PER CURIAM.
We grant this petition for writ of certiorari and quash the trial court order denying Petitioners' motion to strike a punitive damages claim.
Section 768.72, Florida Statutes, provides that "... no claim for punitive damages shall be permitted unless there is a reasonable showing ... which would provide a reasonable basis for recovery of such damages." Additionally, upon such a showing, a claimant may then "move to amend his complaint to assert...
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