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Best Buy Co., Inc

Federal civil lawsuits naming Best Buy Co., Inc, a Retail - Home Furnishing & Electronics company.

Public CompanyRetail - Home Furnishing & Electronics
Ticker
NYSE: BBY
Business
Retail-Radio, Tv & Consumer Electronics Stores
Headquarters
Richfield, MN
Incorporated in
Minnesota
SEC CIK
764478

Best Buy Co., Inc is a public company in Retail-Radio, Tv & Consumer Electronics Stores, based in Richfield, MN (traded on NYSE as BBY, incorporated in Minnesota). It appears in 659 federal civil lawsuits in this index, most often as a defendant (607 of 659). These cases are most often Civil Rights and Contract matters, filed between 1990 and 2026, most frequently in District Court, N.D. Illinois. The most common causes of action are Patent Infringement, Employment Discrimination, and Fraud. Frequent opposing parties include Best Buy Stores, L.P, Smith, and Williams.

659
Lawsuits
607
As Defendant
52
As Plaintiff
9
Open
650
Terminated
1990–2026
Span
8 mo
Median Duration
18 cases/yrPredominantly defendant · 92%Civil Rights-heavy · 42%Activity declining

Cases by State

AL — 12 casesAZ — 4 casesAR — 6 casesCA — 0 casesCO — 5 casesCT — 2 casesDE — 7 casesDC — 2 casesFL — 51 casesGA — 34 casesID — 0 casesIL — 52 casesIN — 16 casesIA — 6 casesKS — 4 casesKY — 12 casesLA — 2 casesME — 1 casesMD — 16 casesMA — 4 casesMI — 18 casesMN — 49 casesMS — 8 casesMO — 22 casesMT — 2 casesNE — 4 casesNV — 3 casesNH — 3 casesNJ — 19 casesNM — 4 casesNY — 48 casesNC — 6 casesND — 0 casesOH — 21 casesOK — 11 casesOR — 8 casesPA — 44 casesRI — 1 casesSC — 5 casesSD — 0 casesTN — 5 casesTX — 109 casesUT — 1 casesVT — 0 casesVA — 17 casesWA — 5 casesWV — 2 casesWI — 6 casesWY — 0 cases
PR · 2

Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 29 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19902026
Civil RightsContractPatentFederal Tax / Statutory ActionsLabor

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19902026

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Civil Rights277
Contract102
Patent75
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions44
Labor43
Personal Property / Fraud34

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