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/yrNamed as defendant in 100% of cases100% Product LiabilityRecent filings down

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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Filtered Contract Clear

10 Cases — Newest First

  • 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
  • Miller v. 3M
    Contract Terminated District Court, E.D. VirginiaNo. 3:97-cv-00693Filed 09/16/1997
  • 3M v. Telecom Tech Inc
    Contract Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:93-cv-00700Filed 02/03/1993
  • 3M v. Travelers Indemnity
    Contract Terminated District Court, D. MinnesotaNo. 3:87-cv-00140Filed 02/27/1987