Company · Medical Devices & Equipment
Smith & Nephew, Inc
Federal civil lawsuits naming Smith & Nephew, Inc, a Medical Devices & Equipment company.
- 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
54
As Plaintiff
52
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