Fla. Stat. 770.06
Adverse judgment in any jurisdiction a bar to additional action

A judgment in any jurisdiction for or against the plaintiff upon the substantive merits of any action for damages founded upon a single publication or exhibition or utterance as described in s. 770.05 shall bar any other action for damages by the same plaintiff against the same defendant founded upon the same publication or exhibition or utterance.

Source: Section 770.06 — Adverse judgment in any jurisdiction a bar to additional action, https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0770.06 (accessed Aug. 7, 2025).

770.01
Notice condition precedent to action or prosecution for libel or slander 770.02
Correction, apology, or retraction by newspaper or broadcast station 770.03
Civil liability of broadcasting stations 770.04
Civil liability of radio or television broadcasting stations 770.05
Limitation of choice of venue 770.06
Adverse judgment in any jurisdiction a bar to additional action 770.07
Cause of action, time of accrual 770.08
Limitation on recovery of damages

Current through Fall 2025

§ 770.06. Adverse judgment in any jurisdiction a bar to additional action's source at flsenate.gov

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Location: https://florida.public.law/statutes/fla._stat._770.06

Original Source: Section 770.06 — Adverse judgment in any jurisdiction a bar to additional action, https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0770.06 (last accessed Aug. 7, 2025).

Fla. Stat. 770.06 Adverse judgment in any jurisdiction a bar to additional action

Fla. Stat. 770.06
Adverse judgment in any jurisdiction a bar to additional action