Gelinas v. Forest River, 931 So. 2d 970 (Fla. 4th DCA 2006), review denied, 954 So. 2d 27 (Fla. 2007)

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, Cousins Law Firm and Mr. Gelinas persisted and prevailed in winning the right to collect his damages.

A Consumer’s right to collect attorney’s fees in now firmly established in law.