District Court of Appeal of Florida

Summary judgment for defendants in an asbestos suit is affirmed where the trial court's failure to apply a delayed manifestation exception to the fraud statute of repose did not result in an unconstitutional denial of access to the courts.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/26/2006
• Published 04/26/2006

Judges

• WELLS, Judge., Before WELLS, CORTIÑAS, and ROTHENBERG, JJ.

Court

• District Court of Appeal of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Reyes & O'Shea and Angel M. Reyes and Daniel F. O'Shea, Miami, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Carlton Fields and Alina Alonso and Jeffrey A. Cohen, Miami;  Martin Unger, Orlando;  Steptoe & Johnson and Stephen A. Fennell and Jeffrey E. McFadden, Washington, D.C., for appellee Metropolitan Life Insurance Company.