CHARLES E. GITHLER, I I I, ET AL. vs PHILIP J. GRANDE, ET AL.

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NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE REHEARING MOTION AND, IF FILED, DETERMINED IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF FLORIDA SECOND DISTRICT CHARLES E. GITHLER, III, and GITHLER DEVELOPMENT, INC., a Florida corporation, Appellants, v. PHILIP J. GRANDE; MARTA A. GRANDE, and SPOT LINK, LLC, formerly known as Spot Link, Inc., a Florida corporation, Appellees. Opinion filed February 14, 2020. Appeal from the Circuit Court for Sarasota County; Frederick P. Mercurio, Judge. Daniel M. Samson of Samson Appellate Law, Miami; W. Andrew Clayton, Jr. of Icard, Merrill, Cullis, Timm, Furen & Ginsburg, P.A., Sarasota; and Jeremy Roth of Roth Legal, Sarasota, for Appellants. Kelley Geraghty Price of Cohen & Grigsby, P.C., Naples; and Thomas Avrutis of Hodges, Avrutis & Pretschner, P.A., Sarasota, for Appellees Philip J. Grande and Marta A. Grande. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Case No. 2D18-5066 No appearance for remaining Appellee. PER CURIAM. Charles E. Githler, III, and Githler Development, Inc., appeal the trial court's final order granting attorney's fees and costs to Philip J. Grande, Marta A. Grande, and Spot Link, LLC, as prevailing parties in the underlying litigation. Because this court reversed a portion of the final judgment in Case No. 2D17-4963, we reverse the fee order and remand for further proceedings. Reversed and remanded. ROTHSTEIN-YOUAKIM and ATKINSON, JJ., and LEFLER, LAWRENCE M., ASSOCIATE JUDGE, Concur. -2-

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