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Salzgeber v. Kelly

27 Fla. L. Weekly D1329 (Fla. 2nd DCA June 14, 2002)

The filing of a false credit report on a party is considered a category one, or public policy enforcement case, pursuant to section 559.77, Florida Statutes. Its purpose is to encourage individual citizens to bring actions that enforce the statutory policy. Therefore, contingency fee arrangements between the party and their attorneys is not the cap for attorney fees awards.

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