Mealey's (April 17, 2023, 1:32 PM EDT) -- FORT MYERS, Fla. — A homeowner may be entitled to punitive damages if he can show that a previous punitive damages award against a manufacturer of defective Chinese drywall, which was used in his home, was insufficient to punish the manufacturer’s behavior, a Florida federal judge found April 14 in partly adopting a magistrate judge’s report and recommendation interpreting a Florida statute that prohibits successive punitive damages awards....