Hooks v. Biomet, Inc
Hooks v. Biomet, Inc is a federal product liability lawsuit filed on 03/04/2019 in the District Court, M.D. Alabama. The case was terminated on 12/17/2019.
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, M.D. Alabama (M.D. Ala.)
Official Court Website → - Assigned judge
- Emily C. Marks · 349 cases in index
- Docket number
- 3:19-cv-00158
- 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
- 03/04/2019
- Date terminated
- 12/17/2019
1,036 Product Liability cases in this court are indexed here.
Parties
- plaintiff · Hooks · 337 cases
- defendant · Biomet Inc · 2810 cases
Other Cases Naming This Defendant
Biomet Inc is named in 2,810 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 Hooks v. Biomet, Inc?
Hooks v. Biomet, Inc is a federal product liability lawsuit filed on 03/04/2019 in the District Court, M.D. Alabama. The case was terminated on 12/17/2019. 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, M.D. Alabama, docket number 3:19-cv-00158.
When was the case filed?
Hooks v. Biomet, Inc was filed on 03/04/2019. It was terminated on 12/17/2019.
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 14690064 in the CourtListener/RECAP archive (verify this docket), court docket number 3:19-cv-00158 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).