Docket Nexus — Federal court records.
Party

Petty

Federal civil lawsuits naming Petty.

In this index, 489 federal civil lawsuits name a party recorded as Petty, most often as a plaintiff (422 of 489). 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, Merck & Co., Inc, and Ethicon, Inc.

489
Lawsuits
70
As Defendant
422
As Plaintiff
16
Open
473
Terminated
1990–2026
Span
10 mo
Median Duration
13 cases/yrPredominantly plaintiff · 86%Product Liability-heavy · 42%Activity declining

Cases by State

AL — 30 casesAZ — 6 casesAR — 6 casesCA — 0 casesCO — 4 casesCT — 0 casesDE — 0 casesDC — 5 casesFL — 53 casesGA — 23 casesID — 2 casesIL — 19 casesIN — 9 casesIA — 3 casesKS — 2 casesKY — 5 casesLA — 28 casesME — 0 casesMD — 1 casesMA — 8 casesMI — 15 casesMN — 4 casesMS — 8 casesMO — 9 casesMT — 4 casesNE — 0 casesNV — 4 casesNH — 0 casesNJ — 11 casesNM — 1 casesNY — 12 casesNC — 10 casesND — 0 casesOH — 24 casesOK — 13 casesOR — 3 casesPA — 55 casesRI — 0 casesSC — 7 casesSD — 1 casesTN — 30 casesTX — 38 casesUT — 3 casesVT — 1 casesVA — 4 casesWA — 3 casesWV — 24 casesWI — 3 casesWY — 0 cases
HI · 1

Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 39 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19902026
Product LiabilityCivil RightsContractLaborFederal Tax / Statutory Actions

Filings by Year

19902026

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Product Liability207
Civil Rights121
Contract52
Labor37
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions20
RICO / Consumer / Other Statutes14

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Frequent Opposing Parties

Filtered Labor Clear

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