O'DONNELL v. W.F. TAYLOR CO., INC.

No. 4D18-3772.

292 So.3d 785 (2020)

Robert J. O'DONNELL and Sandra O'Donnell, Appellants, v. W.F. TAYLOR CO., INC., Armstrong World Industries, Inc., Roberts Consolidated Industries, Inc., DAP Products Inc., And Whitaker Oil Company, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

March 18, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lee B. Lesher and Scott Frieling of Allen Stewart, P.C., Dallas, Texas, and Sean Cox of Law Offices of Sean R. Cox , Dallas, Texas, and Todd Romano of Romano Law Group, West Palm Beach, for appellants.

Walter G. Latimer and June G. Hoffman , and Bruno Renda of Fowler White Burnett, P.A. Miami, for appellee W.F. Taylor Co., Inc.

Marie A. Borland , William J. Judge, Jr. , and Ryan J. Leuthauser of Hill, Ward & Henderson, P.A., Tampa, and J. Alan Harrell of Phelps Dunbar LLP, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for appellee Armstrong World Industries, Inc.

Edward J. Briscoe and June G. Hoffman of Fowler White Burnett, P.A., for appellee Roberts Consolidated Industries, Inc.

Carol M. Rooney of Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP, Tampa, for appellee DAP Products Inc.

Mark A. Emanuele and Charles Norris of Lydecker | Diaz, Miami, for appellee Whitaker Oil Company.


In this negligence and product liability case, the plaintiffs (husband and wife) appeal from the circuit court's final judgment granting the five defendants' companion motions for summary judgment on causation. The plaintiffs argue that the circuit court applied an incorrect "but for" causation standard, and also erred in failing to apply the...

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