EDWARDS , J. 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...
DECISION WITHOUT PUBLISHED OPINION Affirmed.
DECISION WITHOUT PUBLISHED OPINION Affirmed.
PER CURIAM . The final judgment on appeal is reversed and remanded for reconsideration in light of the supreme court's opinion in Bartram v. U.S. Bank National Ass'n , 41 Fla. L. Weekly S493, ___ So.3d ___ (Fla. Nov. 3, 2016). The trial court did not have the benefit of this opinion when it rendered its final judgment. Reversed; remanded with instructions. VILLANTI, C.J., and KHOUZAM and BADALAMENTI, JJ., Concur.
DECISION WITHOUT PUBLISHED OPINION Affirmed.
DECISION WITHOUT PUBLISHED OPINION Affirmed.
DECISION WITHOUT PUBLISHED OPINION Affirmed.
PER CURIAM . Lally Orange Buick Pontiac GMC, Inc., et al. ("Appellants") appeal a final judgment containing a judicial appraisal that valued Simi Sandhu's shareholder interest in the corporation at $1.9 million. Because the trial court's valuation is not supported by competent, substantial evidence, we reverse. Lally Orange Buick was an automobile dealership organized as a closely held corporation. The corporation was initially owned by Resham Lally, and his son, Rajinder Lally. In 2010,...
DECISION WITHOUT PUBLISHED OPINION Affirmed.
Gerber , J. Anthony Pugliese filed a motion to disqualify the judge presiding over two consolidated cases to which Pugliese is a party. The motion raised multiple grounds, but the primary ground was that, during a pre-trial hearing, the judge made a gratuitous comment which Pugliese felt was offensive to him. The judge denied Pugliese's motion to disqualify on the basis that the motion was legally insufficient. Pugliese now petitions us for a writ of prohibition, seeking to disqualify the...
DECISION WITHOUT PUBLISHED OPINION Affirmed.
DECISION WITHOUT PUBLISHED OPINION Affirmed.
DECISION WITHOUT PUBLISHED OPINION Affirmed.
Taylor , J. In the wake of a series of local corruption scandals, a grand jury convened in 2009 to investigate county governance and public corruption. The grand jury recommended the creation of an Office of Inspector General ("OIG") with oversight and investigatory powers. In November 2010, the voters of Palm Beach County approved a referendum amending the County Charter to establish an OIG applicable to both the County and all municipalities approving the amendment. The referendum...
