Company · Industrial Machinery & Equipment

Illinois Tool Works Inc

Federal civil lawsuits naming Illinois Tool Works Inc, a Industrial Machinery & Equipment company.

Public CompanyIndustrial Machinery & Equipment

Ticker: NYSE: ITW
Business: General Industrial Machinery & Equipment
Headquarters: Glenview, IL
Incorporated in: Delaware
SEC CIK: 49826

Illinois Tool Works Inc is a public company in General Industrial Machinery & Equipment, based in Glenview, IL (traded on NYSE as ITW, incorporated in Delaware). It appears in 147 federal civil lawsuits in this index, most often as a defendant (101 of 147). These cases are most often Patent and Contract matters, filed between 1990 and 2026, most frequently in District Court, N.D. Illinois. The most common causes of action are Patent Infringement, Employment Discrimination, and Trademark. Frequent opposing parties include Illinois Tool Works, White, and Roberts.

147

Lawsuits

101

As Defendant

As Plaintiff

Open

147

Terminated

1990–2026

Span

9 mo

Median Duration

4.0 cases/yrPredominantly defendant · 69%Activity declining

Cases by State

PR · 1

Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 12 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19902026

PatentContractProduct LiabilityCivil RightsTrademark

Filings by Year

19902026

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Frequent Opposing Parties

147 Cases — Newest First

Primus v. Illinois Tool Works Inc

Labor Open District Court, E.D. WisconsinNo. 2:26-cv-00734Filed 04/27/2026
Okuonghae v. Illinois Tool Works Inc

Product Liability Terminated District Court, S.D. TexasNo. 4:25-cv-04579Filed 09/25/2025
Shanklin v. Illinois Tool Works, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:24-cv-00825Filed 01/31/2024
Illinois Tool Works, Inc v. Does

Contract Terminated District Court, S.D. OhioNo. 1:23-cv-00157Filed 03/21/2023
Triumph Ip LLC v. Illinois Tool Works Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:22-cv-02756Filed 05/25/2022
Russell v. Illinois Tool Works, Inc

Labor Open District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:22-cv-02492Filed 05/11/2022
Wesdem, LLC v. Illinois Tool Works Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, W.D. TexasNo. 5:20-cv-00987Filed 08/21/2020
Reflection Code LLC v. Illinois Tool Works, Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:20-cv-01002Filed 02/11/2020
Stankevich v. Illinois Tool Works Inc

Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. New HampshireNo. 1:19-cv-00027Filed 01/08/2019
Johnson v. Illinois Tool Works, Inc. D/B/A Itw Deltar Body & Interior

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:18-cv-08149Filed 12/12/2018
Illinois Tool Works Inc v. Poly-America LP

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, N.D. TexasNo. 3:18-cv-00443Filed 02/22/2018
Ihc Health Services v. Illinois Tool Works

Labor Terminated District Court, D. UtahNo. 2:18-cv-00053Filed 01/18/2018
Winslow v. Illinois Tool Works, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:17-cv-08796Filed 12/06/2017
Gatlin-Chambers v. Illinois Tool Works

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:17-cv-08752Filed 12/05/2017
Illinois Tool Works Inc v. Rust-Oleum Corporation

Trademark Terminated District Court, S.D. TexasNo. 4:17-cv-02084Filed 07/07/2017
Illinois Tool Works Inc v. Bg Products, Inc

Trademark Terminated District Court, M.D. FloridaNo. 8:17-cv-00420Filed 02/21/2017
Illinois Tool Works, Inc v. PrimeSource Building Products, Inc

Trademark Terminated District Court, S.D. FloridaNo. 1:16-cv-25261Filed 12/19/2016
Jacino v. Illinois Tool Works Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, E.D. New YorkNo. 2:16-cv-01704Filed 04/07/2016
Illinois Tool Works, Inc v. Keen, Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:16-cv-04097Filed 04/06/2016
Illinois Tool Works Inc v. Esab Group Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, E.D. WisconsinNo. 1:16-cv-00201Filed 02/18/2016
Inpro/Seal Company, LLC v. Illinois Tool Works, Inc

Trademark Terminated District Court, C.D. IllinoisNo. 4:15-cv-04213Filed 12/24/2015
Tawil v. Illinois Tool Works Inc

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 3:15-cv-08747Filed 12/18/2015
Illinois Tool Works Inc v. Sidel Participations Sas

Patent Terminated District Court, W.D. WisconsinNo. 3:15-cv-00661Filed 10/14/2015
The Bright Ideas Company, Inc v. Illinois Tool Works, Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, D. MarylandNo. 1:15-cv-01818Filed 06/19/2015
Illinois Tool Works Inc v. Pacific Tek, Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:15-cv-04238Filed 05/13/2015
Sanchez v. Illinois Tool Works, Inc

Product Liability Terminated District Court, M.D. PennsylvaniaNo. 3:15-cv-00295Filed 02/10/2015
Illinois Tool Works Inc v. Travelers Indemnity Company

Contract Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:14-cv-05835Filed 07/30/2014
Hauner v. Illinois Tool Works LLC

Contract Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:14-cv-04362Filed 06/12/2014
Roberts v. Illinois Tool Works Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, N.D. IndianaNo. 1:14-cv-00049Filed 02/21/2014
Illinois Tool Works, Inc v. Sabic Polymershapes, LLC

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, N.D. GeorgiaNo. 1:13-cv-03926Filed 11/25/2013
Federal-Mogul S.A v. Illinois Tool Works, Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, E.D. MichiganNo. 2:13-cv-12398Filed 05/31/2013
3M Company v. Illinois Tool Works, Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, D. MinnesotaNo. 0:13-cv-00553Filed 03/08/2013
Prestone Products Corporation v. Illinois Tool Works, Inc

Trademark Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:13-cv-01853Filed 03/08/2013
Jh Industry, Inc v. Illinois Tool Works, Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, N.D. GeorgiaNo. 1:13-cv-00590Filed 02/22/2013
Santana v. Illinois Tool Works Inc

Product Liability Terminated District Court, E.D. New YorkNo. 2:12-cv-05616Filed 11/14/2012
Abdel-Ghaffar v. Illinois Tool Works, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:12-cv-05812Filed 07/24/2012
Robert Bosch LLC v. Illinois Tool Works Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:12-cv-05437Filed 07/10/2012
Pearson v. Illinois Tool Works, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:11-cv-07335Filed 10/17/2011
Illinois Tool Works Inc v. Prestone Products Corporation

Trademark Terminated District Court, S.D. TexasNo. 4:11-cv-03372Filed 09/14/2011
Crook v. Illinois Tool Works Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. AlabamaNo. 5:11-cv-01729Filed 05/25/2011
Tyminski v. Illinois Tool Works, Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 1:11-cv-02746Filed 05/12/2011
Better Bags, Inc v. Illinois Tool Works Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, S.D. TexasNo. 4:11-cv-01516Filed 04/20/2011
Illinois Tool Works Inc v. Elektromanufaktur Zangenstein Hanauer GmbH & Co KGaA

Patent Terminated District Court, E.D. WisconsinNo. 2:11-cv-00262Filed 03/15/2011
Illinois Tool Works Inc v. Samuel, Son, & Co. Ltd

Patent Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:11-cv-01034Filed 02/14/2011
Commercial Imports & Assembly, Inc v. Illinois Tool Works, Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, E.D. MichiganNo. 2:11-cv-10547Filed 02/10/2011
Reardon v. Illinois Tool Works Inc

Product Liability Terminated District Court, E.D. PennsylvaniaNo. 2:11-cv-00188Filed 01/10/2011
Crook v. Illinois Tool Works, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. AlabamaNo. 5:10-cv-03622Filed 12/30/2010
Ghj Holdings, LLC v. Illinois Tool Works

Patent Terminated District Court, E.D. TexasNo. 5:10-cv-00207Filed 12/03/2010
Patent Group, LLC v. Illinois Tool Works, Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, E.D. TexasNo. 6:10-cv-00402Filed 08/06/2010
Illinois Tool Works Inc v. Inpro/Seal Company

Patent Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:10-cv-03978Filed 06/25/2010

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