Docket Nexus — Federal court records.
Party

Cato

Federal civil lawsuits naming Cato.

In this index, 149 federal civil lawsuits name a party recorded as Cato, most often as a plaintiff (133 of 149). 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, A-C Product Liability Trust, and Lincoln Electric Company.

149
Lawsuits
16
As Defendant
133
As Plaintiff
8
Open
141
Terminated
1990–2026
Span
9 mo
Median Duration
4.0 cases/yrNamed as plaintiff in 89% of cases41% Product LiabilityRecent filings down

Cases by State

AL — 5 casesAZ — 0 casesAR — 4 casesCA — 0 casesCO — 1 casesCT — 0 casesDE — 0 casesDC — 6 casesFL — 19 casesGA — 13 casesID — 0 casesIL — 12 casesIN — 3 casesIA — 0 casesKS — 1 casesKY — 1 casesLA — 3 casesME — 0 casesMD — 0 casesMA — 2 casesMI — 6 casesMN — 1 casesMS — 2 casesMO — 2 casesMT — 0 casesNE — 1 casesNV — 0 casesNH — 0 casesNJ — 2 casesNM — 0 casesNY — 6 casesNC — 2 casesND — 0 casesOH — 10 casesOK — 1 casesOR — 1 casesPA — 14 casesRI — 0 casesSC — 6 casesSD — 0 casesTN — 3 casesTX — 14 casesUT — 0 casesVT — 0 casesVA — 2 casesWA — 1 casesWV — 4 casesWI — 1 casesWY — 0 cases

Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 10 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19902026
Product LiabilityCivil RightsContractLaborFederal Tax / Statutory Actions

Filings by Year

19902026

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Product Liability61
Civil Rights40
Contract14
Labor12
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions7
Real Property4

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Frequent Opposing Parties

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