Hornbuckle v. Aslani

Full title: Shawnee HORNBUCKLE, Appellant, v. Aslan ASLANI and Aleta Styers, Appellees.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Date published: Jan 19, 2022

331 So. 3d 895 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2022)

Opinion

No. 1D20-2964

01-19-2022

Shawnee HORNBUCKLE, Appellant, v. Aslan ASLANI and Aleta Styers, Appellees.

Brian J. Lee of Morgan & Morgan, PLLC, Jacksonville, for Appellant. Harris B. Brown of Harris Brown, P.A., Jacksonville; Charles W. Hall and DeeAnn J. McLemore of Banker Lopez Gassler, P.A., St. Petersburg, for Appellees.

PER CURIAM.

Brian J. Lee of Morgan & Morgan, PLLC, Jacksonville, for Appellant.

Harris B. Brown of Harris Brown, P.A., Jacksonville; Charles W. Hall and DeeAnn J. McLemore of Banker Lopez Gassler, P.A., St. Petersburg, for Appellees.

Per Curiam.

AFFIRMED . See CCM Condo. Ass'n, Inc. v. Petri Positive Pest Control, Inc. , No. SC19-861, 330 So.3d 1, 5–6 (Fla. Sept. 9, 2021) (approving the formula set forth in White v. Steak & Ale of Fla., Inc. , 816 So. 2d 546 (Fla. 2002), that only pre-offer costs, pre-offer attorneys’ fees, and pre-offer prejudgment interest should be included in the "judgment obtained" calculation under section 768.79, Florida Statutes ); Nilo v. Fugate , 30 So. 3d 623, 625 (Fla. 1st DCA 2010) ("Only those costs incurred pre-demand may be considered in determining whether the total judgment meets the [ section 768.79 ] statutory threshold."); see also Bailey v. Brinson , 327 So.3d 978, 978 (Fla. 1st DCA 2021).

B.L. Thomas, Makar, and Nordby, JJ., concur.