Defamation

Absolute vs. Qualified Immunity to Defame Someone in Affidavit and/or Florida Court Proceeding

One area where a person has a fairly wide latitude to allegedly defame someone is… in a court proceeding. Specifically, Florida recognizes a doctrine of absolute immunity for “defamatory words published in the course of a judicial proceeding, regardless of how false or malicious the statements may be, as long as …