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Eaton Corporation

Federal civil lawsuits naming Eaton Corporation, a Industrial Machinery & Equipment company.

Public CompanyIndustrial Machinery & Equipment

Ticker: NYSE: ETN
Business: Misc Industrial & Commercial Machinery & Equipment
Headquarters: Dublin, L2
SEC CIK: 1551182

Eaton Corporation is a public company in Misc Industrial & Commercial Machinery & Equipment, based in Dublin, L2 (traded on NYSE as ETN). It appears in 410 federal civil lawsuits in this index, most often as a defendant (357 of 410). These cases are most often Civil Rights and Contract matters, filed between 1990 and 2026, most frequently in District Court, N.D. Ohio. The most common causes of action are Patent Infringement, Product Liability, and Employment Discrimination. Frequent opposing parties include Eaton Corp, Smith, and Williams.

410

Lawsuits

357

As Defendant

As Plaintiff

Open

400

Terminated

1990–2026

Span

12 mo

Median Duration

11 cases/yrPredominantly defendant · 87%Activity declining

Cases by State

HI · 1PR · 1

Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 5 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19902026

Civil RightsContractLaborProduct LiabilityPatent

Filings by Year

19902026

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Personal Property / Fraud22

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Frequent Opposing Parties

410 Cases — Newest First

Shepard v. Eaton Corporation

Real Property Open District Court, E.D. PennsylvaniaNo. 2:26-cv-00681Filed 02/03/2026
Electrasense Technologies LLC v. Eaton Corporation

Patent Open District Court, W.D. TexasNo. 7:26-cv-00008Filed 01/12/2026
Eaton Corporation v. Argo Systems, LLC

Contract Open District Court, D. MarylandNo. 1:25-cv-03636Filed 11/06/2025
Tetteh v. Eaton Corporation

Civil Rights Open District Court, E.D. North CarolinaNo. 5:25-cv-00445Filed 07/24/2025
Pires v. Eaton Corp

Personal Property / Fraud Open District Court, D. MassachusettsNo. 1:25-cv-11931Filed 07/08/2025
LightSure LLC v. Eaton Corporation

Patent Terminated District Court, N.D. TexasNo. 3:25-cv-01600Filed 06/22/2025
Crosslayer Communications LLC v. Eaton Corporation

Patent Open District Court, W.D. TexasNo. 1:25-cv-00630Filed 04/29/2025
Eaton Corporation v. Breakers Unlimited Inc

Trademark Open District Court, S.D. IndianaNo. 1:25-cv-00103Filed 01/16/2025
Cunningham v. Eaton Corporation

Civil Rights Open District Court, S.D. IowaNo. 3:24-cv-00050Filed 06/25/2024
Eaton Corporation v. United States

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Open District Court, N.D. OhioNo. 1:23-cv-02278Filed 11/22/2023
Eaton Corporation v. Eaton Thermal Products, LLC

Trademark Terminated District Court, N.D. OklahomaNo. 4:23-cv-00159Filed 04/24/2023
Freeman v. Eaton Corporation

Civil Rights Open District Court, N.D. IndianaNo. 3:23-cv-00292Filed 04/14/2023
Smith v. Eaton Corporation

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, C.D. IllinoisNo. 3:22-cv-03047Filed 04/08/2022
Lamplight Licensing, LLC v. Eaton Corp

Patent Terminated District Court, W.D. TexasNo. 6:21-cv-01241Filed 11/30/2021
Lmbe Project Company, LLC v. Eaton Corporation

Product Liability Terminated District Court, E.D. PennsylvaniaNo. 2:21-cv-05192Filed 11/23/2021
Audet v. Eaton Corporation

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. NevadaNo. 2:21-cv-01897Filed 10/14/2021
Verna Ip Holdings, LLC v. Eaton Corporation

Patent Terminated District Court, W.D. TexasNo. 6:21-cv-00849Filed 08/13/2021
Lemanski v. Eaton Corporation, PLC

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, W.D. PennsylvaniaNo. 2:20-cv-00976Filed 06/29/2020
Harpe-Moses v. Eaton Corporation

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, M.D. GeorgiaNo. 1:20-cv-00087Filed 05/11/2020
Eaton Corporation v. Angstrom Automotive Group, LLC

Contract Terminated District Court, N.D. OhioNo. 1:20-cv-00893Filed 04/24/2020
Tolbert v. Eaton Corporation

Labor Terminated District Court, N.D. OhioNo. 1:20-cv-00647Filed 03/26/2020
Commercial Plastics Company v. Eaton Corporation

Contract Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:19-cv-08482Filed 12/30/2019
Teng v. Eaton Corporation

Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. MassachusettsNo. 1:19-cv-12525Filed 12/17/2019
TruSun Technologies, LLC v. Eaton Corporation

Patent Terminated District Court, W.D. TexasNo. 6:19-cv-00656Filed 11/12/2019
Ultravision Technologies, LLC v. Eaton Corporation PLC

Patent Terminated District Court, E.D. TexasNo. 2:19-cv-00290Filed 08/26/2019
Ultravision Technologies, LLC v. Eaton Corporation PLC

Patent Terminated District Court, E.D. TexasNo. 2:19-cv-00289Filed 08/26/2019
Eaton Corporation v. Aig Specialty Insurance Company

Contract Terminated District Court, N.D. OhioNo. 1:19-cv-01394Filed 06/18/2019
Karamelion LLC v. Eaton Corporation

Patent Terminated District Court, S.D. TexasNo. 4:19-cv-00689Filed 02/26/2019
The Travelers Lloyds Insurance Company, As Subrogee of Phonoscope Enterprises Group, LLC v. Eaton Corporation

Contract Terminated District Court, S.D. TexasNo. 4:19-cv-00655Filed 02/25/2019
Thompson v. Eaton Corporation

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. GeorgiaNo. 1:18-cv-05427Filed 11/28/2018
Sullivan, Jr v. Eaton Corporation

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:18-cv-09315Filed 10/11/2018
Allstate Property and Casualty Insurance Company v. Eaton Corporation

Real Property Terminated District Court, N.D. West VirginiaNo. 2:18-cv-00070Filed 07/25/2018
Aig Property Casualty Company v. Eaton Corporation

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, D. MarylandNo. 1:18-cv-01853Filed 06/21/2018
Jefferson v. Eaton Corporation

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, M.D. TennesseeNo. 3:18-cv-00543Filed 06/11/2018
Lockridge v. Eaton Corporation

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, M.D. TennesseeNo. 3:18-cv-00542Filed 06/11/2018
Gray v. Eaton Corporation

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, M.D. TennesseeNo. 3:18-cv-00544Filed 06/11/2018
Mayfield v. Eaton Corporation

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, M.D. TennesseeNo. 3:18-cv-00545Filed 06/11/2018
Amagine Lighting, Inc v. Eaton Corporation

Patent Terminated District Court, N.D. OhioNo. 1:18-cv-01219Filed 05/29/2018
Ryder Truck Rental, Inc v. Eaton Corporation PLC

Antitrust Terminated District Court, S.D. FloridaNo. 1:18-cv-22029Filed 05/22/2018
Eaton Corporation v. Factory Mutual Insurance Company

Contract Terminated District Court, N.D. OhioNo. 1:18-cv-01172Filed 05/21/2018
Xcel Energy Inc v. Eaton Corporation

Trademark Terminated District Court, D. MinnesotaNo. 0:18-cv-01359Filed 05/17/2018
Verrico v. Eaton Corporation

Labor Terminated District Court, W.D. PennsylvaniaNo. 2:18-cv-00352Filed 03/16/2018
Lowrance v. Eaton Corporation

Labor Terminated District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 6:18-cv-00579Filed 02/28/2018
Landis+Gyr Technology, Inc v. Eaton Corporation

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, N.D. GeorgiaNo. 1:18-cv-00523Filed 02/02/2018
Symbology Innovations, LLC v. Eaton Corporation

Patent Terminated District Court, E.D. TexasNo. 2:17-cv-00786Filed 12/22/2017
Eaton Corporation v. Heinemann Electric Canada Limited

Contract Terminated District Court, N.D. OhioNo. 1:17-cv-02443Filed 11/21/2017
White v. Eaton Corporation

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 3:17-cv-02912Filed 10/27/2017
Rogers v. Eaton Corporation

Labor Terminated District Court, D. MinnesotaNo. 0:17-cv-04391Filed 09/26/2017
Upton v. Eaton Corporation

Labor Terminated District Court, E.D. TennesseeNo. 1:17-cv-00267Filed 09/25/2017
Smeltzer v. Eaton Corporation

Labor Terminated District Court, W.D. PennsylvaniaNo. 2:17-cv-00843Filed 06/26/2017

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