An order issued in Miami-Dade Circuit Court Friday might been among the most significant yet under Florida’s Anti-SLAPP law, according to attorneys involved in the litigation.

Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Miguel de la O on Oct. 19 granted a motion for summary judgment to Miami Herald Media Co., its reporter Julie Brown and the Bradenton Herald — defendants in a 2016 lawsuit by former correctional officers Patrick Quercioli and Dustin Thrasher. His order also awarded attorney fees to the defendants — a coup, according to defense counsel, who say the court granted summary judgment, not a motion to dismiss, in tossing the case.