30 Fla. L. Weekly D2762c

Attorney’s fees — Insurance — No abuse of discretion in awarding 2.0 multiplier on attorney’s fee award in action for determination of coverage under policy

UNITED AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant, v. NELSON RICARDO, Appellee. 3rd District. Case No. 3D05-904. L.T. Case No. 01-7007. Opinion filed December 7, 2005. An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Jeri B. Cohen, Judge. Counsel: Mark A. Gatica, for appellant. Jones & Wolfe, P.A. and K.P. Jones (Plantation), for appellee.

(Before GREEN, FLETCHER, and RAMIREZ, JJ.)

(PER CURIAM.) On the record before us, we cannot conclude that the lower court abused its discretion when it awarded the appellee a 2.0 multiplier on an attorney’s fee award in the instant action for a determination of coverage under a policy issued by the appellant insurer. See Holiday v. Nationwide Mutual Fire Ins., 864 So. 2d 1215 (Fla. 5th DCA 2004); United Auto. Ins. Co. v. Padron, 775 So. 2d 372 (Fla. 3d DCA 2000).

Affirmed.