Docket Nexus — Federal court records.
Party

3M

Federal civil lawsuits naming 3M.

In this index, 5,856 federal civil lawsuits name a party recorded as 3M, most often as a defendant (5,853 of 5,856). These may be different parties who share the name; records here are grouped by name only. These cases are most often Product Liability and Contract matters, filed between 1990 and 2025, most frequently in District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania.

5,856
Lawsuits
5,853
As Defendant
3
As Plaintiff
7
Open
5,849
Terminated
1990–2025
Span
12 mo
Median Duration
5,833 of these cases (100%) are Product Liability filings — large waves of near-identical suits consolidated into multidistrict litigation (MDL) proceedings. The totals and the year chart reflect that concentration, not typical caseload.
163 cases/yrPredominantly defendant · 100%Product Liability-heavy · 100%Activity declining

Cases by State

AL — 97 casesAZ — 7 casesAR — 0 casesCA — 0 casesCO — 0 casesCT — 0 casesDE — 0 casesDC — 0 casesFL — 2 casesGA — 4 casesID — 0 casesIL — 1 casesIN — 0 casesIA — 0 casesKS — 0 casesKY — 1 casesLA — 0 casesME — 0 casesMD — 1 casesMA — 1 casesMI — 2 casesMN — 7 casesMS — 24 casesMO — 3 casesMT — 1 casesNE — 0 casesNV — 0 casesNH — 0 casesNJ — 1 casesNM — 0 casesNY — 1 casesNC — 6 casesND — 0 casesOH — 1 casesOK — 0 casesOR — 1 casesPA — 5,654 casesRI — 1 casesSC — 25 casesSD — 0 casesTN — 3 casesTX — 4 casesUT — 2 casesVT — 0 casesVA — 2 casesWA — 4 casesWV — 0 casesWI — 0 casesWY — 0 cases

Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 5,021 open2025

Case Types Over Time

19902025
Product LiabilityContractCivil RightsAntitrustFederal Tax / Statutory Actions

Filings by Year

19902025

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Product Liability5,833
Contract10
Civil Rights4
Antitrust2
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions2
Patent2

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Clustered litigation · MDL 5,833 Product Liability member cases 100% of the caseload is a wave of near-identical suits consolidated into multidistrict litigation — grouped here rather than listed one by one. Browse all 5,833 member cases →

23 Other Cases — Newest First

  • Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. 3M
    Real Property Open District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:21-cv-01977Filed 07/01/2021
  • Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. 3M
    Real Property Terminated District Court, E.D. PennsylvaniaNo. 2:21-cv-02743Filed 06/18/2021
  • Sabet v. 3M
    Civil Rights Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:15-cv-00097Filed 01/05/2015
  • Cao Group v. 3M
    Patent Terminated District Court, D. UtahNo. 2:12-cv-01123Filed 12/10/2012
  • Conyer v. 3M
    Antitrust Terminated District Court, E.D. PennsylvaniaNo. 2:08-cv-81519Filed 06/02/2008
  • McQuarters v. 3M
    Civil Rights Terminated District Court, S.D. MississippiNo. 1:05-cv-00392Filed 08/10/2005
  • Frye v. 3M
    Contract Terminated District Court, S.D. MississippiNo. 1:05-cv-00372Filed 08/04/2005
  • Murdock v. 3M
    Contract Terminated District Court, S.D. MississippiNo. 1:05-cv-00361Filed 07/26/2005
  • Murdock v. 3M
    Contract Terminated District Court, S.D. MississippiNo. 1:05-cv-00176Filed 04/21/2005
  • Herron v. 3M
    Contract Terminated District Court, S.D. MississippiNo. 1:05-cv-00175Filed 04/21/2005
  • McGee v. 3M
    Contract Terminated District Court, S.D. MississippiNo. 1:05-cv-00174Filed 04/21/2005
  • 3M v. Cen Dupage Health
    Contract Terminated District Court, D. UtahNo. 2:04-cv-01109Filed 12/06/2004
  • Bard v. 3M
    Contract Terminated District Court, S.D. TexasNo. 2:04-cv-00091Filed 03/08/2004
  • Armaly Brands Inc v. 3M
    Antitrust Terminated District Court, E.D. MichiganNo. 2:01-cv-71886Filed 05/17/2001
  • Druckman v. 3M
    Civil Rights Terminated District Court, E.D. MichiganNo. 2:00-cv-71962Filed 04/28/2000
  • Brown v. 3M
    Patent Terminated District Court, D. ArizonaNo. 2:99-cv-01577Filed 09/01/1999
  • Miller v. 3M
    Contract Terminated District Court, E.D. VirginiaNo. 3:97-cv-00693Filed 09/16/1997
  • Brabec v. 3M
    Labor Terminated District Court, D. OregonNo. 1:96-cv-03021Filed 03/05/1996
  • Diesing v. 3M
    Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. MinnesotaNo. 4:96-cv-00063Filed 01/17/1996
  • American Cyanamid v. 3M
    Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, D. Rhode IslandNo. 1:95-cv-00217Filed 04/20/1995
  • 3M v. Telecom Tech Inc
    Contract Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:93-cv-00700Filed 02/03/1993
  • Kupersmit, Harold v. 3M
    Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, E.D. PennsylvaniaFiled 05/09/1990
  • 3M v. Travelers Indemnity
    Contract Terminated District Court, D. MinnesotaNo. 3:87-cv-00140Filed 02/27/1987