Today’s Legislative Call to Action: Defamation, False Light, and Unauthorized Publication of Name or Likenesses
HB 991 Defamation, False Light, and Unauthorized Publication of Name or Likenesses
Florida 2023 Regular Session
About HB 991
Provides that journalist’s privilege does not apply to defamation claims when defendant is professional journalist or media entity; revises provisions concerning venue for certain actions; provides for attorney fees & costs to prevailing plaintiffs in certain actions; specifies certain persons may not be considered public figures; provides certain allegations are defamatory per se; provides statutory damages to prevailing plaintiffs who are subject of such allegations; creates presumption that statement by anonymous source is presumptively false; provides public figure does not need to show actual malice to prevail in defamation action.
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