6 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 512c
Insurance — Attorney’s fees — Amount
IKE PARHAM, JR., Plaintiff, vs. STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY, Defendant. County Court of the 13th Judicial Circuit in and for Hillsborough County. Case No. 96-675 CC, Division H. April 20, 1999. James M. Barton, II, Judge. Counsel: Karen A. Barnett, Barnett & Associates, P.A., Tampa. Joel Epperson.
FINAL JUDGMENT ON ATTORNEY’S FEES AND COSTS
THIS CAUSE having come to be heard on April 19th, 1999 on the Defendant’s Motion to Determine Amount of Fees and Costs, and after considering the testimony and argument of counsel, it is hereby ORDERED AND ADJUDGED:
1. The Defendant’s Motion to Determine Amount of Fees and Costs be and the same is hereby GRANTED.
2. Applying the criteria contained in Florida Patient’s Compensation Fund v. Rowe, 472 So.2d 1145 (Fla. 1985), the Court determines that 47.5 hours and the hourly attorney fee rate of $125.00 are reasonable for a total attorney’s fee of $5,937.50.
3. The Court has exercised its discretion (See, Travieso v. Travieso, 474 So. 2d 1184 (Fla. 1985) and Orlando Regional Med. Ctr. v. Chmielewki, 573 So.2d 875 (Fla. 5th DCA 1986)) and concludes that Defendant should be awarded its expert witness fee of 2 hours at the hourly rate of $175.00 for a total sum of $350.00.
ACCORDINGLY, the Defendant STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY shall recover from the Plaintiff IKE PARHAM the sum of $6,287.50 plus court costs in the amount of $388.50 for a total sum of $6,676.00 for all of which let execution issue and said sum shall draw interest at the rate of 10% per annum.
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