Company · Cleaning Products & Cosmetics
Colgate-Palmolive Company
Federal civil lawsuits naming Colgate-Palmolive Company, a Cleaning Products & Cosmetics company.
Ticker NYSE: CL
Business Perfumes, Cosmetics & Other Toilet Preparations
Headquarters New York, NY
Incorporated in Delaware
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 Colgate-Palmolive,co, Colgate Palmolive, and W.A. Butler Company.
4.6 cases/yr Predominantly defendant · 82% Activity steady
Cases by State
AL — 0 cases AZ — 0 cases AR — 0 cases CA — 0 cases CO — 4 cases CT — 1 cases DE — 2 cases DC — 2 cases FL — 7 cases GA — 3 cases ID — 0 cases IL — 9 cases IN — 11 cases IA — 1 cases KS — 16 cases KY — 1 cases LA — 4 cases ME — 1 cases MD — 1 cases MA — 5 cases MI — 2 cases MN — 0 cases MS — 0 cases MO — 9 cases MT — 0 cases NE — 0 cases NV — 0 cases NH — 4 cases NJ — 14 cases NM — 0 cases NY — 44 cases NC — 2 cases ND — 0 cases OH — 4 cases OK — 0 cases OR — 0 cases PA — 2 cases RI — 0 cases SC — 1 cases SD — 0 cases TN — 1 cases TX — 5 cases UT — 2 cases VT — 0 cases VA — 1 cases WA — 0 cases WV — 0 cases WI — 1 cases WY — 0 cases
PR · 4
Open Cases Over Time
1990 peak 2 open 2025
Case Types Over Time
1990 2025
Frequent Opposing Parties
14 Cases — Newest First
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions
Terminated
District Court, D. New Jersey No. 2:18-cv-17561 Filed 12/26/2018
Labor
Terminated
District Court, D. New Jersey No. 3:16-cv-07433 Filed 10/18/2016
Patent
Terminated
District Court, D. New Jersey No. 3:11-cv-01037 Filed 02/23/2011
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions
Terminated
District Court, D. New Jersey No. 2:08-cv-04908 Filed 10/03/2008
Patent
Terminated
District Court, D. New Jersey No. 3:98-cv-04376 Filed 09/17/1998
Labor
Terminated
District Court, D. New Jersey No. 2:96-cv-05368 Filed 11/20/1996
Personal Property / Fraud
Terminated
District Court, D. New Jersey No. 2:92-cv-00514 Filed 02/10/1992
Contract
Terminated
District Court, D. New Jersey No. 2:91-cv-01189 Filed 03/21/1991
Contract
Terminated
District Court, D. New Jersey No. 2:90-cv-05033 Filed 12/21/1990
Civil Rights
Terminated
District Court, D. New Jersey No. 2:90-cv-03886 Filed 09/28/1990
Contract
Terminated
District Court, D. New Jersey No. 2:90-cv-00102 Filed 01/16/1990
Banking / Commerce
Terminated
District Court, D. New Jersey No. 2:89-cv-02224 Filed 05/17/1989
Labor
Terminated
District Court, D. New Jersey No. 2:88-cv-03412 Filed 08/04/1988
Banking / Commerce
Terminated
District Court, D. New Jersey Filed 07/28/1987
