Florida Statute 448.104 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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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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Amendments to 448.104

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 448.104

Total Results: 15

Leslie Smith v. Psychiatric Solutions, Inc.

750 F.3d 1253, 38 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 411, 88 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 721, 2014 WL 1775875, 2014 U.S. App. LEXIS 8477, 97 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 45,068

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: May 6, 2014 | Docket: 257912

Cited 105 times | Published

S.C. § 1514A(c)(l). The FWA does. Fla. Stat. § 448.104. Smith argues that this demonstrates a conflict

Arrow Air, Inc. v. Walsh

645 So. 2d 422, 19 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 592, 10 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 84, 1994 Fla. LEXIS 1806, 1994 WL 643760

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Nov 17, 1994 | Docket: 1167713

Cited 74 times | Published

other compensatory damages allowable at law. Section 448.104, Florida Statutes (1993), provides for attorney's

Snow v. Ruden, McClosky, Smith, Schuster

896 So. 2d 787, 36 A.L.R. 6th 845, 22 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 873, 2005 Fla. App. LEXIS 266, 2005 WL 280337

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 19, 2005 | Docket: 1683484

Cited 26 times | Published

laws, rules, or regulations as defined in section 448.104, despite their designation as "rules." If it

Golden v. Dodge-Markham Co., Inc.

1 F. Supp. 2d 1360, 1998 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 5554, 1998 WL 188124

District Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Apr 17, 1998 | Docket: 2509752

Cited 14 times | Published

court costs and expenses pursuant to Fla.Stat. § 448.104; and all other compensatory damages allowable

NEW WORLD COMMUNICATION OF TAMPA, INC. v. Akre

866 So. 2d 1231, 2003 WL 327505

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 14, 2003 | Docket: 1680147

Cited 7 times | Published

motion for appellate attorney's fees under section 448.104, Florida Statutes (1997), which states, "[a]

HCA HEALTH SERVICES OF FLORIDA v. Hillman

906 So. 2d 1094, 2004 WL 3024709

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 10, 2004 | Docket: 1774951

Cited 3 times | Published

Plaintiffs as prevailing parties pursuant to section 448.104, Florida Statutes (2001).[2] On cross-appeal

HCA HEALTH SERVICES OF FLORIDA, INC. v. Hillman

870 So. 2d 104, 2003 WL 22849390

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 3, 2003 | Docket: 1330941

Cited 3 times | Published

action against Blake Medical. Pursuant to section 448.104, Florida Statutes (1997), the judgment entered

Smith v. Psychiatric Solutions, Inc.

864 F. Supp. 2d 1241, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 44536, 2012 WL 1071956

District Court, N.D. Florida | Filed: Mar 30, 2012 | Docket: 65981609

Cited 2 times | Published

to the request for fees pursuant to Fla. Stat. § 448.104 and DENIED with respect to the request for sanctions

Terrell v. Amsouth Investment Services, Inc.

217 F. Supp. 2d 1233, 18 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 1578, 2002 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14442, 2002 WL 1868135

District Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Jul 24, 2002 | Docket: 2351746

Cited 2 times | Published

prevailing party in a whistle-blower action. See § 448.104, Fla.Stat. Other statutory remedies include rein-statement

Cray v. NationsBank of North Carolina, N.A.

982 F. Supp. 850, 1997 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 17400, 1997 WL 688802

District Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Oct 21, 1997 | Docket: 1073082

Cited 2 times | Published

(Fla.1993). An award of attorneys' fees under § 448.104, Florida Statutes is a matter of discretion for

Hernandez v. Publix Super Markets, Inc.

11 F. Supp. 3d 1177, 2014 WL 1379141, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 49062

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: Apr 9, 2014 | Docket: 64294219

Cited 1 times | Published

"Whistleblower Act (“FWA”), Florida Statute section 448.104. (See id. 11-12). Count II alleges tortious

Rehman v. ECC Intern. Corp.

698 So. 2d 921, 13 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 439, 1997 Fla. App. LEXIS 10267, 1997 WL 541210

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 5, 1997 | Docket: 434399

Cited 1 times | Published

later awarded attorney's fees to ECC under section 448.104.[1] On appeal, Rehman argues that it was unfair

BDO Seidman, LLP v. Bee

24 So. 3d 1278, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 34, 2010 WL 21068

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 6, 2010 | Docket: 1152651

Published

certain other findings of the majority. [4] § 448.104 shifts attorney's fees and costs in favor of the

James v. Wash Depot Holdings, Inc.

489 F. Supp. 2d 1336, 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 61410, 2007 WL 1423759

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: May 14, 2007 | Docket: 2287661

Published

party on its FWA claim under Florida Statute § 448,104 and second, under Florida Statute § 768,79 because

DeSocio v. Sonic Automotive

894 So. 2d 1064, 2005 WL 263949

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 4, 2005 | Docket: 1767967

Published

its potential for entitlement to fees; but section 448.104 is not an automatic entitlement provision.