Silver v. Levinson

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• finding that publication element of tort of libel was satisfied when letters were received by addressees in Florida
• finding absolute immunity not applicable to defendant’s actions, which did not occur in course of or as necessary preliminary act to judicial proceeding
• \We do not agree that Carida was overruled by Doe because Doe only addressed the `corporate shield' doctrine\
• physical presence is not a prerequisite for personal jurisdiction; a professional who deliberately sent defamatory material into the state was subject to personal jurisdiction
• Connecticut resident could reasonably anticipate being haled into Florida court where he sent a defamatory letter into Florida, directed at a Florida resident, that was “designed to have an effect” in Florida
• mailing of defamatory letter into Florida

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).