Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley, P.A. v. State

Decision Date16 September 2015
Docket NumberNo. 4D13–3497.,4D13–3497.
Parties SEARCY DENNEY SCAROLA BARNHART & SHIPLEY, P.A. ; Mark Edwards and Mitzi Dee Roden, as parents and natural guardians of Aaron Edwards, a minor; William S. Frates, II, P.A.; Edna L. Caruso, P.A.; Vaka Law Group, P.L.; and Grossman & Roth, P.A., Appellants, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
CourtFlorida District Court of Appeals

Christian D. Searcy and Jack P. Hill of Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley, P.A., West Palm Beach; George A. Vaka of Vaka, Larson & Johnson, P.L., Tampa; and Edna L. Caruso of Edna L. Caruso, P.A., West Palm Beach; for appellants.

Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, Allen Winsor, Solicitor General, and Rachel Nordby, Deputy Solicitor General, Tallahassee, for appellee.

ON MOTION FOR CERTIFICATION OF QUESTIONS OF GREAT PUBLIC IMPORTANCE

PER CURIAM.

We grant Appellants' July 27, 2015 Motion for Certification of Questions of Great Public Importance and certify the following question to the Florida Supreme Court:

AFTER THE ENACTMENT OF SECTION 768.28, FLORIDA STATUTES
, AND THE ADOPTION OF FLORIDA SENATE RULE 4.81(6), IS IT CONSTITUTIONALLY PERMISSIBLE FOR THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF ATTORNEYS' FEES PAID FROM A GUARDIANSHIP TRUST ESTABLISHED BY A LEGISLATIVE CLAIMS BILL?
CIKLIN

, C.J., CONNER and FORST, JJ., concur.

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    • United States
    • Florida Supreme Court
    • January 31, 2017
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    • Florida District Court of Appeals
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    • Florida District Court of Appeals
    • June 21, 2017
    ...OF ATTORNEYS' FEES PAID FROM A GUARDIANSHIP TRUST ESTABLISHED BY A LEGISLATIVE CLAIMS BILL? Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley, P.A. v. State , 190 So.3d 120, 121 (Fla. 4th DCA 2015).In answering the question in the negative, the Supreme Court noted that in section 768.28, the Legisla......

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