Docket Nexus — Federal court records.
Party

Richards

Federal civil lawsuits naming Richards.

In this index, 1,677 federal civil lawsuits name a party recorded as Richards, most often as a plaintiff (1,418 of 1,677). 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.

1,677
Lawsuits
259
As Defendant
1,418
As Plaintiff
79
Open
1,598
Terminated
1990–2026
Span
10 mo
Median Duration
45 cases/yrNamed as plaintiff in 85% of casesRecent filings down

Cases by State

AL — 44 casesAZ — 15 casesAR — 11 casesCA — 0 casesCO — 13 casesCT — 20 casesDE — 5 casesDC — 19 casesFL — 166 casesGA — 60 casesID — 3 casesIL — 96 casesIN — 50 casesIA — 11 casesKS — 7 casesKY — 16 casesLA — 49 casesME — 8 casesMD — 22 casesMA — 32 casesMI — 56 casesMN — 33 casesMS — 23 casesMO — 23 casesMT — 6 casesNE — 5 casesNV — 3 casesNH — 8 casesNJ — 45 casesNM — 8 casesNY — 122 casesNC — 17 casesND — 2 casesOH — 90 casesOK — 14 casesOR — 12 casesPA — 176 casesRI — 3 casesSC — 19 casesSD — 3 casesTN — 31 casesTX — 127 casesUT — 36 casesVT — 5 casesVA — 37 casesWA — 24 casesWV — 77 casesWI — 8 casesWY — 0 cases
AK · 4HI · 4

Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 93 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19902026
Product LiabilityCivil RightsContractLaborFederal Tax / Statutory Actions

Filings by Year

19902026

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Product Liability555
Civil Rights454
Contract184
Labor166
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions113
RICO / Consumer / Other Statutes57

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Frequent Opposing Parties

Filtered Contract Clear

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