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FARINAS v. FLORIDA FARM BUREAU GENERAL INS.

Nos. 4D02-11, 4D02-96.

850 So.2d 555 (2003)

Maribel FARINAS and Margarita Farinas, Susan Walker, individually, and as representative of the Estate of Margaux Schehr, Rochelle Slosberg, individually, Irving Slosberg, individually, and as representative of the Estate of Dori Slosberg, Emily Slosberg, individually, and Ligia Gallego, individually, and as representative of the Estate of Carolina Gil, Appellants, v. FLORIDA FARM BUREAU GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Nicholas Frank Copertino and Nicholas T. Copertino, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Order Denying Rehearing and Certifying Question July 9, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary E. Sherman of the Law Offices of Gary E. Sherman, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for appellants Maribel Farinas and Margarita Farinas.

Marjorie Gadarian Graham of Marjorie Gadarian Graham, P.A., Palm Beach Gardens and Brian J. Glick of Glick Law Offices, Boca Raton, for appellants Susan Walker, Estate of Margaux Schehr, Rochelle Slosberg, Irving Slosberg, Estate of Dori Slosberg, Emily Slosberg, Ligia Gallego and Estate of Carolina Gil.

Louis K. Rosenbloum of Louis K. Rosenbloum, P.A., Pensacola, for Amicus Curiae The Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers.

Jane Kreusler-Walsh of Jane Kreusler-Walsh, P.A., West Palm Beach, J. Michael Burman of Burman, Critton, Luttier & Coleman, P.A., West Palm Beach, Greg M. Gaebe of Gaebe, Murphy, Mullen & Antonelli, Coral Gables, and Donald H. Partington of Clark, Partington, Hart, et. al., Pensacola, for appellee Florida Farm Bureau General Insurance Company.

Sylvia H. Walbolt, and F. Townsend Hawkes of Carlton Fields, P.A., Tallahassee, and Alfred J. Saikali of Carlton Fields, P.A., Miami, for Amicus Curiae Florida Defense Lawyers Association and American International Companies.

PER CURIAM.

This consolidated appeal arises from litigation regarding a February 23, 1996 car accident. Nicholas Copertino lost control of his car and crossed a median, hitting an oncoming car. This tragedy resulted in the unfortunate deaths of five teenagers and severe injuries to another seven, including Copertino and a 14-year-old girl rendered a quadriplegic. Copertino's liability for those resulting injuries was not in question.

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