BOSARGE v. AMERICAN OPTICAL CORP.

No. 4D04-3496.

913 So.2d 1265 (2005)

Gerald R. BOSARGE, Sr., and Patricia A. Bosarge, his wife, Appellants, v. AMERICAN OPTICAL CORPORATION, et al., Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

November 16, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Nathan M. Thompson and Evelyn M. Fletcher of Hawkins & Parnell, LLP, Atlanta, Georgia, for appellees Bayer Cropscience, Inc., Dana Corp., Dow Chemical Co., Ericsson Inc., Flowserve Corp., Maremont Corp., Union Carbide Corp., and Zurn Indus., Inc.


HAZOURI, J.

Gerald and Patricia Bosarge filed a complaint for asbestos-related injuries allegedly sustained by Gerald Bosarge against fifty-three different defendants including eight defendants who are now appellees herein. Union Carbide Corporation (UCC) filed a motion to dismiss the Bosarges' claim based on forum non conveniens. The trial court granted the motion to dismiss the case without prejudice basing its decision on the Florida Supreme Court's decision in...

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