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

Hill Transporation, Inc v. Caterpillar, Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, W.D. KentuckyNo. 3:11-cv-00506Filed 09/09/2011
Epes Transport System, Inc v. Caterpillar Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, M.D. North CarolinaNo. 1:11-cv-00523Filed 07/01/2011
F&W Transportation, Inc v. Caterpillar, Inc

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, S.D. GeorgiaNo. 1:11-cv-00087Filed 06/13/2011
Annette Holdings Inc v. Caterpillar, Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, S.D. IowaNo. 4:11-cv-00264Filed 06/03/2011
Caterpillar Inc v. Century Indemnity Company

Contract Terminated District Court, C.D. IllinoisNo. 1:11-cv-01174Filed 05/04/2011
Robert Elliott Trucking Inc v. Caterpillar Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 9:11-cv-00753Filed 03/29/2011
Daryl Thomason Trucking, Inc v. Caterpillar Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, E.D. OklahomaNo. 6:11-cv-00098Filed 03/21/2011
Waddle Trucking, LLC v. Caterpillar, Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, N.D. MississippiNo. 1:11-cv-00077Filed 03/17/2011
Corney Transportation, Inc v. Caterpillar Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, E.D. North CarolinaNo. 7:11-cv-00058Filed 03/09/2011
Cow Lake Construction Inc v. Caterpillar Inc

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, E.D. ArkansasNo. 4:10-cv-02021Filed 12/17/2010
Govan v. Caterpillar Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 3:10-cv-03132Filed 12/09/2010
Premier Equipment Leasi, Et Al v. Caterpillar, Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, S.D. IowaFiled 10/01/2010
Badger Daylighting Gulf Coast, L.L.C v. Caterpillar Inc

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, S.D. AlabamaNo. 1:10-cv-00536Filed 10/01/2010
Reynolds v. Caterpillar, Inc

Product Liability Terminated District Court, W.D. PennsylvaniaNo. 2:10-cv-01162Filed 09/01/2010
Caterpillar Inc v. Robinson Steel Co. Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, C.D. IllinoisNo. 1:10-cv-01269Filed 08/31/2010
Garrison v. Caterpillar Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:10-cv-05220Filed 08/18/2010
Bones Transportation, Inc v. Caterpillar, Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, D. KansasNo. 5:10-cv-04093Filed 08/17/2010
Dailey v. Caterpillar, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, C.D. IllinoisNo. 1:10-cv-01254Filed 08/13/2010
Robinson v. Caterpillar, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, M.D. TennesseeNo. 2:10-cv-00072Filed 07/23/2010
St Paul Fire & Marine v. Caterpillar Inc

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, W.D. LouisianaNo. 5:10-cv-01139Filed 07/13/2010
Clymer v. Caterpillar, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, S.D. FloridaNo. 0:10-cv-61127Filed 07/01/2010
Koszala v. Caterpillar, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:10-cv-03921Filed 06/24/2010
Seacor Marine, LLC v. Caterpillar, Inc

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, S.D. AlabamaNo. 1:10-cv-00306Filed 06/18/2010
Miller Uk Ltd v. Caterpillar, Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:10-cv-03770Filed 06/17/2010
Pesek v. Caterpillar, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:10-cv-03546Filed 06/09/2010
Rdd, LLC v. Caterpillar, Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, S.D. West VirginiaNo. 1:10-cv-00779Filed 06/01/2010
Dellinger Unlimited, LLC v. Caterpillar, Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, M.D. North CarolinaNo. 1:10-cv-00390Filed 05/19/2010
Thouvenin v. Caterpillar, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:10-cv-02906Filed 05/11/2010
Russell L Root v. Caterpillar Inc

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, S.D. CaliforniaNo. 3:10-cv-00915Filed 04/28/2010
Gilbert v. Caterpillar, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. GeorgiaNo. 1:10-cv-00804Filed 03/19/2010
Russell L Root v. Caterpillar Inc

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, C.D. CaliforniaNo. 8:10-cv-00213Filed 02/19/2010
Markel International Insurance Limited v. Caterpillar, Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, M.D. FloridaNo. 2:10-cv-00072Filed 02/04/2010
Forschler v. Caterpillar Inc

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, S.D. TexasNo. 4:09-cv-03839Filed 11/25/2009
Barrera v. Caterpillar, Inc

Product Liability Terminated District Court, M.D. FloridaNo. 8:09-cv-02305Filed 11/12/2009
Lanier v. Caterpillar, Inc

Product Liability Terminated District Court, M.D. FloridaFiled 10/23/2009
Fischer v. Caterpillar, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:09-cv-06532Filed 10/16/2009
May v. Caterpillar, Inc

Product Liability Terminated District Court, E.D. KentuckyNo. 7:09-cv-00123Filed 10/09/2009
Blakey v. Caterpillar, Inc

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

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, C.D. IllinoisNo. 2:09-cv-02190Filed 08/06/2009
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
Schlicksup v. Caterpillar, Inc

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, C.D. IllinoisNo. 1:09-cv-01208Filed 06/12/2009
Certain Underwriters At Interest At Lloyd's of London v. Caterpillar, Inc

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, E.D. KentuckyNo. 7:09-cv-00071Filed 05/22/2009
Hartman v. Caterpillar, Inc

Product Liability Terminated District Court, M.D. FloridaNo. 6:09-cv-00685Filed 04/20/2009
S.S v. Caterpillar, Inc

Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. TexasNo. 4:09-cv-00143Filed 03/05/2009
Peterson v. Caterpillar, Inc

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, S.D. FloridaNo. 1:09-cv-20305Filed 02/04/2009
Shank v. Caterpillar Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, E.D. TexasNo. 6:08-cv-00461Filed 12/04/2008
Franklin v. Caterpillar, Inc

Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. OklahomaNo. 4:08-cv-00583Filed 10/02/2008
Saldana v. Caterpillar, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:08-cv-04519Filed 08/11/2008
National Union Fire Insurance v. Caterpillar Inc

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, E.D. TexasNo. 1:08-cv-00221Filed 04/25/2008

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