Docket Nexus — Federal court records.
Party

Shaffer

Federal civil lawsuits naming Shaffer.

In this index, 636 federal civil lawsuits name a party recorded as Shaffer, most often as a plaintiff (537 of 636). 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, Ethicon Inc, and Wyeth Inc.

636
Lawsuits
99
As Defendant
537
As Plaintiff
29
Open
607
Terminated
1990–2026
Span
10 mo
Median Duration
17 cases/yrNamed as plaintiff in 84% of casesRecent filings down

Cases by State

AL — 8 casesAZ — 9 casesAR — 7 casesCA — 14 casesCO — 12 casesCT — 2 casesDE — 2 casesDC — 6 casesFL — 55 casesGA — 7 casesID — 1 casesIL — 29 casesIN — 25 casesIA — 4 casesKS — 3 casesKY — 8 casesLA — 12 casesME — 1 casesMD — 18 casesMA — 8 casesMI — 14 casesMN — 13 casesMS — 4 casesMO — 11 casesMT — 1 casesNE — 1 casesNV — 0 casesNH — 0 casesNJ — 18 casesNM — 1 casesNY — 29 casesNC — 1 casesND — 0 casesOH — 57 casesOK — 12 casesOR — 6 casesPA — 109 casesRI — 1 casesSC — 16 casesSD — 0 casesTN — 12 casesTX — 28 casesUT — 2 casesVT — 0 casesVA — 10 casesWA — 3 casesWV — 50 casesWI — 2 casesWY — 3 cases
HI · 1

Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 43 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19902026
Product LiabilityCivil RightsContractLaborFederal Tax / Statutory Actions

Filings by Year

19902026

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Product Liability224
Civil Rights149
Contract81
Labor62
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions35
Personal Property / Fraud29

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Frequent Opposing Parties

Filtered Civil Rights Clear

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