W.R. GRACE & CO.—CONNECTICUT v. PARLIER

No. 79837.

614 So.2d 500 (1993)

W.R. GRACE & CO.—CONNECTICUT, Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation, et al., Petitioners, v. Garland P. PARLIER, et ux., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Florida.

March 11, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan C. Hollingshead and Susan B. Collingwood of Fisher, Rushmer, Werrenrath, Keiner, Wack & Dickson, P.A., Orlando, on behalf of W.R. Grace & Co. — Conn.

James E. Tribble of Blackwell & Walker, P.A., Miami, on behalf of Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp.

Blaire & Cole, P.A., Coral Gables, and Louise H. McMurray of Louise H. McMurray, P.A., Miami, on behalf of Fiberboard Corp., Keene Corp. and Pittsburgh Corning Corp.

Timothy Clark of the Law Offices of Timothy Clark, Miami, on behalf of U.S. Mineral Products Co.

Robert A. Hannah and Henry W. Jewett, II of Hannah, Marsee, Beik & Vought, P.A., Orlando, on behalf of Owens-Illinois, Inc.

Robles & Gonzalez, and Patrice A. Talisman of Paul, Landy, Beiley & Harper, P.A., Miami, for respondents.


PER CURIAM.

In Pearlstein v. King, 610 So.2d 445 (Fla. 1992), we held that the 120-day rule for serving a defendant in Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.070(j) applies to causes of action pending on January 1, 1989. Therefore, we quash Parlier v. Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc., 596 So.2d 1125 (Fla. 5th DCA 1992) and direct the district court to remand for further proceedings consistent...

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