UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION v. AUBIN

No. 3D10-1982.

Union Carbide Corporation, Appellant, v. William P. Aubin, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Opinion filed June 20, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carlton Fields, P.A., and Matthew J. Conigliaro (St. Petersburg) and Dean A. Morande (West Palm Beach), for appellant.

The Ferraro Law Firm, and James Louis Ferraro,   Melissa D. Visconti, and Juan P. Bauta , for appellee.

Before SUAREZ, ROTHENBERG, and EMAS, JJ.


ROTHENBERG, J.

Union Carbide Corporation ("Union Carbide") appeals from a final judgment awarding William P. Aubin ("Aubin") $6,624,150 in damages on his asbestos-related, products liability claims. Because Aubin failed to present any evidence demonstrating that the defective design of SG-210 Calidria caused Aubin's harm, peritoneal mesothelioma, we reverse the trial court's denial of Union Carbide's motion for a directed verdict as to Aubin's design defect claim...

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