Philip H. EDDINGS, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Scott Philip Eddings, Deceased, on Behalf of Philip H. EDDINGS, and Virginia Rae Randt, individually, Plaintiffs-Appellants,
v.
VOLKSWAGENWERK, A.G., a/k/a Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, a foreign corporation, et al., Defendants-Appellees.
Patricia Ann GRIFFIN, By and Through her next friend and natural father, Larry D. GRIFFIN, and Larry D. Griffin, individually, Plaintiffs-Appellants,
v.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.
Albert V. VERHINE, Jr., a minor, By A. Brennis VERHINE, his legal Guardian; and A. Brennis Verhine, and Glenda L. Verhine, his natural parents, Individually, Plaintiffs-Appellants,
v.
VOLKSWAGENWERK, A.G., a foreign corporation and Volkswagen of America, Inc., a foreign corporation, Defendants-Appellees.
Dana C. LAMB, a minor, By and Through his mother and next friend, Jeanne F. DONALDSON, Jeanne F. Donaldson, individually, Plaintiffs-Appellants,
v.
VOLKSWAGENWERK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, a German Corporation, Volkswagen of America, Inc., a New Jersey corporation, Defendants-Appellees.
United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
January 22, 1988.
January 22, 1988.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Karen E. Roselli, Kevin A. Malone, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., for plaintiffs-appellants in 86-3068.
Cathy Jackson Lerman, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., for amicus curiae Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers.
J. Richard Caldwell, Jr., Sharon Lee Stedman, Orlando, Fla., for defendants-appellees in 86-3068.
Edward T. O'Donnell, Mershon, Sawyer, Johnston, Dunwody & Cole, Miami, Fla., for amicus curiae Motor Vehicle & Product Liability.
Robert K. High, Jr., E.C. Deeno Kitchen, Brian S. Duffy, Robert M. Ervin, Jr., Tallahassee, Fla., Allen W. Lindsay, Jr., Milton, Fla., for plaintiffs-appellants in 86-3103.
Patrick J. Farrell, Jr., Patricia Guilday, Tallahassee, Fla., John M. Thomas, Office of the General Counsel, Ford Motor Co., Dearborn, Mich., for defendant-appellee in 86-3103.
John Stephen Derr, Field, Granger, Santry & Mitchell, Tallahassee, Fla., Michael Hoenig, Herzfeld & Rubin, New York City, for plaintiffs-appellants in 86-3138.
Sharon Lee Stedman, Rumberger, Kirk, Caldwell, Cabaniss & Burke, Orlando, Fla., for defendants-appellees in 86-3138.
Charles R. Stack, High, Stack, Lazenby & Palahach, Coral Gables, Fla., for plaintiffs-appellants.
Wendy F. Lumish, Rumberger, Wechsler & Kirk, Miami, Fla., Sharon Lee Stedman, Miami, Fla., for defendants-appellees in 86-5258.
Before TJOFLAT and HILL, Circuit Judges, and LYNNE, Senior District Judge.
United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.
TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:
These four consolidated diversity actions present two issues involving Florida's products liability statute of repose. The first issue concerns the effect of a decision by the Florida Supreme Court in which the court reversed a prior decision holding that the statute of repose was invalid as applied. We must decide whether application of the supreme court's later decision in the cases before us deprives the appellants of a vested property right...
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