A person who has a privilege against the disclosure of a confidential matter or communication waives the privilege if the person, or the person’s predecessor while holder of the privilege, voluntarily discloses or makes the communication when he or she does not have a reasonable expectation of privacy, or consents to disclosure of, any significant part of the matter or communication. This section is not applicable when the disclosure is itself a privileged communication.
Fla. Stat. § 90.507
Waiver of privilege by voluntary disclosure
Known as the Florida Evidence Code
The act spans §§ 90–90 (88 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Maplewood Partners, L.P. v. Indian Harbor Insurance (2013)
Most recently applied in V5 Investments, LLC v. GoWaiter Business Holdings, LLC (September 2016)
History.--s. 1, ch. 76-237; s. 1, ch. 77-77; ss. 13, 22, ch. 78-361; ss. 1, 2, ch. 78-379; s. 480, ch. 95-147.
Official source: Online Sunshine (Florida Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Florida statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.