Legal Opinion
Cochran v. Smith & Nephew, Inc.
District Court, C.D. Illinois
Decided May 22, 2017No. Case No. 16-1121Published
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER AND OPINION
James E. Shadid, Chief United States District Judge
This matter is now before the Court on Defendant’s [17] Motion for Summary Judgment, For the reasons set forth below, Defendant’s- Motion [17] is GRANTED.
*981Background
On May 8, 2014, Plaintiff Doris Cochran filed a products liability action against Defendant Smith & Nephew, Inc. (“SNI”) and four other affiliates in the Circuit Court of the Tenth Judicial Circuit in Tazewell County, Illinois. On June 30, 2014, Defendants removed the action to this Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1441 and 1446, See Cochran v. Smith & Nephew, Inc.,…
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