HCA Health Services of Florida, Inc. v. Cyberknife Center of Treasure Coast, LLC

Petitioner HCA Health Services of Florida, Inc. (HCA) seeks certiorari relief from a Martin County Circuit Court order which granted a motion by respondent Cy-berknife Center of the Treasure Coast, LLC (Cyberknife) to amend its second amended complaint to add a claim of punitive damages in a count alleging fraudulent inducement to contract. We conclude that this order departs from the essential requirements of law resulting in material harm of an irreparable nature in that it subjects petitioner to financial worth discovery when a contract on which it was based expressly provided for waiver…