The Supreme Court of Florida ruled that the litigation privilege does not bar the filing of a malicious prosecution claim based on adding a party defendant to a civil suit. The court approved the Fourth District's decision in Fischer v. Debrincat and disapproved the Third District's decision in Wolfe v. Foreman to the extent it was inconsistent. The decision emphasizes that applying the litigation privilege would undermine the cause of action for malicious prosecution.
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