Explore 12 court opinions on Litigation Privilege. AI-powered plain English summaries, key holdings, and legal analysis.
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Statements made in anticipation of litigation protected by privilege
Andrea Virgin v. Ana M. Frexes, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 22, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's decision to grant summa...
Defamation claim fails for lack of malice
Gina Johnson v. Douglas Boulton, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 19, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Gina Johnson, sued the defendant, Douglas Boulton, f...
Statements in Prior Litigation Protected by Absolute Privilege
Jonathan Andrew Dourm v. Linda Sherry Breslin, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 10, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's decision...
Litigation privilege shields statements made in judicial proceedings from defamation claims.
Dan Lewis v. Lynn Barrett, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 5, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's decision to grant summary jud...
County's Public Records Request Protected by Absolute Privilege
Peter Torocsik v. Palm Beach County, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 5, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's dismissal of a de...
Tenant's guest smoking marijuana not a lease-violating nuisance
Raphael Clermont v. Sandra Rosenthal, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether a landlord could evict...
Landlord's breach of habitability excuses tenant's rent obligations
Ivanov, Pletsch v. Thiessen, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 13, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The core dispute involved a landlord's claim for unpaid rent and dam...
Statements in litigation protected by privilege, defamation claim dismissed
Kapoor v. Kornbluth, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Dr. Kapoor, sued the defendant, Dr. Kornbluth, for defamation...
Colorado Court of Appeals affirms dismissal of defamation claims based on litigation privilege.
Stephen A. Fermelia v. Amy F. Dean; Donner E. Dean; Merryl Learned; and John R. Walls, Jr. Respondents:, decided by Colorado Supreme Court on December 22, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. Th...
California appeals court allows defamation suit to proceed over online posts
Murphy v. Pina, decided by California Court of Appeal on October 16, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The plaintiff, Murphy, sued the defendant, Pina, for defamation after Pina posted allege...
Statements in Judicial Proceedings Protected by Absolute Privilege
Iztok Plevnik v. Eugene Sullivan, decided by D.C. Circuit on August 5, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute involved whether the plaintiff, Iztok Plevnik, could sue the defendan...
Statements not 'of and concerning' plaintiff, defamation claim dismissed
Kapoor v. DeMarco, decided by Second Circuit on March 26, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a defamation claim, holding that the ...