Florida Statute 770.07 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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Title XLV
TORTS

Chapter 770
DEFAMATION

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F.S. 770.07

770.07 Cause of action, time of accrual.—The cause of action for damages founded upon a single publication or exhibition or utterance, as described in s. 770.05, shall be deemed to have accrued at the time of the first publication or exhibition or utterance thereof in this state.

History.—s. 3, ch. 67-52.

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Florida Department of Insurance v. Blackburn (In Re Blackburn)

209 B.R. 4, 10 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. B 343, 1997 Bankr. LEXIS 694, 1997 WL 274785

United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: May 20, 1997 | Docket: 1431353

Cited 16 times | Published

defamation claims because the defamation statute, Section 770.07, Florida Statutes, specifically provides for

WAGNER, NUGENT, JOHNSON v. Flanagan

629 So. 2d 113

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Nov 10, 1993 | Docket: 1263873

Cited 14 times | Published

exhibition or utterance thereof in this state. Section 770.07, Fla. Stat. (1987). Although chapter 770 primarily

Putnam Berkley Group, Inc. v. Dinin

734 So. 2d 532, 1999 WL 333143

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 26, 1999 | Docket: 2516530

Cited 10 times | Published

statutes of limitations, defendants also rely on section 770.07 which provides that certain claims for damages

FLORIDA GAMCO, INC. v. Fontaine

68 So. 3d 923, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 12515, 2011 WL 3477081

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 10, 2011 | Docket: 2358609

Cited 7 times | Published

accrued "at the time of the first publication." § 770.07, Fla. Stat. (2010). Mirabella testified that the

Musto v. Bell South Telecommunications

748 So. 2d 296, 1999 WL 492683

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 14, 1999 | Docket: 1504839

Cited 5 times | Published

defamatory statement and interpretation of section 770.07, Florida Statutes (1987), which sets the time

Tobkin v. Jarboe

695 So. 2d 1257, 1997 WL 269079

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 21, 1997 | Docket: 425091

Cited 5 times | Published

discovery. Id. at 114. The court considered section 770.07, which states: Cause of action, time of accrual

Comins v. Vanvoorhis

135 So. 3d 545, 42 Media L. Rep. (BNA) 2021, 2014 WL 1393081, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 5318

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 11, 2014 | Docket: 60239696

Cited 4 times | Published

Indeed, the Florida Supreme Court has held that section 770.07, which establishes the point in time when a

Baucom v. Haverty

805 So. 2d 959, 2001 WL 1471754

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 21, 2001 | Docket: 1242199

Cited 4 times | Published

to someone at each new potential employer. See § 770.07, Fla. Stat. (1999) ("The cause of action for damages

Ashraf v. Adventist Health System/Sunbelt, Inc.

200 So. 3d 173, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 10158, 2016 WL 3569545

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 1, 2016 | Docket: 4109019

Cited 3 times | Published

exhibition or utterance thereof in this state.” § 770.07, Fla. Stat. (2014!). The single publication rule

Perdue v. Miami Herald Publishing Company

291 So. 2d 604

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jan 17, 1974 | Docket: 1350673

Cited 3 times | Published

publication to only one choice of venue) and F.S. § 770.07, F.S.A., (providing that the cause of action shall

Weeks v. Town of Palm Beach

252 So. 3d 258

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 25, 2018 | Docket: 64685932

Cited 2 times | Published

publication[.]" Wagner , 629 So.2d at 115 ; accord § 770.07, Fla. Stat. (2012). "Although chapter 770 primarily

Norkin v. Fla. Bar

311 F. Supp. 3d 1299

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: Apr 26, 2018 | Docket: 64318781

Cited 2 times | Published

629 So.2d 113 (Fla. 1993) ; see also Fla. Stat. § 770.07 ("The cause of action for damages founded upon

JACLYN SWEDBERG v. GOLDFINGER'S SOUTH, INC., D/B/A SHOWGIRLS, INC.

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 16, 2022 | Docket: 63162682

Published

events constitute a single publication under section 770.07, Florida Statutes (2016). The trial court held

JAMES CULLEN LOWERY, III v. SHANE MCBEE

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 9, 2021 | Docket: 59971142

Published

Fontaine, 68 So. 3d 923 (Fla. 4th DCA 2011), and section 770.07, Florida Statutes (2019), in support. Defendant

JASON WEEKS v. TOWN OF PALM BEACH

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 25, 2018 | Docket: 7511622

Published

publication[.]” Wagner, 629 So. 2d at 115; accord § 770.07, Fla. Stat. (2012). “Although chapter 770 primarily

Miller v. ANHEUSER BUSCH, INC.

591 F. Supp. 2d 1377, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 106241, 2008 WL 5427990

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: Dec 29, 2008 | Docket: 2286439

Published

when the alleged harm accrues. See Fla. Stat. § 770.07 ("The cause of action for damages founded upon