Every year, 15 million lawsuits are filed in America, or so we’ve been told. Chances are, then, if it hasn’t happened to you already, sooner or later you too will be sued. Lawsuits are incredibly stressful but, in the whole scheme of things, it’s not the end of the world. Erase any crazy thoughts of…
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Back in August 2015 we wrote about the new Florida anti-SLAPP law that was updated and expanded on July 1, 2015. The law was intended to discourage the filing of frivolous “SLAPP” lawsuits filed to chill free speech. The law, embodied in section 768.295, Florida Statutes, created a new (as of 2015) procedure whereby defendants in SLAPP suits…
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You may not realize it, but, in Florida, you can sue someone for recording a conversation without permission (or, alternatively, if you record a conversation, you can be sued). Section 934.10, Florida Statutes, allows anyone “whose wire, oral, or electronic communication is intercepted, disclosed, or used in violation of sections 934.03-934.09” to sue the person or entity who did the…
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