Rice v. Wyeth-Ayerst

Court

District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania (E.D. Pa.)
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Assigned judge

Louis C. Bechtle · 5,576 cases in index

Docket number

2:00-cv-20936

Nature of suit

365 Personal injury - Product liability
Injury caused by an allegedly defective product.

Jurisdiction

Diversity of citizenship

Date filed

09/19/2000

Date terminated

05/29/2001

252,829 Product Liability cases in this court are indexed here.

Parties

• plaintiff · Rice · 2346 cases
• defendant · Wyeth, Inc · 53028 cases

Part of a Larger Litigation Pattern

This is one of 53,029 Product Liability cases in our index naming Wyeth, Inc — a possible mass-tort or coordinated-litigation cluster.

• Sowells v. Wyeth LLC
  District Court, D. New JerseyFiled 04/09/2018
• Hough v. Wyeth LLC
  District Court, D. New JerseyFiled 04/03/2018
• 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

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 Rice v. Wyeth-Ayerst?

Rice v. Wyeth-Ayerst is a federal product liability lawsuit filed on 09/19/2000 in the District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania. The case was terminated on 05/29/2001. 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, E.D. Pennsylvania, docket number 2:00-cv-20936.

When was the case filed?

Rice v. Wyeth-Ayerst was filed on 09/19/2000. It was terminated on 05/29/2001.