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Judge Joan N. Ericksen

Federal civil cases assigned to Judge Joan N. Ericksen.

Judge Joan N. Ericksen has 9,469 federal civil cases in this index, filed between 1996 and 2026, most often Product Liability and Labor matters. The most common causes of action are Product Liability, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, and Employment.

Appointment & Background

Appointed by
President George W. Bush
Confirmed
04/25/2002
Status
Active
Confirmation vote
99–0
Born
1954 · St. Paul, MN

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

9,469
Lawsuits
49
Open
9,420
Terminated
1996–2026
Span
6,819 of these cases (72%) 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 — 0 casesME — 0 casesMD — 0 casesMA — 0 casesMI — 0 casesMN — 9,469 casesMS — 0 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 — 0 casesUT — 0 casesVT — 0 casesVA — 0 casesWA — 0 casesWV — 0 casesWI — 0 casesWY — 0 cases

Open Cases Over Time

1996peak 4,848 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19962026
Product LiabilityLaborCivil RightsContractRICO / Consumer / Other Statutes

Filings by Year

19962026

Case Types

Product Liability6,819
Labor609
Civil Rights529
Contract415
RICO / Consumer / Other Statutes352
Personal Property / Fraud306

Where Filed

  • District Court, D. Minnesota9,469
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6,819 Product Liability Member Cases

Near-identical suits consolidated as a multidistrict litigation (72% of the full caseload), managed together before this judge.

  • Edwards v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. MinnesotaNo. 0:26-cv-00100Filed 01/08/2026
  • Colbert v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. MinnesotaNo. 0:25-cv-03951Filed 10/14/2025
  • Fox v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. MinnesotaNo. 0:25-cv-02985Filed 07/24/2025
  • Thomas v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. MinnesotaNo. 0:25-cv-02543Filed 06/18/2025
  • Wheeler v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. MinnesotaNo. 0:25-cv-02152Filed 05/19/2025
  • Blumenthal v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. MinnesotaNo. 0:25-cv-01371Filed 04/11/2025
  • Francis v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. MinnesotaNo. 0:25-cv-00929Filed 03/13/2025
  • Callahan v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. MinnesotaNo. 0:25-cv-00721Filed 02/25/2025
  • Deatrich v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. MinnesotaNo. 0:25-cv-00600Filed 02/15/2025
  • Hunter v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. MinnesotaNo. 0:24-cv-04120Filed 11/05/2024
  • Shevitski v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. MinnesotaNo. 0:24-cv-04110Filed 11/04/2024
  • Wolford v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. MinnesotaNo. 0:24-cv-04087Filed 10/31/2024
  • Moore v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. MinnesotaNo. 0:24-cv-03702Filed 09/19/2024
  • Price v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. MinnesotaNo. 0:24-cv-03624Filed 09/11/2024
  • Douglas v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. MinnesotaNo. 0:24-cv-03110Filed 08/01/2024
  • Pinkston v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. MinnesotaNo. 0:24-cv-03108Filed 08/01/2024
  • Foster v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. MinnesotaNo. 0:24-cv-02570Filed 07/01/2024
  • Harvey v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. MinnesotaNo. 0:24-cv-02441Filed 06/24/2024
  • Green v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. MinnesotaNo. 0:24-cv-01155Filed 04/03/2024
  • Roark v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. MinnesotaNo. 0:24-cv-00936Filed 03/13/2024
  • Soileau v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. MinnesotaNo. 0:24-cv-00848Filed 03/09/2024
  • Evans v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. MinnesotaNo. 0:24-cv-00740Filed 03/03/2024
  • Shipp v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. MinnesotaNo. 0:24-cv-00722Filed 03/02/2024
  • Curry v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. MinnesotaNo. 0:24-cv-00679Filed 03/01/2024
  • Gordon v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. MinnesotaNo. 0:24-cv-00072Filed 01/10/2024
  • Collins v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. MinnesotaNo. 0:24-cv-00036Filed 01/08/2024
  • Hayes v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. MinnesotaNo. 0:23-cv-01671Filed 06/05/2023
  • Wilson v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. MinnesotaNo. 0:23-cv-01537Filed 05/24/2023
  • Alello v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. MinnesotaNo. 0:23-cv-01523Filed 05/24/2023
  • McDaniel v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. MinnesotaNo. 0:22-cv-02239Filed 09/14/2022
  • Maculan v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. MinnesotaNo. 0:22-cv-02080Filed 08/25/2022
  • MacDonald v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. MinnesotaNo. 0:22-cv-02082Filed 08/25/2022
  • Norton v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. MinnesotaNo. 0:21-cv-02752Filed 12/28/2021
  • Parker v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. MinnesotaNo. 0:20-cv-01280Filed 05/29/2020
  • Virgin v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. MinnesotaNo. 0:20-cv-01113Filed 05/07/2020
  • Batten v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. MinnesotaNo. 0:20-cv-00858Filed 03/31/2020
  • Jones v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. MinnesotaNo. 0:20-cv-00738Filed 03/16/2020
  • Vinson v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. MinnesotaNo. 0:20-cv-00731Filed 03/13/2020
  • Day v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. MinnesotaNo. 0:20-cv-00513Filed 02/13/2020
  • Clemmons v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. MinnesotaNo. 0:20-cv-00495Filed 02/12/2020
  • Elie v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. MinnesotaNo. 0:20-cv-00383Filed 01/28/2020
  • Gould v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. MinnesotaNo. 0:20-cv-00068Filed 01/07/2020
  • Miller v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. MinnesotaNo. 0:20-cv-00025Filed 01/03/2020
  • Parker v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. MinnesotaNo. 0:19-cv-03199Filed 12/30/2019
  • Conner v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. MinnesotaNo. 0:19-cv-03127Filed 12/19/2019
  • Barger v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. MinnesotaNo. 0:19-cv-02945Filed 11/25/2019
  • Williams v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. MinnesotaNo. 0:19-cv-02962Filed 11/22/2019
  • Schmidt, Jr v. Monsanto Company
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. MinnesotaNo. 0:19-cv-02515Filed 09/13/2019
  • Gulley v. Monsanto Company
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. MinnesotaNo. 0:19-cv-02395Filed 08/30/2019
  • Moore v. Monsanto Company
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. MinnesotaNo. 0:19-cv-02355Filed 08/27/2019

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