Judge

Judge Jerome B. Friedman

Federal civil cases assigned to Judge Jerome B. Friedman.

Judge Jerome B. Friedman has 11,726 federal civil cases in this index, filed between 1993 and 2010, most often Product Liability and Contract matters. The most common causes of action are Patent Infringement, Fair Labor Standards Act, and ERISA.

Appointment & Background

Appointed by: President William Clinton
Confirmed: 11/07/1997
Status: Retired
Born: 1943 · Newark, NJ

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

11,726

Lawsuits

Open

11,726

Terminated

1993–2010

Span

10,242 of these cases (87%) 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

Open Cases Over Time

1993peak 3,453 open2010

Case Types Over Time

19932010

Product LiabilityContractCivil RightsLaborFederal Tax / Statutory Actions

Filings by Year

19932010

Case Types

Product Liability10,242

Contract446

Civil Rights396

Labor253

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions117

Personal Property / Fraud68

Where Filed

District Court, E.D. Virginia11,726

Clustered litigation · MDL 10,242 Product Liability member cases 87% 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 10,242 member cases →

1,484 Other Cases — Newest First

Summers v. Ocwen Loan Servicing, L.L.C

RICO / Consumer / Other Statutes Terminated District Court, E.D. VirginiaNo. 2:10-cv-00565Filed 11/18/2010
Ashlock v. Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, E.D. VirginiaNo. 4:10-cv-00144Filed 11/05/2010
Newtown, Inc v. Headgear, Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, E.D. VirginiaNo. 2:10-cv-00529Filed 10/22/2010
Delaware Capital Formation, Inc v. Krobach Manufacturing Corporation

Trademark Terminated District Court, E.D. VirginiaNo. 2:10-cv-00524Filed 10/19/2010
Kerns v. The City of Suffolk, Public Schools Division and All Named Administrators Current Or Retired, Especially to Include Elizabeth Bennett and Rhonda Jones

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, E.D. VirginiaNo. 2:10-cv-00514Filed 10/15/2010
Emrie v. Rbc Centura Bank

Banking / Commerce Terminated District Court, E.D. VirginiaNo. 2:10-cv-00490Filed 10/05/2010
Harris v. Dominion Virginia Power - Dominion North Carolina Power

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, E.D. VirginiaNo. 4:10-cv-00123Filed 09/21/2010
Bryant v. BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, E.D. VirginiaNo. 4:10-cv-00120Filed 09/15/2010
The Board of Supervisors of Gloucester County, Virginia v. Hunt

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, E.D. VirginiaNo. 4:10-cv-00119Filed 09/14/2010
Vassall v. Hoppe

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, E.D. VirginiaNo. 2:10-cv-00443Filed 09/03/2010
Hill v. City of Suffolk

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, E.D. VirginiaNo. 2:10-cv-00430Filed 08/30/2010
The Board of Supervisors of Gloucester County, Virginia v. Hunt

Real Property Terminated District Court, E.D. VirginiaNo. 4:10-cv-00107Filed 08/25/2010
Sharpe v. Sv Hotels LLC

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, E.D. VirginiaNo. 4:10-cv-00105Filed 08/23/2010
Neser v. Trice Holdings, Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, E.D. VirginiaNo. 2:10-cv-00411Filed 08/17/2010
Smith v. The Department of Commerce, Gary Locke

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, E.D. VirginiaNo. 2:10-cv-00404Filed 08/16/2010
Smith v. Aramark Corrections LLC

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, E.D. VirginiaNo. 4:10-cv-00097Filed 08/09/2010
Morrisette v. United States Department of Education Collections

Contract Terminated District Court, E.D. VirginiaNo. 2:10-cv-00385Filed 08/04/2010
Hill v. Brown

Contract Terminated District Court, E.D. VirginiaNo. 2:10-cv-00366Filed 07/27/2010
Middleton v. United States of America

Labor Terminated District Court, E.D. VirginiaNo. 4:10-cv-00088Filed 07/23/2010
Dawson v. Canal Insurance Company

Contract Terminated District Court, E.D. VirginiaNo. 2:10-cv-00351Filed 07/19/2010
Burden v. Syr Inc. Management Services

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, E.D. VirginiaNo. 2:10-cv-00345Filed 07/16/2010
Brown v. Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston

Labor Terminated District Court, E.D. VirginiaNo. 2:10-cv-00342Filed 07/15/2010
Tanir v. Wells Fargo Home Mortgage

Contract Terminated District Court, E.D. VirginiaNo. 2:10-cv-00341Filed 07/14/2010
Bowne v. Ks-Vap, PC

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, E.D. VirginiaNo. 2:10-cv-00327Filed 07/07/2010
Hodges v. Virginia Employment Commission

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, E.D. VirginiaNo. 2:10-cv-00321Filed 07/01/2010
Jefferson v. School Board of the City of Norfolk, Virginia

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, E.D. VirginiaNo. 2:10-cv-00316Filed 06/30/2010
Canon Inc v. Copylite Products Corp

Patent Terminated District Court, E.D. VirginiaNo. 2:10-cv-00313Filed 06/29/2010
Allied Transportation Company v. Gator Supply Company, LLC

Contract Terminated District Court, E.D. VirginiaNo. 2:10-cv-00289Filed 06/18/2010
Middleton v. United States Department of Labor

Labor Terminated District Court, E.D. VirginiaNo. 4:10-cv-00072Filed 06/07/2010
Rivers v. Lincoln Benefit Life Company

Contract Terminated District Court, E.D. VirginiaNo. 4:10-cv-00071Filed 06/02/2010
Sommerville v. Dobson

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, E.D. VirginiaNo. 4:10-cv-00067Filed 05/27/2010
United States of America for the Use and Benefit of J. C. Driskill, Inc v. Bmar & Associates, LLC

Contract Terminated District Court, E.D. VirginiaNo. 2:10-cv-00249Filed 05/27/2010
Hicks v. Potter

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, E.D. VirginiaNo. 2:10-cv-00246Filed 05/24/2010
Walden v. Busch Entertainment Corp

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, E.D. VirginiaNo. 4:10-cv-00064Filed 05/21/2010
Mendez v. Providence Dane, LLC

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, E.D. VirginiaNo. 2:10-cv-00230Filed 05/19/2010
Price v. Gates

Contract Terminated District Court, E.D. VirginiaNo. 2:10-cv-00216Filed 05/14/2010
Sharp v. Antioch University

Contract Terminated District Court, E.D. VirginiaNo. 2:10-cv-00214Filed 05/14/2010
Kaur v. Jp Morgan Chase Bank, National Association

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, E.D. VirginiaNo. 2:10-cv-00203Filed 05/10/2010
Microsoft Corporation v. 9 Software, Inc

Copyright Terminated District Court, E.D. VirginiaNo. 4:10-cv-00058Filed 05/07/2010
Brown v. Casey Chevrolet Corp

RICO / Consumer / Other Statutes Terminated District Court, E.D. VirginiaNo. 4:10-cv-00051Filed 04/27/2010
Perok v. American General Assurance Company

Contract Terminated District Court, E.D. VirginiaNo. 4:10-cv-00048Filed 04/22/2010
Cronin v. Allied Heating and Air Conditioning Sales Corp

Labor Terminated District Court, E.D. VirginiaNo. 2:10-cv-00176Filed 04/16/2010
The Virginian-Pilot Media Group, LLC v. Morris Publishing Group, LLC

Contract Terminated District Court, E.D. VirginiaNo. 2:10-cv-00172Filed 04/15/2010
Lucas v. Dz Atlantic

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, E.D. VirginiaNo. 2:10-cv-00168Filed 04/09/2010
Elpida Memory, Inc v. Infineon Technologies Ag

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, E.D. VirginiaNo. 2:10-cv-00152Filed 04/02/2010
Chapman v. Cartegena

Copyright Terminated District Court, E.D. VirginiaNo. 2:10-cv-00144Filed 03/31/2010
Crane v. Gittens

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, E.D. VirginiaNo. 4:10-cv-00038Filed 03/25/2010
Lucas v. Hughes Federal Credit Union

Contract Terminated District Court, E.D. VirginiaNo. 4:10-cv-00032Filed 03/12/2010
Osmose, Inc v. Arch Chemicals, Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, E.D. VirginiaNo. 2:10-cv-00108Filed 03/09/2010
City of Newport News v. Scott

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, E.D. VirginiaNo. 4:10-cv-00029Filed 03/08/2010

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