HOCH v. LOREN

No. 4D18-1407.

273 So.3d 56 (2019)

Rand HOCH, Appellant, v. Bruce E. LOREN, Kyle Ohlenschlaeger, Esq., and Bruce E. Loren, P.A., d/b/a Loren & Kean Law, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

June 12, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Trent Steele of Steele Law, Hobe Sound, for appellant.

Douglas M. McIntosh and Aleida M. Mielke of McIntosh, Sawran & Cartaya, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, and Michael I. Kean of Loren & Kean Law, Palm Beach Gardens, for appellees.


The narrow issue in this case is whether an attorney's cease and desist letter to an opposing party is "published" for the purpose of a defamation action when the attorney sends a copy of the letter to his client. We affirm the order granting the motion to dismiss with prejudice because sending the letter to the client did not amount to...

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