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IN RE BREAST IMPLANT PRODUCT LIABILITY

No. 24793.

331 S.C. 540 (1998)

503 S.E.2d 445

In re BREAST IMPLANT PRODUCT LIABILITY LITIGATION.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided June 1, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terry E. Richardson, Jr., and A. Hoyt Rowell, III, both of Ness, Motley, Loadholt, Richardson & Poole, Charleston; D. Michael Parham, of Parham & Smith, Greenville; Kenneth M. Suggs, of Suggs & Kelly, Columbia; Joseph G. Wright, of Wright Law Offices, Anderson; Liaison Counsel for Plaintiffs.

Ernest J. Nauful, Jr.; William L. Pope, of Pope & Rodgers; and Andrew F. Lindemann, of Ellis, Lawhorne, Davidson & Sims, Columbia, Liaison Counsel for Healthcare Defendants.

William M. Grant, Jr., of Grant & Leatherwood, P.A., Greenville, Liaison Counsel for Manufacturer Defendants.

Heyward E. McDonald, of McDonald, McKenzie, Rubin, Miller & Lybrand, Columbia, for Amicus South Carolina Dental Association.

Alexia Pittas-Giroux, of Cordray Law Firm, Charleston, for South Carolina Trial Lawyers.

William A. Prince, West Columbia, for Amicus South Carolina Hospital Association.

Stephen P. Williams, Columbia, for Amici South Carolina Medical Association & American Medical Association.

TOAL, Acting Chief Justice:

We granted a writ of certiorari to review certain questions pertaining to the liability of health care providers ("Healthcare Defendants") for use of medical devices, such as breast implants.

FACTUAL/PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

In August 1993, Chief Justice David W. Harwell assigned Judge Henry F. Floyd to dispose of all pre-trial motions and other matters arising out of the breast...

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