TRIAL COURT DID NOT DEPART FROM ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS OF LAW IN DISQUALIFYING LAW FIRM REPRESENTING PLAINTIFF, WHERE AN ATTORNEY IN THAT FIRM HAD PREVIOUSLY REPRESENTED THE DEFENDANT TOBACCO COMPANY WHILE WORKING FOR A DIFFERENT FIRM--EVEN THE TERMINATION OF THAT ATTORNEY…

NO DEPARTURE FROM THE ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS OF LAW IN GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO AMEND COMPLAINT TO ASSERT A CLAIM FOR PUNITIVE DAMAGES. Levin v. Pritchard, 43 Fla. L. Weekly D2425 (Fla. 3rd DCA October 31, 2018): The plaintiff notified his…