Docket Nexus — Federal court records.
Party

Butler

Federal civil lawsuits naming Butler.

In this index, 3,268 federal civil lawsuits name a party recorded as Butler, most often as a plaintiff (2,788 of 3,268). 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, Janssen Research & Development LLC, and Ethicon, Inc.

3,268
Lawsuits
488
As Defendant
2,788
As Plaintiff
164
Open
3,104
Terminated
1990–2026
Span
10 mo
Median Duration
88 cases/yrPredominantly plaintiff · 85%Activity declining

Cases by State

AL — 115 casesAZ — 44 casesAR — 51 casesCA — 0 casesCO — 38 casesCT — 26 casesDE — 11 casesDC — 62 casesFL — 325 casesGA — 149 casesID — 6 casesIL — 206 casesIN — 66 casesIA — 16 casesKS — 21 casesKY — 19 casesLA — 203 casesME — 11 casesMD — 57 casesMA — 40 casesMI — 72 casesMN — 55 casesMS — 89 casesMO — 43 casesMT — 11 casesNE — 10 casesNV — 6 casesNH — 5 casesNJ — 114 casesNM — 14 casesNY — 156 casesNC — 37 casesND — 2 casesOH — 142 casesOK — 47 casesOR — 18 casesPA — 359 casesRI — 8 casesSC — 94 casesSD — 0 casesTN — 51 casesTX — 227 casesUT — 15 casesVT — 2 casesVA — 74 casesWA — 30 casesWV — 97 casesWI — 18 casesWY — 2 cases
AK · 4HI · 7

Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 162 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19902026
Product LiabilityCivil RightsContractLaborFederal Tax / Statutory Actions

Filings by Year

19902026

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Product Liability1,085
Civil Rights936
Contract383
Labor274
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions192
RICO / Consumer / Other Statutes108

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Frequent Opposing Parties

3,268 Cases — Newest First

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