Supreme Court of Florida

The economic loss rule bars a negligence action to recover solely economic damages only in circumstances where the parties are either in contractual privity or the defendant is a manufacturer or distributor of a product.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/23/2004
• Published 12/23/2004

Judges

• PARIENTE, C.J.

Court

• Supreme Court of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Hugh C. Griffin and Gary Y. Leung of Lord, Bissell and Brook, LLP, Chicago, IL, and Michael P. Bruyere, Thomas J. Strueber and Jonathan R. Friedman of Lord, Bissell and Brook, LLP, Atlanta, GA, for Appellant., Daniel S. Green of Ullman and Kurpiers, LLC, Tampa, FL and Tracy Raffles Gunn of Fowler, White, Boggs and Banker, P.A., Tampa, FL on behalf of the Florida Defense Lawyers' Association;  and Richard A. Solomon of the Andersen Firm, P.C., Winter Park, FL on behalf of the Florida Concrete and Products Association, Inc., As Amici Curiae.


• For Appellees:
  
• John M. Murray of Murray, Marin and Herman, P.A., Tampa, Florida and Carolyn A. Pickard of Murray, Marin and Herman, P.A., Coral Gables, FL, for Appellee.