District Court of Appeal of Florida

Orders denying defendants- motions for continuance are quashed pursuant to a petition for mandamus in an expedited asbestos case involving a terminally ill plaintiff where plaintiff and the trial court failed to adhere to the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure and the Amended Omnibus Order on Trial Setting.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/11/2006
• Published 01/11/2006

Judges

• MAY, J.

Court

• District Court of Appeal of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Steven L. Brannock and Meagen Peek Luka of Holland & Knight, LLP, Tampa, Thomas M. Burke and Chris N. Kolos of Holland & Knight, LLP, Orlando, for petitioners Genuine Parts Company, Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire, Mack Trucks, Inc., and International Truck and Engine Corporation., Jeffrey M. Bell of Bell & Melamed, LLC., Fort Lauderdale, for petitioners Daimlerchrysler Corporation, Freightliner, LLC., and Borg-Warner Corporation., Jack R. Reiter and Anthony N. Upshaw of Adorno & Yoss, LLP, Miami, for petitioners Honeywell International, Inc., f/k/a Allied Signal., Michael R. Holt of Rumberger, Kirk & Caldwell, Miami, Robert M. Perez of Salas, Ede, Peterson & Lage, L.L.C., South Miami, and Nancy W. Gregoire of Bunnell, Woulfe, Kirschbaum, Keller, McIntyre, Gregoire & Klein, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for petitioners Ford Motor Company, and General Motors Corporation., Evelyn M. Fletcher of Hawkins & Parnell, LLP, Atlanta, Georgia for petitioners Dana Corporation, and Pneumo Abex, LLC.


• For Appellees:
  
• David A. Jagolinzer and Case A. Dam of The Ferraro Law Firm, P.A., Miami, for respondent.