Nodar v. Galbreath

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• holding that “…there must be a showing that the speaker used his privileged position to gratify his malevolence.”
• noting that “[t]he privilege . . . raises a presumption of good faith and places upon the plaintiff the burden of proving express malice”
• explaining that malice may not be inferred “from the 2 Plaintiff disputes that she must allege express malice, not statutory malice. (Doc. 26 at 5). For support, she cites Florida Statute § 456.073(11) and (12)(a
• statements of a citizen to a legislative body [a school board] regarding matters of public concern are conditionally privileged
• \The determination that a defendant's statements are qualifiedly privileged eliminates the presumption of malice attaching to defamatory statements by law. The privilege instead raises a presumption of good faith and places upon the plaintiff the burden of proving express malice....\

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