Globe Newspaper Co. v. King

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• holding that in the context of section 768.72, Florida Statutes (1993), the punitive-damages statute is generally applicable to civil actions
• holding that certiorari is available to review whether the trial court has followed the procedures set forth in section 768.72, \but not so broad as to encompass review of the sufficiency of the evidence considered in that inquiry\
• noting that the failure to follow the procedure set out in section 768.72 “departs from the essential requirements of the law”
• holding section 768.72 “requires a plaintiff to provide the court with a reasonable evidentiary basis for punitive damages before the court may allow a claim for punitive damages to be included in a plaintiff’s complaint.”
• holding section 768.72 “requires a plaintiff to provide the trial court with a reasonable evidentiary basis for punitive damages before the court may allow a claim for punitive damages to be included in a plaintiff’s complaint.”
• explaining that section 768.72 creates a substantive legal right for a party not to be subject to a punitive damages claim unless a trial court first determines that there is a reasonable basis for the recovery of such damages

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