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 692 federal civil lawsuits in this index, most often as a defendant (604 of 692). These cases are most often Civil Rights and Product Liability matters, filed between 1990 and 2026, most frequently in District Court, C.D. Illinois. The most common causes of action are Employment Discrimination, Patent Infringement, and Product Liability. Frequent opposing parties include Douglas, Williams, and Smith.

692

Lawsuits

604

As Defendant

As Plaintiff

Open

676

Terminated

1990–2026

Span

12 mo

Median Duration

19 cases/yrNamed as defendant in 87% of casesRecent filings down

Cases by State

AK · 2

Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 28 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19902026

Civil RightsProduct LiabilityContractLaborPersonal Property / Fraud

Filings by Year

19902026

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Personal Property / Fraud58

Trademark33

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Frequent Opposing Parties

Filtered Labor Clear

68 Cases — Newest First

Reed v. Caterpillar Inc

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

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

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

Labor Terminated District Court, C.D. IllinoisNo. 1:16-cv-01323Filed 08/30/2016
Mathias v. Caterpillar, Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, E.D. PennsylvaniaNo. 2:16-cv-01846Filed 04/19/2016
Trevino v. Caterpillar, Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, W.D. TexasNo. 5:15-cv-00554Filed 07/07/2015
Green v. Caterpillar Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, W.D. North CarolinaNo. 2:14-cv-00026Filed 06/17/2014
Byles v. Caterpillar Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, E.D. ArkansasNo. 4:14-cv-00086Filed 02/13/2014
Stewart v. Caterpillar, Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:12-cv-05328Filed 07/06/2012
Hushaw v. Caterpillar Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:12-cv-02393Filed 03/30/2012
Castaneda v. Caterpillar, Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, W.D. TexasNo. 5:12-cv-00097Filed 02/01/2012
Blakey v. Caterpillar, Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, C.D. IllinoisNo. 1:09-cv-01318Filed 09/22/2009
Hlatko v. Caterpillar, Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:09-cv-04219Filed 07/14/2009
Harrer v. Caterpillar Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, N.D. GeorgiaNo. 1:09-cv-01668Filed 06/19/2009
DeBartolo v. Caterpillar, Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:08-cv-00841Filed 02/08/2008
Caterpillar, Inc v. Wilhelm

Labor Terminated District Court, C.D. IllinoisNo. Case 08-CV-2020Filed 01/23/2008
Gray v. Caterpillar, Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, W.D. TennesseeNo. 2:07-cv-02555Filed 08/24/2007
Sea v. Caterpillar, Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, C.D. IllinoisNo. 1:06-cv-01325Filed 12/29/2006
Martin v. Caterpillar, Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, W.D. MissouriNo. 2:06-cv-04208Filed 09/11/2006
Finn v. Caterpillar,Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, M.D. TennesseeNo. 3:06-cv-00802Filed 08/18/2006
Dallas Foster v. Caterpillar Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, C.D. CaliforniaNo. 5:06-cv-00875Filed 08/11/2006
Finn v. Caterpillar, Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:06-cv-02704Filed 05/16/2006
Kerns v. Caterpillar, Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, W.D. TennesseeNo. 2:06-cv-02213Filed 04/13/2006
Winnett v. Caterpillar, Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, M.D. TennesseeNo. 3:06-cv-00235Filed 03/28/2006
Rinkel v. Caterpillar Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, C.D. IllinoisNo. 1:05-cv-01022Filed 01/25/2005
Tjelle-Monferdini v. Caterpillar Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:04-cv-01674Filed 03/03/2004
Caterpillar, Inc v. Est of Ray R Baxter

Labor Terminated District Court, C.D. IllinoisNo. 1:03-cv-01381Filed 11/18/2003
Majewski v. Caterpillar, Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, C.D. IllinoisNo. 1:02-cv-01271Filed 08/07/2002
Intl Un Uaaaiw Amer v. Caterpillar Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:02-cv-04585Filed 06/26/2002
Hall v. Caterpillar, Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, W.D. TennesseeNo. 2:01-cv-02152Filed 02/28/2001
Weld v. Caterpillar Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, C.D. IllinoisNo. 1:00-cv-01300Filed 09/11/2000
Johnston v. Caterpillar, Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, C.D. IllinoisNo. 1:00-cv-01107Filed 03/20/2000
Caterpillar Inc v. Uaw

Labor Terminated District Court, W.D. TennesseeNo. 2:99-cv-02170Filed 02/25/1999
Lawson v. Caterpillar, Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, C.D. IllinoisNo. 1:98-cv-01311Filed 09/15/1998
Hutchins v. Caterpillar, Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, C.D. IllinoisNo. 1:98-cv-01147Filed 05/07/1998
Gabrielsen v. Caterpillar Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:97-cv-08204Filed 11/24/1997
Edgar F Charles v. Caterpillar Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, C.D. CaliforniaNo. 2:97-cv-03725Filed 05/19/1997
Mills v. Caterpillar, Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, N.D. MississippiNo. 1:95-cv-00309Filed 09/27/1995
Caterpillar Inc v. DeMert & Dougherty

Labor Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:95-cv-02360Filed 04/18/1995
Harris v. Caterpillar, Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, C.D. IllinoisNo. 1:95-cv-01008Filed 01/09/1995
Goldman v. Caterpillar Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:94-cv-02235Filed 04/11/1994
Zipp v. Caterpillar Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, C.D. IllinoisNo. 1:94-cv-01162Filed 03/30/1994
Ansari-Springs v. Caterpillar, Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, N.D. CaliforniaNo. 3:94-cv-00742Filed 03/03/1994
Beck v. Caterpillar, Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, C.D. IllinoisNo. 1:94-cv-01007Filed 01/04/1994
Raithel v. Caterpillar, Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, C.D. IllinoisNo. 1:93-cv-01439Filed 10/19/1993
Duke v. Caterpillar, Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, C.D. IllinoisNo. 1:93-cv-01314Filed 08/18/1993
Charlton v. Caterpillar, Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, E.D. MissouriNo. 4:93-cv-00613Filed 03/10/1993
Rosson v. Caterpillar, Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, C.D. IllinoisNo. 1:93-cv-01078Filed 02/25/1993
McKenzie v. Caterpillar Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, C.D. IllinoisNo. 1:93-cv-01071Filed 02/22/1993
Caterpillar, Inc v. Uaw

Labor Terminated District Court, M.D. PennsylvaniaNo. 1:92-cv-01854Filed 12/22/1992

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