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Judge Ed Kinkeade

Federal civil cases assigned to Judge Ed Kinkeade.

Judge Ed Kinkeade has 11,832 federal civil cases in this index, filed between 1990 and 2026, most often Product Liability and Contract matters. The most common causes of action are Product Liability, Patent Infringement, and Personal Injury.

11,832
Lawsuits
56
Open
11,776
Terminated
1990–2026
Span
8,940 of these cases (76%) are Product Liability filings consolidated as a multidistrict litigation (MDL) — thousands of near-identical suits managed together before this judge. The totals and the year chart reflect that concentration, not typical caseload.

Cases by State

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Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 8,764 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19902026
Product LiabilityContractCivil RightsLaborPatent

Filings by Year

19902026

Case Types

Product Liability8,940
Contract714
Civil Rights603
Labor280
Patent221
RICO / Consumer / Other Statutes217

Where Filed

  • District Court, N.D. Texas11,832
Clustered litigation · MDL 8,940 Product Liability member cases 76% of the caseload is a wave of near-identical suits consolidated as a multidistrict litigation and managed together before this judge — grouped here rather than listed one by one. Browse all 8,940 member cases →

2,892 Other Cases — Newest First

Showing 1–50 of 2,892