Heaton v. Smith & Nephew, Inc
Heaton v. Smith & Nephew, Inc is a federal product liability lawsuit filed on 08/11/2014 in the District Court, D. Colorado. The case was terminated on 10/03/2014.
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. Colorado (D. Colo.)
Official Court Website → - Assigned judge
- Lewis T. Babcock · 5,324 cases in index
- Docket number
- 1:14-cv-02230
- Cause
- 28:1332 Diversity-Personal Injury
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
- Plaintiff
- Date filed
- 08/11/2014
- Date terminated
- 10/03/2014
2,021 Product Liability cases in this court are indexed here.
Parties
- plaintiff · Heaton · 195 cases
- defendant · Smith & Nephew, Inc Medical Devices & Equipment · 975 cases
Other Cases Naming This Defendant
Smith & Nephew, Inc is named in 975 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 Heaton v. Smith & Nephew, Inc?
Heaton v. Smith & Nephew, Inc is a federal product liability lawsuit filed on 08/11/2014 in the District Court, D. Colorado. The case was terminated on 10/03/2014. 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. Colorado, docket number 1:14-cv-02230.
When was the case filed?
Heaton v. Smith & Nephew, Inc was filed on 08/11/2014. It was terminated on 10/03/2014.
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 4196401 in the CourtListener/RECAP archive (verify this docket), court docket number 1:14-cv-02230 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).