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rivilege. 12 But as I've indicated, the most cogent and 13 well articulated opinion on this subject is 14 Judge Sasser's opinion in Johnson vs. Libow. She 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 expressly revoked the arguments that are raised by Wolfe, which arguments, of course, are opposed

9 MR. KING: That is the decision in -- bear 20 with me, Judge. 21 THE COURT: No problem. 22 MR. KING: That is the decision in Johnson 23 vs. Libow, a 2012 -- Westlaw 4068409 in 2012. 24 THE COURT: Okay. 25 MR. KING: It is concise. It's to the cogent, most well-reasoned, and rejects those p

MR. BREWER: So let's get into the Wolfe case. That's where we're headed next. And really there's a trilogy of cases. There's the Levin case, the Echevarria case, if I'm somewhere close to pronouncing that correctly, and the Wolfe case. All of them deal with litigation privilege which dates back to 191

•• "THE COURT: This deals with the litigation privilege?" The attorney then goes on to say, "Yes, sir, it does deal with litigation privilege. Echevarria also deals with the litigation privilege. Delmonico stands for the proposition that the issues with regard to privilege are some issues of law for

submits that the trial court's Order granting his Motion for Summary Judgment was proper, as the binding decisions by the Florida Supreme Court in Echevarria, McCalla, Raymer, Barrett & Frappier v. Cole, 950 So. 2d 380 (Fla. 2007) and Levin, Middlebrooks, Moves & Mitchell, P.A. v. U.S. Fire Ins. Co., 639

9 NR. KING: That is the decision in -- bear 20 with me, Judge. 21 THE COURT: No problem. 22 MR. KING: That is the decision in Johnson 23 vs. Libow, a 2012 -- Westlaw 4068409 in 2012. 24 THE COURT: Okay. 25 MR. KING: It is concise. It's to the www.phippsreporting.com 888 811-3408 EFTA00606

rivilege. 12 But as I've indicated, the most cogent and 13 well articulated opinion on this subject is 14 Judge Sasser's opinion in Johnson vs. Libow. She 15 expressly revoked the arguments that are raised by 16 Wolfe, which arguments, of course, are opposed by 17 the assertion in Olson. The

nger an issue either for purposes of 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 and now this Wolfe case is not being disposed of 23 24 25 Wolfe, Levin, and Echevarria cases. this summary judgment. Pursuant -- THE COURT: Let me stop you, Mr. King, so that you're not confused by my preliminary statements to Mr. B

A: So let's get into the Wolfe 9 case. That's where we're headed next. And really 10 there's a trilogy of cases. There's the Levin 11 case, the Echevarria case, if I'm somewhere close 12 to pronouncing that correctly, and the Wolfe case. 13 All of them deal with litigation privilege which 14 dates

e perhaps malicious prosecution, for testimony or other sworn statements which he or she gives in the course of the subject proceeding.”); Johnson v. Libow, 2012 WL 4068409 (Fla. 15th Jud. Cir. March 1, 2012)(the purpose of the litigation privilege does not preclude the tort of malicious prosecution). I

nesses, and counsel as well. id. The litigation privilege applies in all causes of action, whether for common- law torts or statutory violations. See Echevarria, McCalla, Raymer, Barrett & Frappier v. Cole, 950 So. 2d 380 (Fla. 2007). Defamatory statements made by lawyer while interviewing a witness in prepar