Case Name: SPANISH BROADCASTING SYSTEMS OF FLORIDA, INC. Appellant, v. Carlos GRILLONE, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1999-05-05
Citations: 731 So. 2d 160
Docket Number: No. 98-2993
Parties: SPANISH BROADCASTING SYSTEMS OF FLORIDA, INC. Appellant, v. Carlos GRILLONE, Appellee.
Judges: Before GERSTEN, FLETCHER and SHEVIN, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 731
Pages: 160–160

Head Matter:
SPANISH BROADCASTING SYSTEMS OF FLORIDA, INC. Appellant, v. Carlos GRILLONE, Appellee.
No. 98-2993.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
May 5, 1999.
Spencer & Klein; Ross & Tilghman and Lauri Waldman Ross, for appellant.
Gilbride, Heller & Brown and Roderick C. McDonald and Lewis Brown, for appel-lee.
Before GERSTEN, FLETCHER and SHEVIN, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
We affirm the award to Carlos Grillone based on a finding that Spanish Broadcasting Systems of Florida, Inc. [SBS], breached the parties' mediation agreement. The trial court found that SBS was "in wilful breach of the terms of the settlement agreement it entered into with [Grillone] at mediation and has indicated to the Court that it will not honor the terms of the mediation agreement." Pursuant to Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.730(c), the court did not abuse its broad discretion in imposing sanctions against SBS or in declining SBS's request to reduce the amount imposed. See Paranzino v. Barnett Bank of South Fla., 690 So.2d 725 (Fla. 4th DCA), cause dismissed, 695 So.2d 700 (Fla.), and review denied, 705 So.2d 9 (Fla. 1997).
Affirmed.