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Wayne Co

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Case Information

Filed 2025-04-08
Status Open Active
Type (np) Products Liability
Docket 140 entries

Parties

Plaintiff Bird, Cyril
Defendant A.o. Smith Corporation, A Delaware Corporation|A.w. Chesterton Company, A Massachusetts Corporation|Allen Bradley Company, A Nevada Corporation|Allied Signal, Inc. In Its Own Right And As Successor In Interest To Allied Corporation, Successor In Interest To Bendix Corporation And Honeywell|Armstrong Pumps, Inc., A New York 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|Behler Young Company, A Michigan Corporation|Burnham, Llc., F/k/a Burnham Corporation, A New York Corporation|Bw/ip International, Inc., A Delaware Corporation|Carver Pump Company, A Delaware Corporation|Cleaver Brooks, Inc. F/k/a Aqua Chem, Inc., A Delaware Corporation|Columbus Mckinnon Corporation In Its Own Right And As Successor In Interest To Lift Tech International, Inc. (shaw Box), A New York Corporation|Cooper Industries, Llc, A Delaware Corporation|Copes Vulcan, A D

Lawyers

Docket Entries

  1. Appearance of Attorney, Filed
  2. Complaint Filed, Asbestos
  3. Jury Demand Filed & Fee Paid
  4. Case Filing Fee - Paid
  5. Answer to Complaint, Filed
  6. Appearance of Attorney, Filed
  7. Answer to Complaint, Filed
  8. Appearance of Attorney, Filed
  9. Proof of Service, Filed
  10. Answer to Complaint, Filed
  11. Appearance of Attorney, Filed
  12. Answer to Complaint, Filed
  13. Proof of Service, Filed
  14. Appearance of Attorney, Filed
  15. Answer to Complaint, Filed
  16. Proof of Service, Filed
  17. Answer to Complaint, Filed
  18. Appearance of Attorney, Filed
  19. Answer to Complaint, Filed
  20. Proof of Service, Filed
  21. Proof of Service, Filed
  22. Appearance of Attorney, Filed
  23. Answer to Complaint, Filed
  24. Amended Complaint, Filed
  25. Answer to Complaint, Filed
  26. Non-Party Filing
  27. Answer to Complaint, Filed
  28. Answer to Complaint, Filed
  29. Non-Party Filing
  30. Answer to Complaint, Filed
  31. Non-Party Filing
  32. Appearance of Attorney, Filed
  33. Appearance of Attorney, Filed
  34. Appearance of Attorney, Filed
  35. Answer to Complaint, Filed
  36. Appearance of Attorney, Filed
  37. Answer to Complaint, Filed
  38. Appearance of Attorney, Filed
  39. Non-Party Filing
  40. Affirmative Defenses, Filed
  41. Appearance of Attorney, Filed
  42. Answer to Complaint, Filed
  43. Answer to Complaint, Filed
  44. Appearance of Attorney, Filed
  45. Witness List, Filed
  46. Answer to Complaint, Filed
  47. Proof of Service, Filed
  48. Miscellaneous Pleadings, Filed
  49. Appearance of Attorney, Filed
  50. Proof of Service, Filed
  51. Answer to Complaint, Filed
  52. Answer to Complaint, Filed
  53. Appearance of Attorney, Filed
  54. Answer to Complaint, Filed
  55. Appearance of Attorney, Filed
  56. Answer to Complaint, Filed
  57. Appearance of Attorney, Filed
  58. Answer to Complaint, Filed
  59. Appearance of Attorney, Filed
  60. Answer to Complaint, Filed
  61. Appearance of Attorney, Filed
  62. Proof of Service, Filed
  63. Answer to Complaint, Filed
  64. Appearance of Attorney, Filed
  65. Proof of Service, Filed
  66. Answer to Complaint, Filed
  67. Appearance of Attorney, Filed
  68. Proof of Service, Filed
  69. Answer to Complaint, Filed
  70. Proof of Service, Filed
  71. Order Substituting Defendant Attorney, Signed and Filed
  72. Proof of Service, Filed
  73. Appearance of Attorney, Filed
  74. Answer to Complaint, Filed
  75. Answer to Complaint, Filed
  76. Answer to Complaint, Filed
  77. Proof of Service, Filed
  78. Appearance of Attorney, Filed
  79. Answer to Complaint, Filed
  80. Miscellaneous Pleadings, Filed
  81. Answer to Complaint, Filed
  82. Appearance of Attorney, Filed
  83. Witness List, Filed
  84. Appearance of Attorney, Filed
  85. Answer to Complaint, Filed
  86. Appearance of Attorney, Filed
  87. Answer to Complaint, Filed
  88. Appearance of Attorney, Filed
  89. Proof of Service, Filed
  90. Answer to Complaint, Filed
  91. Proof of Service, Filed
  92. Appearance of Attorney, Filed
  93. Answer to Complaint, Filed
  94. Service of Complaint, filed
  95. Answer to Complaint, Filed
  96. Answer to Complaint, Filed
  97. Proof of Service, Filed
  98. Witness List, Filed
  99. Witness List, Filed
  100. Answer to Complaint, Filed
  101. Answer to Complaint, Filed
  102. Answer to Complaint, Filed
  103. Witness List, Filed
  104. Appearance of Attorney, Filed
  105. Answer to Complaint, Filed
  106. Witness List, Filed
  107. Miscellaneous Pleadings, Filed
  108. Answer to Complaint, Filed
  109. Appearance of Attorney, Filed
  110. Appearance of Attorney, Filed
  111. Answer to Complaint, Filed
  112. Appearance of Attorney, Filed
  113. Answer to Complaint, Filed
  114. Proof of Service, Filed
  115. Answer to Complaint, Filed
  116. Appearance of Attorney, Filed
  117. Answer to Complaint, Filed
  118. Appearance of Attorney, Filed
  119. Appearance of Attorney, Filed
  120. Appearance of Attorney, Filed
  121. Answer to Complaint, Filed
  122. Appearance of Attorney, Filed
  123. Proof of Service, Filed
  124. Answer to Complaint, Filed
  125. Answer to Complaint, Filed
  126. Appearance of Attorney, Filed
  127. Answer to Complaint, Filed
  128. Appearance of Attorney, Filed
  129. Appearance of Attorney, Filed
  130. Proof of Service, Filed
  131. Answer to Complaint, Filed
  132. Appearance of Attorney, Filed
  133. Answer to Complaint, Filed
  134. Proof of Service, Filed
  135. Answer to Complaint, Filed
  136. Answer to Complaint, Filed
  137. Appearance of Attorney, Filed
  138. Answer to Complaint, Filed
  139. Answer to Complaint, Filed
  140. Answer to Complaint, Filed

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