Company · Retail - General Merchandise

Dillard's, Inc

Federal civil lawsuits naming Dillard's, Inc, a Retail - General Merchandise company.

Public CompanyRetail - General Merchandise

Ticker: NYSE: DDS
Business: Retail-Department Stores
Headquarters: Little Rock, AR
Incorporated in: Texas
SEC CIK: 28917

Dillard's, Inc is a public company in Retail-Department Stores, based in Little Rock, AR (traded on NYSE as DDS, incorporated in Texas). It appears in 250 federal civil lawsuits in this index, most often as a defendant (242 of 250). These cases are most often Civil Rights and Labor matters, filed between 1997 and 2025, most frequently in District Court, M.D. Florida. The most common causes of action are Employment Discrimination, Patent Infringement, and Americans with Disabilities Act. Frequent opposing parties include Miller, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and Eeoc.

250

Lawsuits

242

As Defendant

As Plaintiff

Open

246

Terminated

1997–2025

Span

9 mo

Median Duration

8.6 cases/yrPredominantly defendant · 97%Civil Rights-heavy · 64%Activity declining

Cases by State

Open Cases Over Time

1997peak 28 open2025

Case Types Over Time

19972025

Civil RightsLaborContractPatentFederal Tax / Statutory Actions

Filings by Year

19972025

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Federal Tax / Statutory Actions8

Product Liability5

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Frequent Opposing Parties

Filtered Patent Clear

15 Cases — Newest First

Induction Devices LLC v. Dillard's Inc

Patent Open District Court, E.D. TexasNo. 2:25-cv-00776Filed 08/08/2025
eCeipt LLC v. Dillard's Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, W.D. TexasNo. 6:19-cv-00469Filed 08/14/2019
Oberalis LLC v. Dillard's, Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, E.D. TexasNo. 2:15-cv-00973Filed 06/05/2015
Emg Technology, LLC v. Dillard's, Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, E.D. TexasNo. 6:15-cv-00499Filed 05/27/2015
eDekka LLC v. Dillard's, Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, E.D. TexasNo. 2:14-cv-00423Filed 04/23/2014
Mphj Technology Investments LLC v. Dillard's Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:14-cv-00004Filed 01/03/2014
Tejas Research, LLC v. Dillard's, Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, E.D. TexasNo. 2:13-cv-01141Filed 12/31/2013
Pi-Net International, Inc v. Dillard's Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, E.D. TexasNo. 2:13-cv-01029Filed 11/26/2013
Inductex, LLC v. Dillard's, Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, E.D. TexasNo. 6:13-cv-00809Filed 10/23/2013
Hawk Technology Systems, LLC v. Dillard's, Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, E.D. TexasNo. 2:13-cv-00786Filed 10/01/2013
Arunachalam v. Dillard's Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, E.D. TexasNo. 2:13-cv-00598Filed 08/12/2013
Execware LLC v. Dillard's Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:12-cv-00557Filed 05/02/2012
Brookstone Company, Inc v. Dillard's Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, D. MassachusettsNo. 1:03-cv-12508Filed 12/12/2003
Leading Lady, Inc v. Dillard's, Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, N.D. OhioNo. 1:00-cv-00712Filed 03/15/2000
Minshew v. Dillard's, Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, M.D. FloridaNo. 3:97-cv-01158Filed 09/19/1997