Company · Industrial Machinery & Equipment

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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Frequent Opposing Parties

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30 Cases — Newest First

Electrasense Technologies LLC v. Eaton Corporation

Patent Open District Court, W.D. TexasNo. 7:26-cv-00008Filed 01/12/2026
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
Lamplight Licensing, LLC v. Eaton Corp

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

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

Patent Terminated District Court, S.D. TexasNo. 4:19-cv-00689Filed 02/26/2019
Amagine Lighting, Inc v. Eaton Corporation

Patent Terminated District Court, N.D. OhioNo. 1:18-cv-01219Filed 05/29/2018
Symbology Innovations, LLC v. Eaton Corporation

Patent Terminated District Court, E.D. TexasNo. 2:17-cv-00786Filed 12/22/2017
Banertek LLC v. Eaton Corporation PLC

Patent Terminated District Court, E.D. TexasNo. 2:17-cv-00242Filed 03/30/2017
Dynavair LLC v. Eaton Corporation

Patent Terminated District Court, E.D. TexasNo. 2:16-cv-00719Filed 07/05/2016
Specialized Monitoring Solutions, LLC v. Eaton Corporation

Patent Terminated District Court, E.D. TexasNo. 2:16-cv-00186Filed 03/03/2016
Clean Energy Management Solutions LLC v. Eaton Corporation

Patent Terminated District Court, E.D. TexasNo. 2:15-cv-02093Filed 12/16/2015
Lx Tech, LLC v. Eaton Corporation

Patent Terminated District Court, E.D. TexasNo. 2:15-cv-00301Filed 03/02/2015
Endeavor Meshtech, Inc v. Eaton Corporation

Patent Terminated District Court, N.D. OhioNo. 1:14-cv-02422Filed 10/31/2014
Tex Pat, LLC v. Eaton Corporation

Patent Terminated District Court, E.D. TexasNo. 5:10-cv-00187Filed 11/01/2010
Rexnord Indistries, LLC v. Eaton Corporation

Patent Terminated District Court, D. Rhode IslandNo. 1:10-cv-00238Filed 05/27/2010
Meritor Transmission v. Eaton Corporation

Patent Terminated District Court, W.D. North CarolinaNo. 1:04-cv-00178Filed 08/27/2004
Eaton Corp v. Zf Meritor L L C

Patent Terminated District Court, E.D. MichiganNo. 2:03-cv-74844Filed 12/02/2003
Powell v. Eaton Corporation

Patent Terminated District Court, M.D. FloridaNo. 8:02-cv-00784Filed 05/01/2002
Eaton Corporation v. Parker-Hannifin Corp

Patent Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:00-cv-00751Filed 08/15/2000
Siemens Canada Ltd v. Eaton Corp

Patent Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:98-cv-01284Filed 03/02/1998
Eaton Corporation v. Rockwell Int'l Corp

Patent Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:97-cv-00421Filed 07/17/1997
Eaton Corp v. Dana Corp

Patent Terminated District Court, E.D. MichiganNo. 2:93-cv-74947Filed 11/23/1993
Eaton Corp v. Leviton

Patent Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:90-cv-04489Filed 08/03/1990
Eaton Corp v. Auburn Gear Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, N.D. IndianaFiled 03/23/1988
Emhart Industries Inc v. Eaton Corp

Patent Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisFiled 08/17/1987
Eaton Corp v. Veeco Instr Inc Etal

Patent Terminated District Court, W.D. TexasFiled 10/16/1985