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Company

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation

Federal civil lawsuits naming Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation.

In this index, 1,598 federal civil lawsuits name a party recorded as Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, most often as a defendant (1,421 of 1,598). These may be different parties who share the name; records here are grouped by name only. These cases are most often Product Liability and Patent matters, filed between 2003 and 2026, most frequently in District Court, M.D. Tennessee. The most common causes of action are Patent Infringement, Product Liability, and Personal Injury. Frequent opposing parties include Brown, Smith, and Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

1,598
Lawsuits
1,421
As Defendant
177
As Plaintiff
47
Open
1,551
Terminated
2003–2026
Span
3.8 yr
Median Duration
67 cases/yrPredominantly defendant · 89%Product Liability-heavy · 83%Activity declining

Cases by State

AL — 22 casesAZ — 6 casesAR — 10 casesCA — 0 casesCO — 2 casesCT — 1 casesDE — 103 casesDC — 76 casesFL — 56 casesGA — 16 casesID — 2 casesIL — 15 casesIN — 5 casesIA — 3 casesKS — 4 casesKY — 5 casesLA — 3 casesME — 2 casesMD — 6 casesMA — 9 casesMI — 0 casesMN — 26 casesMS — 45 casesMO — 12 casesMT — 1 casesNE — 2 casesNV — 0 casesNH — 1 casesNJ — 103 casesNM — 0 casesNY — 355 casesNC — 12 casesND — 2 casesOH — 9 casesOK — 9 casesOR — 3 casesPA — 18 casesRI — 1 casesSC — 7 casesSD — 0 casesTN — 574 casesTX — 15 casesUT — 0 casesVT — 0 casesVA — 4 casesWA — 40 casesWV — 9 casesWI — 3 casesWY — 0 cases
AK · 1

Open Cases Over Time

2003peak 808 open2026

Case Types Over Time

20032026
Product LiabilityPatentPatent - ANDACivil RightsFederal Tax / Statutory Actions

Filings by Year

20032026

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Product Liability1,327
Patent112
Patent - ANDA53
Civil Rights28
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions15
Labor15

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Frequent Opposing Parties

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