DISH NETWORK SERVICE L.L.C. v. MYERS

No. 2D10-4434.

87 So.3d 72 (2012)

DISH NETWORK SERVICE L.L.C., Appellant, v. James MYERS, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

April 25, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

June Galkoski Hoffman of Fowler White Burnett, P.A., Fort Lauderdale; and Michael J. Lynott of McIntosh, Sawran, Peltz & Cartaya, P.A., Miami, for Appellant.

Mark Tischhauser of Tischhauser Law Group, Tampa, for Appellee.


ALTENBERND, Judge.

DISH Network Service L.L.C. ("DISH") appeals a final judgment in a consumer debt collection practices lawsuit under the Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act ("FCCPA"). See §§ 559.55-.785, Fla. Stat. (2002). The judgment awards James Myers $5000 in actual damages, $1000 in statutory damages, $16,933.77 in costs, and $176,992.64 in attorneys' fees. DISH challenges only the award of fees.

We conclude that the trial court...

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