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BARNES v. CLARK SAND CO., INC.

No. 97-3331.

721 So.2d 329 (1998)

Earl BARNES and Lydia Barnes, Appellants, v. CLARK SAND COMPANY, INC., et al., Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied November 19, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis K. Rosenbloum of Louis K. Rosenbloum, P.A., Pensacola; H. Guy Green of Green Law Firm, Marianna; and Lance P. Bradley of Provost & Umphrey, Beaumont, TX, for Appellants.

Brian C. Sanders, Fort Walton Beach Attorney for The Clark Appellees.

Robert A. Mercer of Robert A. Mercer, P.A., Miami, for Appellee Pulmosan.

Andrew D. Weinstock of Duplass, Zwain & Williams, Metairie, LA, for The Key Houston Appellees.

Millard L. Fretland and Wendy F. Lumish of Carlton, Fields, Ward, Emmanuel, Smith & Cutler, P.A., Pensacola, and W. Mark Edwards of Brown, Watt & Buchanan, P.A., Pascagoula, MS, for Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Company.

Kimberly A. Ashby of Maguire, Voorhis & Wells, P.A., Orlando, for Amicus Curiae Florida Defense Lawyers Association, for Appellees.

LAWRENCE, Judge.

Earl Barnes (Barnes), formerly employed as a sandblaster, filed a negligence action against appellees (manufacturers), producers of sand used in sandblasting operations. He alleged that he had contracted a lung disease (silicosis) from exposure to silica dust emanating from the sand used in sandblasting operations and that appellees' products caused or contributed to his illness. Barnes claimed that he was...

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