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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 Colgate-Palmolive,co, Colgate Palmolive, and W.A. Butler Company.

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

Filtered District Court, S.D. New York Clear

37 Cases — Newest First

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
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
Brandon v. Colgate-Palmolive Company

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

Contract Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 7:23-cv-01426Filed 02/21/2023
Patora v. Colgate-Palmolive Co

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 7:23-cv-01118Filed 02/09/2023
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
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
De Lacour v. Colgate-Palmolive Co

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

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

Trademark Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:10-cv-05739Filed 07/29/2010
Colgate-Palmolive Company v. Johnson & Johnson

Trademark Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:09-cv-06787Filed 07/31/2009
Abelman v. Colgate-Palmolive Company

Labor Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:08-cv-03317Filed 04/03/2008
In Re: Colgate-Palmolive Co. Erisa Litigation

Labor Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:07-cv-09515Filed 10/24/2007
Colgate-Palmolive Company v. J.M.D. All Star Import and Export, Inc

Trademark Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:06-cv-02857Filed 04/12/2006
Colgate-Palmolive Company v. The Procter & Gamble Company

Trademark Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkFiled 11/24/2003
Bailey v. Colgate Palmolive

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:99-cv-03228Filed 05/04/1999
The Gillette Company v. Colgate Palmolive

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:98-cv-07006Filed 10/05/1998
Benckiser N v. V. Colgate-Palmolive

Trademark Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:98-cv-02715Filed 04/16/1998
Colgate-Palmolive Co v. The Stephan Company

Contract Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:96-cv-05978Filed 08/07/1996
Colgate Palmolive v. M/V Atlantic

Contract Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:95-cv-01497Filed 03/03/1995
Colgate-Palmolive Co v. W.A. Butler Company

Contract Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:94-cv-08005Filed 11/04/1994
Neilson v. Colgate-Palmolive Co

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:94-cv-07643Filed 10/20/1994
The Adherence Group v. Colgate Palmolive

Contract Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:94-cv-05248Filed 07/18/1994
Colgate-Palmolive Co v. The Quaker Oats Co

Trademark Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:91-cv-4036Filed 06/13/1991
Colgate Palmolive v. Triumph Pet Indust

Trademark Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:90-cv-7406Filed 11/19/1990
Kirshna v. Colgate Palmolive Co

Labor Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:90-cv-04116Filed 06/18/1990
Hunt v. Colgate Palmolive Co

Banking / Commerce Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkFiled 07/13/1989
Devero v. Colgate Palmolive Co

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:89-cv-04451Filed 06/26/1989
Plum Group Ltd v. Colgate Palmolive Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkFiled 08/18/1987
Colgate Palmolive Co Et Al v. Ss San Pedro Et Al

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkFiled 03/26/1987
Meechan v. Colgate Palmolive Co

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:87-cv-08517Filed 01/02/1987
Colgate Palmolive Co v. Consolidated Freightways

Contract Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkFiled 12/19/1986
Sheppard v. Colgate-Palmolive Co

Contract Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:85-cv-07991Filed 10/10/1985