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Phillip Morris, Inc. v. Williams

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Dec 1, 2004
888 So. 2d 143 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2004)

Opinion

No. 3D03-1593.

December 1, 2004.

An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Ronald M. Friedman, Judge.

Greenberg Traurig and David L. Ross and Elliot H. Scherker, Miami, for appellants.

Hunter, Williams Lynch and Steve Hunter, for appellee.

Before GREEN, FLETCHER, and RAMIREZ, JJ.


If a rule of procedure allows for or provides a method of obtaining information, and a party's attorney follows that rule in seeking such information, such conduct is not, per se, sanctionable. The trial court's "order awarding plaintiff's attorney's fees" to Cindy Williams is reversed.

Reversed.


Summaries of

Phillip Morris, Inc. v. Williams

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Dec 1, 2004
888 So. 2d 143 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2004)
Case details for

Phillip Morris, Inc. v. Williams

Case Details

Full title:PHILLIP MORRIS, INC., et al., Appellants, v. Cindy WILLIAMS, Appellee

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: Dec 1, 2004

Citations

888 So. 2d 143 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2004)