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· 6/10/1998

Oruga Corp. v. AT&T WIRELESS OF FLORIDA

Citations

  • 712 So. 2d 1141
  • 1998 WL 299877

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that section 768.79 applies to class action representatives
  • barring fees for fees under offer of judgment statute § 768.79(6)(a), Fla. Stat. (1995)
  • attorney fee award made pursuant to offer of judgment statute may not include fees incurred for prosecution of the amount of attorney fees to which the party is entitled
  • “when the language of the statute is clear and unambiguous and conveys a clear and definite meaning, there is no occasion for resorting to the rules of statutory interpretation and construction; the statute must be given its plain and obvious meaning.”
  • offer of judgment under section 768.79, Florida Statutes
  • disallowing fees for litigating the amount

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Judges: Nesbitt, Green and Fletcher

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