Fibreboard Corp. v. Kerness

JORGENSON, Judge.

Fibreboard Corporation appeals from a nonfinal order denying its motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction. We affirm.

In September of 1989, Samuel Kerness, a Florida resident, was diagnosed with an asbestos-related disease. Kerness and his wife filed suit in Dade County against Fi-breboard and thirteen other foreign corporations,1 that mined, manufactured, or distributed asbestos-containing products between the years 1943 and 1962. The action was based on negligence, strict liability, and loss of consortium.

Kerness alleged that while working as a painter in…