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Abbott Laboratories

Federal civil lawsuits naming Abbott Laboratories, a Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology company.

Public CompanyPharmaceuticals & Biotechnology

Ticker: NYSE: ABT
Business: Pharmaceutical Preparations
Headquarters: Abbott Park, IL
Incorporated in: Illinois
SEC CIK: 1800

Abbott Laboratories is a public company in Pharmaceutical Preparations, based in Abbott Park, IL (traded on NYSE as ABT, incorporated in Illinois). It appears in 6,639 federal civil lawsuits in this index, most often as a defendant (6,472 of 6,639). These cases are most often Product Liability and Antitrust matters, filed between 1990 and 2026, most frequently in District Court, D. New Jersey.

6,639

Lawsuits

6,472

As Defendant

167

As Plaintiff

2,329

Open

4,310

Terminated

1990–2026

Span

10 mo

Median Duration

5,595 of these cases (84%) 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.

179 cases/yrNamed as defendant in 97% of cases84% Product LiabilityRecent filings down

Cases by State

AK · 2PR · 19

Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 3,034 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19902026

Product LiabilityAntitrustPatentFederal Tax / Statutory ActionsCivil Rights

Filings by Year

19902026

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Product Liability5,595

Antitrust349

Patent154

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions152

Civil Rights130

Contract126

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Clustered litigation · MDL 5,595 Product Liability member cases 84% of the caseload is a wave of near-identical suits consolidated into multidistrict litigation — grouped here rather than listed one by one. Browse all 5,595 member cases →

1,044 Other Cases — Newest First

Shlian v. Abbott Laboratories, Inc

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, D. MarylandNo. 1:11-cv-01920Filed 07/13/2011
Abbott Laboratories v. Watson Laboratories Inc. - Florida

Patent Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:11-cv-00607Filed 07/08/2011
Williams v. Abbott Laboratories

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, D. MarylandNo. 8:11-cv-01717Filed 06/23/2011
Abbott Laboratories v. Ben Venue Laboratories Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:11-cv-00474Filed 05/26/2011
Abbott Laboratories v. Sandoz Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:11-cv-00424Filed 05/13/2011
DataTern, Inc v. Abbott Laboratories

Patent Terminated District Court, E.D. TexasNo. 2:11-cv-00203Filed 04/04/2011
Abbott Laboratories, Et Al v. Watson Pharmaceuticals , Et Al

Patent Terminated District Court, D. DelawareFiled 03/25/2011
Abbott Laboratories v. Watson Laboratories Inc. - Florida

Patent Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:11-cv-00251Filed 03/25/2011
Brown v. Abbott Laboratories, Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, D. OregonNo. 6:11-cv-06102Filed 03/25/2011
Abbott Laboratories v. Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd

Patent Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:11-cv-00239Filed 03/21/2011
Psn Illinois, LLC v. Abbott Laboratories, Inc

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 2:11-cv-01577Filed 03/21/2011
Abbott Laboratories v. Sandoz Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 2:11-cv-01415Filed 03/10/2011
Abbott Laboratories v. Sandoz Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:11-cv-00145Filed 02/16/2011
Jovine v. Abbott Laboratories, Inc

Real Property Terminated District Court, S.D. FloridaNo. 9:11-cv-80111Filed 01/27/2011
Idexx Laboratories Inc v. Abbott Laboratories Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:10-cv-01140Filed 12/28/2010
Wheat v. Abbott Laboratories, in, Et Al

Labor Terminated District Court, W.D. TexasFiled 12/23/2010
Abbott Laboratories v. Impax Laboratories Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:10-cv-01029Filed 11/24/2010
Abbott Laboratories v. Roxane Laboratories Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:10-cv-00998Filed 11/19/2010
Zanvardine v. Abbott Laboratories, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 1:10-cv-05864Filed 11/11/2010
Abbott Laboratories v. Anchen Pharmaceuticals Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:10-cv-00912Filed 10/25/2010
Abbott Laboratories v. Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd

Patent Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:10-cv-00766Filed 09/08/2010
Farran v. Abbott Laboratories, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. OregonNo. 3:10-cv-00869Filed 07/23/2010
Treacy v. Abbott Laboratories, Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, E.D. MissouriNo. 4:10-cv-01343Filed 07/23/2010
Promote Innovation LLC v. Abbott Laboratories Inc

Real Property Terminated District Court, E.D. TexasNo. 2:10-cv-00246Filed 07/16/2010
Abbott Laboratories v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 2:10-cv-03482Filed 07/09/2010
Fewell v. Abbott Laboratories

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:10-cv-04136Filed 07/02/2010
Abbott Laboratories v. Mylan Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:10-cv-00559Filed 06/28/2010
Abbott Laboratories v. Watson Laboratories, Inc.-Florida

Patent Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 2:10-cv-03241Filed 06/25/2010
Abbott Laboratories, Inc v. Bergen Community Regional Blood Center

Contract Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:10-cv-03466Filed 06/07/2010
Abbott Laboratories v. Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd

Patent Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:10-cv-00488Filed 06/04/2010
Abbott Laboratories v. Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd

Patent Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 2:10-cv-02869Filed 06/04/2010
Abbott Laboratories, Inc v. Plus Diagnostics, Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:10-cv-03289Filed 05/28/2010
Abbott Laboratories v. Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:10-cv-00373Filed 05/04/2010
Abbott Laboratories v. Watson Laboratories, Inc.-Florida

Patent Terminated District Court, S.D. FloridaNo. 0:10-cv-60677Filed 04/29/2010
Abbott Laboratories v. Watson Laboratories, Inc.-Florida

Patent Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 2:10-cv-02139Filed 04/27/2010
Abbott Laboratories v. Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd

Patent Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:10-cv-00302Filed 04/14/2010
Demos v. Abbott Laboratories, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:10-cv-02295Filed 04/14/2010
Simonian v. Abbott Laboratories

Patent Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:10-cv-01542Filed 03/09/2010
De Jesus-Rivera v. Abbott Laboratories

Labor Terminated District Court, D. Puerto RicoNo. 3:10-cv-01144Filed 02/22/2010
Abbott Laboratories v. Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd

Patent Terminated District Court, E.D. MichiganNo. 2:10-cv-10656Filed 02/16/2010
Abbott Laboratories, Et Al v. Teva Pharmaceutical Ind, Et Al

Patent Terminated District Court, D. DelawareFiled 01/22/2010
Abbott Laboratories v. Watson Laboratories Inc. - Florida

Patent Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:10-cv-00057Filed 01/22/2010
United States Of America, Ex Rel v. Abbott Laboratories, Inc

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, W.D. VirginiaNo. 1:10-cv-00006Filed 01/21/2010
Abbott Laboratories Inc v. Apotex Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:09-cv-00990Filed 12/23/2009
Abbott Laboratories, Inc v. Apotex Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:09-cv-07968Filed 12/23/2009
Abbott Laboratories v. Sandoz, Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 3:09-cv-06402Filed 12/21/2009
Centocor Ortho Biotech Inc v. Abbott Laboratories

Patent Terminated District Court, E.D. TexasNo. 2:09-cv-00389Filed 12/18/2009
Abbott Laboratories v. Sandoz Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:09-cv-00972Filed 12/18/2009
The State of Mississippi v. Abbott Laboratories, Inc

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, D. MassachusettsNo. 1:09-cv-12058Filed 12/03/2009
Abbott Laboratories Inc v. The Blood Center of New Jersey

Contract Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:09-cv-07512Filed 12/03/2009

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