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ed directly to the litigation. Under well-established Florida Supreme Court precedent, the litigation privilege applies to all causes of action. See Echevarria, McCalla, Raymer, Barrett & Frappier v. Cole, 950 So. 2d 380 (Fla. 2007); Levin, Middlebrooks, Moves & Mitchell, M. v. U.S. Fire Ins. Co., 639 So.

ct occurring during the course of a judicial proceeding . . . so long as the act has some relation to the proceeding." Levin, 639 So. 2d at 608. In Echevarria, the Court reiterated its broad application of privilege "applies in all causes of action, statutory as well as common law." Echevarria, 950 So. 2d

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, M. v. U.S. Fire Ins. Co., 639 S

467-1223 6 4 337-3716 facsimile) JOHN BERANEK Fla. Bar No.: 0005419 AUSLEY & MCMULLEN, P.A. 123 South Calhoun Street P.O. Box 391 (zip 32302) Tallahassee, FL 32301 Telephone: (850) 224-9115 Facsimile: 850 222-7560 EFTA00589617 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CITATIONS ii PRELIMINARY STATEMENT I ST

ct occurring during the course of a judicial proceeding . . . so long as the act has some relation to the proceeding." Levin, 639 So. 2d at 608. In Echevarria, the Court reiterated its broad application of privilege "applies in all causes of action, statutory as well as common law." Echevarria, 950 So. 2d

ed directly to the litigation. Under well-established Florida Supreme Court precedent, the litigation privilege applies to all causes of action. See Echevarria, McCalla, Raymer, Barrett & Frappier v. Cole, 950 So. 2d 380 (Fla. 2007); Levin, Middlebrooks, Moves & Mitchell,.. v. U.S. Fire Ins. Co., 639 So. 2

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, Barren & Frappier v. Cole, 950 So. 2d 380 (Fla. 2007) and Levin, Middlebrooks, Moves & Mitchell,.. v. U.S. Fire Ins. Co., 639 So.

(facsimile) [email protected] JOHN BERANEK Fla. Bar No.: 0005419 AUSLEY & MCMULLEN, P.A. 123 South Calhoun Street P.O. Box 391 (zip 32302) Tallahassee, FL 32301 Telephone: (850) 224-9115 Facsimile: (850) 222-7560 [email protected] EFTA00714920 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CITATIONS ii PRELI

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

01 Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301 JOHN BERANEK Fla. Bar No.: 0005419 AUSLEY & MCMULLEN, P.A. 123 South Calhoun Street P.O. Box 391 (zip 32302) Tallahassee. FL 32301 Exhibit B EFTA00613586 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CITATIONS ii PRELIMINARY STATEMENT 1 STATEMENT REGARDING ORAL ARGUMENT 2 STAND

lies across the board to actions in Florida, both to common-law causes of action, those initiated pursuant to a statute, or of some other origin," Echevarria, McCalla, Raymer, Barrett & Frappier v. Cole, 950 So.2d 380, 384 (Fla.2007), and reaffirmed that "ralbsolute immunity must be afforded to any act

act occurring during the course of a judicial proceeding ... so long as the act has some relation to the proceeding." Levin, 639 So.2d at 608. In Echevarria, the Court reiterated its broad application of privilege "applies in all causes of action, statutory as well as common law." Echevarria, 950 So.2d

been litigated and withdrew, indisputably occurred during and were related to the judicial proceedings. Attorneys and Law Firms Michael E. Allen, Tallahassee. for appellants. Hunton & Williams LLP, and Marty Steinberg and Jeffrey W. Gutchess; Ross & Girten, and Lauri Waldman Ross, Miami, for appellees.

ss 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. 2007), and Wolfe provided "binding precedent in this area of law." (R. 1203).2 Fi

ial court's judgment on this alternative theory, we conclude that the trial court properly ruled in favor of Shands."); Applegate v. Barnett Bank of Tallahassee, 377 So. 2d 1150, 1152 (Fla.1979) ("Even when based on erroneous reasoning, a -5- EFTA00612487 conclusion or decision of a trial court will gener