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Wayne Co

Michigan

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Case Information

Filed 2025-03-10
Status Open Active
Type (np) Products Liability
Docket 130 entries

Parties

Plaintiff Hicks, Michael E.
Defendant A.o. Smith Corporation, A Delaware Corporation|A.w. Chesterton Company, A Massachusetts Corporation|Acme Insulation, A Michigan Corporation|Adience, Inc, A Foreign Corporation|Allied Signal, Inc. In Its Own Right And As Successor In Interest To Allied Corporation, Successor In Interest To Bendix Corporation And Honeywell|American Exo Chemical Corporation Of Texas, A Texas Corporation|Aurora Pump Company, A Foreign Corporation|Baltimore Ennis Land Company, Inc., A Foreign Corporation|Bayer Cropscience, Inc. Successor To Amchem Products, Inc., A Delaware Corporation|Beazer East, Inc., A Delaware Corporation|Behler Young Company, A Michigan Corporation|Burnham, Llc., F/k/a Burnham Corporation, A New York Corporation|Bw/ip International, Inc., A Delaware Corporation|Cleaver Brooks, Inc. F/k/a Aqua Chem, Inc., A Delaware Corporation|Collins & Aikman Products Company, A Delaware Corporation|Columbus Mckinnon Corporation In Its Own Right And As Successor In Interest To Lift Tech International

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Docket Entries

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  4. ury Demand Filed & Fee Paid
  5. nswer to Complaint, Filed
  6. roof of Service, Filed
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  8. ppearance of Attorney, Filed
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  17. ppearance of Attorney, Filed
  18. itness List, Filed
  19. ppearance of Attorney, Filed
  20. nswer to Complaint, Filed
  21. iscellaneous Pleadings, Filed
  22. ffirmative Defenses, Filed
  23. nswer to Complaint, Filed
  24. on-Party Filing
  25. ppearance of Attorney, Filed
  26. ppearance of Attorney, Filed
  27. nswer to Complaint, Filed
  28. ppearance of Attorney, Filed
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  35. nswer to Complaint, Filed
  36. ppearance of Attorney, Filed
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  41. roof of Service, Filed
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  55. itness List, Filed
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  57. roof of Service, Filed
  58. iscellaneous Pleadings, Filed
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  60. ppearance of Attorney, Filed
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  72. roof of Service, Filed
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  90. ervice of Complaint, filed
  91. ppearance of Attorney, Filed
  92. iscellaneous Pleadings, Filed
  93. nswer to Complaint, Filed
  94. itness List, Filed
  95. nswer to Complaint, Filed
  96. iscellaneous Pleadings, Filed
  97. ppearance of Attorney, Filed
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  99. roof of Service, Filed
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  101. nswer to Complaint, Filed
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  112. ppearance of Attorney, Filed
  113. itness List, Filed
  114. iscellaneous Pleadings, Filed
  115. nswer to Complaint, Filed
  116. ppearance of Attorney, Filed
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  119. ppearance of Attorney, Filed
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  123. roof of Service, Filed
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  126. nswer to Complaint, Filed
  127. roof of Service, Filed
  128. ppearance of Attorney, Filed
  129. nswer to Complaint, Filed
  130. ppearance of Attorney, Filed

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