Pomfret v. Atkinson

ON REMAND FROM THE FLORIDA SUPREME COURT

TAYLOR, J.

This case is before the court on remand from the Florida Supreme Court in Pomfret v. Atkinson, 131 So.3d 719 (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). Del-*1163Monico held that an absolute privilege does not extend to alleged defamatory-statements made by an attorney during ex-parte, out-of-court questioning of a potential, nonparty witness. We…