Company · Industrial Machinery & Equipment

Caterpillar, Inc

Federal civil lawsuits naming Caterpillar, Inc, a Industrial Machinery & Equipment company.

Public CompanyIndustrial Machinery & Equipment

Ticker: NYSE: CAT
Business: Construction Machinery & Equip
Headquarters: Irving, TX
Incorporated in: Delaware
SEC CIK: 18230

Caterpillar, Inc is a public company in Construction Machinery & Equip, based in Irving, TX (traded on NYSE as CAT, incorporated in Delaware). It appears in 659 federal civil lawsuits in this index, most often as a defendant (576 of 659). These cases are most often Civil Rights and Product Liability matters, filed between 1990 and 2025, most frequently in District Court, C.D. Illinois. The most common causes of action are Employment Discrimination, Patent Infringement, and Employment. Frequent opposing parties include Douglas, Williams, and Smith.

659

Lawsuits

576

As Defendant

As Plaintiff

Open

646

Terminated

1990–2025

Span

12 mo

Median Duration

18 cases/yrPredominantly defendant · 87%Activity declining

Cases by State

AK · 2

Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 27 open2025

Case Types Over Time

19902025

Civil RightsProduct LiabilityContractLaborPersonal Property / Fraud

Filings by Year

19902025

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Personal Property / Fraud57

Trademark30

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Frequent Opposing Parties

659 Cases — Newest First

Doosan Bobcat North America, Inc v. Caterpillar, Inc

Patent Open District Court, E.D. TexasNo. 2:25-cv-01184Filed 12/02/2025
Caterpillar Inc v. Individuals, Partnerships, and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule \a\""

Patent Open District Court, E.D. TexasNo. 4:25-cv-01050Filed 09/24/2025
Thomas-Bonds v. Caterpillar, Inc

Civil Rights Open District Court, C.D. IllinoisNo. 1:25-cv-01071Filed 02/21/2025
Thompson v. Caterpillar Inc

Civil Rights Open District Court, C.D. IllinoisNo. 1:25-cv-01059Filed 02/11/2025
Diesel Technologies LLC v. Caterpillar, Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 3:25-cv-50026Filed 01/17/2025
Jones v. Caterpillar Inc

Civil Rights Open District Court, C.D. IllinoisNo. 2:24-cv-02221Filed 09/20/2024
Smith v. Caterpillar Inc

Civil Rights Open District Court, C.D. IllinoisNo. 2:24-cv-02216Filed 09/19/2024
Tigercat International Inc v. Caterpillar Inc

Trademark Open District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:24-cv-00980Filed 08/27/2024
Rucker v. Caterpillar Inc

Civil Rights Open District Court, C.D. IllinoisNo. 2:24-cv-02176Filed 07/31/2024
Cohee v. Caterpillar, Inc

Civil Rights Open District Court, C.D. IllinoisNo. 1:24-cv-01262Filed 07/25/2024
Crc Transport LLC v. Caterpillar Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, N.D. FloridaNo. 4:24-cv-00268Filed 07/09/2024
Venequip, S.A v. Caterpillar, Inc

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, S.D. FloridaNo. 1:24-cv-22583Filed 07/09/2024
Hall v. Caterpillar Inc

Civil Rights Open District Court, C.D. IllinoisNo. 2:24-cv-02139Filed 06/17/2024
Sawyer v. Caterpillar Inc

Civil Rights Open District Court, N.D. TexasNo. 3:24-cv-01062Filed 05/01/2024
Lemmer v. Caterpillar, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, C.D. IllinoisNo. 2:24-cv-02029Filed 01/31/2024
Young v. Caterpillar Inc

Civil Rights Open District Court, C.D. IllinoisNo. 2:23-cv-02177Filed 08/21/2023
Opitz v. Caterpillar Inc

Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:23-cv-04868Filed 07/26/2023
Gauld v. Caterpillar Inc

Product Liability Terminated District Court, E.D. MichiganNo. 1:22-cv-11005Filed 05/10/2022
Sandoval v. Caterpillar, Inc

Product Liability Terminated District Court, E.D. New YorkNo. 2:21-cv-05403Filed 09/29/2021
Deblauwe v. Caterpillar Inc

Product Liability Terminated District Court, E.D. MichiganNo. 1:21-cv-11789Filed 08/04/2021
Rothe v. Caterpillar, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. ColoradoNo. 1:21-cv-01395Filed 05/24/2021
Woods v. Caterpillar Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. ColoradoNo. 1:21-cv-00429Filed 02/12/2021
Luc Burbon v. Caterpillar Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, E.D. New YorkNo. 1:20-cv-05939Filed 12/07/2020
Jain v. Caterpillar Inc

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, S.D. TexasNo. 4:20-cv-03042Filed 08/31/2020
Howlett v. Caterpillar, Inc

Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. ConnecticutNo. 3:20-cv-00887Filed 06/26/2020
Schwieterman v. Caterpillar Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, N.D. GeorgiaNo. 1:20-cv-02611Filed 06/19/2020
Cedar Lane Technologies Inc v. Caterpillar Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, S.D. TexasNo. 4:20-cv-02169Filed 06/19/2020
Jones v. Caterpillar, Inc

Product Liability Terminated District Court, M.D. LouisianaNo. 3:20-cv-00351Filed 06/10/2020
Reed v. Caterpillar Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, E.D. ArkansasNo. 4:20-cv-00717Filed 06/05/2020
Bailey v. Caterpillar, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, W.D. TexasNo. 5:20-cv-00482Filed 04/17/2020
Pennsylvania National Mutual Casualty Insurance Co v. Caterpillar Inc

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, E.D. PennsylvaniaNo. 2:20-cv-01628Filed 03/26/2020
Texas Hill Country Landscaping Inc v. Caterpillar, Inc

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:20-cv-00227Filed 01/13/2020
Colbert v. Caterpillar, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, W.D. TexasNo. 6:19-cv-00685Filed 12/04/2019
Brookins v. Caterpillar Inc

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, D. North DakotaNo. 3:19-cv-00162Filed 07/29/2019
Archuleta v. Caterpillar Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, E.D. ArkansasNo. 4:19-cv-00121Filed 02/14/2019
Brookins v. Caterpillar Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, D. North DakotaNo. 3:19-cv-00029Filed 02/04/2019
Loberg v. Caterpillar Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. North DakotaNo. 3:19-cv-00012Filed 01/15/2019
Altair Logix LLC v. Caterpillar Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:18-cv-02057Filed 12/27/2018
James v. Caterpillar, Inc

Product Liability Terminated District Court, E.D. MichiganNo. 2:18-cv-13256Filed 10/17/2018
Clough v. Caterpillar, Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, C.D. IllinoisNo. 1:18-cv-01353Filed 09/28/2018
James v. Caterpillar, Inc

Product Liability Terminated District Court, W.D. MichiganNo. 1:18-cv-00866Filed 08/06/2018
Api Enterprises, Inc v. Caterpillar Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, S.D. TexasNo. 4:18-cv-02651Filed 08/01/2018
Lit v. Caterpillar Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:18-cv-02056Filed 03/21/2018
Onyemelukwe v. Caterpillar, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, C.D. IllinoisNo. 1:18-cv-01119Filed 03/21/2018
Onyemelukwe v. Caterpillar, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. MassachusettsNo. 1:17-cv-12238Filed 11/13/2017
Virtual Immersion Technologies LLC v. Caterpillar Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:17-cv-01540Filed 10/31/2017
Williams v. Caterpillar, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, C.D. IllinoisNo. 1:17-cv-01471Filed 10/18/2017
Internet Media Interactive Corp v. Caterpillar Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:17-cv-07207Filed 10/05/2017
Aig Europe Ltd v. Caterpillar Inc

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, E.D. TexasNo. 1:17-cv-00319Filed 07/24/2017
Eppinger v. Caterpillar Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, C.D. IllinoisNo. 1:17-cv-01329Filed 07/14/2017

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