Rea v. 3M Company
Rea v. 3M Company is a federal product liability lawsuit filed on 08/08/2025 in the District Court, D. South Carolina. The case is currently open in the federal court system.
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 · 7,428 cases in index
- Docket number
- 2:25-cv-10183
- 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
- 08/08/2025
30,110 Product Liability cases in this court are indexed here.
Parties
- plaintiff · Rea · 185 cases
- defendant · 3M Company Medical Devices & Equipment · 131220 cases
Other Cases Naming This Defendant
3M COMPANY is named in 131,220 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 Rea v. 3M Company?
Rea v. 3M Company is a federal product liability lawsuit filed on 08/08/2025 in the District Court, D. South Carolina. 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. South Carolina, docket number 2:25-cv-10183.
When was the case filed?
Rea v. 3M Company was filed on 08/08/2025. 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.
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Source: public U.S. federal court record — docket 71064451 in the CourtListener/RECAP archive (verify this docket), court docket number 2:25-cv-10183 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).