Carroll v. DeLeon, 2021 WL 2224356

Carroll v. DeLeon, 2021 WL 2224356 (Fla. 2d DCA 2021). Obtained affirmance of order granting multiple media defendants’ anti-SLAPP motions to dismiss that statements in news reports concerning plaintiff’s arrest were reasonably accurate and fair, and therefore protected by Florida’s fair report privilege. The appellate court also found the media defendants were entitled to fees pursuant to Florida’s anti-SLAPP statute.