Builder Says Gross Negligence Claim Is An Improper Attempt At Punitive Damages

(June 25, 2020, 7:04 AM EDT) -- CLEARWATER, Fla. — A home builder accused of construction defects and attempting to cover up the defects rather than repair them says in a May 11 motion to dismiss filed in Florida state court that a man’s amended complaint that the addition of a claim for gross negligence should be dismissed and stricken because it is an attempt to obtain punitive damages without complying with state law requirements (John Michaelos v. Monogram Builders Inc., No. 17-002803-CI, Fla. Cir., 6th Cir., Pinellas Co., 2020 FL Cir. Ct. Motions LEXIS 791)....