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 696 federal civil lawsuits in this index, most often as a defendant (608 of 696). 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.

696

Lawsuits

608

As Defendant

As Plaintiff

Open

680

Terminated

1990–2026

Span

12 mo

Median Duration

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

Cases by State

AK · 2HI · 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

696 Cases — Newest First

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
Covone Bello v. Caterpillar, Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, S.D. FloridaNo. 1:17-cv-22326Filed 06/22/2017
Wirtgen America, Inc v. Caterpillar, Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:17-cv-00770Filed 06/16/2017
Societe Generale Securities Services GmbH v. Caterpillar Inc

Securities / Commodities Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:17-cv-01713Filed 03/03/2017
Blue Spike, LLC v. Caterpillar, Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, E.D. TexasNo. 6:16-cv-01361Filed 12/07/2016
Applebaum v. Caterpillar Inc

Forfeiture / Penalty Terminated District Court, N.D. IndianaNo. 4:16-cv-00097Filed 11/25/2016
Tigercat International Inc v. Caterpillar Inc

Trademark Open District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:16-cv-01047Filed 11/14/2016
Jones v. Caterpillar Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, E.D. North CarolinaNo. 7:16-cv-00331Filed 09/23/2016
Mathias v. Caterpillar, Inc

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

Patent Terminated District Court, D. North DakotaNo. 3:16-cv-00291Filed 08/09/2016
Stafford v. Caterpillar, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, S.D. OhioNo. 3:16-cv-00192Filed 05/17/2016
Mathias v. Caterpillar, Inc

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

Contract Terminated District Court, E.D. North CarolinaNo. 2:16-cv-00007Filed 02/08/2016
Luley v. Caterpillar, Inc

Other Civil Terminated District Court, S.D. TexasNo. 4:16-cv-00318Filed 02/05/2016
Young v. Caterpillar Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, C.D. IllinoisNo. 2:15-cv-02296Filed 12/11/2015
Autoloxer LLC v. Caterpillar Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, E.D. TexasNo. 2:15-cv-01628Filed 10/06/2015
Wausau Business Insurance Company v. Caterpillar Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, C.D. IllinoisNo. 2:15-cv-02193Filed 09/03/2015
Wausau Business Insurance Company v. Caterpillar Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, C.D. IllinoisNo. 1:15-cv-01371Filed 09/01/2015
Nalar Leasing, Inc v. Caterpillar, Inc

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, S.D. West VirginiaNo. 2:15-cv-10065Filed 07/10/2015
Medford Trucking, L.L.C v. Caterpillar Inc

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, S.D. West VirginiaNo. 2:15-cv-10062Filed 07/10/2015
Trevino v. Caterpillar, Inc

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

Contract Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:15-cv-04542Filed 05/22/2015
Johnson v. Caterpillar Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:15-cv-03575Filed 04/23/2015
Rangarajan v. Caterpillar Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, C.D. IllinoisNo. 1:15-cv-01163Filed 04/21/2015
Brown v. Caterpillar, Inc

Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 2:15-cv-02687Filed 04/15/2015
Eppinger v. Caterpillar, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, C.D. IllinoisNo. 1:14-cv-01492Filed 12/30/2014
Companhia Energtica Potiguar v. Caterpillar Inc

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, S.D. FloridaNo. 1:14-cv-24277Filed 11/12/2014
Dawson v. Caterpillar Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, M.D. GeorgiaNo. 1:14-cv-00153Filed 10/09/2014
O'Brien v. Caterpillar, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:14-cv-07229Filed 09/17/2014
Decamp Bus Lines v. Caterpillar, Inc

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 1:14-cv-05596Filed 09/09/2014
Hawk Technology Systems, LLC v. Caterpillar, Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, W.D. PennsylvaniaNo. 2:14-cv-01135Filed 08/22/2014
Williams v. Caterpillar Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 1:14-cv-04691Filed 07/28/2014
White Knight Limousine, Inc v. Caterpillar Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 1:14-cv-04597Filed 07/22/2014
White Knight Limousine, Inc v. Caterpillar Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, E.D. MissouriNo. 4:14-cv-01229Filed 07/09/2014
Ricky v. Caterpillar Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, E.D. MichiganNo. 2:14-cv-12691Filed 07/09/2014
Harmon Bros. Charter Services, Inc v. Caterpillar, Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 1:14-cv-04081Filed 06/26/2014
S&M Mercado, Inc v. Caterpillar, Inc

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 1:14-cv-04045Filed 06/25/2014
G&C Specialized Carriers, LLC v. Caterpillar, Inc

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 1:14-cv-04043Filed 06/25/2014
Scenic Boundaries Trans. Inc v. Caterpillar, Inc

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 1:14-cv-04044Filed 06/25/2014
Blanding v. Caterpillar Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 3:14-cv-02586Filed 06/25/2014
K Double D, Inc v. Caterpillar Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, D. ColoradoNo. 1:14-cv-01760Filed 06/24/2014
Mclean v. Caterpillar, Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 1:14-cv-03949Filed 06/20/2014
Green v. Caterpillar Inc

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

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