Hough v. Wyeth LLC

Court

District Court, D. New Jersey (D.N.J.)
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Assigned judge

Claire C. Cecchi · 12,702 cases in index

Docket number

2:18-cv-05284

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

04/03/2018

51,601 Product Liability cases in this court are indexed here.

Parties

• plaintiff · Hough · 158 cases
• defendant · Wyeth LLC · 1348 cases

Part of a Larger Litigation Pattern

This is one of 1,349 Product Liability cases in our index naming Wyeth LLC — a possible mass-tort or coordinated-litigation cluster.

• Sowells v. Wyeth LLC
  District Court, D. New JerseyFiled 04/09/2018
• Woodridge v. Wyeth LLC
  District Court, D. New JerseyFiled 03/27/2018
• Overlin v. Wyeth LLC
  District Court, D. New JerseyFiled 03/16/2018
• Barber v. Wyeth LLC
  District Court, D. New JerseyFiled 03/09/2018
• Gallagher v. Wyeth LLC
  District Court, D. New JerseyFiled 03/02/2018
• Martin v. Wyeth LLC
  District Court, D. New JerseyFiled 02/07/2018

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 Hough v. Wyeth LLC?

Hough v. Wyeth LLC is a federal product liability lawsuit filed on 04/03/2018 in the District Court, D. New Jersey. The case is currently open in the federal court 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 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. New Jersey, docket number 2:18-cv-05284.

When was the case filed?

Hough v. Wyeth LLC was filed on 04/03/2018. The case is currently open.

What law is the case brought under?

The docket lists the cause as 28 U.S.C. § 1332 — Diversity jurisdiction.