Docket Nexus — Federal court records.
Party

Peterson

Federal civil lawsuits naming Peterson.

In this index, 2,973 federal civil lawsuits name a party recorded as Peterson, most often as a plaintiff (2,424 of 2,973). 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 A-C Product Liability Trust.

2,973
Lawsuits
549
As Defendant
2,424
As Plaintiff
122
Open
2,851
Terminated
1990–2026
Span
9 mo
Median Duration
80 cases/yrNamed as plaintiff in 82% of casesRecent filings down

Cases by State

AL — 75 casesAZ — 52 casesAR — 18 casesCA — 0 casesCO — 44 casesCT — 30 casesDE — 8 casesDC — 33 casesFL — 284 casesGA — 66 casesID — 18 casesIL — 182 casesIN — 75 casesIA — 38 casesKS — 26 casesKY — 9 casesLA — 80 casesME — 7 casesMD — 29 casesMA — 41 casesMI — 72 casesMN — 194 casesMS — 47 casesMO — 59 casesMT — 22 casesNE — 23 casesNV — 13 casesNH — 13 casesNJ — 106 casesNM — 8 casesNY — 140 casesNC — 27 casesND — 13 casesOH — 98 casesOK — 13 casesOR — 57 casesPA — 277 casesRI — 11 casesSC — 45 casesSD — 13 casesTN — 33 casesTX — 158 casesUT — 104 casesVT — 4 casesVA — 68 casesWA — 66 casesWV — 105 casesWI — 46 casesWY — 5 cases
AK · 7HI · 9PR · 1

Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 132 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19902026
Product LiabilityCivil RightsContractLaborFederal Tax / Statutory Actions

Filings by Year

19902026

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Product Liability988
Civil Rights747
Contract387
Labor242
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions169
RICO / Consumer / Other Statutes102

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Frequent Opposing Parties

2,973 Cases — Newest First

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