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Industry

Medical Devices & Equipment — Lawsuits

The 167,465 Medical Devices & Equipment lawsuits in this index are most often Product Liability and Real Property matters, filed between 1990 and 2026.

About the Medical Devices & Equipment Sector

Manufacturers of medical devices, diagnostics, and equipment. This sector sees frequent product-liability and mass-tort claims as well as patent disputes.

167,465
Lawsuits
19,466
Open
147,999
Terminated
1990–2026
Span
163,619 of these cases (98%) are Product Liability filings — overwhelmingly mass-tort and multidistrict-litigation (MDL) cases spread across many defendants and consolidated proceedings. The totals and the year chart reflect that concentration, not typical caseload.

Cases by State

AL — 579 casesAZ — 147 casesAR — 44 casesCA — 0 casesCO — 64 casesCT — 54 casesDE — 249 casesDC — 57 casesFL — 104,806 casesGA — 204 casesID — 37 casesIL — 371 casesIN — 209 casesIA — 38 casesKS — 54 casesKY — 155 casesLA — 326 casesME — 31 casesMD — 858 casesMA — 635 casesMI — 134 casesMN — 9,247 casesMS — 111 casesMO — 351 casesMT — 13 casesNE — 7 casesNV — 37 casesNH — 8 casesNJ — 375 casesNM — 18 casesNY — 961 casesNC — 238 casesND — 7 casesOH — 366 casesOK — 132 casesOR — 102 casesPA — 1,647 casesRI — 24 casesSC — 17,549 casesSD — 22 casesTN — 367 casesTX — 1,044 casesUT — 87 casesVT — 11 casesVA — 57 casesWA — 71 casesWV — 25,378 casesWI — 77 casesWY — 12 cases
AK · 14HI · 13PR · 59

Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 101,552 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19902026
Product LiabilityReal PropertyPatentContractCivil Rights

Filings by Year

19902026

Case Types

Product Liability163,619
Real Property1,061
Patent711
Contract680
Civil Rights472
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions184

Where Filed

  • District Court, N.D. Florida104,316
  • District Court, S.D. West Virginia25,363
  • District Court, D. South Carolina17,549
  • District Court, D. Minnesota9,247
  • District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania1,311

Top Companies Sued

Clustered litigation · MDL 163,619 Product Liability cases 98% of this sector's federal caseload is Product Liability — overwhelmingly mass-tort and multidistrict-litigation filings spread across many defendants — grouped here rather than listed one by one. Browse all 163,619 Product Liability cases →

3,846 Other Cases — Newest First

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