DAYTONA BEACH – Sanctions have been lifted – possibly temporarily – against a Florida lawyer accused of violating pretrial directions from a Brevard County judge during a personal injury trial.

The penalty facing Brian Oltchick and his firm – Garrison, Yount, Forte & Mulcahy – would require them to pay for the costs a plaintiff and her attorneys paid for what ended up a mistrial because of Oltchick’s questioning.

The case was brought in 2017 by Terry Parenti and her husband Mica over a hit-and-run accident. They sued Auto Club Insurance Company of Florida, wanting more than was offered for Terry’s injuries.