Docket Nexus — Federal court records.
Party

Butler

Federal civil lawsuits naming Butler.

In this index, 3,281 federal civil lawsuits name a party recorded as Butler, most often as a plaintiff (2,792 of 3,281). 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, Inc, and Janssen Research & Development LLC.

3,281
Lawsuits
489
As Defendant
2,792
As Plaintiff
176
Open
3,105
Terminated
1990–2026
Span
10 mo
Median Duration
89 cases/yrNamed as plaintiff in 85% of casesRecent filings down

Cases by State

AL — 115 casesAZ — 44 casesAR — 51 casesCA — 0 casesCO — 38 casesCT — 26 casesDE — 11 casesDC — 62 casesFL — 326 casesGA — 149 casesID — 6 casesIL — 208 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 — 157 casesNC — 38 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 161 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19902026
Product LiabilityCivil RightsContractLaborFederal Tax / Statutory Actions

Filings by Year

19902026

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Product Liability1,087
Civil Rights938
Contract383
Labor274
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions193
RICO / Consumer / Other Statutes108

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Frequent Opposing Parties

3,281 Cases — Newest First

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