Miami Dolphins offensive line coach Jim Turner sued law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, and its partner Ted Wells earlier this month in the Southern District of Florida after the firm published a report on the Internet. Within days of the report’s publication, Turner was fired from the Dolphins. In his suit, Turner alleges that the Wells…
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You may not have known that Florida has had an anti-SLAPP law on the books for the last decade. Probably because it was so narrow that it only applied to lawsuits filed by the government. However, this year the legislature substantially revised that law, and on July 1, 2015, a new Florida anti-SLAPP law went into effect.…
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The theory of “compelled self-defamation” is generally raised where there has been an employment relationship. Although it may be argued in some other jurisdictions, it is not accepted by courts in Florida. If the theory were allowed, it could potentially open floodgates of lawsuits against former employers. Countless former employees disagree with their employer’s “reasoning”…
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