Opinion
1D21-500
11-17-2021
Lisa Bailey, Appellant, v. Gerald Brinson, Appellee.
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.
Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331.
On appeal from the Circuit Court for Duval County. Katie L. Dearing, Judge.
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.
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, preoffer 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.