Kevin Vericker v. Norman Christopher Powell

Supreme Court of Florida ____________ No. SC2022-1042 ____________ KEVIN VERICKER, Petitioner, vs. NORMAN CHRISTOPHER POWELL, Respondent. March 27, 2025 GROSSHANS, J. By statute, Florida prohibits “Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation.” § 768.295, Fla. Stat. (2024). Recognizing the harms caused by these lawsuits, the Legislature created a framework for the expeditious resolution of claims brought in violation of the Anti-SLAPP statute. Litigants invoke this statute when attempting to dispose of a prohibited lawsuit prior to trial. The certified conflict issue we address is whether…