Docket Nexus — Federal court records.
Party

Schaffer

Federal civil lawsuits naming Schaffer.

In this index, 332 federal civil lawsuits name a party recorded as Schaffer, most often as a plaintiff (282 of 332). 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, Janssen Research & Development, LLC, and Dow Chemical Co.

332
Lawsuits
50
As Defendant
282
As Plaintiff
17
Open
315
Terminated
1990–2026
Span
8 mo
Median Duration
9.0 cases/yrNamed as plaintiff in 85% of casesRecent filings down

Cases by State

AL — 7 casesAZ — 4 casesAR — 0 casesCA — 11 casesCO — 4 casesCT — 7 casesDE — 0 casesDC — 3 casesFL — 15 casesGA — 4 casesID — 1 casesIL — 8 casesIN — 4 casesIA — 2 casesKS — 3 casesKY — 0 casesLA — 12 casesME — 1 casesMD — 9 casesMA — 1 casesMI — 12 casesMN — 7 casesMS — 0 casesMO — 6 casesMT — 0 casesNE — 0 casesNV — 0 casesNH — 2 casesNJ — 13 casesNM — 0 casesNY — 42 casesNC — 0 casesND — 0 casesOH — 22 casesOK — 1 casesOR — 1 casesPA — 83 casesRI — 0 casesSC — 5 casesSD — 1 casesTN — 1 casesTX — 15 casesUT — 1 casesVT — 1 casesVA — 5 casesWA — 4 casesWV — 9 casesWI — 0 casesWY — 3 cases
AK · 1HI · 1

Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 21 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19902026
Product LiabilityCivil RightsLaborContractSecurities / Commodities

Filings by Year

19902026

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Product Liability104
Civil Rights69
Labor48
Contract37
Securities / Commodities18
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions16

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Frequent Opposing Parties

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