Docket Nexus — Federal court records.
Corporate Family

Bayer — All Entities

Federal civil lawsuits across the Bayer corporate family — 39,014 cases naming any of its 8 affiliated entities. These are distinct legal entities grouped by corporate affiliation; each also has its own page, and a case naming several members is counted once.

39,014
Lawsuits
38,570
As Defendant
444
As Plaintiff
114
Open
38,900
Terminated
1990–2026
Span
36,728 of these cases (94%) 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.
1054 cases/yrPredominantly defendant · 99%Product Liability-heavy · 94%Activity declining

Cases by State

AL — 415 casesAZ — 374 casesAR — 119 casesCA — 0 casesCO — 41 casesCT — 225 casesDE — 271 casesDC — 36 casesFL — 2,573 casesGA — 188 casesID — 25 casesIL — 2,635 casesIN — 77 casesIA — 79 casesKS — 87 casesKY — 121 casesLA — 1,069 casesME — 9 casesMD — 47 casesMA — 120 casesMI — 68 casesMN — 10,228 casesMS — 535 casesMO — 1,932 casesMT — 14 casesNE — 50 casesNV — 43 casesNH — 28 casesNJ — 887 casesNM — 35 casesNY — 3,279 casesNC — 122 casesND — 15 casesOH — 356 casesOK — 106 casesOR — 28 casesPA — 9,430 casesRI — 7 casesSC — 123 casesSD — 14 casesTN — 141 casesTX — 1,024 casesUT — 30 casesVT — 7 casesVA — 114 casesWA — 1,710 casesWV — 100 casesWI — 41 casesWY — 8 cases
AK · 2HI · 8PR · 14

Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 7,539 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19902026
Product LiabilityPersonal Property / FraudReal PropertyPatentContract

Filings by Year

19902026

Case Types

Product Liability36,728
Personal Property / Fraud709
Real Property315
Patent296
Contract260
Civil Rights193

Where Filed

  • District Court, D. Minnesota10,228
  • District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania9,315
  • District Court, S.D. New York2,978
  • District Court, S.D. Illinois2,255
  • District Court, S.D. Florida2,165

Entities in This Family

39,014 Cases — Newest First