Stephen R. EDWARDS, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Steven Redfearn Stewart, Respondent,
v.
SCAPA WAYCROSS, INC., Petitioner.
Supreme Court of South Carolina.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Heard February 6, 2024.
Filed February 28, 2024.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
C. Mitchell Brown, of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, of Columbia; William Peele Early, of Pierce, Sloan, Wilson, Kennedy & Early, LLC, of Charleston; and S. Christopher Collier, admitted pro hac vice, of Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP, of Atlanta, GA, all for Petitioner.
Mona Lisa Wallace and William M. Graham, both of Wallace & Graham, PA, of Salisbury, NC; Kathleen Chewning Barnes, of Barnes Law Firm, LLC, of Hampton; Thomas H. Hart, III and Gregory Lynn Hyland, both of Hart, Hyland Shepherd, LLC, of Summerville; and Frederick John Jekel, of Leventis & Ransom, of Columbia, all for Respondent.
Caroline Marie Gieser, of Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P., of Atlanta, GA, for Amici Curiae American Tort Reform Association, National Association of Manufacturers, National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Legal Center, Inc., National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies, American Property Casualty Insurance Association, and American Coatings Association.
Erik. R. Zimmerman, admitted pro hac vice, and Stephen M. Cox, both of Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson, P.A., of Chapel Hill, NC, for Amici Curiae The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, and The South Carolina Chamber of Commerce.
JUSTICEJAMES:
In this asbestos/mesothelioma case, we granted a writ of certiorari to review the court of appeals' decision (1) affirming the trial court's denial of Petitioner Scapa Waycross, Inc.'s (Scapa) motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, which was based on the ground Respondent failed to introduce legally sufficient evidence of...
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