YEYILLE v. SPEIGEL (2024)

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

José YEYILLE, Appellant, v. Justin Cole SPEIGEL, M.D., Appellee.

No. 3D23-2147

Decided: October 23, 2024

Before EMAS, FERNANDEZ and LOBREE, JJ.

José Yeyille, for appellant. Diaz Law Group and Rolando A. Diaz, for appellee.

Affirmed. See Levin, Middlebrooks, Mabie, Thomas, Mayes & Mitchell, P.A. v. U.S. Fire Ins. Co., 639 So. 2d 606, 608 (Fla. 1994) (holding that “absolute immunity must be afforded to any act occurring during the course of a judicial proceeding ․ so long as the act has some relation to the proceeding”); LatAm Invs., LLC v. Holland & Knight, LLP, 88 So. 3d 240, 245 (Fla. 3d DCA 2011) (“While the litigation privilege is an affirmative defense, it can be adjudicated on a motion to dismiss if the applicability of the privilege can be clearly discerned from the face of the complaint.” (citation omitted) (citing Kidwell v. Gen. Motors Corp., 975 So. 2d 503, 505 n.2 (Fla. 2d DCA 2007))).

PER CURIAM.

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