FBK ASSOCIATES, etc., vs TEW CARDENAS, LLP, etc., et al.

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Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida Opinion filed October 23, 2019. Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing. ________________ Nos. 3D17-1217 & 3D17-664 Lower Tribunal No. 14-4820 ________________ FBK Associates, Appellant, vs. Tew Cardenas, LLP, etc., et al., Appellees. Appeals from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Jennifer D. Bailey, Judge. Crabtree & Auslander and John G. Crabtree, Charles M. Auslander and Brian C. Tackenberg, for appellant. Cole, Scott & Kissane, P.A., and Scott A. Cole, for appellees. Before SALTER, FERNANDEZ and LOGUE, JJ. PER CURIAM. These consolidated appeals from trial court orders on attorney’s fees and costs were abated in November 2017 pending disposition of the final judgment on the merits of the malpractice complaint in the circuit court case (FBK Associates v. Tew Cardenas, LLP, Case No. 3D16-2509). Our review of that final judgment is now complete. FBK Assocs. v. Tew Cardenas, LLP, 44 Fla. L. Weekly D1513 (Fla. 3d DCA June 12, 2019). Having affirmed the final judgment in favor of the appellees on the merits in that case, we now vacate our abatement order of November 20, 2017, and each of the orders in these consolidated appeals is affirmed. 2

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