Kaplan v. Schurr
After a defamation suit settled with a court-ratified agreement requiring the defendant to post a specifically worded apology online, the defendant repeatedly posted noncompliant versions and was found guilty of indirect criminal contempt. The Third DCA affirmed the contempt adjudication and $1,000 sanction but reversed the $28,246.50 award of attorney's fees and costs to the plaintiffs as 'restitution' for their counsel's work as court-appointed prosecutor of the criminal contempt.
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