Case Name: Frank G. CIBULA, Jr., individually and Frank G. Cibula, Jr., Richard H. Gaunt, and Kent S. Pratt, formerly d/b/a Cibula Gaunt and Pratt, Appellants, v. Leslie A. ROSS, Jr., Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1992-04-22
Citations: 597 So. 2d 915
Docket Number: No. 91-1581
Parties: Frank G. CIBULA, Jr., individually and Frank G. Cibula, Jr., Richard H. Gaunt, and Kent S. Pratt, formerly d/b/a Cibula Gaunt and Pratt, Appellants, v. Leslie A. ROSS, Jr., Appellee.
Judges: GLICKSTEIN, C.J., and DELL and WARNER, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 597
Pages: 915–915

Head Matter:
Frank G. CIBULA, Jr., individually and Frank G. Cibula, Jr., Richard H. Gaunt, and Kent S. Pratt, formerly d/b/a Cibula Gaunt and Pratt, Appellants, v. Leslie A. ROSS, Jr., Appellee.
No. 91-1581.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
April 22, 1992.
Philip D. Parrish and Robert M. Klein of Stephens, Lynn, Klein & McNicholas, P.A., Miami, for appellants.
Michael W. Simon of Mattlin & McClo-sky, Boca Raton, and Steven H. Goldfarb, Boynton Beach, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
While the record establishes the attorney's limited authority to settle the claim against her client, it contains no evidence of her client's clear and unequivocal consent to the filing of an offer of judgment. Because an adverse judgment has ramifications that a voluntary dismissal of a claim does not, authority to settle does not equate to authority to file an offer of judgment. We reverse. See Weitzman v. Bergman, 555 So.2d 448 (Fla. 4th DCA 1990); Vantage Broadcasting Co. v. WINT Radio, Inc., 476 So.2d 796 (Fla. 1st DCA 1985).
GLICKSTEIN, C.J., and DELL and WARNER, JJ., concur.