Docket Nexus — Federal court records.
Party

Burton

Federal civil lawsuits naming Burton.

In this index, 1,559 federal civil lawsuits name a party recorded as Burton, most often as a plaintiff (1,356 of 1,559). 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, Wyeth, and Ethicon, Inc.

1,559
Lawsuits
206
As Defendant
1,356
As Plaintiff
73
Open
1,486
Terminated
1990–2026
Span
10 mo
Median Duration
42 cases/yrPredominantly plaintiff · 87%Activity declining

Cases by State

AL — 60 casesAZ — 13 casesAR — 28 casesCA — 0 casesCO — 16 casesCT — 8 casesDE — 2 casesDC — 18 casesFL — 134 casesGA — 58 casesID — 2 casesIL — 108 casesIN — 35 casesIA — 3 casesKS — 9 casesKY — 35 casesLA — 64 casesME — 2 casesMD — 17 casesMA — 20 casesMI — 58 casesMN — 19 casesMS — 54 casesMO — 27 casesMT — 4 casesNE — 3 casesNV — 3 casesNH — 1 casesNJ — 35 casesNM — 1 casesNY — 76 casesNC — 18 casesND — 1 casesOH — 79 casesOK — 17 casesOR — 7 casesPA — 173 casesRI — 5 casesSC — 52 casesSD — 0 casesTN — 33 casesTX — 99 casesUT — 26 casesVT — 0 casesVA — 36 casesWA — 23 casesWV — 61 casesWI — 7 casesWY — 0 cases
AK · 5HI · 5PR · 1

Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 72 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19902026
Product LiabilityCivil RightsContractLaborFederal Tax / Statutory Actions

Filings by Year

19902026

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Product Liability522
Civil Rights443
Contract163
Labor142
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions98
Personal Property / Fraud60

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Frequent Opposing Parties

1,559 Cases — Newest First

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