American Optical Corporation, Appellants-Petitioners v. Walter R. Spiewak, Appellees-Respondents a — Canady, J…

Summary

Chief Justice Canady dissented from the majority's conclusion that applying the Asbestos and Silica Compensation Fairness Act impaired vested rights. The dissent reasoned that Florida law had not established a cause of action for asbestos exposure without impairment of health, and that general tort principles require detrimental physical impairment for a cognizable injury. The dissent would reverse the Fourth District Court's decision.