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Company

Zimmer, Inc

Federal civil lawsuits naming Zimmer, Inc.

In this index, 4,003 federal civil lawsuits name a party recorded as Zimmer, Inc, most often as a defendant (3,974 of 4,003). These may be different parties who share the name; records here are grouped by name only. These cases are most often Product Liability and Contract matters, filed between 1990 and 2026, most frequently in District Court, N.D. Illinois. The most common causes of action are Product Liability, Personal Injury, and Patent Infringement.

4,003
Lawsuits
3,974
As Defendant
31
As Plaintiff
140
Open
3,863
Terminated
1990–2026
Span
10 mo
Median Duration
3,713 of these cases (93%) are Product Liability filings — large waves of near-identical suits consolidated into multidistrict litigation (MDL) proceedings. The totals and the year chart reflect that concentration, not typical caseload.
108 cases/yrPredominantly defendant · 99%Product Liability-heavy · 93%Activity declining

Cases by State

AL — 35 casesAZ — 3 casesAR — 9 casesCA — 0 casesCO — 10 casesCT — 17 casesDE — 3 casesDC — 2 casesFL — 69 casesGA — 21 casesID — 19 casesIL — 1,510 casesIN — 169 casesIA — 14 casesKS — 9 casesKY — 22 casesLA — 59 casesME — 16 casesMD — 10 casesMA — 23 casesMI — 78 casesMN — 127 casesMS — 9 casesMO — 126 casesMT — 2 casesNE — 5 casesNV — 14 casesNH — 6 casesNJ — 532 casesNM — 4 casesNY — 326 casesNC — 23 casesND — 9 casesOH — 232 casesOK — 16 casesOR — 6 casesPA — 210 casesRI — 2 casesSC — 32 casesSD — 9 casesTN — 16 casesTX — 104 casesUT — 4 casesVT — 3 casesVA — 12 casesWA — 20 casesWV — 6 casesWI — 24 casesWY — 5 cases
AK · 17HI · 4PR · 2

Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 1,303 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19902026
Product LiabilityContractReal PropertyFederal Tax / Statutory ActionsPatent

Filings by Year

19902026

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Product Liability3,713
Contract134
Real Property49
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions29
Patent27
Civil Rights26

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← All cases for Zimmer, Inc

3,713 Product Liability Member Cases

Large waves of near-identical suits consolidated into multidistrict litigation (93% of the full caseload).

  • Ingraham v. Zimmer Inc
    Product Liability Open District Court, E.D. WisconsinNo. 2:26-cv-00547Filed 04/01/2026
  • Hinton v. Zimmer, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, E.D. LouisianaNo. 2:25-cv-00146Filed 01/21/2025
  • Denardo v. Zimmer, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, W.D. PennsylvaniaNo. 3:23-cv-00037Filed 02/28/2023
  • Fig v. Zimmer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:23-cv-00971Filed 02/06/2023
  • Roe v. Zimmer, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:22-cv-02932Filed 06/03/2022
  • Eads v. Zimmer, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, E.D. KentuckyNo. 5:22-cv-00127Filed 05/19/2022
  • Lee v. Zimmer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:22-cv-00748Filed 01/28/2022
  • Muzzin v. Zimmer, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:21-cv-07675Filed 09/14/2021
  • Bunning v. Zimmer, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. ColoradoNo. 1:21-cv-01876Filed 07/09/2021
  • Cohen v. Zimmer, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:21-cv-05645Filed 06/30/2021
  • Carr v. Zimmer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, E.D. ArkansasNo. 4:21-cv-00534Filed 06/21/2021
  • Nolin v. Zimmer, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:21-cv-00256Filed 01/12/2021
  • Nagel v. Zimmer, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:20-cv-10310Filed 12/08/2020
  • Allen v. Zimmer, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:20-cv-04752Filed 06/22/2020
  • Conover v. Zimmer, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, S.D. FloridaNo. 9:20-cv-80937Filed 06/11/2020
  • Michelsen v. Zimmer, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:20-cv-04222Filed 06/03/2020
  • Torcasi v. Zimmer, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:20-cv-04212Filed 06/02/2020
  • Phelleps v. Zimmer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:20-cv-04177Filed 06/01/2020
  • Holland v. Zimmer, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:20-cv-04016Filed 05/22/2020
  • Hammerling v. Zimmer, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:20-cv-03946Filed 05/21/2020
  • Panebianco v. Zimmer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:20-cv-03609Filed 05/08/2020
  • Ouellette v. Zimmer, Inc
    Product Liability Open District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:20-cv-03561Filed 05/07/2020
  • Buterbaugh v. Zimmer Inc
    Product Liability Open District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:20-cv-03538Filed 05/06/2020
  • Murphy v. Zimmer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:20-cv-03527Filed 05/06/2020
  • Hom v. Zimmer Inc
    Product Liability Open District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:20-cv-03524Filed 05/06/2020
  • Polky v. Zimmer, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:20-cv-03041Filed 04/15/2020
  • Jackson v. Zimmer, Inc
    Product Liability Open District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:20-cv-02986Filed 04/13/2020
  • Tillay v. Zimmer Inc
    Product Liability Open District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:20-cv-02691Filed 03/31/2020
  • Lovering v. Zimmer, Inc
    Product Liability Open District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:20-cv-02546Filed 03/25/2020
  • Flores v. Zimmer, Inc
    Product Liability Open District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:20-cv-02492Filed 03/23/2020
  • Doble v. Zimmer, Inc
    Product Liability Open District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:20-cv-02408Filed 03/19/2020
  • Barouk v. Zimmer, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:20-cv-02324Filed 03/16/2020
  • Spear v. Zimmer, Inc
    Product Liability Open District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:20-cv-01938Filed 03/04/2020
  • Salzmann v. Zimmer, Inc
    Product Liability Open District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:20-cv-01857Filed 03/03/2020
  • Gregory v. Zimmer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 3:20-cv-02263Filed 03/02/2020
  • Hill v. Zimmer, Inc
    Product Liability Open District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:20-cv-01642Filed 02/25/2020
  • Miller v. Zimmer, Inc
    Product Liability Open District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:20-cv-01448Filed 02/19/2020
  • Hanna v. Zimmer, Inc
    Product Liability Open District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:20-cv-01421Filed 02/19/2020
  • Hopson v. Zimmer, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:20-cv-01239Filed 02/12/2020
  • Wright v. Zimmer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:20-cv-01167Filed 02/10/2020
  • Humphrey v. Zimmer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:20-cv-01162Filed 02/10/2020
  • Vermette v. Zimmer, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:20-cv-01129Filed 02/10/2020
  • Reinstein v. Zimmer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:20-cv-01112Filed 02/08/2020
  • Anderson v. Zimmer, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:20-cv-01025Filed 02/06/2020
  • Williams v. Zimmer, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:20-cv-00921Filed 02/03/2020
  • Gingrich v. Zimmer, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:20-cv-00853Filed 01/31/2020
  • Bradshaw v. Zimmer, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:20-cv-00785Filed 01/29/2020
  • Gallo v. Zimmer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:20-cv-00775Filed 01/29/2020
  • Hibbs v. Zimmer, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:20-cv-00776Filed 01/29/2020
  • Kulesza v. Zimmer, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:20-cv-00679Filed 01/24/2020

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