EFTA00584749.pdf

FOURTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA BRADLEY J. EDWARDS, CASE NO.: 4D14-2282 L.T. Case No.: 502009CA040800 Appellant, v. JEFFREY EPSTEIN, Appellee. I MOTION FOR APPELLATE ATTORNEYS' FEES AND COSTS Appellee, Jeffrey Epstein, moves for an order determining his entitlement to appellate attorneys' fees and costs pursuant to Section 768.79, Florida Statutes and Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.442. By order of February 3, 2015, the trial court has determined that Epstein is entitled to trial court fees and costs pursuant to Florida Statute Section 768.79 and Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.442. The amount of these fees and costs has not yet been determined. This award was based on the fact that Epstein filed a good faith Offer of Judgment which Edwards rejected. A copy of the February 3, 2015 order is attached. A copy of the Motion for Attorney's Fees and Costs with other relevant pleadings is also attached. Epstein relies upon the case law cited in these documents along with the trial court's order citing cases. Also see Respiratory Care Services, Inc. v. Shear, 715 So. 2d 1054 (Fla. 5th DCA 1998), and cases cited therein. This court should EFTA00584749 determine that Epstein is entitled to an affirmance of the final judgment below and also entitled to these fees and costs. The matter should be remanded for the trial court to determine the amount of the fees and costs. I HEREBY CERTIFY that a copy of the foregoing has been furnished electronically to the following this day March, 2015: William B. King Philip M. Burlington Searcy Denny Scarola Barnhart Burlington & Rockenbach, P.A. & Shipley, P.A. Courthouse Commons/Suite 350 2139 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd. 444 W. Railroad Avenue West Palm Beach, FL 33409 West Palm Beach, FL 33401 Bradley J. Edwards Fred Haddad Farmer, Jaffe, Weissing, Edwards, Fred Haddad, P.A. Fistos & Lehrman, P.L. 1 Financial Plaza, Ste. 2612 425 N. Andrews Ave., Ste. 2 Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301 Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301 Mark Nurik Jack Goldberger Law Offices of Mark S. Nurik Atterbury, Goldberger & Weiss, P.A. 1 E. Broward Blvd., Ste. 700 250 S. Australian Ave., Ste. 1400 Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301 West Palm Beach, FL 33401 W. Chester Brewer, Jr. W. Chester Brewer, Jr. P.A. 250 S. Australian Ave., Ste. 1400 West Palm Beach, FL 33401 2 EFTA00584750  /s/ John Beranek JOHN BERANEK Fla. Bar No.: 0005419 AUSLEY & MCMULLEN, P.A. 123 South Calhoun Street P.O. Box 391 (zip 32302) Tallahassee, FL 32301 Telephone: (850) 224-9115 Facsimile: (850) 222-7560 (secondary) /s/ Tonja Haddad Coleman Tonja Haddad Coleman, Esq. Florida Bar No.: 176737 Tonja Haddad, PA 5315 SE 7th Street Suite 301 Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301 954.467.1223 954.337.3716 facsimile 3 EFTA00584751