Docket Nexus — Federal court records.
Party

Black

Federal civil lawsuits naming Black.

In this index, 2,403 federal civil lawsuits name a party recorded as Black, most often as a plaintiff (2,007 of 2,403). 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.

2,403
Lawsuits
396
As Defendant
2,007
As Plaintiff
103
Open
2,300
Terminated
1990–2026
Span
10 mo
Median Duration
65 cases/yrNamed as plaintiff in 84% of casesRecent filings down

Cases by State

AL — 82 casesAZ — 30 casesAR — 25 casesCA — 95 casesCO — 21 casesCT — 13 casesDE — 2 casesDC — 27 casesFL — 211 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 91 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19902026
Product LiabilityCivil RightsContractLaborFederal Tax / Statutory Actions

Filings by Year

19902026

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Product Liability781
Civil Rights629
Contract288
Labor193
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions144
Personal Property / Fraud118

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Frequent Opposing Parties

2,403 Cases — Newest First

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