Author: Jennifer Ross

After 8 years of litigation and three appeals, the court awarded a common fund of $79,282,909.44 in the largest successful illegal tax refund case ever against a city in Florida. Bowen|Schroth was lead counsel for the citizens who sued the City of Ocala for imposing unlawful taxes.

Partners Derek Schroth, Sasha Garcia, and James Myers obtained the Fifth District Court of Appeal’s declaration the City of Ocala’s Fire User Fee is an unconstitutional tax. This unprecedented case will result in a refund of the illegal taxes paid. Read the Court’s decision.