Docket Nexus — Federal court records.
Party

Coates

Federal civil lawsuits naming Coates.

In this index, 391 federal civil lawsuits name a party recorded as Coates, most often as a plaintiff (330 of 391). 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, Runyon, and Ethicon, Inc.

391
Lawsuits
61
As Defendant
330
As Plaintiff
20
Open
371
Terminated
1990–2026
Span
10 mo
Median Duration
11 cases/yrPredominantly plaintiff · 84%Activity declining

Cases by State

AL — 11 casesAZ — 12 casesAR — 7 casesCA — 0 casesCO — 3 casesCT — 3 casesDE — 0 casesDC — 14 casesFL — 21 casesGA — 15 casesID — 2 casesIL — 9 casesIN — 4 casesIA — 1 casesKS — 2 casesKY — 4 casesLA — 26 casesME — 1 casesMD — 20 casesMA — 6 casesMI — 12 casesMN — 6 casesMS — 5 casesMO — 5 casesMT — 0 casesNE — 0 casesNV — 2 casesNH — 0 casesNJ — 12 casesNM — 0 casesNY — 10 casesNC — 4 casesND — 0 casesOH — 15 casesOK — 3 casesOR — 2 casesPA — 68 casesRI — 2 casesSC — 16 casesSD — 0 casesTN — 5 casesTX — 25 casesUT — 2 casesVT — 0 casesVA — 16 casesWA — 4 casesWV — 11 casesWI — 3 casesWY — 1 cases

Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 22 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19902026
Product LiabilityCivil RightsContractFederal Tax / Statutory ActionsLabor

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19902026

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Product Liability131
Civil Rights130
Contract46
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions25
Labor23
RICO / Consumer / Other Statutes10

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Frequent Opposing Parties

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