Richard M. Leslie, P.A. is the professional association through which Mr. Leslie practices law. Shutts & Bowen, L.L.P. is the Florida firm of which Mr. Leslie's P.A. is a member (together with Richard M. Leslie and Richard M. Leslie, P.A., the “Respondents,” or “Appellees”). Mr. Leslie, along with Florida co-counsel, represented polybutylene plumbing plaintiffs in two cases that were filed at about the same time as the Cox Case. These cases were Fry v. Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Case No. 95-225-CA-B, Fla. Cir. Ct., 5th Judicial Cir. For Marion County, Florida, and Fry v. Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Case No. 95-6414-CA-11, Fla. Cir. Ct., 11th Judicial Cir. for Dade County, Florida (together with Fry v. Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Case No. 95-225-CA-B, the “Fry Cases”).