Legal Opinion
Sandra Waite v. AII Acquisition Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 23, 2018No. 16-15569PublishedCited by 117 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JILL PRYOR, Circuit Judge:
While living in Massachusetts, James Waite was exposed repeatedly to asbestos, some of which was mined and sold by Union Carbide Corporation. More than twenty-five years after his initial asbestos exposure, Mr. Waite moved to Florida, where he was diagnosed with mesothelioma. Mr. Waite and his wife, Sandra Waite, filed a lawsuit in Florida state court against a group of defendants that included Union Carbide. The Waites alleged that the defendants negligently failed to warn users of the health hazards of asbestos and defectively designed their products. After Union…
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