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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Microsoft New Tai Lue",sans-serif">Is anyone aware of any case law wherein a court awarded punitive damages for the recording of a fraudulent lien
<b>in the absence of actual damages</b>? The language of the statute, 713.31(2)(c), appears to suggest that an owner would be entitled to punitive damages
<u>only if</u> the owner can also demonstrate actual damages resulting from the fraudulent lien. Any insight in this regard would be greatly appreciated!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;font-variant:small-caps;color:#1F497D;letter-spacing:1.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">John B. Trawick, PLLC</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-variant:small-caps;color:#1F497D;mso-ligatures:none"> <br>
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;font-variant:small-caps;color:#1F497D;mso-ligatures:none">3298 Summit Blvd., Suite 5 <b>|</b> Pensacola, Florida 32503</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-variant:small-caps;color:#1F497D;mso-ligatures:none"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;font-variant:small-caps;color:#1F497D;mso-ligatures:none">Office: (850) 476-0495
<b>|</b> Direct: (850) 982-0165</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-variant:small-caps;color:#1F497D;mso-ligatures:none"><br>
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