Fricks v. Pfizer Inc
Fricks v. Pfizer Inc is a federal product liability lawsuit filed on 02/09/2016 in the District Court, D. South Carolina. The case was terminated on 02/03/2017.
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, D. South Carolina (D.S.C.)
Official Court Website → - Assigned judge
- Richard M Gergel · 16,864 cases in index
- Docket number
- 2:16-cv-00403
- Cause
- 28:1332 Diversity-Product Liability
28 U.S.C. § 1332 — Diversity jurisdiction - Nature of suit
- 367 Personal Injury: Health Care/Pharmaceutical Personal Injury Product Liability
Injury from a drug, medical device, or health-care product — often grouped into mass-tort litigation. - Jurisdiction
- Diversity
- Jury demand
- Both
- Date filed
- 02/09/2016
- Date terminated
- 02/03/2017
30,109 Product Liability cases in this court are indexed here.
Parties
- plaintiff · Fricks · 18 cases
- defendant · Pfizer, Inc Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology · 12894 cases
Other Cases Naming This Defendant
PFIZER, INC is named in 12,894 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 Fricks v. Pfizer Inc?
Fricks v. Pfizer Inc is a federal product liability lawsuit filed on 02/09/2016 in the District Court, D. South Carolina. The case was terminated on 02/03/2017. 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, D. South Carolina, docket number 2:16-cv-00403.
When was the case filed?
Fricks v. Pfizer Inc was filed on 02/09/2016. It was terminated on 02/03/2017.
What law is the case brought under?
The docket lists the cause as 28 U.S.C. § 1332 — Diversity jurisdiction.
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Source: public U.S. federal court record — docket 13368246 in the CourtListener/RECAP archive (verify this docket), court docket number 2:16-cv-00403 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).