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OWENS-CORNING FIBERGLAS CORP. v. BALLARD

Nos. 97-1514, 97-1684.

739 So.2d 603 (1998)

OWENS-CORNING FIBERGLAS CORPORATION, Appellant, v. Deward BALLARD, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

April 29, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larry L. Simms, Mark A. Perry of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, DC; Steven R. Berger of Berger & Chafetz, Miami; Donna L. Harvey of Speziali, Greenwald, Kueny & Hawkins, Orlando; and Arthur J. England, Jr., of Greenberg Traurig Hoffman Lipoff Rosen & Quentel, P.A., Miami, for appellant.

John F. Venable of Venable and Venable, P.A., Tampa; Daniel F. O'Shea and Angel M. Reyes of Ratiner, Reyes & O'Shea, P.A., Miami, for appellee.

POLEN, Judge.

In this products liability action, appellant, Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp., the manufacturer of Kaylo, a carcinogenic asbestos-containing product, seeks reversal of judgment in favor of appellee, Deward Ballard, including an award of $31 million in punitive damages. We affirm on all points raised.

Ballard, a non-Florida resident, brought the instant action against Owens-Corning, alleging he had been...

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