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PHILLIPS v. AMERICAN OPTICAL CORP.

No. 4D04-3493.

914 So.2d 527 (2005)

Jack D. PHILLIPS, Appellant, v. AMERICAN OPTICAL CORPORATION, et al., Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

November 23, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David A. Jagolinzer and James L. Ferraro of Ferraro & Associates, P.A., Miami, for appellant.

Nathan M. Thompson and Evelyn M. Fletcher of Hawkins & Parnell, LLP, Atlanta, GA, for appellees Union Carbide Corp., et al.

PER CURIAM.

Union Carbide Corporation filed a motion to dismiss Jack Phillips's asbestos case based on forum non conveniens. The trial court granted the motion and dismissed the case with prejudice. Phillips raises four issues on appeal. We address only the issue of the timeliness of the motion and reverse.

On July 16, 2003, Jack Phillips filed suit against fifty-three corporations, including Union Carbide Corporation, on asbestos-related

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