Supreme Court of Florida, 2011

Meister v. Rivero

Meister v. Rivero
Supreme Court of Florida · Decided October 27, 2011 · Canady, Labarga, Lewis, Pariente, Perry, Polston, Quince
75 So. 3d 236; 36 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 607; 2011 Fla. LEXIS 2571; 2011 WL 5082396 (Southern Reporter, Third Series)

Meister v. Rivero

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

We initially accepted jurisdiction under article V, section 3(b)(4), of the Florida Constitution to review Rivero v. Meister, 46 So.3d 1161 (Fla. 4th DCA 2010), a decision in which the Fourth District Court of Appeal certified the following question to be of great public importance:

DOES THE DEFINITION OF “BAD FAITH CONDUCT” IN MOAKLEY V. SMALLWOOD, 826 So.2d 221 (Fla. 2002), INCLUDE RECKLESS MISCONDUCT WHICH RESULTS IN THE UNNECESSARY INCUR-RENCE OF ATTORNEYS’ FEES?

Rivero, 46 So.3d at 1164. Upon further consideration, we conclude that we should exercise our discretion and decline review. Accordingly, this review proceeding is dismissed.

It is so ordered.

CANADY, C.J., and PARIENTE, LEWIS, QUINCE, POLSTON, LABARGA, and PERRY, JJ., concur.

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