Richard Delisle, Petitioner v. Crane Co., Respondents.

Summary

The court held that the 2013 legislative amendment adopting the Daubert standard for expert testimony was procedural and unconstitutionally infringed the Florida Supreme Court’s exclusive rulemaking authority. It reaffirmed Frye as Florida’s governing standard and held that the medical causation testimony concerning mesothelioma was not novel and was properly admitted. The court quashed the district court’s decision and directed reinstatement of the final judgment. Chief Justice Canady, dissenting, would have dismissed the review for lack of conflict jurisdiction, while Justices Pariente and Labarga concurred on additional or jurisdictional grounds.