Shears v. Wyeth-Ayerst Lab
Shears v. Wyeth-Ayerst Lab is a federal product liability lawsuit filed on 02/10/1997 in the District Court, D. New Jersey. The case was terminated on 04/09/1997.
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. New Jersey (D.N.J.)
Official Court Website → - Assigned judge
- Alfred J. Lechner, Jr. · 2,611 cases in index
- Docket number
- 2:97-cv-00682
- Nature of suit
- 365 Personal injury - Product liability
Injury caused by an allegedly defective product. - Jurisdiction
- Diversity of citizenship
- Date filed
- 02/10/1997
- Date terminated
- 04/09/1997
51,680 Product Liability cases in this court are indexed here.
Parties
- plaintiff · Shears · 54 cases
- defendant · Wyeth, Inc · 53028 cases
- defendant · Wyeth-Ayerst Lab · 306 cases
Other Cases Naming This Defendant
Wyeth, Inc is named in 53,028 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 Shears v. Wyeth-Ayerst Lab?
Shears v. Wyeth-Ayerst Lab is a federal product liability lawsuit filed on 02/10/1997 in the District Court, D. New Jersey. The case was terminated on 04/09/1997. 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 2:97-cv-00682.
When was the case filed?
Shears v. Wyeth-Ayerst Lab was filed on 02/10/1997. It was terminated on 04/09/1997.
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Source: public U.S. federal court record — docket 10327292 in the CourtListener/RECAP archive (verify this docket), court docket number 2:97-cv-00682 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).