Smart v. DePuy Inc
Smart v. DePuy Inc is a federal product liability lawsuit filed on 07/06/2012 in the District Court, N.D. Ohio. The case was terminated on 10/15/2019.
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. Ohio (N.D. Ohio)
Official Court Website → - Assigned judge
- Jeffrey J. Helmick(MDL2197) · 2,921 cases in index
- Docket number
- 1:12-dp-21753
- Nature of suit
- 367 Health care / pharm
Injury from a drug, medical device, or health-care product — often grouped into mass-tort litigation. - Jurisdiction
- Diversity of citizenship
- Date filed
- 07/06/2012
- Date terminated
- 10/15/2019
84,928 Product Liability cases in this court are indexed here.
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DePuy Inc is named in 1,091 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 Smart v. DePuy Inc?
Smart v. DePuy Inc is a federal product liability lawsuit filed on 07/06/2012 in the District Court, N.D. Ohio. The case was terminated on 10/15/2019. 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. Ohio, docket number 1:12-dp-21753.
When was the case filed?
Smart v. DePuy Inc was filed on 07/06/2012. It was terminated on 10/15/2019.
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Source: public U.S. federal court record — docket 13521901 in the CourtListener/RECAP archive (verify this docket), court docket number 1:12-dp-21753 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).