Epstein Secrets

ssee. for appellants. Hunton & Williams LLP, and Marty Steinberg and Jeffrey W. Gutchess; Ross & Girten

to provide legal immunity for actions that occur in judicial proceedings. Myers v. Hodges, 53 Fla. 197, 44 So. 357 (1907). In Levitt, Middlebrooks, Mabie, Thomas, Mayes & Mitchell, P.A. v. U.S. Fire Ins. Co., 639 So.2d 606, 608 (Fla.I994), the Florida Supreme Court extended the litigation privilege,

So. 2d 449, 450 (Fla. 5'h DCA 1984)("the tort of abuse of process is concerned with the improper use of process after it issues")(emphasis added); Marty v. Gresh, 501 So. 2d 87, 90 (Fla. 1st DCA 1987)"[A]buse of process requires an act constituting the misuse of process after it issues. The malicious

O Prejclude O/C, etc. from Making Extrajudicial Statements, et al. proceeding if the act "has some relation to the proceeding." Levin, Middlebrooks, Mabie, Thomas, Mayes & Mitchell, P.A. v. United States Fire Ins. Co., 639 So. 2d 606, 608 (Fla. 1994). The litigation privilege bars Edwards' claim again

aim, particularly where Epstein fails to allege that he was required to do something as the result of Edwards’ pursuit of the claims against him, See Marty v. Gresh, 501 So.2d 87, 90 (Fla, 1* Dist. Ct. App. 1987) (affirming summary judgment on an abuse of process claim where “appellant’s lawsuit caused

ious behavior, suéh as tortious interference with business relationship, so long as act has some relationship to proceeding, See Levin, Middlebrooks, Mabie, Thomas, Mayes & Mitchell, P.A. v. U.S. Fire Ins. Co., 639 So, 2d 606 (Fla. 1994). The immunity afforded to statements made during the course of a ju