Legal Opinion
DelMonico v. Traynor
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided February 14, 2013No. SC10-1397PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PARIENTE, J.'
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 DelMonico v. Traynor, 50 So.3d 4 (Fla. 4th DCA 2010), the Fourth District Court of Appeal relied on this Court’s decision in Levin, Middlebrooks, Mabie, Thomas, Mayes & Mitchell, P.A. v.…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Rainier's Dairies v. Raritan Valley Farms, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1955
- Levin, Middlebrooks v. US Fire Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1994
- Wallace v. DeanSupreme Court of Florida · 2009
- Binder v. Triangle Publications, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- Fridovich v. FridovichSupreme Court of Florida · 1992
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