Case Name: Munther BILBEISI, Appellant, v. Richard Warwick FIELDER, Representing Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's of London (Erroneously Sued and Served Herein as Lloyd's, and Unincorporated Associations), Appellees
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1992-02-19
Citations: 593 So. 2d 324
Docket Number: No. 91-0382
Parties: Munther BILBEISI, Appellant, v. Richard Warwick FIELDER, Representing Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s of London (Erroneously Sued and Served Herein as Lloyd’s, and Unincorporated Associations), Appellees.
Judges: GLICKSTEIN, C.J., WARNER and GARRETT, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 593
Pages: 324–325

Head Matter:
Munther BILBEISI, Appellant, v. Richard Warwick FIELDER, Representing Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s of London (Erroneously Sued and Served Herein as Lloyd’s, and Unincorporated Associations), Appellees.
No. 91-0382.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
Feb. 19, 1992.
Arthur C. Koski, Boca Raton, for appellant.
Ronald Sales, West Palm Beach, and James F. Dougherty, II and Richard Alan Lehrman, Miami Beach, for appellees.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Because of egregious discovery violations, the trial court struck pleadings, entered a default, and ordered the award of attorney's fees assessed under prior court orders. No additional award was made in connection with the order striking the pleadings and entering the default. We affirm this order. However, when a substitute judge conducted the attorney's fee hearing, the court awarded fees incurred subsequent to the last court order awarding attorney's fees. We therefore reverse the award of attorney's fees and remand for a redetermination of the fees, limiting any recovery to amounts incurred up to the prior orders awarding fees.
GLICKSTEIN, C.J., WARNER and GARRETT, JJ., concur.