Docket Nexus — Federal court records.
Party

Gaines

Federal civil lawsuits naming Gaines.

In this index, 787 federal civil lawsuits name a party recorded as Gaines, most often as a plaintiff (691 of 787). These may be different parties who share the name; records here are grouped by name only. These cases are most often Civil Rights and Product Liability matters, filed between 1990 and 2026, most frequently in District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania. Frequent opposing parties include 3M Company, Wyeth, Inc, and Bayer Corporation.

787
Lawsuits
96
As Defendant
691
As Plaintiff
39
Open
748
Terminated
1990–2026
Span
9 mo
Median Duration
21 cases/yrNamed as plaintiff in 88% of casesRecent filings down

Cases by State

AL — 26 casesAZ — 10 casesAR — 15 casesCA — 0 casesCO — 2 casesCT — 1 casesDE — 1 casesDC — 10 casesFL — 85 casesGA — 50 casesID — 0 casesIL — 46 casesIN — 17 casesIA — 1 casesKS — 4 casesKY — 12 casesLA — 67 casesME — 0 casesMD — 13 casesMA — 11 casesMI — 25 casesMN — 10 casesMS — 26 casesMO — 14 casesMT — 0 casesNE — 0 casesNV — 0 casesNH — 2 casesNJ — 22 casesNM — 0 casesNY — 24 casesNC — 3 casesND — 0 casesOH — 49 casesOK — 13 casesOR — 5 casesPA — 72 casesRI — 1 casesSC — 24 casesSD — 1 casesTN — 23 casesTX — 52 casesUT — 1 casesVT — 1 casesVA — 12 casesWA — 7 casesWV — 21 casesWI — 6 casesWY — 0 cases
HI · 2

Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 35 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19902026
Civil RightsProduct LiabilityContractLaborFederal Tax / Statutory Actions

Filings by Year

19902026

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Civil Rights264
Product Liability258
Contract90
Labor66
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions30
RICO / Consumer / Other Statutes19

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Frequent Opposing Parties

Filtered Contract Clear

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