Fla. Stat. § 770.06 : Torts — Civil Actions For Libel — Adverse judgment in any jurisdiction a bar to additional action Date: 18 Apr 2016 TEXT PDF Current through Chapter 269 of the 2016 Legislative Session A judgment in any jurisdiction for or against the plaintiff upon the substantive merits of any action for damages founded upon a single publication or exhibition or utterance as described in s. 770.05 shall bar any other action for damages by the same plaintiff against the same defendant founded upon the same publication or exhibition or utterance. Fla. Stat. § 770.06 s. 2, ch. 67-52.