TRIAL COURT ERRED IN GRANTING LEAVE TO AMEND TO SEEK PUNITIVE DAMAGES WHERE PLAINTIFF IMPROPERLY PLED A STAND-ALONE PUNITIVE DAMAGES COUNT, AND WHERE THE PROFFER FAILED TO SUPPORT A FINDING OF INTENTIONAL MISCONDUCT UNDER SECTION 768.72 Robertson v. Antoine, 50 Fla.…

HEARSAY “STATE OF MIND” EXCEPTION DOES NOT COVER BACKWARD-LOOKING RELIANCE STATEMENTS; HARMFUL ERROR TEST APPLIED STRICTLY IN ENGLE PROGENY TRIAL Philip Morris USA Inc. v. Lipp, 50 Fla. L. Weekly D2365 (Fla. 3d DCA Oct. 29, 2025): The personal representative…