Bristol-Meyers Squibb Co. v. Saline County Circuit Court

This is a petition for writ of prohibition filed by the defendants in a case that involves what are alleged to be faulty breast implants. Complaints have been filed by 19 plaintiffs against both Bristol-Meyers Squibb Company (Bristol-Meyers) and Medical Engineering Corporation (MEC) for (1) strict liability in tort for supplying a defective and unreasonably dangerous product, (2) negligence in the design and manufacture of the product, and (3) fraud in the marketing and distribution of the product. The 19 plaintiffs also assert claims for strict liability in tort based on supplying a…