ESTATE OF CORT v. BROWARD COUNTY SHERIFF

No. 4D00-3883.

807 So.2d 736 (2002)

ESTATE OF Bryan CORT, Appellant, v. BROWARD COUNTY SHERIFF and Allstate Settlement Corporation, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

February 13, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Russell S. Bohn of Caruso, Burlington, Bohn & Compiani, P.A., West Palm Beach, and Paul D. Mark Lucas and Thomas E. Weiksnar of Gary, Williams, Parenti, Finney, Lewis, McManus, Watson & Sperando, Stuart, for appellant.

Robert C. Grady of Katz, Barron, Squitero & Faust, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for appellee Allstate Settlement Corp.


STEVENSON, J.

The Estate of Bryan Cort (Cort) appeals the trial court's decision to uphold a settlement agreement between Bryan Cort and the Office of the Broward County Sheriff. Allstate Settlement Corporation (Allstate) intervened in the trial below and now cross-appeals, challenging the constitutionality of section 57.071(2), Florida Statutes (1999), and in particular, its prerequisite that expert witness fees not be awarded as taxable costs unless a written report...

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