SALAZAR v. HELICOPTER STRUCTURAL & MAINTENANCE, INC.

No. 2D07-33.

986 So.2d 620 (2007)

Patricia SALAZAR, individually, and as the natural parent and sole legal guardian of Tania Buendia Salazar, a minor child, and as personal representative of the Estate of Marcos Buendia Avila, deceased, and Podhurst Orseck, P.A., Appellants/Cross-Appellees, v. HELICOPTER STRUCTURAL & MAINTENANCE, INC., Appellee/Cross-Appellant, and Garlick Helicopters, Inc., a foreign corporation; Rolls-Royce Corporation f/k/a Allison Engine Corporation, a foreign corporation; Dixie Jet & Rotor Services, LLC, a Florida corporation; Azzmac Helicopter Center, Inc., a Florida corporation; and Hernando Jet Center, Inc., a Florida corporation, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

November 7, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen F. Rosenthal of Podhurst Orseck, P.A., Miami, for Appellants/Cross-Appellees.

Marion Hale and Sharon E. Krick of Johnson, Pope, Bokor, Ruppel & Burns, LLP, Clearwater, for Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

No appearance for Appellees Garlick Helicopters, Inc.; Rolls-Royce Corporation f/k/a Allison Engine Corporation; Dixie Jet & Rotor Services, LLC; Azzmac Helicopter Center; and Hernando Jet Center, Inc.


STRINGER, Judge.

Patricia Salazar, plaintiff below, and her attorneys, Podhurst Orseck, P.A. (together "Appellants"), seek review of the trial court's order awarding defendant Helicopter Structural & Maintenance, Inc. ("HSM"), $21,540.35 in attorney's fees pursuant to section 57.105, Florida Statutes (2005). HSM cross-appeals the portion of the order that reduced the fee award by the amount of insurance coverage. We reverse because the trial court abused its discretion...

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