Fields v. Merck Co., Inc
Fields v. Merck Co., Inc is a federal product liability lawsuit filed on 11/10/2005 in the District Court, N.D. Illinois. The case was terminated on 05/05/2006.
A lawsuit records allegations and procedural activity. Being named as a party does not establish liability, wrongdoing, or the merits of any claim.
- Court
- District Court, N.D. Illinois (N.D. Ill.)
Official Court Website → - Assigned judge
- Wayne R. Andersen · 4,322 cases in index
- Docket number
- 1:05-cv-06453
- Nature of suit
- 365 Personal injury - Product liability
Injury caused by an allegedly defective product. - Jurisdiction
- Diversity of citizenship
- Date filed
- 11/10/2005
- Date terminated
- 05/05/2006
23,003 Product Liability cases in this court are indexed here.
Parties
- plaintiff · Fields · 1742 cases
- defendant · Merck & Co. Inc Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology · 25317 cases
Other Cases Naming This Defendant
Merck & Co. Inc is named in 25,317 federal civil cases in this index. Recent Product Liability cases naming the same defendant:
About Product Liability Lawsuits
Product liability lawsuits claim that a defective or dangerous product caused injury or harm. These often target manufacturers of drugs, medical devices, vehicles, or consumer goods, and are frequently grouped into mass-tort or multidistrict litigation when many people are affected by the same product.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Fields v. Merck Co., Inc?
Fields v. Merck Co., Inc is a federal product liability lawsuit filed on 11/10/2005 in the District Court, N.D. Illinois. The case was terminated on 05/05/2006. Product liability lawsuits claim that a defective or dangerous product caused injury or harm. These often target manufacturers of drugs, medical devices, vehicles, or consumer goods, and are frequently grouped into mass-tort or multidistrict litigation when many people are affected by the same product.
What type of case is this?
It is classified as “Product Liability” under the federal nature-of-suit system. Product liability lawsuits claim that a defective or dangerous product caused injury or harm. These often target manufacturers of drugs, medical devices, vehicles, or consumer goods, and are frequently grouped into mass-tort or multidistrict litigation when many people are affected by the same product.
What court is the case in?
The case is in the District Court, N.D. Illinois, docket number 1:05-cv-06453.
When was the case filed?
Fields v. Merck Co., Inc was filed on 11/10/2005. It was terminated on 05/05/2006.
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Source: public U.S. federal court record — docket 12150381 in the CourtListener/RECAP archive (verify this docket), court docket number 1:05-cv-06453 on PACER. Court, party, date and judge fields are reproduced from that record; case-type categories, statute decoding and all aggregate figures are derived by Docket Nexus (methodology).