American Hoist & Derrick Co. v. Duran

American Hoist and Derrick Co., Inc. (Amhoist), a nonresident manufacturer and seller, shipped to its exclusive Florida distributor a crane which was sold to a Florida operator. The use of the crane resulted in the death of Jose Duran-Perez. His personal representative and others instituted this action based on breach of warranty, negligence, and strict product liability against Amhoist and two co-defendants. In answers to interrogatories, Amhoist admitted that during the relevant periods it “may have” advertised its products in publications circulated in Florida, supplied sales materials to…