Bailey v. Brinson

Full title: Lisa BAILEY, Appellant, v. Gerald BRINSON, Appellee.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Date published: Nov 17, 2021

327 So. 3d 978 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2021)

Opinion

No. 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.

PER CURIAM.

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, ––– So.3d ––––, ––––, 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.