Company · Medical Devices & Equipment
Becton Dickinson and Company
Federal civil lawsuits naming Becton Dickinson and Company, a Medical Devices & Equipment company.
Ticker NYSE: BDX
Business Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus
Headquarters Franklin Lakes, NJ
Incorporated in New Jersey
Becton Dickinson and Company is a public company in Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus, based in Franklin Lakes, NJ (traded on NYSE as BDX, incorporated in New Jersey). It appears in 301 federal civil lawsuits in this index, most often as a defendant (270 of 301). These cases are most often Product Liability and Patent matters, filed between 1990 and 2026, most frequently in District Court, D. New Jersey. The most common causes of action are Product Liability, Patent Infringement, and Personal Injury. Frequent opposing parties include Becton, Dickinson, Retractable Technologies Inc, and Johnson.
8.1 cases/yr Predominantly defendant · 90% Product Liability-heavy · 42% Activity rising
Cases by State
AL — 1 cases AZ — 42 cases AR — 1 cases CA — 0 cases CO — 4 cases CT — 4 cases DE — 11 cases DC — 2 cases FL — 6 cases GA — 8 cases ID — 0 cases IL — 13 cases IN — 5 cases IA — 2 cases KS — 0 cases KY — 0 cases LA — 5 cases ME — 2 cases MD — 18 cases MA — 7 cases MI — 6 cases MN — 2 cases MS — 2 cases MO — 7 cases MT — 0 cases NE — 2 cases NV — 2 cases NH — 0 cases NJ — 54 cases NM — 0 cases NY — 17 cases NC — 12 cases ND — 0 cases OH — 15 cases OK — 2 cases OR — 1 cases PA — 16 cases RI — 1 cases SC — 3 cases SD — 0 cases TN — 4 cases TX — 17 cases UT — 6 cases VT — 0 cases VA — 2 cases WA — 2 cases WV — 0 cases WI — 3 cases WY — 0 cases
HI · 1 PR · 7
Open Cases Over Time
1990 peak 55 open 2026
Case Types Over Time
1990 2026
Frequent Opposing Parties
13 Cases — Newest First
Patent
Terminated
District Court, S.D. New York No. 1:11-cv-00573 Filed 01/28/2011
Contract
Terminated
District Court, S.D. New York No. 1:09-cv-03177 Filed 04/02/2009
Antitrust
Terminated
District Court, S.D. New York No. 7:07-cv-02544 Filed 03/28/2007
Patent
Terminated
District Court, S.D. New York No. 1:99-cv-11368 Filed 11/16/1999
Product Liability
Terminated
District Court, S.D. New York Filed 07/01/1999
Product Liability
Terminated
District Court, S.D. New York No. 1:99-cv-04785 Filed 07/01/1999
Contract
Terminated
District Court, S.D. New York No. 1:99-cv-00172 Filed 01/08/1999
Patent
Terminated
District Court, S.D. New York No. 1:98-cv-06020 Filed 08/24/1998
Product Liability
Terminated
District Court, S.D. New York No. 7:97-cv-01143 Filed 02/19/1997
Patent
Terminated
District Court, S.D. New York No. 1:96-cv-09506 Filed 12/18/1996
Product Liability
Terminated
District Court, S.D. New York No. 1:95-cv-07020 Filed 08/08/1995
Product Liability
Terminated
District Court, S.D. New York No. 1:93-cv-00152 Filed 01/12/1993
Contract
Terminated
District Court, S.D. New York No. 1:91-cv-06405 Filed 09/23/1991
