ANTHONY v. ABBOTT LABORATORIES

No. 84-87-Appeal.

490 A.2d 43 (1985)

Norma ANTHONY et al. v. ABBOTT LABORATORIES et al.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

April 3, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John S. Foley, Mark Decof, Leonard Decof, Decof & Grim, Providence, for plaintiffs.

Dennis J. McCarten, Hanson, Curran & Parks, Edward L. Gnys, Jr., Gunning, LaFazia & Gnys, Inc., John F. Dolan, Rice, Dolan & Kershaw, Richard M. Borod, Edwards & Angell, William A. Curran, Hanson, Curran & Parks, Thomas D. Gidley, Hinckley & Allen, James J. McKenna, Bruce G. Tucker, Roberts, Carroll, Feldstein & Tucker, Providence, for defendants.


OPINION

BEVILACQUA, Chief Justice.

The United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island has certified the following question of law concerning the statute of limitations applicable to personal-injury claims as contained in G.L. 1956 (1969 Reenactment) § 9-1-14, as amended by P.L. 1976, ch. 188, § 1:1

"Did the limitations period for the purposes of the discovery rule adopted by Your Honors in

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