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MILLAR ELEVATOR SERVICE CO. v. MARY JO McGOWAN, JANET BURKE, RICHARD BURKE, and MARGARET ZAMORA
27 Fla. L. Weekly D262 (Fla. 2d DCA Jan. 25, 2002)
Janet Burke, Mary Jo McGowan and Margaret Zamora were injured in an elevator mishap. Each of the three women initially instituted separate lawsuits against Millar and the other defendants, seeking damages for their injuries. The spouses of Ms. McGowan and Ms. Burke also sought damages for loss of consortium. All five plaintiffs were represented by a single lawyer, and all five joined in a motion to consolidate the cases for trial. The trial court granted the motion in part, ruling that the trial for each action would be bifurcated, and the three cases would be consolidated under one case number, solely for the purpose of conducting a trial on liability. In the consolidated trial, the jury determined that Millar had no liability for the injuries resulting from the accident. Following the jury
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