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ESTATE OF DESPAIN v. AVANTE GROUP, INC.

No. 5D03-3383.

900 So.2d 637 (2005)

ESTATE OF Beulah DESPAIN, etc., Appellant, v. AVANTE GROUP, INC. and Avante at Leesburg, Inc., Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

Rehearing Denied May 4, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan B. Morrison of Law Offices of Susan B. Morrison, P.A., and Brian L. Thompson of Wilkes & McHugh, P.A., Tampa, for Appellant.

Betsy E. Gallagher, Aram P. Megerian and Michael C. Clarke of Cole, Scott & Kissane, P.A., Tampa, for Appellee.

SAWAYA, C.J.

The Estate of Beulah Despain appeals a final judgment rendered pursuant to a jury verdict awarding compensatory damages for violation of the decedent's rights as a nursing home resident under section 400.022, Florida Statutes (1999), negligence, and the decedent's wrongful death. Despain specifically appeals the order denying the personal representative's motion to amend the complaint to allege a claim for punitive damages against Avante Group, Inc. and...

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