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PARKER v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES

No. SC13-890.

149 So.3d 1129 (2014)

John N. PARKER, etc., Petitioner, v. The BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF the CITY PENSION FUND FOR FIREFIGHTERS & POLICE OFFICERS IN the CITY OF TAMPA, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

October 23, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Katherine Eastmoore Giddings and Kristen Marie Fiore of Akerman Senterfitt, Tallahassee, FL, and Gerald Barnette Cope, Jr. of Akerman Senterfitt, Miami, FL, and Wayne Lee Thomas of Akerman Senterfitt, Tampa, FL, for Petitioner.

Patrick H. Gonyea of the Law Offices of Patrick H. Gonyea, P.A., Davie, FL, and Bruce S. Rogow and Tara A. Campion of Bruce S. Rogow, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, FL, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM.

In this case, we consider whether the prevailing party attorney's fees provisions in sections 175.061(5) and 185.05(5), Florida Statutes (2004), apply to lawsuits brought to obtain benefits under a firefighter and police officer pension plan established by local law. In Board of Trustees of the City Pension Fund for Firefighters & Police Officers in the City of Tampa v. Parker, 113 So.3d 64, 67 (Fla. 2d DCA...

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