Fred Thompson III

Fred Thompson III


Motley Rice LLC

Recognized since 2018

Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

Practice Areas

Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs

Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs

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With decades of diverse experience in personal injury, commercial and toxic tort law, Fred Thompson represents people harmed by negligence, product defects or misconduct. As a leader of the medical litigation team, Fred manages cases related to defective medical devices, harmful pharmaceutical drugs, medical malpractice, and nursing home abuse.

Fred is Liaison Counsel for a multidistrict litigation, In re Aqueous Film-Forming Foams Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2873, alleging severe health complications and environmental harms associated with the use of firefighting Aqueous Film-Forming Foams, which contain toxic PFAS chemicals. He has been appointed to numerous leadership positions, including:

  • Co-lead coordinating counsel for the pelvic mesh lawsuits consolidated in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
  • Plaintiffs' co-lead counsel for the Mirena® IUD multidistrict litigation in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
  • Plaintiffs' co-lead counsel for the federal Digitek® consolidation
  • Plaintiffs' Steering Committee member for the Medtronic Sprint Fidelis® defibrillator lead
  • Plaintiffs' Steering Committee member for the Avandia® federal multidistrict litigation
  • Plaintiffs' Steering Committee member for the Trasylol® federal multidistrict litigation
  • Chairman of the American Association for Justice's Digitek® Litigation Group
  • Co-chairman of the AAJ Kugel® Mesh Litigation Group.

Fred is also active with the firm’s consumer fraud, commercial and economic damage litigation. He has represented clients in litigation involving bond issues and securities fraud in federal, state and bankruptcy forums as well as through alternative dispute resolution. Additionally, Fred has practiced commercial transaction work, including contracting, corporate, partnership and limited liability company formation, and capital acquisitions.

Recognized as an AV® rated attorney by Martindale-Hubbell®, Fred frequently speaks on medical litigation topics at legal seminars throughout the country. He co-authored “Composix® Kugel® Mesh: A Primer” for the Spring 2008 AAJ Section on Toxic, Environmental & Pharmaceutical Torts newsletter. Fred serves his local community as a Board Member for the East Cooper Community Outreach organization.

Location
  • 28 Bridgeside Boulevard
    Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
Education
  • Duke University, J.D. , graduated 1979
  • Yale University, B.A., graduated 1973
Bar Admissions
  • South Carolina, 1979
Affiliations
  • American Association for Justice - Member
Court Admissions
  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina

Motley Rice LLC
Headquarters: Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

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Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2022 - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs, Charleston, SC (2022)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
  • Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
Awards:
  • Lawdragon
    2020–2021 Lawdragon 500 Plaintiff Financial Lawyers

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