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ysis of the seminal cases upon which Appellee relies in support of his assertion that the trial court's ruling was proper; Levin, 9 EFTA00589629 Middlebrooks, Mabie, Thomas, Mayes & Mitchell, M. v. United States Fire Ins. Co., 639 So. 2d 606, 608 (Fla. 1994) and Echevarria, McCalla, Raymer, Barrett & Fra

ional Association, 141 So. 3d 754 (Fla. 4th DCA 2014) 2 LatAm Invests., LLC v. Holland & Knight, LLP, 88 So. 3d 240 (FIa. 3d DCA 2011) 3 Levin, Middlebrooks, Moves & Mitchell, v. U.S. Fire Ins. Co., 639 So. 2d 606 (Fla. 1994) passim McCullough v. Kubiak, 4DI3-4048 (Feb. 18, 2015) 9, 10 Microbilt Co

rdale, FL 33301 Jack Goldberger 24 EFTA00589644 Law Offices of Mark S. Nurik 1 E. Broward Blvd., Ste. 700 Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301 Atterbury, Goldberger & Weiss, P.A. 250 S. Australian Ave., Ste. 1400 West Palm Beach, FL 33401 25 EFTA00589645 W. Chester Brewer, Jr. W. Chester Brewer, Jr. P.A. 250 S. A

ional Association, 141 So. 3d 754 (Fla. 4th DCA 2014) 2 LatAm Invests., LLC v. Holland & Knight, LLP, 88 So. 3d 240 (FIa. 3d DCA 2011) 3 Levin, Middlebrooks, Moves & Mitchell, P.A. v. U.S. Fire Ins. Co., 639 So. 2d 606 (Fla. 1994) passim McCullough v. Kubiak, 4D13-4048 (Feb. 18, 2015) 9, 10 Microbil

conducted an analysis of the seminal cases upon which Appellee relies in support of his assertion that the trial court's ruling was proper; Levin, Middlebrooks, Mabie, Thomas, Mayes & Mitchell, M. v. United States Fire Ins. Co., 639 So. 2d 606, 608 (Fla. 1994) and Echevarria, McCalla, Raymer, Barrett & 9

ad Avenue West Palm Beach FL 334 1 Fred Haddad Fred Haddad, M. 1 Financial Plaza, Ste. 2612 Ft. Lauderdale FL 33301 Jack Goldberger Atterbury, Goldberger & Weiss, M. 250 S. Australian Ave., Ste. 1400 West Palm Beach, FL 33401 24 EFTA00714947 W. Chester Brewer, Jr. W. Chester Brewer, Jr. E. 250 S. Austr

s. Under Florida law, there is no immunity for acts undertaken in judicial proceedings that bear no relation to those proceedings. See, e.g., Levin, Middlebrooks, Mahie, Thomas, Mayes & Mitchell, P.A. v. U.S. Fire Ins. Co., 639 So. 2d 616, 608 (1994). It is for a fact finder to determine whether Edwards' ac

Esq., Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley, E., 2139 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd., West Palm Beach, FL 33409; Jack Alan Goldberger, Esq., Atterbury, Goldberger & Weiss, 250 Australian Ave. South, Suite 1400, West Palm Beach, FL 33401-5012; and Marc S. Nurik, Esq., Law Offices of Marc S. Nurik, One East Broward Bl

the proceeding, then it would not be covered by the litigation privilege and it could serve as a basis for probable cause to bring a claim. Levin, Middlebrooks, Mabie, Thomas, Mayes & Mitchell, P.A. v. United States Fire Ins. Co., 639 So. 2d 606, 608 (Fla. 1994). Epstein's Complaints identified numerous in

rdale, FL 33301 Counsel for Defendant Scott Rothstein Co-Counsel for Defendant/Counter-Plaintiff Bradley I Edwards Jack A. Goldberger Atterbury, Goldberger & Weiss, .. 250 Australian Avenue S., Suite 1400 West Palm Beach, FL 33401 Co-Counsel for Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant Je E stein 9 EFTA00808703

ed to the proceedings, the litigation privilege applied to both the abuse of process and malicious prosecution claims, and also finding that Levin, Middlebrooks, Moves & Mitchell v. U.S. Fire Ins. Co., 639 So. 2d 606 (Fla. 1994), Echevarria, McCalla, Raymer, Barrett & Frappier v. Cole, 950 So. 2d 380 (Fla.

J. Edwards Fanner, Jaffe, Weissing, Edwards, Fred Haddad Fred Haddad, P.A. Mark Nurik Law Offices of Mark S. Nurik Jack Goldberger Atterburv. Goldberger & Weiss. P.A. -19- EFTA00612501 Electronically Filed 09/26/2013 08:24:50 PM ET *** FILED: PALM BEACH COUNTY. FL SHARON R BOCK. CLERK."* IN THE CIRCUIT C

igation privilege argument that your Honor 10 has heard repeatedly from opposing counsel. It 11 is based upon the Court's decision in Levin, 12 Middlebrooks which describes a broad litigation 13 privilege, applicable in the context of 14 legitimate claims. 15 The attempt to apply the litigation 16

in: TONJA HADDAD, 315 Southeast 7 Street Suite 301 Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301 (954)467-1223 BY: TONJA HADDAD COLEMAN, ESQ. and ATTERBURY, GOLDBERGER & WEISS, III. 250 Australian Avenue South Suite 1400 - One Clearlake Center West Palm Beach, Florida 33401 (561)659-8300 BY: JACK GOLDBERGER, ESQ. On b

ce Fisher, Assistant Attorney General. (See Ex. B.) I then applied to the Court for an Order compelling Jane Doe 2's testimony. U.S. District Judge Middlebrooks granted the application on April 16, 2007. (Ex. 6.) 12. After learning of Judge Middlebrooks' Order, Mr. Eisenberg asked whether Jane Doe 2 could

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association, and the state," and as such "other tortious conduct occurring during litigation is equally susceptible to that same discipline." Levin, Middlebrooks, Moves & Mitchell, P.A. v. U.S. Fire Ins. Co., 639 So. 2d 606, 608 (Fla. 1994) (citing Wright, 446 So. 2d at 1164). Accordingly, Levin neither held

d Avenue West Palm Beach, FL 33401 Fred Haddad Fred Haddad, P.A. 1 Financial Plaza, Ste. 2612 Ft. Lauderdale FL 01 Jack Goldberger Atterbury, Goldberger & Weiss, P.A. 250 S. Australian Ave., Ste. 1400 West Palm Beach FL 33401 24 EFTA00613613 W. Chester Brewer, Jr. W. Chester Brewer, Jr. P.A. 250 S. Au