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The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XXXI
LABOR
Chapter 448
GENERAL LABOR REGULATIONS
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F.S. 448.104
448.104 Attorney’s fees and costs.A court may award reasonable attorney’s fees, court costs, and expenses to the prevailing party.
History.s. 7, ch. 91-285.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 448.104
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SMITH, v. PSYCHIATRIC SOLUTIONS, INC., 750 F.3d 1253 (11th Cir. 2014)

. . . . § 448.104. . . . Stat. § 448.104. . . .

HERNANDEZ, v. PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC., 11 F. Supp. 3d 1177 (S.D. Fla. 2014)

. . . Count I alleges Publix violated the Florida "Whistleblower Act (“FWA”), Florida Statute section 448.104 . . .

BARNHART, v. LAMAR ADVERTISING COMPANY, LLC,, 523 F. App'x 635 (11th Cir. 2013)

. . . . § 448.104. Lamar contends that the cost of defense exceeded $180,000. . . . Stat. § 448.104. . . . Section 448.104 says that “[a] court may award reasonable attorney’s fees, court costs, and expenses . . . Stat. § 448.104. Awarding fees under § 448.104 is within the court’s discretion. . . . Stat. § 448.104. . . .

SMITH, v. PSYCHIATRIC SOLUTIONS, INC., 864 F. Supp. 2d 1241 (N.D. Fla. 2012)

. . . . § 448.104 and DENIED with respect to the request for sanctions pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1927. 4. . . . Stat. § 448.104, and the parties shall immediately commence complying with N.D. Fla. Loe. . . . Stat. § 448.104; on his own behalf Johnson also opposes Defendants’ request for sanctions against counsel . . . Stat. § 448.104, the parties shall immediately commence complying with N.D. Fla. Loe. . . . Slat. § 448.104 (emphasis added). . . .

BDO SEIDMAN, LLP, v. W. BEE,, 24 So. 3d 1278 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2010)

. . . arbitration award and an award by the court of attorney’s fees and costs under sections 448.08 and 448.104 . . . Jack Jarvis & Co., Inc., 281 Or. 307, 574 P.2d 1107, 1111 (1978). . § 448.104 shifts attorney's fees . . .

L. SCHMIGEL, v. CUMBIE CONCRETE COMPANY,, 915 So. 2d 776 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2005)

. . . We affirm the trial court’s award of attorney’s fees pursuant to sections 57.105(1)(a) and 448.104, Florida . . .

CARMEN DeSOCIO, v. SONIC AUTOMOTIVE- U. S. HWY N d b a, 894 So. 2d 1064 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2005)

. . . prevailing party by the arbitrator, thus triggering its potential for entitlement to fees; but section 448.104 . . . a court may award reasonable attorney’s fees, court costs, and expenses to the prevailing party.” § 448.104 . . . attorney’s fees and costs because the arbitrator had denominated Sonic the prevailing party under section 448.104 . . .

E. SNOW, v. RUDEN, McCLOSKY, SMITH, SCHUSTER RUSSELL, P. A., 896 So. 2d 787 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2005)

. . . , it cannot be said that the Bar rules are either laws, rules, or regulations as defined in section 448.104 . . .

HCA HEALTH SERVICES OF FLORIDA, INC. d b a v. HILLMAN,, 906 So. 2d 1094 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2004)

. . . that awarded attorney’s fees and costs to the Plaintiffs as prevailing parties pursuant, to section 448.104 . . .

HCA HEALTH SERVICES OF FLORIDA, INC. d b a v. HILLMAN,, 870 So. 2d 104 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2003)

. . . Pursuant to section 448.104, Florida Statutes (1997), the judgment entered in favor of the Respondents . . .

NEW WORLD COMMUNICATIONS OF TAMPA, INC. d b a WTVT- TV, v. AKRE,, 866 So. 2d 1231 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2003)

. . . We also granted WTVT’s motion for appellate attorney’s fees under section 448.104, Florida Statutes ( . . . In her motion for rehearing, Akre argues that because section 448.104 authorizes an award of attorney . . . Title VII gives courts discretion to award fees to the prevailing party, as does section 448.104, but . . . likewise concluded that the Chris-tiansburg standard is not applicable to fee awards under section 448.104 . . . Nevertheless, because section 448.104 is not mandatory, we must consider whether to exercise our discretion . . .

R. TERRELL, v. AMSOUTH INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC., 217 F. Supp. 2d 1233 (M.D. Fla. 2002)

. . . See § 448.104, Fla.Stat. . . .

GOLDEN, v. DODGE- MARKHAM CO. INC., 1 F. Supp. 2d 1360 (M.D. Fla. 1998)

. . . . § 448.104; and all other compensatory damages allowable at law (Docket No. 2, ¶ 36). . . . interest on all monetary awards; attorney’s fees, court costs and expenses pursuant to Fla.Stat. § 448.104 . . . They are, however, provided for pursuant to section 448.104, which states “A court may award reasonable . . . Fla.Stat. § 448.104 (1997). . . .

CRAY, v. NATIONSBANK OF NORTH CAROLINA, N. A., 982 F. Supp. 850 (M.D. Fla. 1997)

. . . An award of attorneys’ fees under § 448.104, Florida Statutes is a matter of discretion for the court . . . See § 448.104, Fla. Stat. . . .

REHMAN, v. ECC INTERNATIONAL CORP., 698 So. 2d 921 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1997)

. . . The court later awarded attorney’s fees to ECC under section 448.104. . . . Section 448.104 provides that the court may award reasonable attorney's fees, court costs and expenses . . .

ARROW AIR, INC. v. WALSH,, 645 So. 2d 422 (Fla. 1994)

. . . Section 448.104, Florida Statutes (1993), provides for attorney’s fees to be awarded to the prevailing . . .