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L. Weekly D1540 and the like committed during judicial proceedings are left to the discipline of the courts, the bar association, and the state," Wright, 446 So.2d at 1164, other tortious conduct occurring during litigation is equally susceptible to that same discipline. Levitt, 639 So.2d at 608

was commenced without probable cause; and (6) resulted in damage to the plaintiff. Valdes, 924 So.2d at 866 n. 1 (quoting Alamo Rent—A—Car, Inc. v. Mancusi, 632 So.2d 1352, 1355 (Fla.I994)). In answering the question as to whether the litigation privilege applies to a cause of action for malicious pr

le cause for instituting such an action. "Probable cause in the context of a civil suit is measured by a lesser standard than in a criminal suit." Wright v. Yurko, 446 So. 2d 1162, 1166 (Fla.5th DCA 1984). "The standard for establishing probable cause in a civil action is extremely low and easily sat

dant, and (6) the plaintiff suffered damage as a result of the original proceeding." Fischer, 169 So. 3d at 1206 (quoting Alamo Rent—A—Car, Inc. v. Mancusi, 632 So.2d 1352, 1355 (Fla.1994)). The holding in Fischer was restated in Rivernider v. Meyer, No. 4D14-819, 2015 WL 5244635 (Fla. 4th DCA Sept. 9,

he Court can determine whether Plaintiff "had a reasonable belief, based on facts and circumstances known to him, in the validity of his claim." See Wright v. Yurko, 446 So. 2d 1162, 1166 (Fla. 5th DCA 1984) (defining probable cause) (citing Goldstein v. Sabella, 88 So. 2d 910 (Fla. 1956)). Bifurcatin

, the facts this Court will consider when it determines whether Defendant has proved Plaintiff lacked probable cause. See Alamo Rent-A-Car, Inc. v. Mancusi, 632 So. 2d 1352, 1357 (Fla. 1994) (jury decides disputed issues of fact, but court determines whether those facts establish probable cause) (citati