Opinion
No. 93-1410.
August 24, 1993.
A Writ of Certiorari to the Circuit Court for Dade County; Philip Bloom, Judge.
Kenny, Nachwalter, Seymour, Arnold, Critchlow Spector and Deborah A. Sampieri, Miami, for petitioners.
Bailey, Hunt, Jones Busto and Raul A. Arencibia, Miami, for respondent.
Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and BARKDULL and COPE, JJ.
The order below is quashed because there was no "reasonable showing by evidence in the record or proffered by the claimant which would provide a reasonable basis for recovery of [punitive] damages." § 768.72, Fla. Stat. (1991). See Key West Convalescent Ctr., Inc. v. Doherty, 619 So.2d 367 (Fla. 3d DCA 1993).
Certiorari granted.