Parker, Landerman & Parker, P.A. v. Riccard

Petitioner, Parker, Landerman and Parker, P.A., [“The Parker Firm”], defendant in a legal malpractice action, seeks certio-rari review of an order which allowed the plaintiff, William D. Riccard [“Riccard”], to amend his complaint to state a claim for punitive damages, apparently predicated on alleged errors and omissions during its representation of Riccard.1 The trial court conducted a hearing on Riccard’s motion. Riccard’s counsel argued that information learned through discovery supported the punitive damage claim. The Parker Firm asserted that the judge previously assigned to the case…