Docket Nexus — Federal court records.
Party

Black

Federal civil lawsuits naming Black.

In this index, 2,415 federal civil lawsuits name a party recorded as Black, most often as a plaintiff (2,009 of 2,415). 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.

2,415
Lawsuits
406
As Defendant
2,009
As Plaintiff
103
Open
2,312
Terminated
1990–2026
Span
10 mo
Median Duration
65 cases/yrNamed as plaintiff in 83% of casesRecent filings down

Cases by State

AL — 82 casesAZ — 30 casesAR — 25 casesCA — 95 casesCO — 21 casesCT — 13 casesDE — 2 casesDC — 28 casesFL — 211 casesGA — 81 casesID — 9 casesIL — 107 casesIN — 49 casesIA — 8 casesKS — 9 casesKY — 25 casesLA — 79 casesME — 6 casesMD — 27 casesMA — 17 casesMI — 81 casesMN — 38 casesMS — 44 casesMO — 59 casesMT — 2 casesNE — 9 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 — 186 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 Liability783
Civil Rights632
Contract289
Labor194
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions144
Personal Property / Fraud119

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Frequent Opposing Parties

2,415 Cases — Newest First

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