International Fidelity Insurance Co. v. Americaribe-Moriarity JV, No. 16-14861 (11th Cir. 2018)
Annotate this CaseAmericaribe, a general contractor, appealed the district court's award of attorney's fees to Fidelity, the surety on a performance bond issued for a construction subcontract between Americaribe and the subcontractor CPM. The Eleventh Circuit reversed and held that Fidelity was not entitled to recover the attorney's fees it incurred in this litigation because neither the performance bond nor the subcontract provided for such an award of prevailing party attorney's fees. Because the district court abused its discretion in awarding Fidelity attorney's fees, the court remanded for further proceedings.
This opinion or order relates to an opinion or order originally issued on February 28, 2017.
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