05-0904 UNITED V. RICARDO

State: Florida

Court: Florida Third District Court

Docket No: 05-0904 UNITED V. RICARDO

Case Date: 12/07/2005

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF FLORIDA THIRD DISTRICT JULY TERM, A.D. 2005

UNITED AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant,

** ** ** CASE NO. 3D05-904

vs. ** NELSON RICARDO, ** Appellee. ** LOWER TRIBUNAL NO. 01-7007

Opinion filed December 7, 2005. An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Jeri B. Cohen, Judge. Mark A. Gatica, for appellant. Jones appellee. & Wolfe, P.A. and K.P. Jones (Plantation), for

Before GREEN, FLETCHER, and RAMIREZ, JJ. PER CURIAM. On the record before us, we cannot conclude that the lower court abused its discretion when it awarded the appellee a 2.0 multiplier on an attorney's fee award in the instant action for

a

determination

of

coverage

under

a

policy

issued

by

the

appellant insurer.

See Holiday v. Nationwide Mutual Fire Ins.,

864 So. 2d 1215 (Fla. 5th DCA 2004); United Auto. Ins. Co. v. Padron, 775 So. 2d 372 (Fla. 3d DCA 2000). Affirmed.

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