Docket Nexus — Federal court records.
Party

Shields

Federal civil lawsuits naming Shields.

In this index, 767 federal civil lawsuits name a party recorded as Shields, most often as a plaintiff (646 of 767). 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, Janssen Research & Development, LLC, and A-C Product Liability Trust.

767
Lawsuits
121
As Defendant
646
As Plaintiff
33
Open
734
Terminated
1990–2026
Span
10 mo
Median Duration
21 cases/yrNamed as plaintiff in 84% of casesRecent filings down

Cases by State

AL — 26 casesAZ — 12 casesAR — 9 casesCA — 27 casesCO — 15 casesCT — 6 casesDE — 3 casesDC — 16 casesFL — 42 casesGA — 17 casesID — 1 casesIL — 43 casesIN — 21 casesIA — 1 casesKS — 5 casesKY — 5 casesLA — 42 casesME — 3 casesMD — 10 casesMA — 17 casesMI — 10 casesMN — 9 casesMS — 22 casesMO — 23 casesMT — 3 casesNE — 3 casesNV — 4 casesNH — 3 casesNJ — 19 casesNM — 2 casesNY — 46 casesNC — 4 casesND — 1 casesOH — 48 casesOK — 15 casesOR — 3 casesPA — 89 casesRI — 1 casesSC — 7 casesSD — 0 casesTN — 14 casesTX — 70 casesUT — 4 casesVT — 3 casesVA — 11 casesWA — 7 casesWV — 21 casesWI — 0 casesWY — 2 cases
AK · 2

Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 30 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19902026
Civil RightsProduct LiabilityContractLaborFederal Tax / Statutory Actions

Filings by Year

19902026

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Civil Rights217
Product Liability207
Contract96
Labor60
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions54
RICO / Consumer / Other Statutes41

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Frequent Opposing Parties

767 Cases — Newest First

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