Case Name: USA TRUCK, INC., Appellant, v. Marcia CONTRERAS, Sandra Rivera, Maria Garcia, Alicia Vargas, Jorge Adolfo Galvez, individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Luz Mabel Von Pineda and as natural parent and guardian of Mindy Galvez and Jordan Galvez, minors, and Safelite Glass Corporation, Appellees
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2004-10-06
Citations: 886 So. 2d 243
Docket Number: Nos. 4D03-1799, 4D03-2485
Parties: USA TRUCK, INC., Appellant, v. Marcia CONTRERAS, Sandra Rivera, Maria Garcia, Alicia Vargas, Jorge Adolfo Galvez, individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Luz Mabel Von Pineda and as natural parent and guardian of Mindy Galvez and Jordan Galvez, minors, and Safelite Glass Corporation, Appellees.
Judges: GUNTHER and STEVENSON, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 886
Pages: 243–244

Head Matter:
USA TRUCK, INC., Appellant, v. Marcia CONTRERAS, Sandra Rivera, Maria Garcia, Alicia Vargas, Jorge Adolfo Galvez, individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Luz Mabel Von Pineda and as natural parent and guardian of Mindy Galvez and Jordan Galvez, minors, and Safelite Glass Corporation, Appellees.
Nos. 4D03-1799, 4D03-2485.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
Oct. 6, 2004.
Rehearing Denied Dec. 3, 2004.
Michael K. Winston and Thomas E. Warner of Carlton Fields, P.A., West Palm Beach, for appellant.
Philip M. Burlington of Philip M. Burlington, P.A., West Palm Beach, Fred A. Cunningham of Slawson, Cunningham, Whalen & Stewart, Palm Beach Gardens, and Jose G. Rodriguez of Jose G. Rodriguez, P.A., West Palm Beach, for appellees Marcia Contreras and Alicia Vargas.
Lynn G. Waxman of Lynn G. Waxman, P.A., West Palm Beach, and Adam S. Don-er of Gordon & Doner, P.A., Palm Beach Gardens, for appellee Jorge Adolfo Galvez.

Opinion:
TAYLOR, J.
This case arises out of a fatal automobile accident which occurred when the car in which the plaintiffs were riding was hit from behind by the defendant's tractor- trailer. Defendant, USA Truck, Inc., appeals consolidated final judgments entered after bifurcated liability and damages trials. We find no error in the trial court's order directing a verdict on the defendant's seatbelt defense as to plaintiff Von Pineda. See Zurline v. Levesque, 642 So.2d 1169 (Fla. 4th DCA 1994)(holding that the seatbelt defense should not have been submitted to the jury where there was no evidence that failure to wear a seatbelt caused or contributed substantially to producing the plaintiffs damages). We further find no reversible error as to all other issues raised and affirm the final judgments.
AFFIRMED.
GUNTHER and STEVENSON, JJ., concur.