WG Evergreen Woods SH, LLC v. Fares

In this case, we answer the question of whether Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.190(f) requires the trial court to conduct a hearing before granting leave to amend to add claims for punitive damages. Petitioners,1 the defendants below, seek a writ of certiorari to quash the trial court’s order granting Respondent, the plaintiff below, leave to file an amended complaint asserting a claim for punitive damages. First, Petitioners claim that by granting the motion to amend without holding a hearing, the trial court failed to provide the procedural due process required by rule 1.190(f). Second,…