CAREY

v.

DAVIS ET AL.

Citator

Cited By (95 total)

• Grady Carter v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp., 778 So. 2d 932 (Fla. 2000)
  …ers of asbestos were reasonably foreseeable or scientifically discoverable at the time of his exposure before these defendants could be found [*943] liable. Borel v. Fibreboard Paper Products Corp., 493 F. 2d 1076, 1088 (5th Cir.1973), cert. denied, 419 U.S. 869, 95 S.Ct. 127, 42 L.Ed.2d 107 (1974). Borel holds all manufacturers to the knowledge and skill of an expert. They are obliged to keep abreast of any scientific discoveries and are presumed to know the results of all such advances. Moreover, they ea…
• Johns-Manville Sales Corp. v. Janssens, 463 So. 2d 242 (Fla. 1st DCA 1984)
  …man would want to be informed of the risk in order to decide whether to expose himself to it. Moran v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp., 691 F. 2d 811 (6th Cir.1982); Borel v. Fibreboard Paper Products Corp., 493 F. 2d 1076 (5th Cir. 1973), cert. denied, 419 U.S. 869, 95 S.Ct. 127, 42 L.Ed.2d 107 (1974). Even if the record supports a finding that the medical and scientific community did not appreciate the extent of the risk involved, unanimous agreement among experts as to the hazards posed to insulation workers…

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• Celotex Corp. v. Copeland, 471 So. 2d 533 (Fla. 1985)
  …(Fla.1983). See also Urie v. Thompson, 337 U.S. 163, 69 S.Ct. 1018, 93 L.Ed. 1282 (1949); Karjala v. Johns-Manville Products Corp., 523 F. 2d 155 (8th Cir.1975); Borel v. Fibreboard Paper Products Corp., 493 F. 2d 1076 (5th Cir.1973), cert. denied, 419 U.S. 869, 95 S.Ct. 127, 42 L.Ed.2d 107 (1974); Nolan v. Johns-Manville Asbestos & Magnesia Materials Co., 74 Ill.App.3d 778, 30 Ill.Dec. 307, 392 N.E. 2d 1352 (1979), aff'd, 85 Ill.2d 161, 52 Ill.Dec. 1, 421 N.E. 2d 864 (1981); Louisville Trust Co. v. Johns-…