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DURIE v. STATE

No. 5D99-265.

751 So.2d 685 (2000)

Jack F. DURIE, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

Rehearing Denied March 13, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terrence E. Kehoe of Law Office of Terrence E. Kehoe, Orlando, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Kristen L. Davenport, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.

HARRIS, J.

The Bar's ethics, or at least those ethics as interpreted by a significant number of lawyers, were put on trial in this case and the jury found them wanting.1 The jury determined that Durie's perceived obligation to his client to obtain the greatest recovery for his injuries does not legitimize the fraudulent manipulation of a settlement, or the misrepresentation of that settlement...

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