Docket Nexus — Federal court records.
Party

Bess

Federal civil lawsuits naming Bess.

In this index, 143 federal civil lawsuits name a party recorded as Bess, most often as a plaintiff (126 of 143). 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, Amf Incorporated, and A-C Product Liability Trust.

143
Lawsuits
18
As Defendant
126
As Plaintiff
9
Open
134
Terminated
1990–2026
Span
8 mo
Median Duration
3.9 cases/yrPredominantly plaintiff · 88%Product Liability-heavy · 41%Activity declining

Cases by State

AL — 6 casesAZ — 1 casesAR — 2 casesCA — 0 casesCO — 2 casesCT — 0 casesDE — 0 casesDC — 1 casesFL — 15 casesGA — 7 casesID — 0 casesIL — 3 casesIN — 1 casesIA — 1 casesKS — 0 casesKY — 0 casesLA — 10 casesME — 0 casesMD — 1 casesMA — 0 casesMI — 1 casesMN — 1 casesMS — 0 casesMO — 6 casesMT — 0 casesNE — 0 casesNV — 0 casesNH — 0 casesNJ — 6 casesNM — 0 casesNY — 16 casesNC — 3 casesND — 0 casesOH — 6 casesOK — 3 casesOR — 0 casesPA — 15 casesRI — 0 casesSC — 3 casesSD — 0 casesTN — 2 casesTX — 9 casesUT — 1 casesVT — 0 casesVA — 9 casesWA — 4 casesWV — 8 casesWI — 0 casesWY — 0 cases
HI · 1

Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 12 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19902026
Product LiabilityCivil RightsLaborContractFederal Tax / Statutory Actions

Filings by Year

19902026

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Product Liability59
Civil Rights34
Labor17
Contract14
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions8
RICO / Consumer / Other Statutes4

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Frequent Opposing Parties

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