PARIENTE, Judge.
The trial court permitted respondent (plaintiff) to amend his complaint to allege punitive damages. Rather than determine at that time whether there was a reasonable basis to support a punitive damages claim, the trial court ruled that it would make that determination at the time of trial. By so doing, the trial court departed from the essential requirements of law.
Before a plaintiff may assert a claim of punitive damages, the trial court...
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