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Florida Statutes § 770.06 — Adverse judgment in any jurisdiction a bar to additional action.

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From the Legislature's 2026 edition, which includes changes effective through January 1, 2027. Later effective dates are retained in each section's source notes.

2026 edition · Chapter 770 — DEFAMATION

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.

History

History.—s. 2, ch. 67-52.

Source captured on 2026-10-10. Read the official chapter.

Chapter 770 · Collection coverage

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