NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINES, LTD. v. ZARENO

No. 98-62.

712 So.2d 791 (1998)

NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINES, LTD., f/k/a Kloster Cruise, Ltd., a Florida corporation for profit, Petitioner, v. Gregorio ZARENO, Respondents.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

June 24, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Curtis J. Mase, and Beverly D. Eisenstadt, Miami, for petitioner.

Leesfield, Leighton, Rubio & Mafhood, and Maria L. Rubio, Miami, for respondent.

Before GERSTEN, FLETCHER and SORONDO, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

Petitioner Norwegian Cruise Lines, ("Norwegian") seeks certiorari review from the denial of its motion to strike respondent Gregorio Zareno's ("Zareno") request for punitive damages. We grant certiorari and direct the trial court to strike Zareno's claim for punitive damages based upon failure to comply with Section 768.72, Florida Statutes (1997).

In October of 1997, Zareno filed a maritime claim against Norwegian in state court claiming breach...

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