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Judge Harvey Bartle, III

Federal civil cases assigned to Judge Harvey Bartle, III.

Judge Harvey Bartle, III has 12,293 federal civil cases in this index, filed between 1990 and 2025, most often Product Liability and Civil Rights matters. The most common causes of action are Product Liability, Civil Rights, and Employment.

Appointment & Background

Appointed by
President George H.W. Bush
Confirmed
09/12/1991
Status
Active
Born
1941 · Bryn Mawr, PA

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

12,293
Lawsuits
417
Open
11,876
Terminated
1990–2025
Span
9,608 of these cases (78%) 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 5,532 open2025

Case Types Over Time

19902025
Product LiabilityCivil RightsContractLaborFederal Tax / Statutory Actions

Filings by Year

19902025

Case Types

Product Liability9,608
Civil Rights824
Contract758
Labor363
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions270
RICO / Consumer / Other Statutes101

Where Filed

  • District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania12,293
Clustered litigation · MDL 9,608 Product Liability member cases 78% 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 9,608 member cases →

2,685 Other Cases — Newest First

Showing 1–50 of 2,685