ISABEL DEL PINO-ALLEN
v.
SARAH E. EGAN
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Statements made by counsel during the course of judicial proceedings to inform the court are absolutely privileged from defamation liability.
[1] Statements made by counsel during judicial proceedings to inform the court of the reasons for a motion are absolutely privileged and cannot form the basis of a defamation…
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Join FLexlaw to unlock all legal intelligence“[Counsel] made the statements during the course of judicial proceedings to inform the court of the reasons for the motion. Thus, his statements were absolutely privileged [from a defamation claim].”
Court's citation to Dadic v. Schneider, 722 So. 2d 921, 923 (Fla. 4th DCA 1998)
Isabel del Pino-Allen appealed a decision from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County involving statements made during judicial proceedings.…
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Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida
Opinion filed April 3, 2024. Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.
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No. 3D23-1963 Lower Tribunal No. 23-19498 ________________
Isabel del Pino-Allen, Appellant,
vs.
Sarah E. Egan, Appellee.
An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Charles Kenneth Johnson, Judge.
Isabel del Pino-Allen, in proper person.
Cole, Scott & Kissane, P.A., and Scott A. Cole, for appellee.
Before LOGUE, C.J., and LINDSEY and GORDO, JJ.
PER CURIAM.
Affirmed. Gursky Ragan, P.A. v. Ass'n of Poinciana Vills., Inc., 314 So. 3d 594 (Fla. 3d DCA 2020); Dadic v. Schneider, 722 So. 2d 921, 923 (Fla.
2 4th DCA 1998) (“[Counsel] made the statements during the course of judicial proceedings to inform the court of the reasons for the motion. Thus, his statements were absolutely privileged [from a defamation claim].”).
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