CABLE NEWS NETWORK, INC. v. BLACK

No. 4D20-1360.

308 So.3d 997 (2020)

CABLE NEWS NETWORK, INC. ("CNN"); Elizabeth Cohen, John Bonifield, Dana Ford and Anderson Cooper, Petitioners, v. Michael D. BLACK, MD, MBA, and Kelly Robinson, Respondents.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

October 7, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles D. Tobin , Jacquelyn N. Schell and John W. Scott of Ballard Spahr LLP, Washington, DC, and L. Martin Reeder, Jr. of Atherton Galardi Mullen & Reeder PA, West Palm Beach, for petitioners.

Christopher W. Kammerer of Kammerer Mariani PLLC, West Palm Beach, and Thomas A. Clare , Elizabeth M. Locke , Joseph R. Oliveri and Andrew C. Phillips of Clare Locke LLP, Alexandria, VA, for respondent Michael D. Black, MD, MBA.


Petitioner CNN seeks certiorari review of a trial court order compelling production of emails and texts between CNN and its co-defendant in a defamation action filed by respondent, which CNN asserts should be protected by the journalist privilege pursuant to section 90.5015, Florida Statutes (2019). We conclude that the trial court did...

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