Docket Nexus — Federal court records.
Party

Shafer

Federal civil lawsuits naming Shafer.

In this index, 266 federal civil lawsuits name a party recorded as Shafer, most often as a plaintiff (225 of 266). 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, S.D. West Virginia. Frequent opposing parties include Ethicon Inc, 3M Company, and Syngenta Corporation.

266
Lawsuits
41
As Defendant
225
As Plaintiff
11
Open
255
Terminated
1990–2026
Span
10 mo
Median Duration
7.2 cases/yrNamed as plaintiff in 85% of casesRecent filings down

Cases by State

AL — 8 casesAZ — 6 casesAR — 2 casesCA — 13 casesCO — 3 casesCT — 3 casesDE — 0 casesDC — 3 casesFL — 19 casesGA — 7 casesID — 0 casesIL — 10 casesIN — 10 casesIA — 3 casesKS — 6 casesKY — 2 casesLA — 5 casesME — 0 casesMD — 2 casesMA — 2 casesMI — 3 casesMN — 10 casesMS — 2 casesMO — 4 casesMT — 0 casesNE — 5 casesNV — 1 casesNH — 2 casesNJ — 10 casesNM — 0 casesNY — 13 casesNC — 0 casesND — 1 casesOH — 25 casesOK — 2 casesOR — 2 casesPA — 24 casesRI — 1 casesSC — 4 casesSD — 0 casesTN — 1 casesTX — 15 casesUT — 1 casesVT — 0 casesVA — 8 casesWA — 2 casesWV — 24 casesWI — 2 casesWY — 0 cases

Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 18 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19902026
Product LiabilityCivil RightsContractLaborFederal Tax / Statutory Actions

Filings by Year

19902026

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Product Liability100
Civil Rights61
Contract28
Labor20
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions11
Personal Property / Fraud11

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Frequent Opposing Parties

Filtered Civil Rights Clear

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