Holding that a cause of action for latent injuries caused by toxic exposure accrues at the time of the plaintiff's last exposure to the toxic substance
Refusing to apply the new Alabama discovery rule retroactively, and holding pre-May 19, 1979 asbestos exposures to the one-year statute of limitations rule
In Cazalas, this Court considered the effect of § 6-2-30(b), Ala. Code 1975, which was enacted by the legislature following this Court's decision in Garrett and which expressly provided that all actions arising out of exposure to asbestos were not deemed to have accrued until "the first date the injured party, through reasonable diligence, should have reason to discover the injury giving rise to such civil action."
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Recognizing the federal rules of civil procedure should be employed to promote the "just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of every action and proceeding"