Searles v. Dow Corning
Searles v. Dow Corning is a federal product liability lawsuit filed on 12/11/1995 in the District Court, N.D. Alabama. The case was terminated on 01/26/1999.
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, N.D. Alabama (N.D. Ala.)
Official Court Website → - Assigned judge
- R David Proctor · 29,434 cases in index
- Docket number
- 2:95-cv-18927
- Nature of suit
- 365 Personal injury - Product liability
Injury caused by an allegedly defective product. - Jurisdiction
- Diversity of citizenship
- Date filed
- 12/11/1995
- Date terminated
- 01/26/1999
34,753 Product Liability cases in this court are indexed here.
Parties
- plaintiff · Searles · 71 cases
- defendant · Dow Corning · 7310 cases
- defendant · Dow Corning Corp · 20775 cases
Other Cases Naming This Defendant
Dow Corning Corp is named in 20,775 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 Searles v. Dow Corning?
Searles v. Dow Corning is a federal product liability lawsuit filed on 12/11/1995 in the District Court, N.D. Alabama. The case was terminated on 01/26/1999. 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, N.D. Alabama, docket number 2:95-cv-18927.
When was the case filed?
Searles v. Dow Corning was filed on 12/11/1995. It was terminated on 01/26/1999.
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Source: public U.S. federal court record — docket 10893113 in the CourtListener/RECAP archive (verify this docket), court docket number 2:95-cv-18927 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).