Docket Nexus — Federal court records.
Party

Cottrell

Federal civil lawsuits naming Cottrell.

In this index, 248 federal civil lawsuits name a party recorded as Cottrell, most often as a plaintiff (211 of 248). 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 2025, most frequently in District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania. Frequent opposing parties include Wyeth Laboratories, Wyeth, Inc, and Merck & Co., Inc.

248
Lawsuits
37
As Defendant
211
As Plaintiff
6
Open
242
Terminated
1990–2025
Span
10 mo
Median Duration
6.9 cases/yrPredominantly plaintiff · 85%Activity declining

Cases by State

AL — 9 casesAZ — 4 casesAR — 5 casesCA — 0 casesCO — 3 casesCT — 0 casesDE — 0 casesDC — 1 casesFL — 20 casesGA — 4 casesID — 2 casesIL — 11 casesIN — 5 casesIA — 1 casesKS — 2 casesKY — 9 casesLA — 6 casesME — 0 casesMD — 4 casesMA — 3 casesMI — 7 casesMN — 5 casesMS — 1 casesMO — 4 casesMT — 1 casesNE — 0 casesNV — 0 casesNH — 0 casesNJ — 17 casesNM — 1 casesNY — 12 casesNC — 2 casesND — 0 casesOH — 21 casesOK — 3 casesOR — 2 casesPA — 34 casesRI — 3 casesSC — 1 casesSD — 0 casesTN — 1 casesTX — 12 casesUT — 2 casesVT — 0 casesVA — 8 casesWA — 1 casesWV — 19 casesWI — 2 casesWY — 0 cases

Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 17 open2025

Case Types Over Time

19902025
Product LiabilityCivil RightsContractLaborFederal Tax / Statutory Actions

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19902025

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Product Liability96
Civil Rights57
Contract26
Labor19
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions17
Securities / Commodities12

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Frequent Opposing Parties

Filtered Labor Clear

19 Cases — Newest First