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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 6,778 federal civil lawsuits in this index, most often as a defendant (6,602 of 6,778). These cases are most often Product Liability and Antitrust matters, filed between 1990 and 2026, most frequently in District Court, D. New Jersey. The most common causes of action are Product Liability, Personal Injury, and Patent Infringement.

6,778

Lawsuits

6,602

As Defendant

176

As Plaintiff

2,350

Open

4,428

Terminated

1990–2026

Span

10 mo

Median Duration

5,656 of these cases (83%) 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.

183 cases/yrNamed as defendant in 97% of cases83% Product LiabilityRecent filings down

Cases by State

AK · 2HI · 1PR · 19

Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 3,032 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19902026

Product LiabilityAntitrustPatentFederal Tax / Statutory ActionsCivil Rights

Filings by Year

19902026

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Product Liability5,656

Antitrust363

Patent164

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions158

Civil Rights146

Contract136

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Clustered litigation · MDL 5,656 Product Liability member cases 83% of the caseload is a wave of near-identical suits consolidated into multidistrict litigation — grouped here rather than listed one by one. Browse all 5,656 member cases →

1,122 Other Cases — Newest First

Abbott Laboratories v. Anchen Pharmaceuticals Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:10-cv-00912Filed 10/25/2010
Gildefonso Rodriguez v. Abbott Laboratories

Contract Terminated District Court, C.D. CaliforniaNo. 2:10-cv-07520Filed 10/07/2010
Tosh-Surryhne v. Abbott Laboratories Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, E.D. CaliforniaNo. 2:10-cv-02603Filed 09/24/2010
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
Abbott Laboratories v. Teva Parenteral Medicines Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:09-cv-00884Filed 11/19/2009
Abbott Laboratories v. Impax Laboratories, Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 2:09-cv-05517Filed 10/29/2009
Hall v. Abbott Laboratories, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, M.D. FloridaNo. 8:09-cv-01941Filed 09/24/2009
Wyeth v. Abbott Laboratories

Patent Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 3:09-cv-04850Filed 09/22/2009
Bergman v. Abbott Laboratories

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, E.D. PennsylvaniaNo. 2:09-cv-04264Filed 09/18/2009
The State of Mississippi v. Abbott Laboratories, Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, N.D. MississippiNo. 3:09-cv-00096Filed 09/03/2009
Spaulding v. Abbott Laboratories, Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, N.D. GeorgiaNo. 1:09-cv-02328Filed 08/25/2009
Saffran, M.D., Ph.D v. Abbott Laboratories

Patent Terminated District Court, E.D. TexasNo. 2:09-cv-00256Filed 08/24/2009
United States of Americ, Et Al v. Abbott Laboratories

Forfeiture / Penalty Terminated District Court, S.D. OhioFiled 08/10/2009
DeJarnette v. Abbott Laboratories, Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:09-cv-04618Filed 07/30/2009
Lopez-Fisher v. Abbott Laboratories

Labor Terminated District Court, D. UtahNo. 2:09-cv-00633Filed 07/16/2009
University of Iowa v. Abbott Laboratories, The

Patent Terminated District Court, S.D. IowaNo. 3:09-cv-00099Filed 06/22/2009
Jasinsky v. Abbott Laboratories

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:09-cv-03649Filed 06/17/2009
Landrau-Sanchez v. Abbott Laboratories

Labor Terminated District Court, D. Puerto RicoNo. 3:09-cv-01540Filed 06/15/2009
Flores-Garcia v. Abbott Laboratories

Labor Terminated District Court, D. Puerto RicoNo. 3:09-cv-01541Filed 06/15/2009
Neely v. Abbott Laboratories, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:09-cv-02824Filed 05/07/2009
DeJarnette v. Abbott Laboratories, Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, M.D. TennesseeNo. 3:09-cv-00396Filed 05/04/2009

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