GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP. v. BROTTEM

No. 5D09-3719.

53 So.3d 334 (2010)

GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION, et al., Appellant, v. Wallace BROTTEM, et al., Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

December 30, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark D. Tinker , Charles W. Hall , and David C. Schwartz , of Banker Lopez Gassler, P.A., St. Petersburg, for Appellants.

Paul M. Smith , Admitted Pro Hac Vice, of Jenner & Block LLP, Washington, DC, and Chris C. Gair , of Jenner & Block LLP, Chicago, IL, for Appellants.

Thomas A. Koval and Ricardo H. Piedra , Sarasota, for Florida Insurance Council, Amicus Curiae, and Tamela I. Perdue , Tallahassee, for Associated Industries of Florida, Amicus Curiae.

Elizabeth K. Russo and Nicholas A. Shannin , of Russo Appellate Firm, P.A., Miami, Overchuch, DeMarco, Byron & Overchuck, P.A., Winter Park, and Page, Eichenblatt, Bernbaum & Bennett, P.A., Orlando, for Appellees.


LAWSON, J.

General Dynamics Corporation and General Dynamics Land Systems, Inc., (collectively "General Dynamics"), defendants below, timely appeal a non-final order denying their motion for final summary judgment asserting immunity from suit under Florida's Workers' Compensation Act, (the "Act").1 The forty-one plaintiffs were all former General Dynamics employees (or their legal representatives), who sued under Florida's Water Quality...

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