Docket Nexus — Federal court records.
Party

Black

Federal civil lawsuits naming Black.

In this index, 2,296 federal civil lawsuits name a party recorded as Black, most often as a plaintiff (1,932 of 2,296). 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, McCullough, and Wyeth, Inc.

2,296
Lawsuits
375
As Defendant
1,932
As Plaintiff
86
Open
2,210
Terminated
1990–2026
Span
10 mo
Median Duration
62 cases/yrPredominantly plaintiff · 84%Activity declining

Cases by State

AL — 82 casesAZ — 30 casesAR — 25 casesCA — 0 casesCO — 21 casesCT — 13 casesDE — 2 casesDC — 27 casesFL — 210 casesGA — 81 casesID — 9 casesIL — 102 casesIN — 48 casesIA — 8 casesKS — 9 casesKY — 24 casesLA — 79 casesME — 6 casesMD — 27 casesMA — 17 casesMI — 81 casesMN — 38 casesMS — 44 casesMO — 58 casesMT — 2 casesNE — 7 casesNV — 4 casesNH — 4 casesNJ — 67 casesNM — 11 casesNY — 158 casesNC — 38 casesND — 3 casesOH — 116 casesOK — 34 casesOR — 21 casesPA — 223 casesRI — 2 casesSC — 123 casesSD — 2 casesTN — 67 casesTX — 185 casesUT — 17 casesVT — 1 casesVA — 41 casesWA — 24 casesWV — 87 casesWI — 7 casesWY — 3 cases
AK · 6HI · 11PR · 1

Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 90 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19902026
Product LiabilityCivil RightsContractLaborFederal Tax / Statutory Actions

Filings by Year

19902026

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Product Liability771
Civil Rights608
Contract261
Labor181
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions140
Personal Property / Fraud115

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Frequent Opposing Parties

Filtered Labor Clear

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