Docket Nexus — Federal court records.
Party

Bates

Federal civil lawsuits naming Bates.

In this index, 1,332 federal civil lawsuits name a party recorded as Bates, most often as a plaintiff (1,142 of 1,332). These may be different parties who share the name; records here are grouped by name only. These cases are most often Product Liability and Civil Rights matters, filed between 1990 and 2026, most frequently in District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania. Frequent opposing parties include 3M Company, Merck & Co., Inc, and Wyeth, Inc.

1,332
Lawsuits
190
As Defendant
1,142
As Plaintiff
65
Open
1,267
Terminated
1990–2026
Span
9 mo
Median Duration
36 cases/yrNamed as plaintiff in 86% of casesRecent filings down

Cases by State

AL — 61 casesAZ — 16 casesAR — 21 casesCA — 0 casesCO — 11 casesCT — 11 casesDE — 4 casesDC — 9 casesFL — 125 casesGA — 33 casesID — 4 casesIL — 58 casesIN — 24 casesIA — 5 casesKS — 10 casesKY — 20 casesLA — 83 casesME — 3 casesMD — 14 casesMA — 25 casesMI — 43 casesMN — 16 casesMS — 37 casesMO — 24 casesMT — 3 casesNE — 4 casesNV — 2 casesNH — 2 casesNJ — 18 casesNM — 6 casesNY — 56 casesNC — 15 casesND — 1 casesOH — 76 casesOK — 28 casesOR — 13 casesPA — 148 casesRI — 3 casesSC — 45 casesSD — 0 casesTN — 39 casesTX — 85 casesUT — 8 casesVT — 2 casesVA — 40 casesWA — 9 casesWV — 51 casesWI — 13 casesWY — 0 cases
AK · 3HI · 5

Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 61 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19902026
Product LiabilityCivil RightsContractLaborFederal Tax / Statutory Actions

Filings by Year

19902026

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Product Liability472
Civil Rights363
Contract147
Labor110
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions68
Personal Property / Fraud51

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Frequent Opposing Parties

Filtered Civil Rights Clear

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