Party
Sample
Federal civil lawsuits naming Sample.
In this index, 157 federal civil lawsuits name a party recorded as Sample, most often as a plaintiff (144 of 157). 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 DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.
4.2 cases/yr Predominantly plaintiff · 92% Product Liability-heavy · 40% Activity steady Serial-plaintiff pattern
Cases by State
AL — 5 cases AZ — 5 cases AR — 3 cases CA — 0 cases CO — 0 cases CT — 1 cases DE — 1 cases DC — 1 cases FL — 16 cases GA — 0 cases ID — 0 cases IL — 18 cases IN — 6 cases IA — 2 cases KS — 1 cases KY — 1 cases LA — 2 cases ME — 0 cases MD — 3 cases MA — 1 cases MI — 5 cases MN — 1 cases MS — 4 cases MO — 5 cases MT — 1 cases NE — 0 cases NV — 1 cases NH — 0 cases NJ — 3 cases NM — 1 cases NY — 7 cases NC — 3 cases ND — 1 cases OH — 9 cases OK — 3 cases OR — 2 cases PA — 23 cases RI — 0 cases SC — 2 cases SD — 0 cases TN — 0 cases TX — 17 cases UT — 1 cases VT — 0 cases VA — 0 cases WA — 3 cases WV — 4 cases WI — 0 cases WY — 0 cases
Open Cases Over Time
1990 peak 18 open 2026
Case Types Over Time
1990 2026
Product Liability Civil Rights Contract Labor Federal Tax / Statutory Actions
Frequent Opposing Parties
157 Cases — Newest First
Labor
Terminated
District Court, S.D. Alabama No. 2:93-cv-00293 Filed 04/01/1993
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions
Terminated
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania No. 2:93-cv-01415 Filed 03/18/1993
Contract
Terminated
District Court, E.D. Missouri No. 4:92-cv-00896 Filed 05/11/1992
Civil Rights
Terminated
District Court, E.D. North Carolina No. 2:91-cv-00043 Filed 08/01/1991
RICO / Consumer / Other Statutes
Terminated
District Court, W.D. Oklahoma No. 5:90-cv-02002 Filed 12/14/1990
Contract
Terminated
District Court, E.D. Michigan No. 2:90-cv-73513 Filed 12/04/1990
Product Liability
Terminated
District Court, N.D. Ohio No. 5:90-cv-00363 Filed 02/27/1990
Other Civil
Terminated
District Court, D. Arizona Filed 01/16/1990
Contract
Terminated
District Court, M.D. North Carolina No. 2:89-cv-00141 Filed 02/27/1989
Civil Rights
Terminated
District Court, W.D. New York No. 1:88-cv-00418 Filed 04/20/1988
Contract
Terminated
District Court, W.D. Louisiana No. 5:87-cv-01646 Filed 08/05/1987
Civil Rights
Terminated
District Court, E.D. Texas Filed 08/24/1984
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