Recent Judicial Decisions
Joseph Gelinas v. Forest River, Inc.
2006 Fla. App. LEXIS 8141 in the 4th District Court of Appeal.
A fitting end to an auspicious beginning, Mr. Gelinas was the very first person to file a Lemon Law claim on a recreational vehicle in Florida. Mr. Gelinas won his Lemon Law arbitration but was not compensated for the fees paid to his attorney or for other damages not covered under Florida’s Lemon Law program.
Cousins Law Firm sued the Manufacturer to recover the damages not covered by the Lemon Law Arbitration Program, such as expenses for maintaining the vehicle that was deemed a lemon, and the fees Mr. Gelinas paid in fighting the Manufacturer over his lemon coach. After a lengthy court battle, where one court ruled completely opposite of another, Mr. Gelinas prevailed in winning the right to collect his damages.
A Consumer’s right to collect attorney’s fees in now firmly established in law.
