Docket Nexus — Federal court records.
Party

Downs

Federal civil lawsuits naming Downs.

In this index, 433 federal civil lawsuits name a party recorded as Downs, most often as a plaintiff (367 of 433). 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, United States, and Wyeth.

433
Lawsuits
69
As Defendant
367
As Plaintiff
16
Open
417
Terminated
1990–2026
Span
9 mo
Median Duration
12 cases/yrPredominantly plaintiff · 85%Activity declining

Cases by State

AL — 9 casesAZ — 8 casesAR — 7 casesCA — 0 casesCO — 4 casesCT — 1 casesDE — 1 casesDC — 21 casesFL — 47 casesGA — 12 casesID — 1 casesIL — 29 casesIN — 11 casesIA — 3 casesKS — 3 casesKY — 21 casesLA — 22 casesME — 0 casesMD — 12 casesMA — 4 casesMI — 5 casesMN — 7 casesMS — 9 casesMO — 6 casesMT — 0 casesNE — 0 casesNV — 0 casesNH — 1 casesNJ — 13 casesNM — 0 casesNY — 24 casesNC — 6 casesND — 1 casesOH — 23 casesOK — 3 casesOR — 6 casesPA — 43 casesRI — 0 casesSC — 14 casesSD — 1 casesTN — 7 casesTX — 17 casesUT — 2 casesVT — 0 casesVA — 9 casesWA — 2 casesWV — 13 casesWI — 7 casesWY — 0 cases

Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 30 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19902026
Product LiabilityCivil RightsContractLaborFederal Tax / Statutory Actions

Filings by Year

19902026

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Product Liability144
Civil Rights103
Contract62
Labor44
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions31
RICO / Consumer / Other Statutes16

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Frequent Opposing Parties

Filtered Labor Clear

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