Company · Medical Devices & Equipment

Smith & Nephew, Inc

Federal civil lawsuits naming Smith & Nephew, Inc, a Medical Devices & Equipment company.

Public CompanyMedical Devices & Equipment

Ticker: NYSE: SNN
Business: Orthopedic, Prosthetic & Surgical Appliances & Supplies
Headquarters: Watford, Hertfordshire
SEC CIK: 845982

Smith & Nephew, Inc is a public company in Orthopedic, Prosthetic & Surgical Appliances & Supplies, based in Watford, Hertfordshire (traded on NYSE as SNN). It appears in 937 federal civil lawsuits in this index, most often as a defendant (883 of 937). These cases are most often Product Liability and Patent matters, filed between 1990 and 2025, most frequently in District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania. The most common causes of action are Product Liability, Personal Injury, and Patent Infringement. Frequent opposing parties include Smith & Nephew, Johnson, and Williams.

937

Lawsuits

883

As Defendant

As Plaintiff

Open

885

Terminated

1990–2025

Span

11 mo

Median Duration

26 cases/yrPredominantly defendant · 94%Product Liability-heavy · 78%Activity declining

Cases by State

AK · 4PR · 1

Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 172 open2025

Case Types Over Time

19902025

Product LiabilityPatentContractCivil RightsFederal Tax / Statutory Actions

Filings by Year

19902025

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Federal Tax / Statutory Actions9

Labor9

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Frequent Opposing Parties

937 Cases — Newest First

Sawicki v. Smith & Nephew Inc

Product Liability Open District Court, E.D. WisconsinNo. 2:25-cv-00804Filed 06/04/2025
Worobey v. Smith & Nephew, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, E.D. PennsylvaniaNo. 2:25-cv-01104Filed 03/03/2025
Tranchina v. Smith & Nephew, Inc

Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. ColoradoNo. 1:24-cv-03087Filed 11/05/2024
Nykiel v. Smith & Nephew Inc

Labor Open District Court, D. MassachusettsNo. 1:24-cv-12247Filed 08/30/2024
Distribution Intelligence Systems, LLC v. Smith & Nephew, Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, W.D. TexasNo. 1:24-cv-00223Filed 03/04/2024
Mader v. Smith & Nephew, Inc

Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. GeorgiaNo. 1:23-cv-05471Filed 11/30/2023
Neal v. Smith & Nephew Inc

Product Liability Open District Court, W.D. LouisianaNo. 5:23-cv-00557Filed 04/28/2023
Miceli v. Smith & Nephew, Inc

Product Liability Terminated District Court, S.D. FloridaNo. 9:22-cv-81396Filed 09/08/2022
Zapf v. Smith & Nephew, Inc

Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. MarylandNo. 1:22-cv-02066Filed 08/16/2022
Sullivan, Jr v. Smith and Nephew, Inc

Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. MarylandNo. 1:22-cv-01265Filed 05/26/2022
Mellgren v. Smith & Nephew, Inc

Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. MarylandNo. 1:22-cv-01078Filed 05/03/2022
Tyler v. Smith & Nephew, Inc

Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. MarylandNo. 1:22-cv-00764Filed 03/30/2022
Johnson v. Smith & Nephew, Inc

Product Liability Terminated District Court, W.D. North CarolinaNo. 3:22-cv-00054Filed 02/09/2022
Hanson v. Smith & Nephew Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. MassachusettsNo. 1:22-cv-10204Filed 02/08/2022
Ozark v. Smith & Nephew Inc

Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. MarylandNo. 1:22-cv-00233Filed 01/31/2022
Warren v. Smith & Nephew Inc

Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. MarylandNo. 1:22-cv-00234Filed 01/31/2022
Gouveia v. Smith and Nephew, Inc

Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. MarylandNo. 1:21-cv-03239Filed 12/21/2021
Gerald v. Smith & Nephew Inc

Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. MarylandNo. 1:21-cv-03082Filed 12/02/2021
Pankau v. Smith & Nephew, Inc

Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. MarylandNo. 1:21-cv-02918Filed 11/15/2021
Barber v. Smith & Nephew Inc

Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. MarylandNo. 1:21-cv-02475Filed 09/28/2021
Shisler v. Smith & Nephew, Inc

Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. MarylandNo. 1:21-cv-01372Filed 06/03/2021
Lastoria v. Smith & Nephew, Inc

Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. MarylandNo. 1:21-cv-01131Filed 05/10/2021
Murakami v. Smith and Nephew, Inc

Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. MarylandNo. 1:21-cv-00064Filed 01/08/2021
Healy v. Smith & Nephew Inc

Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. MarylandNo. 1:21-cv-00003Filed 01/04/2021
Jenkins v. Smith & Nephew, PLC

Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. AlaskaNo. 3:21-cv-00001Filed 01/04/2021
Boedeker v. Smith & Nephew Inc

Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:20-cv-07521Filed 12/18/2020
McGhee v. Smith & Nephew, Inc

Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. MarylandNo. 1:20-cv-02774Filed 09/23/2020
Gibbons-Mize v. Smith & Nephew, Inc

Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. MarylandNo. 1:20-cv-02221Filed 07/30/2020
Smith v. Smith & Nephew, Inc

Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. MarylandNo. 1:20-cv-02065Filed 07/14/2020
Taylor v. Smith & Nephew, Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, W.D. TennesseeNo. 2:20-cv-02456Filed 06/26/2020
Miller v. Smith & Nephew, Inc

Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. MarylandNo. 1:20-cv-01913Filed 06/25/2020
Rogan v. Smith & Nephew, Inc

Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. MarylandNo. 1:20-cv-01872Filed 06/19/2020
Britton v. Smith & Nephew, Inc

Product Liability Open District Court, D. MarylandNo. 1:20-cv-01345Filed 05/29/2020
Frankel v. Smith & Nephew Inc

Product Liability Open District Court, D. MarylandNo. 1:20-cv-01268Filed 05/21/2020
Arias v. Smith & Nephew Inc

Product Liability Open District Court, D. MarylandNo. 1:20-cv-01274Filed 05/21/2020
Brecker v. Smith & Nephew, Inc

Product Liability Open District Court, D. MarylandNo. 1:20-cv-01114Filed 04/30/2020
Ziemer v. Smith & Nephew Inc

Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 6:20-cv-01485Filed 04/17/2020
Macrides v. Smith & Nephew, Inc

Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. MarylandNo. 1:20-cv-00751Filed 03/20/2020
Ramczyk v. Smith & Nephew, Inc

Product Liability Open District Court, D. MarylandNo. 1:20-cv-00708Filed 03/17/2020
Johnson v. Smith & Nephew Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, W.D. TennesseeNo. 2:20-cv-02176Filed 03/10/2020
Caporale v. Smith & Nephew, Inc

Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:20-cv-01263Filed 02/20/2020
Payfer v. Smith & Nephew, Inc

Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 4:20-cv-04031Filed 02/18/2020
Ortiz v. Smith & Nephew, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, M.D. FloridaNo. 8:20-cv-00365Filed 02/18/2020
Browne v. Smith & Nephew, Inc

Product Liability Terminated District Court, E.D. MichiganNo. 2:19-cv-13732Filed 12/19/2019
Pitts v. Smith & Nephew, Inc

Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. MarylandNo. 1:19-cv-03424Filed 11/27/2019
Harvey v. Smith & Nephew, Inc

Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. MarylandNo. 1:19-cv-03332Filed 11/19/2019
Deffenbaugh v. Smith & Nephew Inc

Product Liability Terminated District Court, M.D. FloridaNo. 8:19-cv-02697Filed 10/29/2019
Zaehringer v. Smith & Nephew, Inc

Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. MarylandNo. 1:19-cv-03109Filed 10/25/2019
Zoller v. Smith & Nephew, Inc

Product Liability Open District Court, D. MarylandNo. 1:19-cv-02977Filed 10/10/2019
Kunz v. Smith & Nephew Inc

Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. MarylandNo. 1:19-cv-02915Filed 10/03/2019

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