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AbbVie Inc

Federal civil lawsuits naming AbbVie Inc, a Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology company.

Public CompanyPharmaceuticals & Biotechnology
Ticker
NYSE: ABBV
Business
Pharmaceutical Preparations
Headquarters
North Chicago, IL
Incorporated in
Delaware
SEC CIK
1551152

AbbVie Inc is a public company in Pharmaceutical Preparations, based in North Chicago, IL (traded on NYSE as ABBV, incorporated in Delaware). It appears in 5,032 federal civil lawsuits in this index, most often as a defendant (4,933 of 5,032). These cases are most often Product Liability and Antitrust matters, filed between 2009 and 2026, most frequently in District Court, N.D. Illinois. The most common causes of action are Product Liability, Personal Injury, and Patent Infringement.

5,032
Lawsuits
4,933
As Defendant
100
As Plaintiff
63
Open
4,969
Terminated
2009–2026
Span
4.3 yr
Median Duration
4,804 of these cases (95%) 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.
280 cases/yrPredominantly defendant · 98%Product Liability-heavy · 95%Activity declining

Cases by State

AL — 6 casesAZ — 0 casesAR — 1 casesCA — 0 casesCO — 2 casesCT — 0 casesDE — 51 casesDC — 4 casesFL — 10 casesGA — 4 casesID — 0 casesIL — 4,762 casesIN — 0 casesIA — 0 casesKS — 1 casesKY — 0 casesLA — 17 casesME — 1 casesMD — 3 casesMA — 1 casesMI — 0 casesMN — 4 casesMS — 4 casesMO — 7 casesMT — 0 casesNE — 2 casesNV — 0 casesNH — 1 casesNJ — 22 casesNM — 2 casesNY — 33 casesNC — 0 casesND — 1 casesOH — 8 casesOK — 1 casesOR — 2 casesPA — 66 casesRI — 2 casesSC — 0 casesSD — 1 casesTN — 1 casesTX — 1 casesUT — 0 casesVT — 1 casesVA — 5 casesWA — 2 casesWV — 0 casesWI — 1 casesWY — 0 cases
HI · 1PR · 2

Open Cases Over Time

2009peak 4,178 open2026

Case Types Over Time

20092026
Product LiabilityAntitrustPatentContractPatent - ANDA

Filings by Year

20092026

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Product Liability4,804
Antitrust50
Patent47
Contract36
Patent - ANDA27
Other Civil22

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← All cases for AbbVie Inc

4,804 Product Liability Member Cases

Large waves of near-identical suits consolidated into multidistrict litigation (95% of the full caseload).

  • True v. AbbVie, Inc
    Product Liability Open District Court, N.D. GeorgiaNo. 1:24-cv-02922Filed 07/01/2024
  • Naclerio v. AbbVie, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, S.D. FloridaNo. 9:22-cv-81075Filed 07/22/2022
  • Whiting v. Abbvie Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. FloridaNo. 4:22-cv-00138Filed 04/04/2022
  • Dobbins v. AbbVie, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, S.D. FloridaNo. 1:21-cv-20978Filed 03/12/2021
  • Bowles v. AbbVie, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:20-cv-07413Filed 12/15/2020
  • Beardsley v. AbbVie Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, S.D. IllinoisNo. 3:20-cv-01159Filed 11/02/2020
  • Elkins v. AbbVie, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, M.D. FloridaNo. 6:20-cv-01562Filed 08/27/2020
  • Jackson v. AbbVie Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:19-cv-04396Filed 06/28/2019
  • Ungleich v. AbbVie Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, S.D. FloridaNo. 0:19-cv-61144Filed 05/06/2019
  • Weaver v. AbbVie Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:19-cv-01905Filed 03/19/2019
  • Richards v. AbbVie Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:19-cv-00629Filed 01/31/2019
  • Elder v. AbbVie, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:19-cv-00646Filed 01/31/2019
  • Guevara v. AbbVie, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:18-cv-08313Filed 12/19/2018
  • Purnell v. AbbVie Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:18-cv-08229Filed 12/14/2018
  • Benincasa v. AbbVie Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:18-cv-08215Filed 12/14/2018
  • McElyea v. AbbVie Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:18-cv-08112Filed 12/10/2018
  • Demauro v. AbbVie Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:18-cv-08113Filed 12/10/2018
  • Krauss v. AbbVie Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:18-cv-08114Filed 12/10/2018
  • Fee v. AbbVie Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:18-cv-08109Filed 12/10/2018
  • Moyer v. AbbVie Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:18-cv-08110Filed 12/10/2018
  • Rice v. AbbVie Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:18-cv-08106Filed 12/10/2018
  • Kerner v. AbbVie Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:18-cv-08094Filed 12/10/2018
  • Presley v. AbbVie Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:18-cv-08097Filed 12/10/2018
  • Sizemore v. AbbVie Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:18-cv-08088Filed 12/10/2018
  • Mirilovich v. AbbVie Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:18-cv-08092Filed 12/10/2018
  • Woodford v. AbbVie Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:18-cv-07930Filed 11/30/2018
  • Gardiner v. AbbVie, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:18-cv-07932Filed 11/30/2018
  • Thompson v. AbbVie, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:18-cv-07933Filed 11/30/2018
  • McNeely v. AbbVie, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:18-cv-07931Filed 11/30/2018
  • Stuckwish v. AbbVie, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:18-cv-07929Filed 11/30/2018
  • Sturm v. AbbVie Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:18-cv-07899Filed 11/29/2018
  • Mikesell v. AbbVie Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:18-cv-07833Filed 11/27/2018
  • Lawson v. AbbVie Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:18-cv-07834Filed 11/27/2018
  • Boyer v. AbbVie, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:18-cv-07835Filed 11/27/2018
  • Lewis v. AbbVie Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:18-cv-07831Filed 11/27/2018
  • Kenney v. AbbVie Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:18-cv-07832Filed 11/27/2018
  • Lynch v. Abbvie, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:18-cv-07751Filed 11/21/2018
  • Hermann v. AbbVie Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:18-cv-07678Filed 11/19/2018
  • Walker v. AbbVie Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:18-cv-07679Filed 11/19/2018
  • Lawton v. AbbVie Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:18-cv-07681Filed 11/19/2018
  • Schmidt v. AbbVie Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:18-cv-07682Filed 11/19/2018
  • Hoffmann v. AbbVie Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:18-cv-07669Filed 11/19/2018
  • Edmunds v. AbbVie Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:18-cv-07671Filed 11/19/2018
  • Geske v. AbbVie Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:18-cv-07674Filed 11/19/2018
  • Pitts v. AbbVie, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:18-cv-07631Filed 11/16/2018
  • Zimmer v. AbbVie Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:18-cv-07632Filed 11/16/2018
  • Cooper v. AbbVie Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:18-cv-07633Filed 11/16/2018
  • Hankins v. AbbVie Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:18-cv-07634Filed 11/16/2018
  • Latgis v. AbbVie Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:18-cv-07635Filed 11/16/2018
  • Wilson v. AbbVie Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:18-cv-07638Filed 11/16/2018

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