Susan Kane v. Washington Natioal Insurance Company, No. 11-16112 (11th Cir. 2012)

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Case: 11-16112 Date Filed: 10/16/2012 Page: 1 of 2 [DO NOT PUBLISH] IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT No. 11-16112 Non-Argument Calendar D. C. Docket No. 9:10-cv-81118-KLR SUSAN KANE, as next friend of Vera Klein, Plaintiff-Appellant, versus WASHINGTON NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida (October 16, 2012) Before TJOFLAT, MARCUS and FAY, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: Case: 11-16112 Date Filed: 10/16/2012 Page: 2 of 2 This is an appeal of an attorney s fee award made pursuant to § 627.428, Fla. Stat. (2010), in a contingency fee case brought against an insurance company by a policy holder. Appellant argues that the District Court, in fashioning the award, committed reversible error in its determination of the Lodestar amount. Appellant s Br. at 13. The question before this court is whether the District Court abused its discretion in arriving at the Lodestar amount and in fixing the fee awarded. After examining the parties submissions to the District Court regarding the attorney s fee issue and their briefs on appeal, we find no abuse of discretion. The District Court s judgment is accordingly AFFIRMED. 2

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