Florida court dismisses former lawyer's claims over online doxing and firing

The case involved a former associate attorney at Chartwell Law Offices who posted pro-Palestinian content on Instagram and was later doxed on two anti-antisemitism platforms. She alleged that the firm’s founders, Gadi Beer and his wife Beth Beer, used pseudonymous accounts to reveal her name, work email and office details, leading to threats and her eventual dismissal on Feb. 29, 2024. In her amended complaint she sought damages for tortious interference, defamation by implication and civil conspiracy.

The district court, applying Florida tort standards and the Eleventh Circuit’s Worldwide Primates ruling, held that the defendants merely supplied truthful information and expressed opinions, which are protected from liability. As a result, the plaintiff’s claims were dismissed in their entirety.