This document provides an overview of Florida's retraction statute, Fla. Stat. § 770.02, which applies to libel published in newspapers or periodicals and slander broadcasted. It discusses the applicability of the statute to online publications, referencing court cases such as Ross v. Gore and Mancini v. Personalized Air Conditioning & Heating, Inc. The document outlines the procedures for handling retraction requests, including timelines for publishing corrections and the impact on defamation damages.
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