Plant Food Systems, Inc. v. Irey

Plant Food Systems, Inc. (PFS) appeals the final order entered by the trial court dismissing, with prejudice, its defamation complaint filed against Michael S. Irey, the University of Florida Board of Trustees, and the United States Sugar Corporation. Determining that, dismissal was warranted because PFS did not provide the defendants with pre-suit notifications as required by statute, we affirm.

PFS’s defamation claims relate to alleged defamatory statements regarding PFS’s chemical products contained in an article co-authored by, among others, Michael Irey, an employee of the United States…