Legal Opinion
Metcalf v. Beverly Health & Rehabilitation Services, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Florida
Decided January 8, 1999No. 4:98cv278-RHPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING LEAVE TO FILE FOURTH AMENDED COMPLAINT
HINKLE, District Judge.
Plaintiff has moved for leave to amend her complaint to add a claim for punitive damages. Plaintiff assumes she must comply with § 768.72, Florida Statutes, which requires the submission of evidence as a condition precedent to pleading a claim for punitive damages. Plaintiff has submitted evidence she says satisfies that requirement. Defendant has responded by asserting plaintiffs evidentiary showing falls short of that required by Florida law. Defendant apparently does not oppose the filing of the amended complaint…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Hanna v. PlumerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- T.W.M. v. American Medical System, Inc.District Court, N.D. Florida · 1995
- Blount v. Sterling Healthcare Group, Inc.District Court, S.D. Florida · 1996
- Teel v. United Technologies Pratt & WhitneyDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 1997
- Alexander v. University/Gainesville Healthcare Center, Inc.District Court, N.D. Florida · 1998
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