Federal Circuits, 11th Cir. (November 17, 1993)
Docket number: 91-5587
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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fed. Cir. - No. 97-5055., 146 F.3d 1358 (Fed. Cir. 1998)
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fed. Cir. - Cienega Gardens, Claremont Village Commons, Covina West Apartments, Del Amo Gardens, Del Vista Village, Desoto Gardens, Independence Park Apartments, Kittridge Gardens I, Kittridge Gardens Ii, Las Lomas Gardens, Oxford Park, Parthenia Townhomes, Pioneer Gardens, Puente Park Apartments, Rayen Park Apartments, Reseda Park Apartments, Roscoe Park Apartments, St. Andrews Gardens, San Jose Gardens, Sherman Park Apartments, Sunland Park Apartments, Argonaut Apartments, Beck Park Apartments, Blossom Hill Apartments, Casa San Pablo, Central Park Apartments, Drehmoor Apartments, Fairview Green Apartments, Genessee Park Apartments, Grace & Laughter Apartments, Green Hotel, Hollywood Knickerbocker Apartments, Hollywood Plaza, Kings Canyon Apartments, Lawrence Road Apartments, Livermore Gardens, Palo Alto Gardens, Pico Plaza Apartments, Placita Garden Apartments, Skyline View Gardens, Villa Fontana, and Village Green, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. United States, Defendant-Appellee., 331 F.3d 1319 (Fed. Cir. 2003) Claremont Village Commons, Covina West Apartments, Del Amo Gardens, Del Vista Village, Desoto Gardens, Independence Park Apartments, Kittridge Gardens I, Kittridge Gardens Ii, Las Lomas Gardens, Oxford Park, Parthenia Townhomes, Pioneer Gardens, Puente Park Apartments, Rayen Park Apartments, Reseda Park Apartments, Roscoe Park Apartments, St. Andrews Gardens, San Jose Gardens, Sherman Park Apartments, Sunland Park Apartments, Argonaut Apartments, Beck Park Apartments, Blossom Hill Apartments, Casa San Pablo, Central Park Apartments, Drehmoor Apartments, Fairview Green Apartments, Genessee Park Apartments, Grace & Laughter Apartments, Green Hotel, Hollywood Knickerbocker Apartments, Hollywood Plaza, Kings Canyon Apartments, Lawrence Road Apartments, Livermore Gardens, Palo Alto Gardens, Pico Plaza Apartments, Placita Garden Apartments, Skyline View Gardens, Villa Fontana, and Village Green, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. United States, Defendant-Appellee.
Linda Singer Stein, J. Thompson Thornton, Thornton, David, Murray, Richard & Davis, P.A., Miami, FL, for defendant-appellant.
G. William Bissett, Hardy & Bissett, P.A., Miami, FL, Donald T. Norton, co-counsel, Cohen & Cohen, Hollywood, FL, for plaintiff-appellee.Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. (No. 90-1399-Civ-JWK), James W. Kehoe, Judge.Before FAY and BIRCH, Circuit Judges, and DYER, Senior Circuit Judge.FAY, Circuit Judge:Following oral argument in this case, we certified the following question of law to the Florida Supreme Court:Whether the interpretation of Fla.Stat. § 768.81(3) requires consideration by the jury of a non-party's comparative fault in order to determine a party's liability?Fox v. Allied-Signal, Inc., 966 F.2d 626, 628 (11th Cir.1992). That opinion contains a summary of the facts, which need not be repeated here.The Florida Supreme Court has now answered the certified question in the affirmative. Allied Signal, Inc. v. Fox, 623 So.2d 1180, 1182 (Fla.1993). We VACATE the district court judgment in this case and REMAND for a retrial in accordance with the Florida law as announced.VACATED and REMANDED.Try vLex for FREE for 3 days
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