Docket Nexus — Federal court records.
Company

Guidant Corporation

Federal civil lawsuits naming Guidant Corporation.

In this index, 2,455 federal civil lawsuits name a party recorded as Guidant Corporation, most often as a defendant (2,450 of 2,455). These may be different parties who share the name; records here are grouped by name only. These cases are most often Product Liability and Contract matters, filed between 1996 and 2011, most frequently in District Court, D. Minnesota. The most common causes of action are Product Liability, Patent Infringement, and Wrongful Termination. Frequent opposing parties include Smith, Johnson, and Brown.

2,455
Lawsuits
2,450
As Defendant
5
As Plaintiff
1
Open
2,454
Terminated
1996–2011
Span
2.1 yr
Median Duration
153 cases/yrPredominantly defendant · 100%Product Liability-heavy · 97%No filings since 2011

Cases by State

AL — 12 casesAZ — 2 casesAR — 2 casesCA — 0 casesCO — 0 casesCT — 0 casesDE — 1 casesDC — 2 casesFL — 104 casesGA — 5 casesID — 2 casesIL — 20 casesIN — 21 casesIA — 2 casesKS — 2 casesKY — 6 casesLA — 24 casesME — 4 casesMD — 1 casesMA — 17 casesMI — 1 casesMN — 2,002 casesMS — 4 casesMO — 12 casesMT — 1 casesNE — 0 casesNV — 1 casesNH — 1 casesNJ — 22 casesNM — 0 casesNY — 38 casesNC — 3 casesND — 0 casesOH — 27 casesOK — 6 casesOR — 0 casesPA — 18 casesRI — 0 casesSC — 4 casesSD — 1 casesTN — 9 casesTX — 60 casesUT — 4 casesVT — 1 casesVA — 3 casesWA — 0 casesWV — 4 casesWI — 3 casesWY — 1 cases
PR · 2

Open Cases Over Time

1996peak 1,947 open2011

Case Types Over Time

19962011
Product LiabilityContractCivil RightsLaborPatent

Filings by Year

19962011

Frequent Opposing Parties

2,455 Cases — Newest First

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