Adams v. Arthur

Annabelle Clinton Imber, Justice.

These twelve cases involve identical core issues. By agreement of the parties, the cases were orally argued and submitted simultaneously. In the interest of efficiency, we dispose of them in a single opinion. All appellants were patients (or their spouses) of the appellee doctors, Drs. James Arthur and Allan Godo. The appellants underwent anterior cervical fusion surgeries. In performing the surgeries, the doctors used hydroxylapatite, known by the trade name “Orthoblock,” as a spacer in the spine.

Following their respective surgeries, appellants filed…