Judge

Judge William E. Smith

Federal civil cases assigned to Judge William E. Smith.

Judge William E. Smith has 2,450 federal civil cases in this index, filed between 1996 and 2025, most often Contract and Civil Rights matters. The most common causes of action are Civil Rights, Fair Labor Standards Act, and Breach of Contract.

Appointment & Background

Appointed by: President George W. Bush
Confirmed: 11/14/2002
Status: Active
Born: 1959 · Boise, ID

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

2,450

Lawsuits

Open

2,434

Terminated

1996–2025

Span

Cases by State

PR · 1

Open Cases Over Time

1996peak 234 open2025

Case Types Over Time

19962025

ContractCivil RightsLaborProduct LiabilityFederal Tax / Statutory Actions

Filings by Year

19962025

Case Types

Contract523

Civil Rights516

Labor328

Product Liability217

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions176

Other Civil169

Where Filed

District Court, D. Rhode Island2,439
District Court, D. Idaho4
District Court, D. New Hampshire3
District Court, D. Massachusetts2
District Court, D. Puerto Rico1

2,450 Cases — Newest First

Hendrickson v. Navigant Credit Union

Contract Terminated District Court, D. Rhode IslandNo. 1:20-cv-00021Filed 01/15/2020
Hewitt v. Ethicon, Inc

Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. Rhode IslandNo. 1:20-cv-00017Filed 01/10/2020
Nero v. Ethicon, Inc

Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. Rhode IslandNo. 1:20-cv-00014Filed 01/10/2020
Depina v. City of Providence

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. Rhode IslandNo. 1:20-cv-00009Filed 01/07/2020
O'Shea v. Univar Solutions USA, Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, D. Rhode IslandNo. 1:20-cv-00002Filed 01/02/2020
Boucher v. Concentrix Corporation

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. Rhode IslandNo. 1:20-cv-00003Filed 01/02/2020
United States of America for the Use of United Steel, Inc v. Federal Insurance Company

Contract Terminated District Court, D. Rhode IslandNo. 1:19-cv-00668Filed 12/27/2019
Clayton v. Macy's Retail Holdings, Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, D. Rhode IslandNo. 1:19-cv-00665Filed 12/26/2019
Biagetti v. CertainTeed LLC

Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. Rhode IslandNo. 1:19-cv-00661Filed 12/23/2019
Gauthier v. Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. Rhode IslandNo. 1:19-cv-00657Filed 12/19/2019
Morgan v. US Bank, NA

Real Property Terminated District Court, D. Rhode IslandNo. 1:19-cv-00655Filed 12/13/2019
Gatos v. PennyMac Loan Services, LLC

Contract Terminated District Court, D. Rhode IslandNo. 1:19-cv-00648Filed 12/10/2019
Ashley v. Biscayne Entertainment Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. Rhode IslandNo. 1:19-cv-00647Filed 12/09/2019
Acker v. Milco National Constructors Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. Rhode IslandNo. 1:19-cv-00640Filed 12/05/2019
Therrien v. Life Care Centers of America, Inc

Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. Rhode IslandNo. 1:19-cv-00633Filed 12/04/2019
Murcia v. C & L Johnston, LLC D/B/A Denny's

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. Rhode IslandNo. 1:19-cv-00625Filed 11/26/2019
Collins v. Davol

Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. Rhode IslandNo. 1:19-cv-00617Filed 11/24/2019
Bell v. Davol, Inc

Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. Rhode IslandNo. 1:19-cv-00618Filed 11/24/2019
O'Neil v. Neronha

Other Civil Terminated District Court, D. Rhode IslandNo. 1:19-cv-00612Filed 11/22/2019
Laccinole v. Appriss, Inc

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, D. Rhode IslandNo. 1:19-cv-00605Filed 11/19/2019
Benedetti, Jr v. Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC

Real Property Terminated District Court, D. Rhode IslandNo. 1:19-cv-00601Filed 11/18/2019
Varga v. Davol, Inc

Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. Rhode IslandNo. 1:19-cv-00588Filed 11/07/2019
Kiefer v. Juul Labs, Inc

Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. Rhode IslandNo. 1:19-cv-00587Filed 11/07/2019
Heden v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc

Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. Rhode IslandNo. 1:19-cv-00586Filed 11/05/2019
Bray v. Davol, Inc

Real Property Terminated District Court, D. Rhode IslandNo. 1:19-cv-00583Filed 11/01/2019
Oliver v. Jp Morgan Chase Bank, N.A

Contract Terminated District Court, D. Rhode IslandNo. 1:19-cv-00578Filed 10/29/2019
Carchia v. Monsanto Company

Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. Rhode IslandNo. 1:19-cv-00575Filed 10/28/2019
Ariel Macklin v. Biscayne Holding Corp

Labor Terminated District Court, D. Rhode IslandNo. 1:19-cv-00561Filed 10/18/2019
Baby Delight, Inc v. Clute

Patent Terminated District Court, D. Rhode IslandNo. 1:19-cv-00559Filed 10/18/2019
Tingay v. Davol, Inc

Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. Rhode IslandNo. 1:19-cv-00552Filed 10/17/2019
Cedeno v. Davol, Inc

Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. Rhode IslandNo. 1:19-cv-00530Filed 10/10/2019
Furrer v. Davol, Inc

Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. Rhode IslandNo. 1:19-cv-00531Filed 10/10/2019
Gumm v. Davol, Inc

Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. Rhode IslandNo. 1:19-cv-00532Filed 10/10/2019
Schraffenberger v. Davol, Inc

Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. Rhode IslandNo. 1:19-cv-00533Filed 10/10/2019
New England Lead Burning Company, Inc v. Pds Engineering & Construction, Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, D. Rhode IslandNo. 1:19-cv-00520Filed 10/02/2019
Miles v. Rhode Island School of Design

Contract Terminated District Court, D. Rhode IslandNo. 1:19-cv-00519Filed 10/02/2019
Keeley v. Town of South Kingstown

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. Rhode IslandNo. 1:19-cv-00511Filed 09/26/2019
Grant v. Davol, Inc

Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. Rhode IslandNo. 1:19-cv-00508Filed 09/26/2019
Lucia v. The South Kingstown School Department

Labor Terminated District Court, D. Rhode IslandNo. 1:19-cv-00507Filed 09/25/2019
NewRez LLC v. Donnelly

Real Property Terminated District Court, D. Rhode IslandNo. 1:19-cv-00504Filed 09/24/2019
Federal National Mortgage Association v. Gage

Real Property Terminated District Court, D. Rhode IslandNo. 1:19-cv-00499Filed 09/23/2019
Sinotte v. Verizon New England, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. Rhode IslandNo. 1:19-cv-00475Filed 09/11/2019
Swartz v. Aquidneck Island Hospitality, LLC

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. Rhode IslandNo. 1:19-cv-00469Filed 09/09/2019
Swartz v. Wyndham Worldwide Operations, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. Rhode IslandNo. 1:19-cv-00470Filed 09/09/2019
United Property & Casualty Insurance Company v. Wilde

Contract Terminated District Court, D. Rhode IslandNo. 1:19-cv-00467Filed 09/06/2019
Ponte Investments,LLC v. Blue Blood Brewing Company, Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, D. Rhode IslandNo. 1:19-cv-00464Filed 09/05/2019
Ursini v. Town of Bristol

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. Rhode IslandNo. 1:19-cv-00460Filed 09/03/2019
Lee v. Deutsche Bank National Trust Company As Trustee

Contract Terminated District Court, D. Rhode IslandNo. 1:19-cv-00457Filed 08/29/2019
Giammarco v. Town of Johnston

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. Rhode IslandNo. 1:19-cv-00456Filed 08/29/2019
Yiwu Yisen Bag Co., Ltd v. Uncas International, LLC

Contract Terminated District Court, D. Rhode IslandNo. 1:19-cv-00449Filed 08/27/2019

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