Docket Nexus — Federal court records.
Party

Cosby

Federal civil lawsuits naming Cosby.

In this index, 166 federal civil lawsuits name a party recorded as Cosby, most often as a plaintiff (135 of 166). These may be different parties who share the name; records here are grouped by name only. These cases are most often Civil Rights and Product Liability matters, filed between 1990 and 2026, most frequently in District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania. Frequent opposing parties include 3M Company, Johnson & Johnson, and Green.

166
Lawsuits
31
As Defendant
135
As Plaintiff
12
Open
154
Terminated
1990–2026
Span
9 mo
Median Duration
4.5 cases/yrNamed as plaintiff in 81% of casesRecent filings down

Cases by State

AL — 9 casesAZ — 0 casesAR — 1 casesCA — 8 casesCO — 1 casesCT — 1 casesDE — 0 casesDC — 3 casesFL — 12 casesGA — 16 casesID — 0 casesIL — 8 casesIN — 6 casesIA — 0 casesKS — 0 casesKY — 3 casesLA — 5 casesME — 0 casesMD — 7 casesMA — 3 casesMI — 3 casesMN — 3 casesMS — 6 casesMO — 2 casesMT — 1 casesNE — 0 casesNV — 0 casesNH — 1 casesNJ — 6 casesNM — 0 casesNY — 5 casesNC — 1 casesND — 0 casesOH — 4 casesOK — 5 casesOR — 1 casesPA — 20 casesRI — 0 casesSC — 1 casesSD — 0 casesTN — 2 casesTX — 1 casesUT — 2 casesVT — 0 casesVA — 14 casesWA — 0 casesWV — 5 casesWI — 0 casesWY — 0 cases

Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 19 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19902026
Civil RightsProduct LiabilityContractFederal Tax / Statutory ActionsLabor

Filings by Year

19902026

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Civil Rights53
Product Liability50
Contract24
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions9
Labor9
Real Property8

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Frequent Opposing Parties

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24 Cases — Newest First