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BRADLEY J. EDWARDS, Appellant, v. JEFFREY EPSTEIN, Appellee. FOURTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA CASE NO.: 4D14-2282 L.T. Case No.: 502009CA040800

e litigation privilege applies to malicious prosecution claims, as well as its finding that the litigation privilege was applicable specifically to Edwards's claims for malicious prosecution and abuse of process against Epstein, constituted issues of law. DelMonico, 116 So. 3d at 1211 (stating the dete

, 598 So. 2d 65 (FIa. 1992) 13, 17, 22 Graham-Eckes Palm Beach Academy v. Johnson, 573 So. 2d 1007 (Fla. 4th DCA 1991) 21 Jackson v. Attorney's Title Insurance Fund, 132 So. 3d 1191 (Fla. 3d DCA 2014) 12 Jackson v. BellSouth Telecomms., 372 F.3d 1250 (11th Cir. 2004) 14 LaFrance v. U.S. Bank National Associ

RECEIVED, 2/25/2015 3:10 PM, Clerk, Fourth District Court of Appeal BRADLEY J. EDWARDS, Appellant, v. JEFFREY EPSTEIN, Appellee. / FOURTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA CASE NO.: 4D14-2282 L.T. Case No.: 502009CA04

e litigation privilege applies to malicious prosecution claims, as well as its finding that the litigation privilege was applicable specifically to Edwards's claims for malicious prosecution and abuse of process against Epstein, constituted issues of law. DelMonico, 116 So. 3d at 1211 (stating the dete

598 So. 2d 65 (FIa. 1992) 13, 17, 22 Graham-Eckes Palm Beach Academy v. Johnson, 573 So. 2d 1007 (Fla. 4th DCA 1991) 21 Jackson v. Attorney's Title Insurance Fund, 132 So. 3d 1191 (Fla. 3d DCA 2014) 12 Jackson v. BellSouth Telecomms., 372 F.3d 1250 (11th Cir. 2004) 14 LaFrance v. U.S. Bank National Associ

t Lauderdale, FL 33301 ttorneys or e rey pstein Bradley J. Edwards, Esq. FARMER, JAFFE, WEISSING, EDWARDS, FISTOS & LEHR

rclaim and Supporting Memorandum of Law, based on the law of the case doctrine. RELEVANT PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND In the Fourth Amended Counterclaim, Edwards raised two claims against Epstein: 1) abuse of process and 2) malicious prosecution. As to the malicious prosecution claim, Edwards alleged that th

598 So. 2d 65 (FIa. 1992) 13, 17, 22 Graham-Eckes Palm Beach Academy v. Johnson, 573 So. 2d 1007 (Fla. 4th DCA 1991) 21 Jackson v. Attorney's Title Insurance Fund, 132 So. 3d 1191 (Fla. 3d DCA 2014) 12 Jackson v. BellSouth Telecomms., 372 F.3d 1250 (11th Cir. 2004) 14 LaFrance v. U.S. Bank National Associ

as quoted by the Wolfe Third District Court of Appeal opinion? MR. KING: There's nothing alleged. (T. 53-54). Accordingly, as explicitly stated in Edwards's own pleadings and discovery responses, and as conceded by Edwards's counsel at oral argument, the events giving rise to Edwards's purported claim

y served to the following on February 25, 2015: William B. King Searcy Denny Scarola Barnhart & Shipley, P.A. 2139 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd. 3409 Bradley J. Edwards Farmer, Jaffe, Weissing, Edwards, Fistos & Lehrman, P.L. 425 N. Andrews Ave., Ste. 2 Mark Nurik Law Offices of Mark S. Nurik 1 E. Broward Blvd.

68 (Fla. 3d DCA 2013) (emphasis added). Additionally, the Wolfe decision was recently cited with approval and relied upon in Jackson v. Attorney's Title Insurance Fund, 132 So. 3d 1191 (Fla. 3d DCA 2014) and American Federated Title Corp. v. Greenberg Trauig, P.A., 125 So. 3d 309 (Fla. 3d DCA 2013) in matters invo