Case Name: OSTRICH AMERICA CORP., a Florida corporation, Appellant, v. BROWARD WATER CONSULTANTS, INC., a Florida corporation, Rainsoft Water Conditioning Co., an Illinois corporation, Aquion Partners Limited Partnership, an Illinois limited partnership, and Aquion Corporation, an Illinois corporation, Appellees
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2002-11-06
Citations: 829 So. 2d 385
Docket Number: No. 4D01-4195
Parties: OSTRICH AMERICA CORP., a Florida corporation, Appellant, v. BROWARD WATER CONSULTANTS, INC., a Florida corporation, Rainsoft Water Conditioning Co., an Illinois corporation, Aquion Partners Limited Partnership, an Illinois limited partnership, and Aquion Corporation, an Illinois corporation, Appellees.
Judges: STONE, WARNER and GROSS, JJ„ concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 829
Pages: 385–386

Head Matter:
OSTRICH AMERICA CORP., a Florida corporation, Appellant, v. BROWARD WATER CONSULTANTS, INC., a Florida corporation, Rainsoft Water Conditioning Co., an Illinois corporation, Aquion Partners Limited Partnership, an Illinois limited partnership, and Aquion Corporation, an Illinois corporation, Appellees.
No. 4D01-4195.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
Nov. 6, 2002.
Donald E. Hemke, Carlton Fields, P.A., Tampa, for appellant.
Raymond 0. Holton of Catri, Holton, Kessler, Kessler & Tuzzio, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for appellee-Broward Water Consultants, Inc., a Florida corporation.
Caryn L. Bellus, Kubicki Draper, Miami, for appellees-Rainsoft Water Conditioning Co., an Illinois corporation, Aquion Partners Limited Partnership, an Illinois limited partnership, and Aquion Corporation, an Illinois corporation.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
We find no abuse of discretion in the trial judge's order striking appellant's pleadings and entering judgment in favor of appellees. We reverse the orders on the cross-appeal. As the parties "recovering judgment," appellees were entitled to costs pursuant to section 57.041(1), Florida Statutes (2001). Also, appellees are entitled to an award of attorney's fees under section 768.79(1), Florida Statutes (1994), unless the court determines that their offer of judgment was not made in good faith pursuant to section 768.79(7)(a) and the court exercises its discretion to "disallow an award of costs and attorney's fees."
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded.
STONE, WARNER and GROSS, JJ" concur.