Lisa Bailey v. Gerald Brinson
CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida
Date FiledNovember 17, 2021
Docket1D21-0500
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
STATE OF FLORIDA
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No. 1D21-500
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LISA BAILEY,
Appellant,
v.
GERALD BRINSON,
Appellee.
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On appeal from the Circuit Court for Duval County.
Katie L. Dearing, Judge.
November 17, 2021
PER CURIAM.
AFFIRMED. See CCM Condo. Ass’n, Inc. v. Petri Positive Pest
Control, Inc., No. SC19-861, 2021 WL 4096926, at *4 (Fla. Sept. 9,
2021) (approving the formula set forth in White v. Steak & Ale of
Fla., Inc., 816 So. 2d 546 (Fla. 2002), that only pre-offer costs, pre-
offer attorneys’ fees, and pre-offer prejudgment interest should be
included in the calculation of “judgment obtained” under
§ 768.79(6), Fla. Stat.); Nilo v. Fugate, 30 So. 3d 623, 625 (Fla. 1st
DCA 2010) (holding that “[o]nly those costs incurred pre-demand
may be considered in determining whether the total judgment
meets the [§ 768.79, Fla. Stat.] statutory threshold”).
RAY, OSTERHAUS, and NORDBY, JJ., concur.
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Not final until disposition of any timely and
authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or
9.331.
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Brian J. Lee of Schuler & Lee, P.A., Jacksonville, for Appellant.
Rebecca Delaney, Scott W. Dutton, Dennis P. Dore, and Sam D.
Smart of Dutton Law Group, PA, Tampa, for Appellee.
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