Docket Nexus — Federal court records.
Party

Patterson

Federal civil lawsuits naming Patterson.

In this index, 3,170 federal civil lawsuits name a party recorded as Patterson, most often as a plaintiff (2,699 of 3,170). 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 3M Company, Wyeth Inc, and McCullough.

3,170
Lawsuits
471
As Defendant
2,699
As Plaintiff
133
Open
3,037
Terminated
1990–2026
Span
9 mo
Median Duration
86 cases/yrNamed as plaintiff in 85% of casesRecent filings down

Cases by State

AL — 155 casesAZ — 34 casesAR — 28 casesCA — 132 casesCO — 33 casesCT — 30 casesDE — 6 casesDC — 33 casesFL — 256 casesGA — 152 casesID — 5 casesIL — 149 casesIN — 53 casesIA — 15 casesKS — 22 casesKY — 29 casesLA — 123 casesME — 8 casesMD — 30 casesMA — 27 casesMI — 99 casesMN — 54 casesMS — 57 casesMO — 53 casesMT — 4 casesNE — 7 casesNV — 12 casesNH — 4 casesNJ — 100 casesNM — 15 casesNY — 137 casesNC — 62 casesND — 0 casesOH — 153 casesOK — 48 casesOR — 23 casesPA — 343 casesRI — 4 casesSC — 118 casesSD — 1 casesTN — 79 casesTX — 213 casesUT — 16 casesVT — 3 casesVA — 58 casesWA — 30 casesWV — 111 casesWI — 21 casesWY — 3 cases
AK · 18HI · 2PR · 1

Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 119 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19902026
Product LiabilityCivil RightsContractLaborFederal Tax / Statutory Actions

Filings by Year

19902026

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Product Liability1,033
Civil Rights924
Contract320
Labor244
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions180
RICO / Consumer / Other Statutes141

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Frequent Opposing Parties

Filtered Product Liability Clear

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