Docket Nexus — Federal court records.
Party

Shafer

Federal civil lawsuits naming Shafer.

In this index, 248 federal civil lawsuits name a party recorded as Shafer, most often as a plaintiff (214 of 248). 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.

248
Lawsuits
37
As Defendant
214
As Plaintiff
8
Open
240
Terminated
1990–2026
Span
11 mo
Median Duration
6.7 cases/yrPredominantly plaintiff · 86%Activity declining

Cases by State

AL — 8 casesAZ — 6 casesAR — 2 casesCA — 0 casesCO — 3 casesCT — 3 casesDE — 0 casesDC — 3 casesFL — 19 casesGA — 7 casesID — 0 casesIL — 10 casesIN — 9 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 — 24 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 RightsContractLaborPersonal Property / Fraud

Filings by Year

19902026

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Product Liability99
Civil Rights58
Contract27
Labor17
Personal Property / Fraud11
RICO / Consumer / Other Statutes10

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Frequent Opposing Parties

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27 Cases — Newest First