Florida Statute 255.40 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

255.40 Use of asbestos in new public buildings or buildings newly constructed for lease to governmental entities; prohibition.—The use of asbestos or asbestos-based fiber materials is prohibited in any building, construction of which is commenced after September 30, 1983, which is financed with public funds or is constructed for the express purpose of being leased to any governmental entity.

History.—s. 47, ch. 83-174.

Cases Citing F.S. 255.40

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·McConnell v. Union Carbide Corp., 937 So. 2d 148 (Fla. 4th DCA 2006).
Cited 16 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2006 WL 1750384
...Because Carbide's proposed instruction did not accurately state the law and may have actually misled the jury into believing that Carbide had carried its duty to warn by merely warning Georgia-Pacific, we hold that it was error to give that instruction. Reversed for new trial. STONE and MAY, JJ., concur. NOTES [1] See § 255.40, Fla....
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Cases Citing F.S. 255.40

·McConnell v. Union Carbide Corp., 937 So. 2d 148 (Fla. 4th DCA 2006).