COVA v. OSTFELD

No. 1D07-3552.

994 So.2d 1162 (2008)

Roberto COVA and Raul de la Heria, Appellants, v. Evan M. OSTFELD, Esquire, and The Law Offices of Evan M. Ostfeld, P.A. and Southeast Personnel Leasing, Inc., and Broadspire, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied November 26, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

G. Bart Billbrough of Billbrough and Marks, for Appellants.

Rene Lopez of Fandio and Lopez, Miami, and Bonnie S. Satterfield of Bonnie S. Satterfield, P.A., Coral Springs, for Appellees.


PER CURIAM.

Claimant and his current counsel seek reversal of the Judge of Compensation Claims' order awarding an attorneys fee to Claimant's former counsel to be paid by Claimant's current counsel. As grounds, they argue the JCC lacked jurisdiction to award the fee. We agree.

Claimant's former counsel dismissed in their entirety all petitions for benefits he had filed, citing as the basis for dismissal that "the issues have been resolved." When all claims...

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