Issue: Under Florida law, how should the amount of sanctions be determined?
| Area of Law: | Litigation & Procedure |
| Keywords: | Sanction; Amount of the award; Bad-faith conduct |
| Jurisdiction: | Florida |
| Cited Cases: | 826 So. 2d 221; 50 So. 3d 1154 |
| Cited Statutes: | None |
| Date: | 06/01/2015 |
When fees are awarded as a sanction, the amount of the award must be directly related to the specific bad-faith conduct being sanctioned. Moakley v. Smallwood, 826 So. 2d 221 (Fla. 2002); Bennett v. Berges, 50 So. 3d 1154 (Fla. 4th DCA 2010).
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