v. Crow, 772 F.Supp. 1254, 1256 (M.D.Fla.1991) (plaintiffs must proffer evidence providing a basis to recover punitive damages prior to pleading in complaint); McCarthy v. Barnett Bank, 750 F.Supp. 1119, 1127 (M.D.Fla. 1990) (plaintiffs pled specific acts under § 768.72 to adequately support a claim for punitive damages); Frio Ice, S.A. v. Sunfruit, Inc., 724 F.Supp. 1373, 1383 (S.D.Fla.19689) (punitive claim stricken for failure to provide evidence showing reasonable basis for recovering punitive damages); Lancer Arabians, Inc. v. Beech Aircraft Corp., 723 F.Supp. 1444, 1446-47 (M.D.Fla.1989) (section 768.72 "is clearly substantive because it sets the standard for establishing a claim for punitive damages”) (citation omitted); Brennan v. Minneola, 723 F.Supp. 1442, 1443 (M.D.Fla.1989) (<HOLDING>); Dah Chong Hong, Ltd. v. Silk Greenhouse,
holding that federal courts should apply state substantive law holding that federal courts presiding over causes of action created by state law should apply state substantive law but federal procedural law recognizing that section 76872 is substantive law even though the state statute was preempted by federal civil rights law holding that the plaintiffs state law claims are preempted by federal law holding the state law claims were not preempted