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DELMONICO v. TRAYNOR

No. SC10-1397.

116 So.3d 1205 (2013)

Daniel DELMONICO, et al., Petitioners, v. Arthur Rodgers TRAYNOR, Jr., et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied June 17, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Holiday Hunt Russell of Holiday Hunt Russell, P.A., Hollywood, FL, and Bruce S. Rogow and Cynthia E. Gunther of Bruce S. Rogow, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, FL, for Petitioners.

Jane Kreusler-Walsh and Rebecca Mercier Vargas of Kreusler-Walsh, Compiani & Bargas, P.A., West Palm Beach, FL, and William M. Martin of Peterson Bernard, Fort Lauderdale, FL, for Respondents.

PARIENTE, J.

The issue before this Court is whether Florida's absolute privilege, which shields judges, counsel, parties, and witnesses from liability for alleged defamatory statements made in the course of a judicial proceeding, extends to statements made by an attorney during ex-parte, out-of-court questioning of a potential, nonparty witness while investigating matters connected to a pending lawsuit. In DelMonico v. Traynor, 50 So.3d 4<...

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