Fla. Court Rules Work Comp Attorney Didn't Defame Fraud Suspects

A carrier is not liable for a former attorney's comments to a television station about “the biggest workers' compensation fraud case in the history of Florida” because the attorney's statements are “pure opinion” and not actionable, a Florida appellate court ruled. The 5th District Court of Appeal affirmed a summary judgment ruling in favor of Wasau Insurance Co. against a defamation suit filed by Kerry and Donald Dreggors, on behalf of Barney Dreggors. They filed the suit after Mark Spangler, an attorney representing Wasau at the time, told a local televisi...