Supreme Court of Florida

Kelly Paton, Petitioner v. Geico General Insurance Co., Respondent

March 24, 201641 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 115

Summary

The Florida Supreme Court held that billing records of opposing counsel are relevant to the reasonableness of attorney‑fee awards in contested fee claims and that discovery of such non‑privileged information falls within the trial court’s discretion; it quashed the Fourth District Court of Appeal’s certiorari order and remanded for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.