(January 19, 2016, 1:16 PM EST) -- MIAMI — Union Carbide Corp.’s substantial contacts with Florida and its consistent use of the state’s courts create jurisdiction over it, a federal judge held Dec. 29 in rejecting its interpretation of Daimler AG v. Bauman (134 S. Ct. 746 [2014]) (James John Waite Jr. and Sandra Waite v. AII Acquisition Corp., et al., No. 15-62359, S.D. Fla.; 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 173906).

(Opinion available. Document #01-160120-017Z.)

Decades-long Florida residents James and Sandra Waite filed suit in the Broward County 17th Judicial Circuit Court against numerous...