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Jennifer Laird and Fernando Lopez v. Yun Miao

Court
Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal
Decided
February 6, 2026
Docket No.
2024-2466

Judges: LAMBERT; EISNAUGLE; BOATWRIGHT

Disposition: affirmed; reversed; remanded; partial

Opinion

FIFTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA

Case No. 5D2024-2466 LT Case No. 05-2019-CC-42661

JENNIFER LAIRD and FERNANDO

LOPEZ,

Appellants,

v.

YUN MIAO,

Appellee.

On appeal from the County Court for Brevard County. Kathryn C. Jacobus, Judge.

Blake Stewart, of Stewart Law CS, LLC, Rockledge, for Appellants.

Elizabeth Siano Harris, of Harris Appellate Law Office, Mims, for Appellee.

February 6, 2026

PER CURIAM.

Appellants challenge the “Final Judgment on Amount of Trial Attorney’s Fees and Costs” entered in their favor against Appellee after evidentiary hearings. Appellants contend that the trial court reversibly erred in determining the amount of the attorney’s fees award and in also failing to apply a multiplier. We

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2 affirm on all issues raised by Appellants without further discussion, except one. We agree with Appellants that the trial court erred in failing to award them prejudgment interest on the attorney’s fees award. See Quality Engineered Installation, Inc. v. Higley S., Inc., 670 So. 2d 929, 930–31 (Fla. 1996). Accordingly, we reverse on this issue and remand for the trial court to enter an amended final judgment that computes and awards prejudgment interest from September 21, 2023, until the date the final judgment on appeal was entered. AFFIRMED, in part; REVERSED, in part; REMANDED, with directions. LAMBERT, EISNAUGLE, and BOATWRIGHT, JJ., concur. _____________________________ Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________

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