FALCO v. COPELAND

No. 1D04-4432.

919 So.2d 650 (2006)

Lisa Marie FALCO, individually and as the parent and natural guardian of the plaintiff, Devon Neely, a minor, Appellant, v. Carina Jean COPELAND, Superlube, Inc., a Florida corporation, Bridgestone/Firestone North America Tire, L.L.C., successor to Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc., a foreign corporation, Bridgestone Corporation, a foreign corporation, North Shore Laboratories Corporation, a foreign corporation, William Lane and James Lane d/b/a Wiregrass Distributing Co., a foreign business, and Safety Tire Seal Corporation, a foreign corporation, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

January 26, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julie H. Littky-Rubin of Lytal, Reiter, Clark, Fountain & Williams, LLP, West Palm Beach, for Appellant.

John M. Fite of Barron, Redding, Hughes, Fite, Fensom, Sanborn & Kiehn, P.A., Panama City, for Appellees James Lane and William Lane, d/b/a Wiregrass Distributing Company.

W. Cleveland Acree, II and Daniel A. Tressler, II of The Unger Law Group, P.L., Orlando, for Appellees North Shore Laboratories Corporation and Safety Tire Seal Corporation.


ALLEN, J.

The appellant challenges final summary judgments entered for the appellees Wiregrass, North Shore Laboratories, and Safety Tire Seal, in the appellant's action for damages on injuries sustained in connection with an automobile accident. The claims against these appellees were based on negligence and product liability, and a failure to warn, with regard to plugs used to repair tire punctures. In entering the summary judgments the trial court rejected an expert...

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