District Court of Appeal of Florida

Dismissal of an action brought by individuals against over fifty defendants seeking damages for injuries associated with asbestos exposure is reversed where the evidence before the lower court was insufficient to support a finding that an adequate, alternative forum existed, wherein the claims could be re-instituted.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/15/2006
• Published 11/15/2006

Judges

• STEVENSON, C.J.

Court

• District Court of Appeal of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• David A. Jagolinzer, Case A. Dam and James L. Ferraro of The Ferraro Law Firm, Miami, for appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Albert H. Parnell, Nathan M. Thompson and Evelyn M. Fletcher of Hawkins & Parnell, LLP, Atlanta, Georgia, for appellees Bayer Cropscience, Inc., Dana Corp., Dow Chemical Co., Ericsson, Inc., Flowserve Corp., Maremont Corp., Union Carbide Corp., and Zurn Industries, Inc.