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Johnson v. Libow, Palm Beach County, Florida
THE JUDICIAL SWAMP OF IMPRACTICAL OBSCURITY
THE JUDICIAL SWAMP OF IMPRACTICAL OBSCURITY
Miami Mirror, True Reflections
Editorial by David Arthur Walters
February 2, 2012
Chief Judge of Palm Beach Circuit declines online access to case of significant public interest
MIAMI BEACH—David Johnson v. Allen H. Libow, a case filed in the Palm Beach Circuit Court, is certainly a case of significant public interest to the nation because it
purportedly exposes one of the worst examples of the abusive and malicious practice of law tolerated by a court system that claims the sole and inherent power to discipline itself. It is definitely a
case the public should scrutinize to see if the allegations of the plaintiff have merit.
Yet what could be one of the most egregious cases of unethical conduct by lawyers and gross negligence of the Florida Bar in failing to discipline them will barely see
the light of day in order for the consuming public to decide for itself whether the allegations are true or false. Apparently the lawyers in question are untouchables. The mainstream press, the much
vaunted fourth branch of government, is loath to alienate the profession that has a virtual stranglehold on every walk of life therefore it ignores the potentially scandalous case. Most importantly,
Florida’s judicial system is deliberately antiquated in respect to the absence of complete open Internet access to its so-called public records. Read more here
Miami Mirror, February 2, 2012
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Florida attorney sued for malicious prosecution
Allen H. LibowInfluential Florida attorney sued for malicious prosecution
The Miami Mirror
By David Arthur Walters
June 27, 2011
MIAMI BEACH – David Johnson and his wife Jane Johnson, former residents of Palm Beach County, have filed a complaint in the circuit court of Palm Beach County against
Palm Beach attorney Allen H. Libow, his wife Melissa Libow, and Boca Raton law firm Libow & Shaheen LLP et al, for malicious prosecution, conspiracy to commit malicious prosecution, and abuse of
process, in regards to a defamation action first asserted by the defendants against the Johnsons in 2004 for filing an absolutely privileged complaint against Libow with The Florida Bar, the agency
of the Florida Supreme Court that licenses lawyers in the state, regulates their conduct, and presently represents mainly the political and business interests of the dominant professional
elite.
The defamation suit against the Johnsons was prosecuted by Mrs. Libow’s father, affluent Miami attorney Arthur W. Tifford, who has not yet been named as a defendant in
the Johnsons’ malicious prosecution complaint, and who has now appeared to defend his son-in-law from that complaint. According to the court docket, attorneys Lisa Weiss and Bruce L. Udolf of Boca
Raton law firm Udolf Libow have appeared to defend Mrs. Libow. The Johnsons are represented by Steven Jeffrey Rothman. (See case 502011CA001121XXXXMB) Read more here
By David Arthur Walters
2011, 06-27-11, Influential Lawyer Sued [...]
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Follow the Johnson v. Libow case in Palm Beach County, Florida, at the Clerk & Controller Online http://www.mypalmbeachclerk.com
Complaint for Malicious Prosecution
David Johnson v. Allen H. Libow
Case: 502011CA001121XXXXMB
Fifteenth Judicial Circuit
Palm Beach County, Florida
Complaint for Malicious Prosecution
Complaint filed January 24, 2011
Complaint.502011CA001121XXXXMB.pdf
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As of August 17, 2011
Palm Beach County docket, Johnson v Libo[...]
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Plaintiff’s Motion For Leave To File Amended Complaint
by Steven J. Rothman, Jones, Foster, Johnson & Stubbs, PA, Attorneys for Plaintiffs
1BI6820-motion amend complaint.pdf
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David and Jane Johnson prevailed in libel lawsuit by lawyer Allen H. Libow
David Arthur WaltersBeware of Filing Complaints Against Attorneys with The Florida Bar
Miami Mirror
by David Arthur Walters
February 21, 2011
What would you do if you found yourself in a situation where you were being forced by an affluent and well connected member of the Florida Bar to choose between succumbing to his legally and
ethically questionable demand to pay $100,000 for a $1,600 legal bill you believed you did not owe in the first place, or else submit to his inordinate power as a wealthy officer of the court to
financially ruin you? What if you thought his demand was a form of extortion, i.e. a coercive threat to wrench or twist money out of you, a threat that used to come under the broader heading of
"libel" in the old days? Read more here
In re PUBLIC DOCUMENTS in the Judicial Prosecution of DAVID & JANE JOHNSON by ALLEN H. LIBOW ESQ. ET AL for filing a complaint with The Florida Bar
DAVID & JANE JOHNSON
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Court decisions, Libow v. Johnson
January 24, 2007, Fla.App. 4 Dist. 2007, Affirmed
Libow v. Johnson, 947 So.2d 1181 (Table)[...]
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July 8, 2009, Per Curiam Affirmed
Libow Shaheen LLP v David Johnson and J[...]
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July 8, 2009, Per Curiam Affirmed
Libow v. Johnson, 12 So.3d 235, 2009 WL [...]
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Florida case law
Tobkin v. Jarboe, 710 So.2d 975 holds that an unsuccessful Bar complainant cannot be successfully sued for defamation unless the complainant publicizes the complaint. Yellow flag, negative history, see State v. Rutherford, 863 So.2d 445, Fla.App. 4 Dist., 2004
May 28, 1998
Tobkin v. Jarboe, 710 So.2d 975.pdf
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Jan. 7, 2004. Rehearing Denied Feb. 5, 2004
State v. Rutherford, 863 So.2d 445, Fla.[...]
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