PIRELLI ARMSTRONG TIRE CORP. v. JENSEN

No. SC00-833.

777 So.2d 973 (2001)

PIRELLI ARMSTRONG TIRE CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. Meta E. JENSEN, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

February 8, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wendy F. Lumish and Joseph H. Lang, Jr. of Carlton, Fields, Ward, Emmanuel, Smith & Cutler, P.A., Miami, FL, for Petitioner.

Hugh N. Smith and Diana L. Fuller of Smith & Fuller, P.A., Tampa, FL, for Respondents.

Sharon Lee Stedman, Orlando, FL, for the Florida Defense Lawyer's Association, Amicus Curiae.


PER CURIAM.

We have for review a decision of the Second District Court of Appeal certifying the following question to be of great public importance:

WHETHER THE APPLICATION OF A CONTINGENCY RISK MULTIPLIER TO AN AWARD OF ATTORNEY'S FEES UNDER SECTION 768.79, FLORIDA STATUTES (1993), THE OFFER OF JUDGMENT STATUTE, VIOLATE[S] THE GUARANTEE OF EQUAL PROTECTION AFFORDED UNDER THE UNITED STATES OR FLORIDA CONSTITUTION...

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