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A recent decision by Florida’s 1st District Court of Appeal affirmed a trial court order requiring an auto insurer liable for a $200,000 car accident judgment to pay reasonable attorney’s fees and costs, in accordance with F.S. 768.79(6)(b)<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0\"carcrash9\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Normally, all attorney fees for auto accident lawsuits are doled out on a contingency fee basis by the plaintiff, which means they are based on a percentage of the final damage award and are only paid if the case is won. However, what\u00a0F.S. 768.79(6)(b)<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>says is that if a plaintiff serves a settlement offer to the defense which is rejected and then the plaintiff goes on to secure a judgment that is at least 25 percent higher than that settlement offer, plaintiff is to be awarded reasonable costs, including investigative expenses and attorney’s fees incurred from the date the offer was served.<\/p>\n

That means a portion of your legal bill could be paid by the defendant (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A recent decision by Florida’s 1st District Court of Appeal affirmed a trial court order requiring an auto insurer liable for a $200,000 car accident judgment to pay reasonable attorney’s fees and costs, in accordance with F.S. 768.79(6)(b).\u00a0 Normally, all…<\/span><\/p>\n

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