Case Name: Thomas LESLIE and Kathryn Barry, Appellants, v. CARNIVAL CORPORATION, etc., Appellee; Laurine Spivey-Ferguson, Appellant, v. Carnival Corporation, etc., Appellee; Grace Garcia, Appellant, v. Carnival Corporation, etc., Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2009-11-25
Citations: 22 So. 3d 567
Docket Number: Nos. 3D06-2228, 3D07-1009, 3D07-627, 3D06-2226
Parties: Thomas LESLIE and Kathryn Barry, Appellants, v. CARNIVAL CORPORATION, etc., Appellee. Laurine Spivey-Ferguson, Appellant, v. Carnival Corporation, etc., Appellee. Grace Garcia, Appellant, v. Carnival Corporation, etc., Appellee.
Judges: Before RAMIREZ, C.J., and COPE, GERSTEN, WELLS, SHEPHERD, SUAREZ, CORTIÑAS, ROTHENBERG, LAGOA, and SALTER.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 22
Pages: 567–585

Head Matter:
Thomas LESLIE and Kathryn Barry, Appellants, v. CARNIVAL CORPORATION, etc., Appellee. Laurine Spivey-Ferguson, Appellant, v. Carnival Corporation, etc., Appellee. Grace Garcia, Appellant, v. Carnival Corporation, etc., Appellee.
Nos. 3D06-2228, 3D07-1009, 3D07-627, 3D06-2226.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
Nov. 25, 2009.
Romano, Eriksen & Cronin and Michael D. Eriksen, West Palm Beach; Coleman & Associates and Roderick F. Coleman, Boca Raton; Panter, Panter & Sampedro and David Sampedro, Miami, for appellants.
Mase & Lara and Rachel S. Cohen, Beverly D. Eisenstadt and Curtis J. Mase, Miami, for appellees.
Florida Justice Association and Burlington & Rockenbach and Philip M. Burlington, West Palm Beach, Amicus Curiae for appellants.
Florida Defense Lawyers Association and Stephens Lynn Klein Lacava, Hoffman & Puya and Roberta G. Mandel, Miami, Amicus Curiae for appellees.
Before RAMIREZ, C.J., and COPE, GERSTEN, WELLS, SHEPHERD, SUAREZ, CORTIÑAS, ROTHENBERG, LAGOA, and SALTER.

Opinion:
ON MOTION FOR REHEARING EN BANC
PER CURIAM.
Subsequent to the release of the panel opinion in Leslie v. Carnival Corp., 22 So.3d 561, 561-62 (Fla. 3d DCA 2008), the Court consolidated this case with two others, and by a majority vote of the active judges of this district, see Fla. RApp. P. 9.331(a), ordered that they be considered together en banc on the issue decided in the panel opinion. Upon consideration of the matter en banc, the Court is evenly divided. Judges Gersten, Wells, Shepherd, Suarez and Lagoa voted in favor of affirming the circuit court. Chief Judge Ramirez, and Judges Cope, Cortiñas, Rothenberg and Salter voted to reverse the decision of the circuit court. The effect of the vote is that the panel opinion stands. Id.
. Garcia v. Carnival Corp., No. 3D07-627, 2008 WL 440997, at *1 (Fla. 3d DCA Feb. 20, 2008); and Spivey-Ferguson v. Carnival Corp., No. 3D07-1009, 2008 WL 373233, at *1 (Fla. 3d DCA Feb. 13, 2008).