Party
Friend
Federal civil lawsuits naming Friend.
In this index, 214 federal civil lawsuits name a party recorded as Friend, most often as a plaintiff (193 of 214). 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, Ethicon, Inc, and Boston Scientific Corporation.
214
Lawsuits
22
As Defendant
193
As Plaintiff
10
Open
204
Terminated
1990–2026
Span
10 mo
Median Duration
5.8 cases/yrPredominantly plaintiff · 90%Activity decliningSerial-plaintiff pattern
Cases by State
HI · 1
Open Cases Over Time
1990peak 15 open2026
Case Types Over Time
19902026
Product LiabilityCivil RightsContractLaborRICO / Consumer / Other Statutes
Filings by Year
19902026