Legal Opinion
Tilton v. Wrobel
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided July 27, 2016No. 4D16-207PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtConner, J.
The petitioners seek certiorari review from a trial court order granting the respondent’s motion for leave to, amend his complaint to seek punitive damages on a claim of defamation per se. See § 768.72, Fla. 'Stat. (2015). The petitioners contend the trial court erred in failing to determine there was a sufficient evidentiary proffer to support amending the complaint to seek punitive damages.- We agree and quash the trial court order.
At the hearing conducted on the motion, the respondent contended his proffer was sufficient because: (1) the complaint clearly established that he, as a…
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