GENUINE PARTS CO. v. PARSONS

Nos. 4D05-4633, 4D05-4649, 4D05-4636, 4D05-4650, 4D05-4638.

917 So.2d 419 (2006)

GENUINE PARTS COMPANY, Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire, Mack Trucks, Inc., International Truck and Engine Corporation, Daimlerchrysler Corporation, Freightliner, LLC., Borg-Warner Corporation, Honeywell International, Inc., f/k/a Allied Signal, as successor in interest to Allied Corporation, as successor in interest to The Bendix Corporation, Ford Motor Company, General Motors Corporation, Dana Corporation, and Pneumo Abex, LLC, Petitioners, v. James C. PARSONS, Respondent.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

January 11, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven L. Brannock and Meagen Peek Luka of Holland & Knight, LLP, Tampa, Thomas M. Burke and Chris N. Kolos of Holland & Knight, LLP, Orlando, for petitioners Genuine Parts Company, Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire, Mack Trucks, Inc., and International Truck and Engine Corporation.

Jeffrey M. Bell of Bell & Melamed, LLC., Fort Lauderdale, for petitioners Daimlerchrysler Corporation, Freightliner, LLC., and Borg-Warner Corporation.

Jack R. Reiter and Anthony N. Upshaw of Adorno & Yoss, LLP, Miami, for petitioners Honeywell International, Inc., f/k/a Allied Signal.

Michael R. Holt of Rumberger, Kirk & Caldwell, Miami, Robert M. Perez of Salas, Ede, Peterson & Lage, L.L.C., South Miami, and Nancy W. Gregoire of Bunnell, Woulfe, Kirschbaum, Keller, McIntyre, Gregoire & Klein, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for petitioners Ford Motor Company, and General Motors Corporation.

Evelyn M. Fletcher of Hawkins & Parnell, LLP, Atlanta, Georgia for petitioners Dana Corporation, and Pneumo Abex, LLC.

David A. Jagolinzer and Case A. Dam of The Ferraro Law Firm, P.A., Miami, for respondent.


MAY, J.

The defendants, Genuine Parts Company, Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire, Mack Trucks, Inc., and International Truck and Engine Corporation filed an Emergency Petition for Writ of Certiorari or Mandamus. Similar emergency petitions were then filed by Daimler-Chrysler Corporation, Freightliner, LLC, Borg-Warner Corporation, Honeywell International, Inc., f/k/a Allied Signal, Ford Motor Company, General Motors Corporation, Dana Corporation, Pneumo Abex...

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