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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 7,237 federal civil lawsuits in this index, most often as a defendant (7,011 of 7,237). 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.

Also recorded in dockets as: Abbott Labs · Abbott Lab · Abbott Labs Inc · Abbott Lab Inc · Abbott Laboraties · Abbott Laboratores · Abbott Laboratries · Abbott Laboratoriess.

7,237

Lawsuits

7,011

As Defendant

226

As Plaintiff

2,358

Open

4,879

Terminated

1990–2026

Span

10 mo

Median Duration

5,797 of these cases (80%) 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.

196 cases/yrNamed as defendant in 97% of cases80% Product LiabilityRecent filings down

Cases by State

AK · 2HI · 2PR · 19

Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 3,034 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19902026

Product LiabilityAntitrustPatentCivil RightsFederal Tax / Statutory Actions

Filings by Year

19902026

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Product Liability5,797

Antitrust516

Patent206

Civil Rights197

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions168

Contract153

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Clustered litigation · MDL 5,797 Product Liability member cases 80% of the caseload is a wave of near-identical suits consolidated into multidistrict litigation — grouped here rather than listed one by one. Browse all 5,797 member cases →

1,440 Other Cases — Newest First

DeJarnette v. Abbott Laboratories, Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, M.D. TennesseeNo. 3:09-cv-00396Filed 05/04/2009
Abbott Laboratories, Inc v. Pathology Consultants of Georgia, Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:09-cv-02356Filed 04/17/2009
Abbott Laboratories v. Sandoz, Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 3:09-cv-01587Filed 04/02/2009
Abbott Laboratories v. Sandoz Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:09-cv-00215Filed 04/01/2009
Solimine v. Abbott Laboratories, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:09-cv-03107Filed 03/31/2009
Bayer Healthcare, LLC v. Abbott Laboratories

Patent Terminated District Court, D. MassachusettsNo. 4:09-cv-40061Filed 03/16/2009
Abbott Laboratories v. Matrix Laboratories Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:09-cv-00174Filed 03/13/2009
Abbott Laboratories v. Lupin Limited

Patent Terminated District Court, D. MarylandNo. 1:09-cv-00564Filed 03/06/2009
Abbott Laboratories v. Lupin Limited

Patent Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 2:09-cv-01007Filed 03/06/2009
Abbott Laboratories v. Lupin Limited

Patent Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:09-cv-00152Filed 03/06/2009
Dandridge v. Abbott Laboratories, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, S.D. OhioNo. 2:09-cv-00157Filed 03/02/2009
Pbm Products, L.L.C v. Abbott Laboratories

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, W.D. VirginiaNo. 3:09-cv-00012Filed 02/25/2009
Rednea Costello v. Abbott Laboratories

Labor Terminated District Court, C.D. CaliforniaNo. 2:09-cv-01247Filed 02/20/2009
Abbott Laboratories v. Biovail Laboratories International Srl

Patent Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 2:09-cv-00005Filed 01/05/2009
Bayer Healthcare LLC v. Abbott Laboratories, Et Al

Patent Terminated District Court, E.D. TexasFiled 12/24/2008
United States of America, Ex Rel v. Abbott Laboratories

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, W.D. VirginiaNo. 1:08-cv-00054Filed 12/08/2008
Abbott Laboratories v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 2:08-cv-05869Filed 12/02/2008
Abbott Laboratories v. Biovail Laboratories International Srl

Patent Terminated District Court, W.D. New YorkNo. 6:08-cv-06498Filed 11/04/2008
Abbott Laboratories v. Biovail Laboratories International Srl

Patent Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:08-cv-06274Filed 11/03/2008
Brown v. Abbott Laboratories, Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, N.D. GeorgiaNo. 1:08-cv-03250Filed 10/17/2008
Wolpert v. Abbott Laboratories

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 1:08-cv-04849Filed 09/29/2008
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co v. Abbott Laboratories

Patent Terminated District Court, S.D. IndianaNo. 3:08-cv-00134Filed 09/15/2008
Lewis v. Abbott Laboratories, Et Al

Civil Rights Open District Court, S.D. New YorkFiled 08/25/2008
McDaniel v. Abbott Laboratories

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. TexasNo. 3:08-cv-01466Filed 08/20/2008
Abbott Laboratories v. Scantibodies Laboratory, Inc

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, S.D. CaliforniaNo. 3:08-cv-01525Filed 08/19/2008
Wall Cardiovascular Technologies LLC v. Abbott Laboratories

Patent Terminated District Court, E.D. TexasNo. 2:08-cv-00289Filed 07/25/2008
By-Pass, Inc v. Abbott Laboratories

Patent Terminated District Court, E.D. New YorkNo. 2:08-cv-02747Filed 07/10/2008
Abbott Laboratories v. Dr. Reddy'S Laboratories, Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 3:08-cv-03390Filed 07/08/2008
Lewis v. Abbott Laboratories

Labor Terminated District Court, D. UtahNo. 2:08-cv-00517Filed 07/07/2008
Buhrmester v. Abbott Laboratories

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:08-cv-03538Filed 06/19/2008
Robin M. Anderson v. Abbott Laboratories, Inc

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, C.D. CaliforniaNo. 2:08-cv-03860Filed 06/12/2008
Kaszak v. Abbott Laboratories

Labor Terminated District Court, W.D. PennsylvaniaNo. 2:08-cv-00760Filed 06/02/2008
Abbott Laboratories v. Dr. Reddy'S Laboratories, Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 3:08-cv-02479Filed 05/21/2008
Winstar Farm, LLC v. Abbott Laboratories, Inc

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, E.D. KentuckyNo. 5:08-cv-00222Filed 05/16/2008
Imclone Systems, Incorporated v. Abbott Laboratories

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, D. MassachusettsNo. 1:08-cv-10749Filed 05/02/2008
State of Utah v. Abbott Laboratories

Contract Terminated District Court, D. MassachusettsNo. 1:08-cv-10579Filed 04/07/2008
State of Florida v. Abbott Laboratories

Antitrust Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:08-cv-00155Filed 03/18/2008
Ethypharm Sa France v. Abbott Laboratories

Antitrust Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:08-cv-00126Filed 03/03/2008
Abbott Laboratories v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:08-cv-01243Filed 02/29/2008
Hoang v. Abbott Laboratories, Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:08-cv-00189Filed 02/22/2008
Minix v. Abbott Laboratories Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, W.D. OklahomaNo. 5:08-cv-00155Filed 02/13/2008
Abbott Laboratories v. Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Limited

Patent Terminated District Court, E.D. MichiganNo. 2:08-cv-10498Filed 02/04/2008
Wyeth v. Abbott Laboratories

Patent Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 3:08-cv-00230Filed 01/11/2008
Charts v. Abbott Laboratories

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:08-cv-00075Filed 01/04/2008
Xie v. Abbott Laboratories

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:07-cv-07107Filed 12/18/2007
Birmingham Associates Ltd v. Abbott Laboratories

Contract Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:07-cv-11332Filed 12/17/2007
Riley v. Abbott Laboratories, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:07-cv-06925Filed 12/10/2007
Abbott Laboratories v. Zydus Pharmaceuticals (USA), Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 3:07-cv-05821Filed 12/06/2007
Abbott Laboratories v. Sandoz, Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 3:07-cv-05820Filed 12/06/2007
Cordis Corporation v. Abbott Laboratories

Patent Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 3:07-cv-05636Filed 11/27/2007

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