Strems Law Firm, P.A. v. Citizens Prop. Ins. Corp.

Full title: The STREMS LAW FIRM, P.A., and Yoel Guerra, et al., Appellants, v…

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

Date published: Jun 23, 2021

320 So. 3d 998 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2021)

Opinion

Nos. 3D20-919 3D20-920

06-23-2021

The STREMS LAW FIRM, P.A., and Yoel Guerra, et al., Appellants, v. CITIZENS PROPERTY INSURANCE CORPORATION, Appellee.

Giasi Law, P.A., Melissa A. Giasi and Erin M. Berger (Tampa), for appellant, The Strems Law Firm, P.A.; The Property Advocates, P.A., Samuel C. Gold and Cecile S. Mendizabal, for appellants, Yoel Guerra, Ketty Evelyn Boza and Ihosvany Almore. Cole, Scott & Kissane, P.A., and Mark D. Tinker (Tampa), for appellee.

PER CURIAM.

Giasi Law, P.A., Melissa A. Giasi and Erin M. Berger (Tampa), for appellant, The Strems Law Firm, P.A.; The Property Advocates, P.A., Samuel C. Gold and Cecile S. Mendizabal, for appellants, Yoel Guerra, Ketty Evelyn Boza and Ihosvany Almore.

Cole, Scott & Kissane, P.A., and Mark D. Tinker (Tampa), for appellee.

Before FERNANDEZ, SCALES and GORDO, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

Affirmed. See Curbelo v. Ullman, 571 So. 2d 443, 444 (Fla. 1990) ("Rule 1.540 was intended to provide relief from judgments, decrees or orders under a limited set of circumstances. This rule was not intended to serve as a substitute ... for appellate review of judicial error." (internal quotation omitted)); see also Moakley v. Smallwood, 826 So. 2d 221, 226 (Fla. 2002) ("[A] trial court possesses the inherent authority to impose attorneys’ fees against an attorney for bad faith conduct."); Commonwealth Fed. Sav. & Loan Ass'n v. Tubero, 569 So. 2d 1271, 1273 (Fla. 1990) (reaffirming that a trial judge has the "discretion to order dismissal or default for failure to comply with discovery requirements").