Case Name: Thomas J. KELLY, M.D. and Thomas J. Kelly, M.D., P.A., Appellants, v. COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF THE PALM BEACHES, INC., etc., et al., Appellees
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2001-08-15
Citations: 799 So. 2d 255
Docket Number: No. 3D00-3062
Parties: Thomas J. KELLY, M.D. and Thomas J. Kelly, M.D., P.A., Appellants, v. COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF THE PALM BEACHES, INC., etc., et al., Appellees.
Judges: Before GERSTEN, and RAMIREZ, JJ., and NESBITT, Senior Judge.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 799
Pages: 255–256

Head Matter:
Thomas J. KELLY, M.D. and Thomas J. Kelly, M.D., P.A., Appellants, v. COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF THE PALM BEACHES, INC., etc., et al., Appellees.
No. 3D00-3062.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
Aug. 15, 2001.
Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied Nov. 21, 2001.
R. Stuart Huff, Coral Gables, and Mark Mallios, for appellants.
Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs and Peter M. Feaman, Boca Ratan; and Halic-zer, Pettis & White, and Kenneth E. White, Fort Lauderdale, and Debra B. Potter-Klauber, for appellees.
Before GERSTEN, and RAMIREZ, JJ., and NESBITT, Senior Judge.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Thomas J. Kelly, M.D. and Thomas J. Kelly, M.D., P.A. appeal the entry of an adverse final judgment on a motion to tax costs. We affirm.
The "[imposition of costs after judgment is largely within the discretion of the trial judge, and will not be disturbed on appeal absent a clear showing of abuse of that discretion." Goslin v. Racal Data Communications, Inc., 468 So.2d 390, 392 (Fla. 3d DCA 1985). In this case, there is abundant evidence which more than reasonably supports the trial judge's decision, and thus, there is no abuse of discretion. The evidence includes the testimony of two experts both of whom testified as to the taxable costs, the time spent on each cost, and the cost necessity. The evidence also includes invoices prepared by the experts, affidavits as to the amounts actually paid by Community Hospital, and breakdowns of the hours and fees incurred by both experts.