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By:Cynthia Conlin
September 20, 2014
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Is filing a false police report defamation? (Qualified privilege in Florida)

This is a question I get asked with relative frequency. In most cases, the answer is no: The fact that someone made a false police report does not mean that those statements will be found to be defamation (libel or slander). The reason is that, in Florida, statements to police enjoy a “qualified privilege” from defamation. Pursuant to the…

Out-of-state blogger defaming a Florida resident

By:Cynthia Conlin
December 28, 2011
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Yes, a Florida resident can sue an out-of-state blogger in Florida.

After out-of-state blogger Tabatha Marshall allegedly published a blog accusing website operator Internet Solutions Corp (“ISC”) of “on-going criminal activity, specifically ‘phishing’ and consumer fraud,” ISC sued Ms. Marshall for defamation in federal court in Orlando, Florida. Ms. Marshall, a Washington-state resident, moved to dismiss the suit for lack of “personal jurisdiction.” In other words,…