HCA Health Services of Florida, Inc., d/b/a St. Lucie Medical Center v. Sarah Byers-McPheeters Bryan McPhetters Michael Anthony Meloni, Jr., M.D. J.H. Gatewood Emergency Services, P.A.

Petitioner seeks certiorari relief from a November 16, 2015 order granting Respondents’ motion for leave to assert a punitive damages claim. See § 768.72, Fla. Stat. (2015). Certiorari review is available to determine whether a trial court has complied with the procedural requirements of section 768.72, but not to review the sufficiency of the evidence. Globe Newspaper Co. v. King, 658 So.2d 518, 520 (Fla.1995).

' The trial court failed to fully comply with the procedural requirements of section 768.72 when it expressly deferred making a finding on whether the Respondents’ proffer established…