This appeal involves a law firm’s investigation of the Miami Dolphins professional football organization. The National Football League (“NFL”) hired the law firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP and one of its partners, Theodore Wells, to investigate allegations of bullying within the Dolphins organization. After receiving Paul, Weiss’s report, the Dolphins fired their offensive lin... More...    $0 (01-18-2018 - FL)

In this common-law trademark case, Thomas McClary appeals from an order granting judgment as a matter of law to Commodores Entertainment Corporation (CEC) and converting a preliminary injunction into a permanent one against McClary and his corporation, Fifth Avenue Entertainment, LLC. The dispute concerned ownership of the mark “The Commodores,” the name of a famous Grammy Award–winning rhythm and... More...    $0 (01-09-2018 - FL)

Before us is the District Court’s dismissal of Antony Turbeville’s complaint
against the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) and its denial of
Turbeville’s motion to remand the case to Florida state court. We affirm both.
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A.
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”) provides that
persons who wish to use any instrumentality of interstate commerce ... More...    $0 (11-01-2017 - FL)

Palm Beach Gardens, FL - David Steinfeld, Palm Beach Lawyer obtains $1 Million verdict for client in online defamation case

Bargain Bob's Carpets sued Jack Stein on online slander/defamation and interference with business relations claiming that the Defendant has posted defamatory and slanderous statements in the Riverwalk Talk, an HOA newsleter, and RipoffReport.com.

The Defenda... More...    $0 (01-28-2016 - FL)

On June 2, 2011, Florida Governor Rick Scott signed the Act into law. The
Act created Fla. Stat. § 790.338, entitled “Medical privacy concerning firearms;
prohibitions; penalties; exceptions,” and amended the Florida Patient’s Bill of
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Rights and Responsibilities, Fla. Stat. § 381.026, to include several of the... More...    $0 (08-09-2015 - FL)

The Governor of the State of Florida, other Florida officials, and members of the Board of Medicine of the Florida Department of Health (collectively, the “State”), appeal from the District Court’s grant of summary judgment and an
injunction in favor of a group of physicia... More...    $0 (07-29-2015 - FL)

Sybac Solar AG, Co., appeals the nonfinal order denying its motion to
dismiss on forum non conveniens grounds. We reverse.
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Sybac is a German corporation having its principal place of business in
Germany. Thomas Falz filed a complaint against Sybac for defamation and tortious
interference. The complaint alleged that Sybac's agent, a German citizen, falsely
accused Falz... More...    $0 (03-13-2015 - FL)

The plaintiffs appeal from the circuit court’s order dismissing with prejudice their actions for defamation, negligent supervision, and negligent retention, and granting the defendants’ motion for sanctions under section 57.105, Florida Statutes (2013). The plaintiffs argue that the court primarily erred in three respects: (1) finding that the absolute privilege extending to statements publish... More...    $0 (02-18-2015 - FL)

The issue in this case is whether Old Dominion Insurance Company has a duty to defend and indemnify four doctors who are defendants in a third-party
defamation claim, appended to a multi-faceted action for fraud, conversion, civil conspiracy, breach of contract, and other causes of action, being prosecuted by them against the president and founder of a medical practice they all once enjoyed to... More...    $0 (12-05-2014 - FL)

In this consolidated appeal, Brett J. Stettner (“Stettner�) appeals two trial
court orders: (1) denying his motion to set aside clerk’s default, to vacate default
final judgment and to quash a writ of garnishment; and (2) denying his motion to
set aside sheriff’s sale. For the reasons that follow, we reverse both orders.
On May 14, 2012, Stettner filed a Petition for Injunc... More...    $0 (07-16-2014 - FL)

In this defamation case, Christopher Comins [“Comins�], appeals a trial court order entering partial final judgment in favor of Appellee/Cross-Appellant, Matthew VanVoorhis [“VanVoorhis�], for Comins’s failure to comply with the presuit notice

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requirement of section 770.01, Florida Statutes (2008). Comins argues that the trial court erred because VanVoorhis is not a “me... More...    $0 (04-11-2014 - FL)

This case is before the court on remand from the Florida Supreme Court in Pomfret v. Atkinson, 131 So. 3d (Fla. 2013). The Florida Supreme Court quashed our court’s original decision, see Pomfret v. Atkinson, 53 So. 3d 413 (Fla. 4th DCA 2011), and remanded for further proceedings in light of its decision in DelMonico v. Traynor, 116 So. 3d 1205 (Fla. 2013). DelMonico held that an absolute privil... More...    $0 (04-09-2014 - FL)

Irina Chevaldina appeals an order granting a preliminary injunction1 to “enjoin tortious interference, stalking, trespass and defamatory blogs� entered in favor of Raanan Katz and the other named appellees, plaintiffs in the circuit court.2 We vacate the order and injunction.

Background

Raanan Katz and RK Associates own and manage commercial properties in South Florida. Ms. Cheva... More...    $0 (02-05-2014 - FL)

Lennar Corp. sued Briarwood Capital, LLC, Nicolas Marsch, III, Barry Minkow on defamation and conspiracy theories claiming that Marsch and Barry Minkow conspired to extort money from it.

Minkow's Fraud Discovery Institute alleged that Plaintiff operated like a Ponzi scheme in January 2009. Plaintiff claimed that Minkow made the allegations at the behest of Marsch, who company, Briarword ... More...    $1000000000 (12-06-2013 - FL)

The issue before this Court is whether Florida’s absolute privilege, which shields judges, counsel, parties, and witnesses from liability for alleged defamatory statements made in the course of a judicial proceeding, extends to statements made by an attorney during ex-parte, out-of-court questioning of a potential, nonparty witness while investigating matters connected to a pending lawsuit. In D... More...    $0 (02-14-2013 - FL)

Todd M.J. Schnitt sued Bubba "The Love Sponge" Clem on a defamation claim theory seeking damages caused by a "radio war" between the rival talk radio show hosts. Plaintiff claimed that he had been under attack for five years from what he called "Bubba's Army."

Defendant claimed that his actions were examples of free speech under the first amendment. He denied wrongdoing.


... More...    $0 (01-31-2013 - FL)

The parties to the instant appeal were once romantically involved. Some years after the end of their romantic relationship, Leibel sued Vrasic, alleging that, in the intervening years, she had engaged in a pattern of harassment, i.e., she hacked into his email—sending offensive letters and a naked photograph of him to those on his contact list—and created a website, using his name, to pre-sell... More...    $0 (01-15-2013 - FL)

Daniel Delmonico appeals a final order awarding attorney’s fees and costs to Donovan Marine, Inc. (“DMIâ€�). DMI cross-appeals. Of the issues raised on appeal and cross-appeal, we find that two have merit. We find that the trial court abused its discretion in failing to make specific findings as to the number of hours reasonably expended and in awarding nontaxable costs as a sanction under sec... More...    $0 (12-10-2012 - FL)

We reverse an order denying a motion to compel arbitration. The complaint’s allegations of concerted conduct between parties and nonparties to the arbitration agreement permit the non-parties to insist on arbitration under the agreement.

Andrea Clarke filed a multi-count complaint against Palm Beach Gardens Community Hospital, Inc., Tenet South Florida Regional Resource Pool, Tenet Health... More...    $0 (05-16-2012 - FL)

Michael Chow sued Chak Yam Chau, Stratis Morfogen, Philippe Miami LLC ,Philippe North America Restaurants, LLC, Philippe Restaurant Corp. , Manny Hailey, David Lee, Philippe Express LLC,Dave 60 NYC, Inc.,Philippe Chow, and Philippe Restaurant Corp. on trademark infringement, unfair and deceptive trade practices, misappropriation of trade secrets and other legal theories relating to receipts that P... More...    $1000000 (02-25-2012 - FL)

John Giordano (“Giordanoâ€�) operates G&G Addiction Treatment, Inc. (“G&Gâ€�), a Florida corporation which offers addiction treatment services. In July 2009, a disgruntled recipient of G&G’s services went online and posted false and defamatory claims about G&G, identifying Giordano as a convicted felon and claiming, among other things, that the employees of G&G illegally disburse medications... More...    $0 (12-30-2011 - FL)

Gulf View Townhomes, LLC, filed a legally insufficient affidavit in support of its motion for summary judgment. Nevertheless, the trial court granted the motion and included in the final judgment relief that Gulf View neither sought in its motion nor requested at the summary judgment hearing. For both of these reasons, entry of the final summary judgment against Land Development, Inc., was imprope... More...    $0 (12-23-2011 - FL)

Gary R. Siegel and Cynthia A. Leahy-Fernandez challenge awards of attorney's fees made against them under section 57.105(1), Florida Statutes (2006). In the underlying action brought by Ms. Leahy-Fernandez, who was represented by Mr. Siegel, the circuit court ruled against Ms. Leahy-Fernandez on her claims. Because Ms. Leahy-Fernandez presented evidence at the final hearing that tended to prove th... More...    $0 (10-05-2011 - FL)

The Appellants, Christopher Forrest and The Forrest Law Group, challenge a nonfinal, temporary injunction, enjoining them "from posting, publishing, disseminating, or maintaining materials from the video depositions" of the individual Appellees "until further order" of the circuit court and directing them to remove the video depositions from YouTube.1 We reject the Appellants' argument that the in... More...    $0 (06-29-2011 - FL)

In their first-party bad faith action against State Farm Florida Insurance Company (“State Farmâ€�), the plaintiffs, Rene and Sylvia Puig (“the Puigsâ€�), moved to compel State Farm to produce its entire claim file. The trial court granted the Puigs’ motion, and State Farm now seeks a writ of certiorari quashing the trial court’s order. We conclude that the trial court misapplied the Flori... More...    $0 (03-23-2011 - FL)

Richard Mask sued Doug Guetzloe on a defamation theory claiming that Guetzloe said that he was "trolling" and "cruising" Trailer City for children and young boys on a radio show.

Defendant asserted truth as his defense. ... More...    $1610000 (02-25-2011 - FL)

Appellants, Barbara Hale and Sandra Segal, appeal the trial court’s order granting State Farm Insurance Company’s motion for final summary judgment. The trial court entered the order after determining that State Farm had no duty to defend or indemnify Hale and Segal in the underlying action in which their sister-in-law, Doris Wohl, sued both Hale and Segal for defamation and tortious interfere... More...    $0 (12-22-2010 - FL)

A hospital appeals a temporary injunction permitting a doctor, for whom reappointment of privileges was denied, to continue to practice at the hospital during the pendency of the doctor’s civil suit against the hospital. The hospital argues the trial court erred in entering the injunction because it is immune from liability under section 395.0191, Florida Statutes (2009).1 We agree and reverse t... More...    $0 (01-26-2011 - FL)

Immunity from civil liability created by an absolute privilege and its application in a defamation action against the Sheriff of St. Lucie County give rise to this appeal. The plaintiff appeals an order setting aside a jury verdict in her favor and entering a directed verdict for the Sheriff and the consequent final judgment. The plaintiff argues that the trial court erred in setting aside the jur... More...    $0 (02-24-2010 - FL)

This case is before us again1 after the appellant (Eventys) sought to amend its lawsuit in circuit court—and also to demand arbitration—seeking in each forum to assert class action claims under Florida’s Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act (FDUTPA), sections 501.201 – .213, Florida Statutes (2008). Eventys appeals the circuit court’s denial of its motion to allow Eventys to proceed ... More...    $0 (02-24-2010 - FL)

Eric Canonico appeals an order dismissing, with prejudice, his defamation lawsuit against various media defendants. The trial court dismissed the lawsuit because Mr. Canonico filed his claim prematurely, before satisfying a presuit notice requirement. See § 770.02, Fla. Stat. (2005). His lawsuit was thereafter barred by the applicable statute of limitations. See § 95.11(4)(g), Fla. Stat. (2003).... More...    $0 (01-06-2010 - FL)