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Colgate-Palmolive Company

Federal civil lawsuits naming Colgate-Palmolive Company, a Cleaning Products & Cosmetics company.

Public CompanyCleaning Products & Cosmetics

Ticker: NYSE: CL
Business: Perfumes, Cosmetics & Other Toilet Preparations
Headquarters: New York, NY
Incorporated in: Delaware
SEC CIK: 21665

Colgate-Palmolive Company is a public company in Perfumes, Cosmetics & Other Toilet Preparations, based in New York, NY (traded on NYSE as CL, incorporated in Delaware). It appears in 166 federal civil lawsuits in this index, most often as a defendant (136 of 166). These cases are most often Personal Property / Fraud and Contract matters, filed between 1990 and 2025, most frequently in District Court, S.D. New York. The most common causes of action are Fraud, Patent Infringement, and Breach of Contract. Frequent opposing parties include W.A. Butler Company, Asher, and Abelman.

166

Lawsuits

136

As Defendant

As Plaintiff

Open

157

Terminated

1990–2025

Span

10 mo

Median Duration

4.6 cases/yrPredominantly defendant · 82%Activity steady

Cases by State

PR · 4

Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 2 open2025

Case Types Over Time

19902025

Personal Property / FraudContractProduct LiabilityCivil RightsLabor

Filings by Year

19902025

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Personal Property / Fraud29

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Frequent Opposing Parties

166 Cases — Newest First

Rabinowitz v. Colgate-Palmolive Company

Personal Property / Fraud Open District Court, E.D. New YorkNo. 2:25-cv-06996Filed 12/19/2025
Caruso v. Colgate-Palmolive Company

Personal Property / Fraud Open District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:25-cv-14440Filed 11/25/2025
WenzhouDuoliang International Trade Co., Ltd v. Colgate-Palmolive Company

Patent Open District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:25-cv-08395Filed 10/09/2025
Triesch v. Colgate-Palmolive Company

Contract Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:25-cv-04443Filed 05/28/2025
Cook v. Colgate-Palmolive Company

Personal Property / Fraud Open District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:25-cv-05448Filed 05/15/2025
Clayborne v. Colgate-Palmolive Company

Personal Property / Fraud Open District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:25-cv-04877Filed 05/02/2025
Brower v. Colgate-Palmolive Company

Personal Property / Fraud Open District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:25-cv-03348Filed 04/22/2025
Young v. Colgate-Palmolive Company

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:25-cv-01238Filed 02/11/2025
White v. Colgate-Palmolive Co

Personal Property / Fraud Open District Court, E.D. New YorkNo. 1:25-cv-00662Filed 02/06/2025
Harden v. Colgate-Palmolive Company

Personal Property / Fraud Open District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:25-cv-00362Filed 01/13/2025
Brandon v. Colgate-Palmolive Company

Product Liability Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:25-cv-00063Filed 01/03/2025
Denny v. Colgate Palmolive Company

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, M.D. FloridaNo. 6:24-cv-02129Filed 11/21/2024
Dorsey v. Colgate Palmolive Company

Contract Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 7:23-cv-01426Filed 02/21/2023
Dixon v. Colgate-Palmolive (America), Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, W.D. North CarolinaNo. 1:23-cv-00038Filed 02/10/2023
Patora v. Colgate-Palmolive Co

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 7:23-cv-01118Filed 02/09/2023
Noble Innovations Nc L.L.C v. Colgate-Palmolive Company

Patent Open District Court, D. MarylandNo. 8:22-cv-03373Filed 12/30/2022
Schneider v. Colgate-Palmolive Company

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, N.D. New YorkNo. 5:22-cv-01294Filed 12/05/2022
Desrochers v. Colgate-Palmolive Company Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. MaineNo. 2:22-cv-00074Filed 03/23/2022
Heidger v. Colgate-Palmolive Company

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, E.D. MissouriNo. 4:21-cv-00099Filed 01/26/2021
Heidger v. Colgate-Palmolive Company

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, E.D. MissouriNo. 4:21-cv-00035Filed 01/08/2021
Muller v. Colgate-Palmolive Company

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, E.D. MissouriNo. 4:21-cv-00036Filed 01/08/2021
Roy v. Colgate-Palmolive Company

Product Liability Terminated District Court, E.D. LouisianaNo. 2:20-cv-03433Filed 12/21/2020
Coding Technologies, LLC v. Colgate-Palmolive Company

Patent Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:20-cv-00164Filed 01/31/2020
Munsell v. Colgate Palmolive Company

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, D. MassachusettsNo. 1:19-cv-12512Filed 12/13/2019
Richards v. Colgate-Palmolive Company

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, E.D. MissouriNo. 4:19-cv-02934Filed 10/29/2019
Schulte v. Colgate-Palmolive Company

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, E.D. MissouriNo. 4:19-cv-02552Filed 09/13/2019
Jacoby-Hale v. Colgate-Palmolive Compa, Et Al

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkFiled 05/28/2019
Livingstone v. Colgate-Palmolive Company

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:19-cv-04643Filed 05/20/2019
Deems v. Colgate-Palmolive Company

Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. GeorgiaNo. 4:19-cv-00105Filed 04/30/2019
Chenet v. Colgate-Palmolive Co

Product Liability Terminated District Court, E.D. LouisianaNo. 2:19-cv-09545Filed 04/18/2019
Colgate-Palmolive Company v. Reci

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 2:18-cv-17561Filed 12/26/2018
Colgate-Palmolive Company v. PrevDent International Bv

Trademark Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:18-cv-09078Filed 10/03/2018
Colgate-Palmolive Company v. Ranir, LLC

Trademark Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:18-cv-00772Filed 01/29/2018
Williams v. Colgate Palmolive Company

Labor Terminated District Court, W.D. KentuckyNo. 3:17-cv-00309Filed 05/19/2017
De Lacour v. Colgate-Palmolive Co

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:16-cv-08364Filed 10/27/2016
Scudder v. Colgate Palmolive Company

Labor Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 3:16-cv-07433Filed 10/18/2016
Malarky v. Colgate-Palmolive Company

Labor Terminated District Court, D. KansasNo. 6:16-cv-01349Filed 09/08/2016
Canale v. Colgate-Palmolive Co

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 7:16-cv-03308Filed 05/03/2016
Hanson v. Colgate-Palmolive Company

Product Liability Terminated District Court, S.D. GeorgiaNo. 2:16-cv-00034Filed 03/07/2016
Souza v. Colgate-Palmolive Company

Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. MassachusettsNo. 1:15-cv-13109Filed 08/07/2015
Jackson v. Colgate-Palmolive Company

Product Liability Terminated District Court, District of ColumbiaNo. 1:15-cv-01066Filed 07/07/2015
Guerrero v. Colgate Palmolive Company

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. Puerto RicoNo. 3:15-cv-01738Filed 06/01/2015
Smith v. Colgate-Palmolive Company

Product Liability Terminated District Court, M.D. North CarolinaNo. 1:15-cv-00286Filed 04/02/2015
Martin v. Colgate-Palmolive Company

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, E.D. New YorkNo. 1:15-cv-01214Filed 03/09/2015
Alberto v. Colgate-Palmolive Company

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, E.D. New YorkNo. 1:14-cv-05649Filed 09/25/2014
N8 Medical Inc v. Colgate-Palmolive Company

Contract Terminated District Court, D. UtahNo. 2:13-cv-01017Filed 11/12/2013
Warburton v. Colgate-Palmolive Company

Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. MassachusettsNo. 1:13-cv-11705Filed 07/16/2013
Asher v. Colgate-Palmolive Company

Patent Terminated District Court, D. ColoradoNo. 1:12-cv-02208Filed 08/20/2012
Asher v. Colgate-Palmolive Company

Patent Terminated District Court, D. ColoradoNo. 1:12-cv-02211Filed 08/20/2012
Johnson v. Colgate-Palmolive Company

Contract Terminated District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:12-cv-01493Filed 06/05/2012

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