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Morgan Stanley

Federal civil lawsuits naming Morgan Stanley, a Investment Banking & Securities company.

Public CompanyInvestment Banking & Securities
Ticker
NYSE: MS
Business
Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies
Headquarters
New York, NY
Incorporated in
Delaware
SEC CIK
895421

Morgan Stanley is a public company in Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies, based in New York, NY (traded on NYSE as MS, incorporated in Delaware). It appears in 1,008 federal civil lawsuits in this index, most often as a defendant (664 of 1,008). These cases are most often Contract and Securities / Commodities matters, filed between 1990 and 2026, most frequently in District Court, S.D. New York. The most common causes of action are Securities, Fair Labor Standards Act, and Breach of Contract. Frequent opposing parties include Simmonds, LaSala, and Johnson.

1,008
Lawsuits
664
As Defendant
344
As Plaintiff
22
Open
986
Terminated
1990–2026
Span
5 mo
Median Duration
27 cases/yrNamed as defendant in 66% of casesRecent filings down

Cases by State

AL — 4 casesAZ — 10 casesAR — 1 casesCA — 120 casesCO — 8 casesCT — 14 casesDE — 2 casesDC — 14 casesFL — 87 casesGA — 14 casesID — 0 casesIL — 46 casesIN — 2 casesIA — 1 casesKS — 0 casesKY — 5 casesLA — 6 casesME — 1 casesMD — 35 casesMA — 24 casesMI — 20 casesMN — 4 casesMS — 2 casesMO — 16 casesMT — 2 casesNE — 3 casesNV — 10 casesNH — 3 casesNJ — 52 casesNM — 2 casesNY — 267 casesNC — 5 casesND — 0 casesOH — 28 casesOK — 6 casesOR — 8 casesPA — 46 casesRI — 4 casesSC — 7 casesSD — 1 casesTN — 9 casesTX — 28 casesUT — 5 casesVT — 3 casesVA — 18 casesWA — 46 casesWV — 2 casesWI — 7 casesWY — 1 cases
AK · 3HI · 1PR · 5

Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 69 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19902026
ContractSecurities / CommoditiesCivil RightsFederal Tax / Statutory ActionsLabor

Filings by Year

19902026

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Contract382
Securities / Commodities157
Civil Rights152
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions113
Labor90
Personal Property / Fraud42

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Frequent Opposing Parties

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