Docket Nexus — Federal court records.
Party

Merkel

Federal civil lawsuits naming Merkel.

In this index, 59 federal civil lawsuits name a party recorded as Merkel, most often as a plaintiff (52 of 59). 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, E.D. Pennsylvania. Frequent opposing parties include Janssen Research & Development LLC, Wyeth Inc, and Oil Resources Inc.

59
Lawsuits
7
As Defendant
52
As Plaintiff
5
Open
54
Terminated
1990–2026
Span
18 mo
Median Duration
1.6 cases/yrPredominantly plaintiff · 88%Product Liability-heavy · 47%Activity steady

Cases by State

AL — 0 casesAZ — 2 casesAR — 1 casesCA — 0 casesCO — 2 casesCT — 0 casesDE — 0 casesDC — 0 casesFL — 2 casesGA — 0 casesID — 0 casesIL — 5 casesIN — 3 casesIA — 0 casesKS — 4 casesKY — 1 casesLA — 2 casesME — 0 casesMD — 0 casesMA — 0 casesMI — 0 casesMN — 3 casesMS — 1 casesMO — 1 casesMT — 0 casesNE — 0 casesNV — 0 casesNH — 0 casesNJ — 2 casesNM — 0 casesNY — 3 casesNC — 0 casesND — 0 casesOH — 1 casesOK — 0 casesOR — 1 casesPA — 15 casesRI — 0 casesSC — 0 casesSD — 0 casesTN — 0 casesTX — 5 casesUT — 0 casesVT — 0 casesVA — 0 casesWA — 1 casesWV — 3 casesWI — 1 casesWY — 0 cases

Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 3 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19902026
Product LiabilityCivil RightsContractLaborFederal Tax / Statutory Actions

Filings by Year

19902026

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Product Liability28
Civil Rights9
Contract8
Labor5
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions3
Other Civil2

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Frequent Opposing Parties

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