Docket Nexus — Federal court records.
Party

Gates

Federal civil lawsuits naming Gates.

In this index, 686 federal civil lawsuits name a party recorded as Gates, most often as a plaintiff (476 of 686). 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 2025, most frequently in District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania. Frequent opposing parties include 3M Company, Janssen Research & Development LLC, and Merck & Co., Inc.

686
Lawsuits
210
As Defendant
476
As Plaintiff
24
Open
662
Terminated
1990–2025
Span
10 mo
Median Duration
19 cases/yrPredominantly plaintiff · 69%Activity declining

Cases by State

AL — 22 casesAZ — 12 casesAR — 15 casesCA — 0 casesCO — 14 casesCT — 4 casesDE — 0 casesDC — 14 casesFL — 49 casesGA — 30 casesID — 5 casesIL — 36 casesIN — 15 casesIA — 3 casesKS — 6 casesKY — 7 casesLA — 33 casesME — 1 casesMD — 15 casesMA — 10 casesMI — 21 casesMN — 11 casesMS — 20 casesMO — 19 casesMT — 1 casesNE — 4 casesNV — 3 casesNH — 2 casesNJ — 13 casesNM — 5 casesNY — 27 casesNC — 4 casesND — 3 casesOH — 32 casesOK — 7 casesOR — 9 casesPA — 65 casesRI — 1 casesSC — 6 casesSD — 1 casesTN — 11 casesTX — 58 casesUT — 3 casesVT — 1 casesVA — 20 casesWA — 17 casesWV — 21 casesWI — 0 casesWY — 0 cases
AK · 2HI · 6PR · 1

Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 37 open2025

Case Types Over Time

19902025
Civil RightsProduct LiabilityContractFederal Tax / Statutory ActionsLabor

Filings by Year

19902025

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Civil Rights222
Product Liability191
Contract113
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions47
Labor44
Real Property19

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Frequent Opposing Parties

Filtered Real Property Clear

19 Cases — Newest First