( July 20, 2026, 11:00 AM EDT) -- TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Answering a certified question from an appeals court, the Florida Supreme Court determined that the appeals court erred in its interpretation of Florida Statutes Section 768.72(1) when it refused to allow petitioners to amend their counterclaims to seek punitive damages against a neighbor, his insurer and the insurer’s counsel in a lawsuit arising from “hate mail” letters....