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McDonalds Corp

Federal civil lawsuits naming McDonalds Corp, a Restaurants & Eating Places company.

Public CompanyRestaurants & Eating Places
Ticker
NYSE: MCD
Business
Retail-Eating Places
Headquarters
Chicago, IL
Incorporated in
Delaware
SEC CIK
63908

McDonalds Corp is a public company in Retail-Eating Places, based in Chicago, IL (traded on NYSE as MCD, incorporated in Delaware). It appears in 135 federal civil lawsuits in this index, most often as a defendant (122 of 135). These cases are most often Civil Rights 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, Americans with Disabilities Act, and Employment Discrimination. Frequent opposing parties include McDonalds Corporation, McCoy, and Access 4 All, Inc.

135
Lawsuits
122
As Defendant
13
As Plaintiff
3
Open
132
Terminated
1990–2026
Span
8 mo
Median Duration
3.6 cases/yrPredominantly defendant · 90%Civil Rights-heavy · 61%Activity declining

Cases by State

AL — 4 casesAZ — 2 casesAR — 1 casesCA — 0 casesCO — 3 casesCT — 0 casesDE — 1 casesDC — 1 casesFL — 20 casesGA — 4 casesID — 0 casesIL — 25 casesIN — 5 casesIA — 0 casesKS — 3 casesKY — 1 casesLA — 3 casesME — 0 casesMD — 1 casesMA — 1 casesMI — 12 casesMN — 0 casesMS — 1 casesMO — 2 casesMT — 0 casesNE — 0 casesNV — 5 casesNH — 0 casesNJ — 2 casesNM — 0 casesNY — 9 casesNC — 2 casesND — 0 casesOH — 3 casesOK — 0 casesOR — 0 casesPA — 3 casesRI — 0 casesSC — 3 casesSD — 0 casesTN — 1 casesTX — 8 casesUT — 6 casesVT — 0 casesVA — 0 casesWA — 1 casesWV — 0 casesWI — 2 casesWY — 0 cases

Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 5 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19902026
Civil RightsContractLaborTrademarkOther Civil

Filings by Year

19902026

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Civil Rights82
Contract14
Labor9
Trademark6
Other Civil5
Patent5

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Frequent Opposing Parties

Filtered Contract Clear

14 Cases — Newest First