Supreme Court of Florida

Chapter 403 of the Florida Statutes, which regulates air and water pollution, does not preempt a public nuisance cause of action under Chapter 823 of the Florida Statutes.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/29/2001
• Published 03/29/2001

Judges

• LEWIS, J.

Court

• Supreme Court of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Joseph P. Klock, Jr., and Edward M. Mullins of Steel, Hector & Davis, LLP, Miami, FL, and Gary S. Gibson, West Palm Beach, FL, on behalf of Flo-Sun, Inc. and Okeelanta, Corporation;  and Gary P. Sams, Robert P. Smith, and Gabriel E. Nieto of Hopping, Green, Sams & Smith, P.A., Tallahassee, FL, Margaret L. Cooper of Jones, Foster, Johnson & Stubbs, P.A., West Palm Beach, FL, and Jane Kreusler-Walsh, P.A., Palm Beach, FL, on behalf of Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida, for Petitioners., James T. Hendrick, County Attorney, Key West, FL, for Monroe County, FL, Amicus Curiae.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jack Scarola of Searcy, Denney, Scarola, Barnhart & Shipley, P.A., West Palm Beach, FL, and Russell S. Bohn of Caruso, Burlington, Bohn & Compiani, P.A., West Palm Beach, FL, for Respondents.