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Stryker Corporation

Federal civil lawsuits naming Stryker Corporation, a Medical Devices & Equipment company.

Public CompanyMedical Devices & Equipment
Ticker
NYSE: SYK
Business
Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus
Headquarters
Portage, MI
Incorporated in
Michigan
SEC CIK
310764

Stryker Corporation is a public company in Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus, based in Portage, MI (traded on NYSE as SYK, incorporated in Michigan). It appears in 850 federal civil lawsuits in this index, most often as a defendant (813 of 850). These cases are most often Product Liability and Patent matters, filed between 1990 and 2026, most frequently in District Court, D. Minnesota. The most common causes of action are Product Liability, Patent Infringement, and Personal Injury. Frequent opposing parties include Stryker Corp, Brown, and Davol, Inc.

850
Lawsuits
813
As Defendant
37
As Plaintiff
15
Open
835
Terminated
1990–2026
Span
13 mo
Median Duration
23 cases/yrPredominantly defendant · 96%Product Liability-heavy · 83%Activity declining

Cases by State

AL — 11 casesAZ — 11 casesAR — 0 casesCA — 0 casesCO — 3 casesCT — 5 casesDE — 6 casesDC — 3 casesFL — 24 casesGA — 12 casesID — 21 casesIL — 38 casesIN — 9 casesIA — 2 casesKS — 0 casesKY — 8 casesLA — 33 casesME — 0 casesMD — 2 casesMA — 20 casesMI — 32 casesMN — 300 casesMS — 2 casesMO — 6 casesMT — 1 casesNE — 0 casesNV — 2 casesNH — 0 casesNJ — 29 casesNM — 6 casesNY — 66 casesNC — 2 casesND — 0 casesOH — 24 casesOK — 9 casesOR — 34 casesPA — 25 casesRI — 6 casesSC — 3 casesSD — 0 casesTN — 10 casesTX — 40 casesUT — 12 casesVT — 0 casesVA — 6 casesWA — 8 casesWV — 1 casesWI — 10 casesWY — 4 cases
AK · 2PR · 2

Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 274 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19902026
Product LiabilityPatentContractCivil RightsReal Property

Filings by Year

19902026

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Product Liability705
Patent51
Contract40
Civil Rights21
Real Property7
Trademark6

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Frequent Opposing Parties

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40 Cases — Newest First