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Designer Brands Inc

Federal civil lawsuits naming Designer Brands Inc, a Retail - Apparel & Accessories company.

Public CompanyRetail - Apparel & Accessories
Ticker
NYSE: DBI
Business
Retail-Shoe Stores
Headquarters
Columbus, OH
Incorporated in
Ohio
SEC CIK
1319947

Designer Brands Inc is a public company in Retail-Shoe Stores, based in Columbus, OH (traded on NYSE as DBI, incorporated in Ohio). It appears in 10 federal civil lawsuits in this index, most often as a defendant (9 of 10). These cases are most often Civil Rights and Copyright matters, filed between 2019 and 2025, most frequently in District Court, S.D. Florida. The most common causes of action are Patent Infringement, Copyright Infringement, and Employment Discrimination.

10
Lawsuits
9
As Defendant
1
As Plaintiff
2
Open
8
Terminated
2019–2025
Span
7 mo
Median Duration
1.4 cases/yrPredominantly defendant · 90%Civil Rights-heavy · 40%Activity steady

Cases by State

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

Open Cases Over Time

2019peak 2 open2025

Case Types Over Time

20192025
Civil RightsCopyrightPatentFederal Tax / Statutory ActionsRICO / Consumer / Other Statutes

Filings by Year

20192025

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Civil Rights4
Copyright2
Patent2
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions1
RICO / Consumer / Other Statutes1

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