Party
German
Federal civil lawsuits naming German.
In this index, 148 federal civil lawsuits name a party recorded as German, most often as a plaintiff (134 of 148). 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 2024, most frequently in District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania. Frequent opposing parties include Ethicon, Inc, 3M Company, and The City of New York.
148
Lawsuits
14
As Defendant
134
As Plaintiff
2
Open
146
Terminated
1990–2024
Span
10 mo
Median Duration
4.2 cases/yrPredominantly plaintiff · 91%Activity decliningSerial-plaintiff pattern
Cases by State
Open Cases Over Time
1990peak 12 open2024
Case Types Over Time
19902024
Product LiabilityCivil RightsLaborContractFederal Tax / Statutory Actions
Filings by Year
19902024