Docket Nexus — Federal court records.
Party

Schaeffer

Federal civil lawsuits naming Schaeffer.

In this index, 216 federal civil lawsuits name a party recorded as Schaeffer, most often as a plaintiff (169 of 216). These may be different parties who share the name; records here are grouped by name only. These cases are most often Civil Rights and Product Liability matters, filed between 1990 and 2026, most frequently in District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania. Frequent opposing parties include 3M Company, Wyeth, and DirecTV, Inc.

216
Lawsuits
47
As Defendant
169
As Plaintiff
4
Open
212
Terminated
1990–2026
Span
9 mo
Median Duration
5.8 cases/yrPredominantly plaintiff · 78%Activity declining

Cases by State

AL — 1 casesAZ — 1 casesAR — 3 casesCA — 0 casesCO — 2 casesCT — 5 casesDE — 0 casesDC — 1 casesFL — 19 casesGA — 5 casesID — 2 casesIL — 10 casesIN — 2 casesIA — 3 casesKS — 1 casesKY — 0 casesLA — 7 casesME — 0 casesMD — 0 casesMA — 3 casesMI — 3 casesMN — 7 casesMS — 2 casesMO — 9 casesMT — 1 casesNE — 1 casesNV — 0 casesNH — 0 casesNJ — 11 casesNM — 1 casesNY — 22 casesNC — 2 casesND — 1 casesOH — 11 casesOK — 3 casesOR — 2 casesPA — 47 casesRI — 0 casesSC — 1 casesSD — 2 casesTN — 4 casesTX — 3 casesUT — 1 casesVT — 0 casesVA — 4 casesWA — 1 casesWV — 6 casesWI — 0 casesWY — 0 cases
AK · 3HI · 1

Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 10 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19902026
Civil RightsProduct LiabilityContractLaborFederal Tax / Statutory Actions

Filings by Year

19902026

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Civil Rights65
Product Liability52
Contract29
Labor24
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions16
Real Property12

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Frequent Opposing Parties

216 Cases — Newest First

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