Explore 21 summary judgment in defamation cases court cases in Florida. AI-powered summaries, key holdings, and legal analysis.
Statements on Social Media Deemed Non-Actionable Opinion in Defamation Case
Laurine v. Shupe, Laurine-Zimmer, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Laurine-Zimmer, sued the defendant, Shupe, for defa...
Statements of Opinion Protected from Defamation Claims
Evans v. Dixon, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Evans, sued the defendant, Dixon, for defamation. Evans alleged that ...
Defamation suit dismissed; plaintiff failed to prove falsity or malice
Kevin Dolan v. Jonathan Negron, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Kevin Dolan, sued the defendant, Jonathan Negron, for...
Defamation claim fails for lack of evidence of falsity and malice
Claudio De Simone v. Salvatore Orlando, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's decision to gra...
Defamation claim fails for lack of actual malice evidence
Joelle Verbois Adenin v. Andrew W. Taylor, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Joelle Verbois Adenin, sued the defendant,...
Appellate court affirms summary judgment for defendant in defamation case
Larkins v. Dixon, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Larkins, sued the defendant, Dixon, for defamation after Dixon post...
Defamation claim fails for lack of malice
Teneca Hines v. Pleasana Davison, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 18, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Teneca Hines, sued the defendant, Pleasana Davison,...
Appellate court affirms summary judgment for defendant in defamation case
Calvin Williams v. Sherea Green, Etc., decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Calvin Williams, sued the defendant, Sherea Gr...
Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment in Personal Injury Case
David Detrick v. Serafina Martell, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 12, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's decision to grant su...
Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment in Defamation Case
Ashley Marie Skilton v. David Mordekhay, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 4, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's decision to gra...
Defamation claim fails for lack of actual malice evidence
Manuel Prieguez v. Alex Diaz De La Portilla, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 4, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Manuel Prieguez, sued the defendant, Alex...
Statements of belief, not fact, are not defamatory, court rules
Alfred v. Moore, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 4, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Alfred, sued the defendant, Moore, for defamation after Moore publish...
Statements of Opinion Protected from Defamation Claims
Nguyen, Nguyen v. Williams, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 27, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Nguyen, sued the defendant, Williams, for defamation a...
Settlement Agreement Enforced Despite Duress Claims
Yousuf Al-Khafaji v. Sarah Abed, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 26, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. This case concerns a dispute over a settlement agreement in a pe...
Defamation claim fails for lack of evidence of falsity and malice
Alexander Hartelust v. Thomas Schwartz, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 25, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Alexander Hartelust, sued the defendant, T...
Electronic communications can violate 'no-contact' injunctions
Liudmila Golubtsova v. Vladimir Budaev, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 18, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether a "no-contact" provi...
Defamation plaintiff fails to prove falsity or malice at summary judgment
Neloms v. Lecounte, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Neloms, sued the defendant, Lecounte, for defamation. Neloms a...
Appellate court grants media access to sealed criminal case records
Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC and Amanda Milkovits v. Michael Mota, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 12, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The plaintiff, Boston Glob...
Appellate court affirms dismissal of defamation claim based on qualified privilege.
Shirvell v. Armstrong, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 10, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether the appellant, a former employee, cou...
Appellate court affirms summary judgment for defendant in defamation case
Raymond Palmer v. Derek Corley, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 5, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Raymond Palmer, sued the defendant, Derek Corley, f...
Defamation claim fails for lack of actual malice evidence
Kevin Vericker v. Norman Christopher Powell, decided by Florida Supreme Court on March 27, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Kevin Vericker, sued the defendant, Norman Christop...
CaseLawBrief currently tracks 21 summary judgment in defamation cases cases from courts in Florida. New cases are added as opinions are published.
Courts deciding summary judgment in defamation cases cases in Florida include: fladistctapp (20 cases), fla (1 cases).
Outcome breakdown: Defendant Win: 18, Plaintiff Win: 3.