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OLEN PROPERTIES CORP., Appellant, v. Rebecca CANCEL, Appellee.
    No. 4D14-1180.
    District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
    Oct. 7, 2015.
    Robert Rivas of Sachs Sax Caplan, P.L., Tallahassee, for appellant.
    Julie H. Littky-Rubin of Clark, Fountain, La Vista, Prather, Keen & Littky-Rubin, LLP, West Palm Beach, and Marlowe J. Blake of Marlowe J.’ Blake, P.A., Boca Raton, for appellee.
   PER CURIAM.

In this sex discrimination and retaliation case, we reverse the $700,000 award of non-economic damages as excessive. See City of Hollywood v. Hogan, 986 So.2d 634 (Fla. 4th DCA 2008); see also § 768.74(5), Fla. Stat. (2013). We remand for the trial court to determine a remittitur amount, or to order a new trial on non-economic damages if the party adversely affected by the remittitur does not agree to the remitted amount. See § 768.74(4), Fla. Stat. (2013).

We affirm on all other issues raised in this appeal.

Affirmed in part, Reversed in part, and Remanded for further proceedings.

GROSS and TAYLOR, JJ, and SHEPHERD, CAROLINE, Associate Judge, concur.