Legal Opinion
Laverty v. Smith & Nephew, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided June 23, 2016No. Case No. 15 C 9485PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
MATTHEW F. KENNELLY, District Judge:
Terence and Sherry Laverty1 have sued Smith & Nephew, Inc., asserting tort claims under Illinois law for negligence, strict products liability, and loss of consortium. Smith & Nephew has moved for partial judgment on the pleadings under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(c). For the reasons stated below, the Court denies Smith & Nephew’s motion.
Background
The Court takes the following facts from the Lavertys’ complaint, accepting them as true for the purposes of the present motion. See Satkar Hosp., Inc. v. Fox Television…
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