Defendant’s Request for Attorney’s Fees Within Its Summary Judgment Motion is Insufficient to Place Plaintiff on Notice That Defendants Are Claiming Attorney’s Fees
By EsqSocial Corporation 11/09/24
Barnhardt Construction, LLC v. Steven C. Hildreth, et al., 31 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 600a (Fla. 5th Cir. Ct. 2024) - On February 6, 2024, the Fifth Circuit Court in Hernando County, Florida, rendered a decision regarding a prevailing defendant’s request for attorney’s fees within a motion for summary judgment. The court found that the defendant’s request for attorney’s fees within the summary judgment motion was insufficient to place the plaintiff on notice that the defendants were claiming...
By: Marshall Dennehey