GREAT AMERICAN RESTAURANTS, INC., ET AL, APPELLANTS,

v.

C.L. DINKINS, JR., ETC., ET AL, APPELLEES

Citator

Cited By (13 total)

• Gannett Co., Inc. v. Anderson, 947 So. 2d 1 (Fla. 1st DCA 2006)
  …ause in Florida, a single publication gives rise to a single action, and different injuries resulting from the same publication are merely separate damages resulting from a single wrong. See Callaway Land & Cattle Co., Inc. v. Banyon Lakes C. Corp., 831 So. 2d 204, 208 (Fla. 4th DCA 2002). Under the single publication/single action rule, multiple actions are not permitted where they arise from the same publication upon which a failed defamation claim is based. Id.; Ovadia v. Bloom, 756 So. 2d 137, 141 (Fla. 3…
• Int'l Sec. Mgmt. Grp., Inc. v. Rolland, 271 So. 3d 33 (Fla. 3d DCA 2018)
  …Here, Mr. Rolland raised a claim against Acuna for negligent reporting of a crime that was based on the same facts and purported defamatory publication underlying Mr. Rolland's defamation claim. Callaway Land & Cattle Co., v. Banyon Lakes C. Corp., 831 So. 2d 204, 208 (Fla. 4th DCA 2002) ("The rule is designed to prevent plaintiffs from circumventing a valid defense to defamation by recasting essentially the same facts into several causes of action all meant to compensate for the same harm." (quoting Messeng…
• Palm Hill Villas Homeowners Ass'n, Inc. v. Rose-Green, 855 So. 2d 83 (Fla. 4th DCA 2003)
  …n to obtain a final summary judgment against the association. The counterclaim for slander of title is still pending. Because the counterclaim for slander of title is permissive, not compulsory, Callaway Land & Cattle Co. v. Banyon Lakes C. Corp., 831 So. 2d 204 (Fla. 4th DCA 2002), a final order on the main claim, while the counterclaim is still pending, will be appealable as a partial final judgment under rule 9.110(k). Philip J. Padovano, Florida Appellate Practice, § 21.4 (2002); City of Haines City v.…

Authorities Cited

• Patrick v. Radio, 745 So. 2d 578 (Fla. 5th DCA 1999)