University of Miami Law Review Volume 33 Number 4 1978 Developments in Florida Law Article 17 6-1-1979 Business, Professional and Other Torts Guy B. Bailey Jr. Robbie M. Colaluca Follow this and additional works at: https://repository.law.miami.edu/umlr Recommended Citation Guy B. Bailey Jr. and Robbie M. Colaluca, Business, Professional and Other Torts, 33 U. Miami L. Rev. 1345 (1979) Available at: https://repository.law.miami.edu/umlr/vol33/iss4/17 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Journals at University of Miami School of Law Institutional Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in University of Miami Law Review by an authorized editor of University of Miami School of Law Institutional Repository. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Business, Professional and Other Torts Guy B. BAILEY, JR.* AND ROBBIE M. COLALUCA** The authors examine the 1978 developments in the law of torts. Particularemphasis is placed upon recent Floridadecisions in the areas of professional malpractice and the business torts of fraud and deceit, conspiracy, and intentionalinterference with an advantageous business relationship. I. INTENTIONAL T ORTS .................................... ........ 1345 A. Tortious Interference with Advantageous Business Relations .... 1345 B . F raud and D eceit ........................................... 1351 1. PLEADING FRAUD ................................. ...... 1351 2. FRAUD AS A DEFENSE ........................... ......... 1352 3. MISREPRESENTATION OF OPINION OR FACT .................... 1353 C . C onspira cy ........................ ......................... 1355 D. False Arrest and False Imprisonment ........................ 1356 E. M isuse of Legal Proceedings ............................... 1358 1. MALICIOUS PROSECUTION .................................. 1358 2. ABUSE OF PROCESS ...... ................ ................ 1361 F . D efam ation ................................................ 1362 1. LIBEL AND SLANDER ............ ......................... 1362 2.