Docket Nexus — Federal court records.
Party

Cotton

Federal civil lawsuits naming Cotton.

In this index, 619 federal civil lawsuits name a party recorded as Cotton, most often as a plaintiff (525 of 619). 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, Ethicon, Inc, and Wyeth.

619
Lawsuits
97
As Defendant
525
As Plaintiff
24
Open
595
Terminated
1990–2026
Span
10 mo
Median Duration
17 cases/yrPredominantly plaintiff · 85%Activity declining

Cases by State

AL — 22 casesAZ — 4 casesAR — 11 casesCA — 0 casesCO — 2 casesCT — 5 casesDE — 2 casesDC — 5 casesFL — 51 casesGA — 51 casesID — 1 casesIL — 47 casesIN — 25 casesIA — 1 casesKS — 3 casesKY — 3 casesLA — 31 casesME — 1 casesMD — 7 casesMA — 10 casesMI — 13 casesMN — 13 casesMS — 18 casesMO — 8 casesMT — 3 casesNE — 4 casesNV — 2 casesNH — 2 casesNJ — 20 casesNM — 1 casesNY — 18 casesNC — 5 casesND — 0 casesOH — 21 casesOK — 8 casesOR — 2 casesPA — 72 casesRI — 0 casesSC — 10 casesSD — 1 casesTN — 5 casesTX — 56 casesUT — 3 casesVT — 0 casesVA — 12 casesWA — 3 casesWV — 33 casesWI — 3 casesWY — 1 cases
AK · 1HI · 1PR · 1

Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 43 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19902026
Product LiabilityCivil RightsContractLaborRICO / Consumer / Other Statutes

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19902026

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Product Liability234
Civil Rights169
Contract73
Labor32
RICO / Consumer / Other Statutes27
Real Property26

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Frequent Opposing Parties

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