Petri Positive Pest Control, Inc. v. CCM Condominium Association, Inc. d/b/a Country Club Manor Condominium Association

Petitioner, Petri Positive Pest Control, Inc. (Petri), seeks certiorari relief from a November 12, 2014 order granting respondent CCM Condominium Association, Inc.’s (CCM) motion for leave to assert a punitive damages claim. See § 768.72, Fla. Stat. (2014). Certiorari review is available to determine whether a trial court has complied with the procedural requirements of section 768.72, but not the sufficiency of the evidence. See Globe Newspaper Co. v. King, 658 So.2d 518, 520 (Fla.1995).

Although the trial court held a hearing on the matter, neither the court’s verbal comments nor written…