Industry

Metal Mining — Lawsuits

The 322 Metal Mining lawsuits in this index are most often Contract and Labor matters, filed between 1990 and 2026. The most common causes of action are Securities, Fair Labor Standards Act, and Breach of Contract.

About the Metal Mining Sector

Companies mining metal ores. Federal cases commonly involve environmental, contract, and securities claims.

322

Lawsuits

Open

301

Terminated

1990–2026

Span

Cases by State

PR · 2

Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 4 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19902026

ContractLaborProduct LiabilityCivil RightsFederal Tax / Statutory Actions

Filings by Year

19902026

Case Types

Contract75

Labor51

Product Liability46

Civil Rights45

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions25

Trademark22

Where Filed

District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania30
District Court, S.D. New York27
District Court, N.D. Ohio26
District Court, D. Arizona22
District Court, E.D. Louisiana18

Top Companies Sued

322 Cases — Newest First

Glover v. Cleveland Cliffs Steel, LLC

Civil Rights Open District Court, N.D. Indiana · No. 2:26-cv-00083 · Filed 03/02/2026
Streb v. Bhp Inc

Labor Open District Court, E.D. Wisconsin · No. 2:26-cv-00287 · Filed 02/20/2026
California Innovations, Inc v. Fuse, LLC

Patent Open District Court, W.D. Tennessee · No. 2:25-cv-03153 · Filed 12/19/2025
Reed v. Freeport-McMoran Incorporated

Securities / Commodities Open District Court, D. Arizona · No. 2:25-cv-04243 · Filed 11/13/2025
Gold Star Honeybees LLC v. Runamok Maple LLC

Trademark Open District Court, D. Maine · No. 1:25-cv-00551 · Filed 11/04/2025
Jacks v. Cleveland-Cliffs Steel, LLC

Civil Rights Open District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · No. 2:25-cv-05972 · Filed 10/17/2025
Kuhns v. Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corporation

Labor Open District Court, D. Delaware · No. 1:25-cv-01216 · Filed 09/30/2025
Hodock v. Cleveland-Cliffs Inc

Labor Open District Court, S.D. West Virginia · No. 1:25-cv-00231 · Filed 04/09/2025
United States Steel Corporation v. Cleveland-Cliffs Inc

Antitrust Open District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · No. 2:25-cv-00015 · Filed 01/06/2025
Mayfair Gold Corporation v. Evans

Contract Open District Court, D. Arizona · No. 2:24-cv-03559 · Filed 12/16/2024
Feroleto Steel Company, Inc v. Cleveland-Cliffs Weirton, LLC

Contract Open District Court, N.D. West Virginia · No. 5:24-cv-00218 · Filed 11/26/2024
Rodriguez v. Freeport-McMoRan, Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, D. New Mexico · No. 1:24-cv-01160 · Filed 11/14/2024
Sievertsen v. Freeport-McMoRan Incorporated

Labor Terminated District Court, D. Arizona · No. 2:24-cv-01749 · Filed 07/16/2024
Spenillo v. Cleveland-Cliffs Monessen Coke LLC

Labor Terminated District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · No. 2:24-cv-00599 · Filed 04/22/2024
Thompson v. Cleveland-Cliffs Plate LLC

Labor Terminated District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · No. 2:24-cv-01528 · Filed 04/12/2024
Pryor v. Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corporation

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · No. 2:24-cv-00286 · Filed 03/04/2024
Stretz v. Freeport Minerals Corporation and Freeport-McMoRan Incorporated

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, D. Arizona · No. 2:23-cv-01943 · Filed 09/15/2023
Pryor v. Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corporation

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · No. 2:23-cv-01503 · Filed 08/21/2023
Gold Star Wives of America Inc v. Sipes

Trademark Terminated District Court, N.D. Alabama · No. 2:23-cv-01015 · Filed 08/02/2023
Patterson v. Cleveland Cliffs Burns Harbor

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. Indiana · No. 2:23-cv-00215 · Filed 06/27/2023
Alegria v. Freeport-McMoran Incorporated

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. Arizona · No. 4:23-cv-00241 · Filed 05/26/2023
Sheehan v. Cleveland Cliffs Burns Harbor LLC

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. Indiana · No. 2:23-cv-00057 · Filed 02/13/2023
Peck v. Cleveland-Cliffs Cleveland Works LLC

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. Ohio · No. 1:22-cv-02241 · Filed 12/12/2022
Dellavecchio v. Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · No. 2:22-cv-04932 · Filed 12/12/2022
Gold Star Feed and Grain, LLC v. Roll-N-View Farms, LLC

Contract Terminated District Court, W.D. New York · No. 6:22-cv-06537 · Filed 12/02/2022
Gold Star Feed and Grain, LLC v. Roll-N-View Farms, LLC

Contract Terminated District Court, W.D. New York · No. 1:22-cv-00937 · Filed 12/02/2022
Securities and Exchange Commission of the United States v. Vale, S.A

Securities / Commodities Terminated District Court, E.D. New York · No. 1:22-cv-02405 · Filed 04/28/2022
Orbis Global Equity Le Fund (Australia Registered) v. Vale S.A

Securities / Commodities Open District Court, E.D. New York · No. 1:21-cv-06590 · Filed 11/24/2021
Tran v. Tmc The Metals Company Inc

Securities / Commodities Terminated District Court, E.D. New York · No. 1:21-cv-06325 · Filed 11/15/2021
Carper v. Tmc the Metals Company Inc

Securities / Commodities Terminated District Court, E.D. New York · No. 1:21-cv-05991 · Filed 10/28/2021
Rivas v. Gold Star Finance, Inc

RICO / Consumer / Other Statutes Terminated District Court, S.D. Texas · No. 7:21-cv-00354 · Filed 09/22/2021
Abdurakhmanova v. Gold Star Carriers Inc

Labor Open District Court, N.D. Illinois · No. 1:21-cv-04809 · Filed 09/10/2021
Matthews v. Gold Star Finance Inc

RICO / Consumer / Other Statutes Terminated District Court, N.D. Texas · No. 3:21-cv-01972 · Filed 08/23/2021
Crocker v. Cleveland-Cliffs Inc

Real Property Open District Court, E.D. Michigan · No. 4:21-cv-11937 · Filed 08/19/2021
Crescent Mine, LLC v. Bunker Hill Mining Corporation

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Open District Court, D. Idaho · No. 2:21-cv-00310 · Filed 07/28/2021
Homespire Mortgage Corporation v. Gold Star Mortgage Financial Group, Corporation

Contract Terminated District Court, M.D. Louisiana · No. 3:21-cv-00306 · Filed 05/25/2021
Bunker Hill Mining Corporation v. Venzee Technologies Inc

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Open District Court, D. Idaho · No. 2:21-cv-00209 · Filed 05/14/2021
Singh v. U.S. Gold Corp

Securities / Commodities Terminated District Court, S.D. New York · No. 1:20-cv-08995 · Filed 10/27/2020
Delatorre v. Freeport-McMoRan Miami Incorporated

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. Arizona · No. 2:20-cv-01012 · Filed 05/22/2020
Fuse, LLC v. Lit Vodka, LLC

Trademark Terminated District Court, W.D. Tennessee · No. 2:20-cv-02163 · Filed 03/05/2020
International Gold Star, Inc v. Global Importing Group, Inc

Trademark Terminated District Court, D. Oregon · No. 3:20-cv-00197 · Filed 02/05/2020
Nessim v. Cleveland-Cliffs Inc

Securities / Commodities Terminated District Court, S.D. New York · No. 1:20-cv-00850 · Filed 01/31/2020
Bernal v. Freeport-McMoran Safford Incorporated

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. Arizona · No. 4:19-cv-00585 · Filed 12/17/2019
Environmental Law & Policy Center v. Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, N.D. Indiana · No. 2:19-cv-00473 · Filed 12/11/2019
Underwood v. Rio Tinto America

Labor Terminated District Court, D. Utah · No. 2:19-cv-00630 · Filed 09/05/2019
Vale S.A v. Bsg Resources Limited

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, S.D. New York · No. 1:19-cv-03619 · Filed 04/23/2019
Jam-Wood Holdings LLC v. Ferroglobe PLC

Securities / Commodities Terminated District Court, S.D. New York · No. 1:19-cv-02368 · Filed 03/15/2019
Futch v. Gold Star Realty LLC

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. Georgia · No. 1:19-cv-00876 · Filed 02/21/2019
Mihaescu v. Vale S.A

Securities / Commodities Terminated District Court, S.D. New York · No. 1:19-cv-01610 · Filed 02/20/2019
Epstein v. Vale S.A

Securities / Commodities Open District Court, E.D. New York · No. 1:19-cv-00793 · Filed 02/08/2019

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