Stevenson v. Rutherford

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• purpose of section 57.105 is to discourage baseless claims, not to cast a chilling effect on the use of the courts
• trial court awarded summary judgment to defendants in defamation action after key witness's deposition revealed that the named defendant did not make the defamatory statement; however, the attorney's fee award was reversed, because the claim did not initially appear baseless

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