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Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation

Federal civil lawsuits naming Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation, a Retail - Grocery & Food Stores company.

Public CompanyRetail - Grocery & Food Stores
Ticker
Nasdaq: DNUT
Business
Retail-Food Stores
Headquarters
Charlotte, NC
SEC CIK
1857154

Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation is a public company in Retail-Food Stores, based in Charlotte, NC (traded on Nasdaq as DNUT). It appears in 103 federal civil lawsuits in this index, most often as a defendant (94 of 103). These cases are most often Civil Rights and Securities / Commodities matters, filed between 1990 and 2025, most frequently in District Court, M.D. North Carolina. The most common causes of action are Securities, Americans with Disabilities Act, and Breach of Contract. Frequent opposing parties include Krispy Kreme Doughnu, Williams, and Lipner.

103
Lawsuits
94
As Defendant
9
As Plaintiff
14
Open
89
Terminated
1990–2025
Span
8 mo
Median Duration
2.9 cases/yrPredominantly defendant · 91%Civil Rights-heavy · 42%Activity rising

Cases by State

AL — 6 casesAZ — 0 casesAR — 1 casesCA — 0 casesCO — 0 casesCT — 0 casesDE — 0 casesDC — 0 casesFL — 18 casesGA — 5 casesID — 0 casesIL — 0 casesIN — 5 casesIA — 0 casesKS — 1 casesKY — 1 casesLA — 0 casesME — 0 casesMD — 1 casesMA — 0 casesMI — 2 casesMN — 0 casesMS — 1 casesMO — 1 casesMT — 0 casesNE — 0 casesNV — 0 casesNH — 0 casesNJ — 0 casesNM — 0 casesNY — 1 casesNC — 47 casesND — 0 casesOH — 1 casesOK — 1 casesOR — 0 casesPA — 0 casesRI — 0 casesSC — 1 casesSD — 0 casesTN — 6 casesTX — 2 casesUT — 0 casesVT — 0 casesVA — 2 casesWA — 0 casesWV — 0 casesWI — 0 casesWY — 0 cases

Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 19 open2025

Case Types Over Time

19902025
Civil RightsSecurities / CommoditiesContractPersonal Property / FraudLabor

Filings by Year

19902025

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Civil Rights43
Securities / Commodities18
Contract17
Personal Property / Fraud7
Labor6
Trademark6

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