RIVERO v. MEISTER

No. 4D09-2555.

46 So.3d 1161 (2010)

Elizardo RIVERO and M.A. Cruz Irizarry, Appellants, v. Romildo MEISTER, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

November 3, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jason Gelinas and Thomas J. Crowder of Law Office of Jason Gelinas, Fort Lauderdale, for appellants.

Lynn G. Waxman of Lynn G. Waxman, P.A., West Palm Beach, and Elliot Brooks of Young, Brooks & Pefka, P.A., of West Palm Beach, for appellee.


GERBER, J.

The defendants and their attorneys failed to appear for a jury trial. The plaintiff moved for sanctions against the defendants' attorneys. The trial court granted the motion. However, the trial court did not find that the defendants' attorneys acted in bad faith. Instead, the trial court found that the defendants' attorneys acted negligently. Because the trial court did not make an express finding of bad faith conduct, we are required to reverse. We write...

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