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Lincoln Electric Company

Federal civil lawsuits naming Lincoln Electric Company, a Industrial Machinery & Equipment company.

Public CompanyIndustrial Machinery & Equipment

Ticker: Nasdaq: LECO
Business: Metalworkg Machinery & Equipment
Headquarters: Cleveland, OH
Incorporated in: Ohio
SEC CIK: 59527

Lincoln Electric Company is a public company in Metalworkg Machinery & Equipment, based in Cleveland, OH (traded on Nasdaq as LECO, incorporated in Ohio). It appears in 6,712 federal civil lawsuits in this index, most often as a defendant (6,679 of 6,712). These cases are most often Product Liability and Contract matters, filed between 1990 and 2026, most frequently in District Court, N.D. Ohio. The most common causes of action are Product Liability, Patent Infringement, and Employment.

6,712

Lawsuits

6,679

As Defendant

As Plaintiff

Open

6,711

Terminated

1990–2026

Span

9 mo

Median Duration

6,604 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.

181 cases/yrNamed as defendant in 100% of cases98% Product LiabilityRecent filings down

Cases by State

Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 2,452 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19902026

Product LiabilityContractCivil RightsFederal Tax / Statutory ActionsPatent

Filings by Year

19902026

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Product Liability6,604

Contract22

Civil Rights17

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions17

Patent13

Labor11

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Clustered litigation · MDL 6,604 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 6,604 member cases →

108 Other Cases — Newest First

Billingsley v. Lincoln Electric Company

Labor Terminated District Court, N.D. OhioNo. 1:21-cv-00944Filed 05/06/2021
Bowman v. Lincoln Electric Company

Labor Terminated District Court, N.D. OhioNo. 1:20-cv-01466Filed 07/02/2020
Steel Service Corporation v. Lincoln Electric Company of Canada, L.P

Contract Terminated District Court, S.D. MississippiNo. 3:19-cv-00800Filed 11/07/2019
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union 269 v. Lincoln Way Electric, Inc

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 3:19-cv-12176Filed 05/06/2019
National Electrical Benefit Fund v. Lincoln Way Electric, Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, D. MarylandNo. 8:19-cv-00351Filed 02/05/2019
Lincoln Electric Company v. Cosma International Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, N.D. OhioNo. 1:18-cv-01953Filed 08/24/2018
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union No. 654 Health and Welfare Fund v. Lincoln Way Electric

Labor Terminated District Court, E.D. PennsylvaniaNo. 2:18-cv-00606Filed 02/12/2018
Lincoln Electric Company v. Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, N.D. OhioNo. 1:17-cv-02329Filed 11/06/2017
Lincoln Electric Company v. Stoughton

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, N.D. OhioNo. 1:17-cv-02170Filed 10/13/2017
Lincoln Electric Company v. Radcliffe

Contract Terminated District Court, N.D. OhioNo. 1:16-cv-00605Filed 03/14/2016
The Lincoln Electric Company v. Applied Technology Systems, LLC

Patent Terminated District Court, E.D. MichiganNo. 2:15-cv-13513Filed 10/07/2015
The Lincoln Electric Company v. The Esab Group, Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, E.D. TexasNo. 2:15-cv-01404Filed 08/10/2015
Lincoln Electric Company v. Seabery Soluciones Sl

Patent Terminated District Court, N.D. OhioNo. 1:15-cv-01575Filed 08/10/2015
Warfield v. Lincoln Electric Company, Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, N.D. OhioNo. 1:15-cv-01549Filed 08/06/2015
National Electrical Benefit Fund v. Lincoln Way Electric, Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, D. MarylandNo. 8:14-cv-02956Filed 09/18/2014
Lincoln Electric Company v. Titus Flux Reclaiming, Inc

Trademark Terminated District Court, W.D. MichiganNo. 1:14-cv-00219Filed 03/06/2014
Lincoln Electric Company v. Daco of Missouri, Inc

Trademark Terminated District Court, N.D. OhioNo. 1:14-cv-00272Filed 02/10/2014
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union No. 654 Health and Welfare Fund v. Lincoln Way Electric, Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, E.D. PennsylvaniaNo. 2:14-cv-00631Filed 01/29/2014
Abarta LLC v. Lincoln Electric Company

Patent Terminated District Court, E.D. TexasNo. 2:12-cv-00680Filed 10/23/2012
Lincoln Electric Company v. Travelers Casualty and Surety Company

Contract Terminated District Court, N.D. OhioNo. 1:11-cv-02253Filed 10/21/2011
The Lincoln Electric Company v. Manahan

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, N.D. OhioNo. 1:10-cv-00724Filed 04/07/2010
Lincoln Electric Company v. Mercer Company

Antitrust Terminated District Court, N.D. OhioNo. 1:10-cv-00184Filed 01/26/2010
Sidergas SpA v. Lincoln Electric Company Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:09-cv-00905Filed 11/25/2009
Lincoln Electric Company v. Kiswel, Ltd

Patent Terminated District Court, N.D. OhioNo. 1:09-cv-01913Filed 08/14/2009
Lincoln Electric Company v. Atlantic China Welding Consumables, Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, N.D. OhioNo. 1:09-cv-01901Filed 08/13/2009
The Lincoln Electric Company v. Modern Alloys, Inc

Trademark Terminated District Court, E.D. PennsylvaniaNo. 2:09-cv-03696Filed 08/13/2009
Motoman Inc v. The Lincoln Electric Company

Patent Terminated District Court, S.D. OhioNo. 3:09-cv-00184Filed 05/07/2009
The Lincoln Electric Company v. Lincoln Global, Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, C.D. CaliforniaNo. 2:09-cv-00173Filed 01/09/2009
Myers v. The Lincoln Electric Company

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, S.D. MississippiNo. 2:08-cv-00276Filed 12/19/2008
Darden v. The Lincoln Electric Company

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, S.D. MississippiNo. 5:08-cv-00334Filed 12/16/2008
Sheffield v. The Lincoln Electric Company

Contract Terminated District Court, S.D. MississippiNo. 2:08-cv-00273Filed 12/15/2008
Stander v. The Lincoln Electric Company

Real Property Terminated District Court, S.D. MississippiNo. 5:08-cv-00330Filed 12/15/2008
Lear v. The Lincoln Electric Company

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, S.D. MississippiNo. 2:08-cv-00271Filed 12/15/2008
Lemon v. The Lincoln Electric Company

Contract Terminated District Court, S.D. MississippiNo. 3:08-cv-00764Filed 12/15/2008
The Lincoln Electric Company v. Inweld Corporation

Trademark Terminated District Court, N.D. OhioNo. 1:08-cv-02393Filed 10/08/2008
The Lincoln Electric Company v. Cdl International Sales Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, N.D. OhioNo. 1:07-cv-03176Filed 10/15/2007
Lincoln Electric Company v. Atd Tools, Inc

Trademark Terminated District Court, N.D. OhioNo. 1:07-cv-02586Filed 08/24/2007
Lincoln Electric Company v. Mascia

Labor Terminated District Court, S.D. FloridaNo. 9:07-cv-80647Filed 07/20/2007
Lincoln Electric Company v. Gt&S, Inc

Trademark Terminated District Court, N.D. OhioNo. 1:07-cv-01997Filed 07/03/2007
Lincoln Electric Company v. Travers Tool Company, Inc

Trademark Terminated District Court, N.D. OhioNo. 1:07-cv-01711Filed 06/08/2007
Rawls v. Lincoln Electric Company

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. OhioNo. 1:06-cv-02348Filed 09/27/2006
McKinney v. Lincoln Electric Company

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, W.D. KentuckyNo. 4:06-cv-00045Filed 03/10/2006
Steimle v. Lincoln Electric Company

Labor Terminated District Court, N.D. OhioNo. 1:06-cv-00320Filed 02/10/2006
Christy v. Lincoln Electric Co

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, S.D. MississippiNo. 1:05-cv-00013Filed 01/11/2005
Chaney v. Lincoln Electric Co

Real Property Terminated District Court, S.D. MississippiNo. 1:05-cv-00012Filed 01/11/2005
Ohtola v. Lincoln Electric Company

Labor Terminated District Court, N.D. OhioNo. 1:04-cv-02139Filed 10/25/2004
Johnson-Burkhalter v. Lincoln Electric Company

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. OhioNo. 1:04-cv-01295Filed 07/12/2004
Montalbano v. The Lincoln Electric

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, S.D. TexasNo. 3:04-cv-00108Filed 02/20/2004
Bolton v. The Lincoln Electric

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, S.D. MississippiNo. 2:03-cv-00397Filed 07/22/2003
Adams v. The Lincoln Electric

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, S.D. MississippiNo. 2:03-cv-00395Filed 07/22/2003

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