Docket Nexus — Federal court records.
Party

Merchant

Federal civil lawsuits naming Merchant.

In this index, 187 federal civil lawsuits name a party recorded as Merchant, most often as a plaintiff (145 of 187). These may be different parties who share the name; records here are grouped by name only. These cases are most often Product Liability and Civil Rights matters, filed between 1990 and 2026, most frequently in District Court, N.D. Illinois. Frequent opposing parties include Monsanto Company, 3M Company, and Organon USA Inc.

187
Lawsuits
42
As Defendant
145
As Plaintiff
7
Open
180
Terminated
1990–2026
Span
9 mo
Median Duration
5.1 cases/yrNamed as plaintiff in 78% of casesRecent filings down

Cases by State

AL — 1 casesAZ — 1 casesAR — 0 casesCA — 10 casesCO — 1 casesCT — 2 casesDE — 0 casesDC — 0 casesFL — 13 casesGA — 5 casesID — 0 casesIL — 18 casesIN — 1 casesIA — 0 casesKS — 4 casesKY — 2 casesLA — 10 casesME — 4 casesMD — 6 casesMA — 1 casesMI — 7 casesMN — 4 casesMS — 7 casesMO — 6 casesMT — 0 casesNE — 0 casesNV — 0 casesNH — 2 casesNJ — 4 casesNM — 1 casesNY — 11 casesNC — 2 casesND — 0 casesOH — 10 casesOK — 1 casesOR — 0 casesPA — 20 casesRI — 1 casesSC — 4 casesSD — 0 casesTN — 0 casesTX — 14 casesUT — 0 casesVT — 0 casesVA — 7 casesWA — 2 casesWV — 3 casesWI — 0 casesWY — 0 cases
AK · 2

Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 8 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19902026
Product LiabilityCivil RightsContractLaborFederal Tax / Statutory Actions

Filings by Year

19902026

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Product Liability62
Civil Rights44
Contract25
Labor20
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions10
RICO / Consumer / Other Statutes10

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Frequent Opposing Parties

Filtered Civil Rights Clear

44 Cases — Newest First