JOSEPH ARENA v. NAT LORENTE AYURVEDA CORP DHARMA NUTRITION CLINIC (2026)

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

JOSEPH J. ARENA, M.D., Appellant, v. NAT LORENTE AYURVEDA CORP. d/b/a DHARMA NUTRITION CLINIC, Appellee.

No. 4D2025-3109

Decided: March 18, 2026

Brad Elliott Kelsky of Kelsky Law, P.A., Plantation, for appellant. Douglas Howard Stein of Douglas H. Stein, P.A., Coral Gables, for appellee.

Appellant Joseph J. Arena, M.D., appeals an order denying his motion for leave to amend his complaint to plead punitive damages claims and to name an additional defendant. We affirm without comment the denial of Dr. Arena's motion for leave to amend the complaint to plead punitive damages claims. We dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction as to the denial of Dr. Arena's motion for leave to amend the complaint to name an additional defendant. See Fla. R. App. P. 9.130(a); Buysmart Ins. Inc. v. Chirinos, 400 So. 3d 703, 704 (Fla. 3d DCA 2024).

Affirmed in part; dismissed in part.

Per Curiam.

Gross, May and Shaw, JJ., concur.

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