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WESTERN AND SOUTHERN LIFE INS. CO. v. BEEBE

No. 3D10-672.

61 So.3d 1215 (2011)

WESTERN AND SOUTHERN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant, v. Jessica BEEBE, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

May 18, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Denise V. Powers , for appellant.

Waterman McPhee and John S. McPhee and Lynn S. Waterman , for appellee.

Before GERSTEN, CORTIÑAS, and LAGOA, JJ.

LAGOA, J.

Western and Southern Life Insurance Co. ("Western") appeals from a final judgment awarding attorney's fees and costs to Jessica Beebe ("Beebe"). Western challenges only the amount of fees awarded, not entitlement. Because the trial court improperly awarded fees in excess of those provided for in the contingent fee contract (the "contract"), we reverse.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Beebe entered into a contract with Lynn Waterman...

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