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BARANEK v. AMERICAN OPTICAL CORPORATION

Nos. 4D05-9 to 4D05-94.

941 So.2d 1214 (2006)

Frank BARANEK, et al., Appellants v. AMERICAN OPTICAL CORPORATION, et al., Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

November 15, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David A. Jagolinzer, Case A. Dam and James L. Ferraro of The Ferraro Law Firm, Miami, for appellants.

Albert H. Parnell, 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 Industries, Inc.

STEVENSON, C.J.

Frank Baranek and more than eighty others filed suits in Palm Beach County against more than fifty defendants, seeking damages for injuries associated with asbestos exposure. The trial court dismissed the claims on forum non conveniens grounds. In this consolidated appeal, the plaintiffs/appellants challenge the manner in which the trial court conducted its analysis under Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.061 and Kinney System, Inc. v. Continental...

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