Docket Nexus — Federal court records.
Party

Dean

Federal civil lawsuits naming Dean.

In this index, 1,668 federal civil lawsuits name a party recorded as Dean, most often as a plaintiff (1,367 of 1,668). 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, Wyeth, Inc, and Ethicon, Inc.

1,668
Lawsuits
301
As Defendant
1,367
As Plaintiff
82
Open
1,586
Terminated
1990–2026
Span
10 mo
Median Duration
45 cases/yrNamed as plaintiff in 82% of casesRecent filings down

Cases by State

AL — 56 casesAZ — 27 casesAR — 14 casesCA — 0 casesCO — 20 casesCT — 12 casesDE — 3 casesDC — 17 casesFL — 211 casesGA — 119 casesID — 3 casesIL — 77 casesIN — 23 casesIA — 12 casesKS — 10 casesKY — 14 casesLA — 79 casesME — 5 casesMD — 22 casesMA — 28 casesMI — 39 casesMN — 43 casesMS — 28 casesMO — 26 casesMT — 4 casesNE — 6 casesNV — 6 casesNH — 2 casesNJ — 41 casesNM — 8 casesNY — 71 casesNC — 16 casesND — 0 casesOH — 72 casesOK — 20 casesOR — 8 casesPA — 165 casesRI — 4 casesSC — 24 casesSD — 2 casesTN — 28 casesTX — 106 casesUT — 11 casesVT — 8 casesVA — 47 casesWA — 18 casesWV — 96 casesWI — 5 casesWY — 5 cases
AK · 3HI · 1

Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 79 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19902026
Product LiabilityCivil RightsContractLaborFederal Tax / Statutory Actions

Filings by Year

19902026

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Product Liability523
Civil Rights495
Contract172
Labor163
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions92
RICO / Consumer / Other Statutes60

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Frequent Opposing Parties

1,668 Cases — Newest First

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