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DESSANTI v. CONTRERAS

Nos. 95-1938, 95-1939.

695 So.2d 845 (1997)

Deana A. DESSANTI and Arnold Blair Dale, Appellants/Cross-Appellees, v. Carmen Maria CONTRERAS, as Administrator and Personal Representative of the Estate of Flor Torres Osterman and as Guardian for and on behalf of Carmen Lorena Duarte, Minor Child, Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied July 29, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David B. Pakula of Kubicki Draper, Miami, for appellants/cross-appellees.

Nancy Little Hoffman of Nancy Little Hoffman, P.A., and Hiram M. Montero of Montero, Finizio, Velasquez & Weissing, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for appellee/cross-appellant.

WARNER, Judge.

In this appeal, the appellants contend that the trial court committed reversible error by failing to bifurcate the issue of punitive damages from the issues of negligence and compensatory damages in violation of the dictates of W.R. Grace & Co. v. Waters, 638 So.2d 502 (Fla.1994). We hold that while Grace requires bifurcation of the determination of the...

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