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Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology — Lawsuits

The 107,026 Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology lawsuits in this index are most often Product Liability and Patent matters, filed between 1990 and 2026.

About the Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology Sector

Companies that research, develop, and manufacture drugs, biologics, and therapies. Federal litigation in this sector frequently involves patent and Hatch-Waxman disputes, product-liability and mass-tort claims, and securities matters.

107,026
Lawsuits
26,495
Open
80,531
Terminated
1990–2026
Span
98,967 of these cases (92%) 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 — 5,164 casesAZ — 178 casesAR — 248 casesCA — 0 casesCO — 245 casesCT — 199 casesDE — 1,235 casesDC — 1,599 casesFL — 10,905 casesGA — 1,004 casesID — 81 casesIL — 7,756 casesIN — 784 casesIA — 118 casesKS — 139 casesKY — 914 casesLA — 11,341 casesME — 93 casesMD — 466 casesMA — 767 casesMI — 192 casesMN — 4,478 casesMS — 568 casesMO — 2,868 casesMT — 35 casesNE — 31 casesNV — 92 casesNH — 25 casesNJ — 31,235 casesNM — 142 casesNY — 5,997 casesNC — 372 casesND — 16 casesOH — 2,618 casesOK — 386 casesOR — 273 casesPA — 4,733 casesRI — 97 casesSC — 3,497 casesSD — 21 casesTN — 527 casesTX — 3,115 casesUT — 147 casesVT — 29 casesVA — 301 casesWA — 332 casesWV — 1,344 casesWI — 111 casesWY — 22 cases
AK · 8HI · 40PR · 125

Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 29,889 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19902026
Product LiabilityPatentCivil RightsContractAntitrust

Filings by Year

19902026

Case Types

Product Liability98,967
Patent1,631
Civil Rights1,191
Contract1,025
Antitrust771
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions653

Where Filed

  • District Court, D. New Jersey31,235
  • District Court, E.D. Louisiana10,694
  • District Court, M.D. Florida7,512
  • District Court, N.D. Illinois7,076
  • District Court, N.D. Alabama4,976

Top Companies Sued

Clustered litigation · MDL 98,967 Product Liability cases 92% 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 98,967 Product Liability cases →

8,059 Other Cases — Newest First

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