Party · Medical Devices & Equipment

Baxter International

Federal civil lawsuits naming Baxter International, a Medical Devices & Equipment company.

Public CompanyMedical Devices & Equipment

Ticker: NYSE: BAX
Business: Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus
Headquarters: Deerfield, IL
Incorporated in: Delaware
SEC CIK: 10456

Baxter International is a public company in Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus, based in Deerfield, IL (traded on NYSE as BAX, incorporated in Delaware). It appears in 837 federal civil lawsuits in this index, most often as a defendant (813 of 837). These cases are most often Product Liability and Patent matters, filed between 1990 and 2025, most frequently in District Court, N.D. Alabama. Frequent opposing parties include Baxter International, Inc, Baxter Intl., Inc, and Baxter Intl.

837

Lawsuits

813

As Defendant

As Plaintiff

Open

832

Terminated

1990–2025

Span

19 mo

Median Duration

23 cases/yrPredominantly defendant · 97%Product Liability-heavy · 84%Activity declining

Cases by State

AK · 1HI · 6PR · 6

Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 246 open2025

Case Types Over Time

19902025

Product LiabilityPatentCivil RightsContractLabor

Filings by Year

19902025

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Securities / Commodities13

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Frequent Opposing Parties

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20 Cases — Newest First

Hartwell v. Baxter International

Labor Terminated District Court, S.D. IndianaNo. 1:23-cv-02096Filed 11/20/2023
Copenhaver v. Baxter International, Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, D. IdahoNo. 1:19-cv-00079Filed 03/07/2019
Salentine v. Baxter International Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, W.D. ArkansasNo. 3:18-cv-03041Filed 04/12/2018
Partee v. Baxter International Incorporated

Labor Terminated District Court, W.D. ArkansasNo. 3:12-cv-03107Filed 08/10/2012
Difatta v. Baxter International, Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:12-cv-05023Filed 06/25/2012
Molitor v. Baxter International Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, D. WyomingNo. 2:09-cv-00166Filed 07/20/2009
Kellum v. Baxter International Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, S.D. MississippiNo. 3:09-cv-00347Filed 06/12/2009
Cheeseman v. Baxter International Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 1:08-cv-01547Filed 03/27/2008
Zufan v. Baxter International, Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:05-cv-00439Filed 01/25/2005
Rogers v. Baxter Intl Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:04-cv-06476Filed 10/07/2004
The Estate of Raymond Bishop v. Baxter International Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, E.D. PennsylvaniaNo. 2:04-cv-03653Filed 08/02/2004
International Union of Operating Engineers Construction Industry Health and Security Fund v. Baxter Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, W.D. WashingtonNo. 2:04-cv-00146Filed 01/20/2004
Fontaine v. Baxter Intl Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:02-cv-07069Filed 10/02/2002
Householder v. Baxter Intl Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, W.D. ArkansasNo. 3:00-cv-03057Filed 08/14/2000
Whipple v. Baxter Intl Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:98-cv-07567Filed 11/24/1998
Burgess v. Baxter International

Labor Terminated District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 4:97-cv-03105Filed 10/10/1997
Van Hoey v. Baxter Intl Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:96-cv-06231Filed 09/25/1996
Hosp Grp of Il Inc v. Baxter Intl Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:95-cv-00841Filed 02/09/1995
Hosp Grp of Il Inc v. Baxter Intl Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:94-cv-05063Filed 08/18/1994
Harris v. Baxter International

Labor Terminated District Court, S.D. TexasNo. 4:94-cv-00068Filed 01/06/1994