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HAMILTON v. FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO.

No. 4D09-3971.

48 So.3d 170 (2010)

Linda HAMILTON, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Herbert Hamilton, deceased, Appellant, v. FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY, Asplundh Tree Expert Company, Boynton Landscape Company, Inc., and Susan Smith, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

November 24, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Diana L. Martin of Leopold-Kuvin, P.A., Palm Beach, Gardens, and Edwin Ferguson of The Ferguson Firm, Riviera Beach, for appellant.

Helen Ann Hauser and Maria E. Dalmanieras of Restani, Dittmar & Hauser, P.A., Coral Gables, for appellee Florida Power & Light Company.

Mitchell L. Lundeen and Kevin M. O'Brien of George, Hartz, Lundeen, Coral Gables, for appellee Asplundh Tree Expert Company.

Rayford H. Taylor of Stiles, Taylor & Grace, P.A., Atlanta, Georgia, and Robert J. Grace, Jr. , of Stiles, Taylor & Grace, P.A., Tampa, for appellee Boynton Landscape Company, Inc.

HAZOURI, J.

Linda Hamilton, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Herbert Hamilton, filed a wrongful death action against Florida Power & Light Company (FPL), Asplundh Tree Expert Company (Asplundh), Boynton Landscape Company, Inc. (Boynton) and Susan Smith. FPL, Asplundh, and Boynton settled with Hamilton through her attorney for fifty thousand dollars each. Hamilton asserted that she had not given her attorney the authority to settle and FPL, Asplundh...

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