Asbestos plaintiffs who received court dates prior to the effective date of Florida's Asbestos and Silica Compensation Fairness Act, designed to ensure the sickest claimants have their cases heard first, will still be subjected to its more rigorous requirements, a state appeals court has ruled. The opinion -- which affects some 460 plaintiffs -- states that exempting plaintiffs who already set their trial dates from proving the extent of their illnesses does "violence to the statute's stated purpose."
June 30, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Asbestos plaintiffs who received court dates prior to the Florida state asbestos and silica act’s effective date will still be subjected to its more rigorous requirements when they try to get their cases heard, the 3rd District Court of Appeal has ruled.
The court’s 2-1 decision, released Wednesday, overturns an August 2005 order by Chief Miami-Dade Judge Joseph P. Farina in his consolidated asbestos cases. It affects some 460 plaintiffs who have cases pending in that circuit court.
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