Judge.

James J. Richardson appeals attorneys' fees assessed against him and his attorneys under section 57.105, Florida Statutes. We affirm the entitlement to fees but reverse the application of a multiplier to the fee award in this case.

During the pendency of an action in federal court, Richardson brought suit in state court against the opposing counsel and their expert witness. In a two-count complaint,...

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