Party · Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology

Johnson & Johnson

Federal civil lawsuits naming Johnson & Johnson, a Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology company.

Public CompanyPharmaceuticals & Biotechnology

Ticker: NYSE: JNJ
Business: Pharmaceutical Preparations
Headquarters: New Brunswick, NJ
Incorporated in: New Jersey
SEC CIK: 200406

Johnson & Johnson is a public company in Pharmaceutical Preparations, based in New Brunswick, NJ (traded on NYSE as JNJ, incorporated in New Jersey). It appears in 29,617 federal civil lawsuits in this index, most often as a defendant (29,554 of 29,617). These cases are most often Product Liability and Contract matters, filed between 1990 and 2026, most frequently in District Court, D. New Jersey.

29,617

Lawsuits

29,554

As Defendant

As Plaintiff

18,279

Open

11,338

Terminated

1990–2026

Span

11 mo

Median Duration

29,095 of these cases (98%) are Product Liability filings — large waves of near-identical suits consolidated into multidistrict litigation (MDL) proceedings. The totals and the year chart reflect that concentration, not typical caseload.

800 cases/yrPredominantly defendant · 100%Product Liability-heavy · 98%Activity declining

Cases by State

HI · 1PR · 28

Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 18,481 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19902026

Product LiabilityContractCivil RightsLaborReal Property

Filings by Year

19902026

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Product Liability29,095

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions49

Where Filed filter →

District Court, D. New Jersey19,342
District Court, D. Minnesota2,597
District Court, N.D. Ohio1,308
District Court, District of Columbia1,043
District Court, S.D. West Virginia797

Clustered litigation · MDL 29,095 Product Liability member cases 98% of the caseload is a wave of near-identical suits consolidated into multidistrict litigation — grouped here rather than listed one by one. Browse all 29,095 member cases →

522 Other Cases — Newest First

Bayer Healthcare LLC v. Johnson & Johnson

Banking / Commerce Open District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:26-cv-01479Filed 02/23/2026
Bayer Cropscience LP v. Johnson & Johnson Inc

Patent Open District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 2:26-cv-00071Filed 01/06/2026
Bayer Cropscience LP v. Johnson & Johnson Inc

Patent Open District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 3:26-cv-00071Filed 01/06/2026
The State of Texas v. Johnson & Johnson

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, E.D. TexasNo. 6:25-cv-00442Filed 11/06/2025
Cain v. Johnson & Johnson

Personal Property / Fraud Open District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 3:25-cv-10021Filed 06/11/2025
Johnson & Johnson v. Express Scripts, Inc

Antitrust Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:25-mc-00224Filed 05/30/2025
Johnson & Johnson v. Samsung Bioepis Co. Ltd

Contract Open District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 3:25-cv-01439Filed 02/24/2025
Saputo v. Johnson & Johnson

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 3:24-cv-09622Filed 10/04/2024
Castle v. Johnson & Johnson

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 3:24-cv-06090Filed 05/13/2024
Moultrie v. Johnson & Johnson

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 3:24-cv-04757Filed 04/10/2024
ChemImage Corporation v. Johnson & Johnson

Contract Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:24-cv-02646Filed 04/08/2024
Lewandowski v. Johnson and Johnson

Labor Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 3:24-cv-00671Filed 02/05/2024
Kao v. Johnson & Johnson

Securities / Commodities Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 3:24-cv-00482Filed 01/26/2024
Berdan v. Johnson & Johnson

Securities / Commodities Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 3:24-cv-00108Filed 01/05/2024
Carrigan v. Johnson & Johnson

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, E.D. New YorkNo. 1:23-cv-09319Filed 12/20/2023
Thorns v. Johnson & Johnson

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, E.D. New YorkNo. 1:23-cv-09310Filed 12/19/2023
Carefirst of Maryland, Inc v. Johnson & Johnson

Antitrust Terminated District Court, E.D. VirginiaNo. 2:23-cv-00629Filed 12/07/2023
San Miguel Hospital Corporation v. Johnson & Johnson

RICO / Consumer / Other Statutes Terminated District Court, D. New MexicoNo. 1:23-cv-00903Filed 10/16/2023
Butler v. Johnson & Johnson

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, E.D. New YorkNo. 2:23-cv-07497Filed 10/04/2023
Carrigan v. Johnson & Johnson

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, W.D. WashingtonNo. 2:23-cv-01481Filed 09/22/2023
Thorns v. Johnson & Johnson

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, D. OregonNo. 3:23-cv-01355Filed 09/18/2023
Plumbers Local Union No. 690 Health Plan v. Johnson & Johnson

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, E.D. PennsylvaniaNo. 2:23-cv-03176Filed 08/17/2023
Kong v. Johnson & Johnson

Labor Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 3:23-cv-03091Filed 06/05/2023
GlycoBioSciences, Inc v. Johnson & Johnson

Patent Terminated District Court, D. MarylandNo. 8:23-cv-01062Filed 04/19/2023
Fortune v. Johnson and Johnson

Other Civil Terminated District Court, W.D. MissouriNo. 4:23-cv-00067Filed 02/02/2023
McCathie v. Johnson & Johnson

Real Property Terminated District Court, S.D. GeorgiaNo. 4:22-cv-00300Filed 12/16/2022
Rickert v. Johnson & Johnson

Real Property Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 3:22-cv-04596Filed 07/15/2022
Green v. Johnson & Johnson

Real Property Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 3:22-cv-02822Filed 05/13/2022
Chemical Toxin Working Group Inc v. Johnson & Johnson

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, District of ColumbiaNo. 1:22-cv-01259Filed 05/06/2022
Robertson v. Johnson & Johnson

Real Property Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 3:22-cv-02662Filed 05/05/2022
Koschak v. Johnson & Johnson

Real Property Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 3:22-cv-02660Filed 05/05/2022
Smith Law Firm, PLLC v. Johnson & Johnson

Other Civil Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 3:22-cv-00658Filed 02/08/2022
Lokietz v. Johnson & Johnson

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, S.D. FloridaNo. 0:21-cv-62261Filed 11/01/2021
Gutierrez v. Johnson & Johnson International, Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, D. New MexicoNo. 1:21-cv-00984Filed 10/08/2021
Lokietz v. Johnson & Johnson

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 3:21-cv-17290Filed 09/21/2021
Mortensen v. Johnson & Johnson Inc

Real Property Terminated District Court, S.D. TexasNo. 3:21-cv-00118Filed 05/20/2021
Porter v. Johnson & Johnson, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, E.D. VirginiaNo. 2:21-cv-00146Filed 03/17/2021
Boucher v. Johnson & Johnson

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 3:20-cv-17197Filed 11/25/2020
Johnson & Johnson v. Advanced Inventory Management, Inc

Trademark Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:20-cv-03471Filed 06/15/2020
Rios v. Johnson & Johnson

Real Property Open District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 3:20-cv-07136Filed 06/11/2020
Stalnaker v. Johnson & Johnson, Inc

Real Property Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 3:20-cv-06780Filed 06/03/2020
Winegard v. Johnson & Johnson

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, E.D. New YorkNo. 1:20-cv-02132Filed 05/11/2020
Gooden v. Johnson & Johnson

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, District of ColumbiaNo. 1:20-cv-00439Filed 02/18/2020
Hill v. Johnson & Johnson

Securities / Commodities Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 3:20-cv-00774Filed 01/23/2020
Lewis v. Johnson& Johnson

Real Property Open District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 3:20-cv-00588Filed 01/16/2020
Mines-Jones v. Johnson & Johnson

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 3:20-cv-00362Filed 01/10/2020
Stearns v. Johnson & Johnson, Inc

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Open District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 3:20-cv-00053Filed 01/02/2020
Pipefitters Local 636 Insurance Fund v. Johnson & Johnson

RICO / Consumer / Other Statutes Terminated District Court, N.D. OhioNo. 1:19-op-46095Filed 11/27/2019
Sheet Metal Workers Local 38 Insurance and Welfare Fund v. Johnson & Johnson

RICO / Consumer / Other Statutes Terminated District Court, N.D. OhioNo. 1:19-op-46094Filed 11/27/2019
Howard Center, Inc v. Johnson & Johnson

Personal Property / Fraud Open District Court, N.D. OhioNo. 1:19-op-46010Filed 11/15/2019

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