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Judge Eldon E. Fallon

Federal civil cases assigned to Judge Eldon E. Fallon.

Judge Eldon E. Fallon has 42,280 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 Personal Injury, Wrongful Termination, and Product Liability.

Appointment & Background

Appointed by
President William Clinton
Confirmed
05/08/1995
Status
Active
Born
1939 · New Orleans, LA

Judicial record from the Federal Judicial Center biographical directory, via CourtListener.

42,280
Lawsuits
829
Open
41,451
Terminated
1990–2026
Span
38,908 of these cases (92%) 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

AL — 0 casesAZ — 0 casesAR — 0 casesCA — 0 casesCO — 0 casesCT — 0 casesDE — 0 casesDC — 0 casesFL — 0 casesGA — 0 casesID — 0 casesIL — 0 casesIN — 0 casesIA — 0 casesKS — 0 casesKY — 0 casesLA — 42,267 casesME — 0 casesMD — 0 casesMA — 0 casesMI — 0 casesMN — 0 casesMS — 12 casesMO — 0 casesMT — 0 casesNE — 0 casesNV — 0 casesNH — 0 casesNJ — 0 casesNM — 0 casesNY — 0 casesNC — 0 casesND — 0 casesOH — 0 casesOK — 0 casesOR — 0 casesPA — 0 casesRI — 0 casesSC — 0 casesSD — 0 casesTN — 0 casesTX — 1 casesUT — 0 casesVT — 0 casesVA — 0 casesWA — 0 casesWV — 0 casesWI — 0 casesWY — 0 cases

Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 24,317 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19902026
Product LiabilityContractPersonal Property / FraudCivil RightsLabor

Filings by Year

19902026

Case Types

Product Liability38,908
Contract2,146
Personal Property / Fraud374
Civil Rights330
Labor177
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions117

Where Filed

  • District Court, E.D. Louisiana42,248
  • District Court, M.D. Louisiana19
  • District Court, S.D. Mississippi12
  • District Court, W.D. Texas1
Clustered litigation · MDL 38,908 Product Liability member cases 92% 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 38,908 member cases →

3,372 Other Cases — Newest First

Showing 51–100 of 3,372