Case Name: AMERICAN HERITAGE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Petitioner, v. Norma Jo SMITH and DGT, Inc., Respondents.
Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2018-11-13
Citations: 263 So. 3d 133
Docket Number: No. 1D18-844
Parties: AMERICAN HERITAGE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Petitioner,
v.
Norma Jo SMITH and DGT, Inc., Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 263
Pages: 133–134

Head Matter:
AMERICAN HERITAGE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Petitioner,
v.
Norma Jo SMITH and DGT, Inc., Respondents.
No. 1D18-844
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
November 13, 2018
Rehearing Denied January 22, 2019
Christopher M. Cobb and Kayla A. Haines of Jimerson & Cobb, P.A., Jacksonville, for Petitioner.
Alexander D. Brown and Adam S. Goldman of The Concept Law Group, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for Respondents.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
In this certiorari proceeding, Petitioner seeks review of the order allowing Respondents to amend their counterclaim against Petitioner to assert a claim for punitive damages. The scope of our review is limited to determining whether the trial court complied with the procedural requirements in section 768.72, Florida Statutes ; we do not have jurisdiction to review the sufficiency of the evidence proffered to support the punitive damages claim. See Simeon, Inc. v. Cox , 671 So.2d 158, 160 (Fla. 1996) ; Globe Newspaper Co. v. King , 658 So.2d 518, 520 (Fla. 1995) ; Munroe Health Systems, Inc. v. Estate of Gonzales , 795 So.2d 1133, 1134 (Fla. 5th DCA 2001).
Here, the trial court complied with the applicable procedural requirements. Respondents proffered evidence to support their punitive damage claim, and after a hearing, the trial court entered a thorough order finding the proffer to be sufficient to support the claim. Accordingly, the petition for writ of certiorari is DENIED .
B.L. Thomas, C.J., and Wetherell and Winsor, JJ., concur..