Docket Nexus — Federal court records.
Party

Bates

Federal civil lawsuits naming Bates.

In this index, 1,400 federal civil lawsuits name a party recorded as Bates, most often as a plaintiff (1,188 of 1,400). 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.

1,400
Lawsuits
212
As Defendant
1,188
As Plaintiff
67
Open
1,333
Terminated
1990–2026
Span
9 mo
Median Duration
38 cases/yrNamed as plaintiff in 85% of casesRecent filings down

Cases by State

AL — 61 casesAZ — 16 casesAR — 21 casesCA — 61 casesCO — 11 casesCT — 11 casesDE — 4 casesDC — 9 casesFL — 126 casesGA — 33 casesID — 4 casesIL — 59 casesIN — 24 casesIA — 5 casesKS — 11 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 — 58 casesNC — 15 casesND — 1 casesOH — 76 casesOK — 28 casesOR — 13 casesPA — 148 casesRI — 3 casesSC — 46 casesSD — 0 casesTN — 39 casesTX — 85 casesUT — 8 casesVT — 2 casesVA — 40 casesWA — 9 casesWV — 52 casesWI — 13 casesWY — 0 cases
AK · 3HI · 5

Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 57 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19902026
Product LiabilityCivil RightsContractLaborFederal Tax / Statutory Actions

Filings by Year

19902026

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Product Liability485
Civil Rights385
Contract155
Labor120
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions73
Personal Property / Fraud53

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Frequent Opposing Parties

1,400 Cases — Newest First

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