Party
Bivens
Federal civil lawsuits naming Bivens.
In this index, 138 federal civil lawsuits name a party recorded as Bivens, most often as a plaintiff (125 of 138). 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, Aqua-Chem, Inc, and DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.
138
Lawsuits
14
As Defendant
125
As Plaintiff
3
Open
135
Terminated
1990–2026
Span
13 mo
Median Duration
3.7 cases/yrPredominantly plaintiff · 91%Product Liability-heavy · 49%Activity decliningSerial-plaintiff pattern
Cases by State
Open Cases Over Time
1990peak 13 open2026
Case Types Over Time
19902026
Product LiabilityCivil RightsContractLaborRICO / Consumer / Other Statutes
Filings by Year
19902026