Docket Nexus — Federal court records.
Party

Shields

Federal civil lawsuits naming Shields.

In this index, 739 federal civil lawsuits name a party recorded as Shields, most often as a plaintiff (622 of 739). 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.

739
Lawsuits
117
As Defendant
622
As Plaintiff
32
Open
707
Terminated
1990–2026
Span
10 mo
Median Duration
20 cases/yrNamed as plaintiff in 84% of casesRecent filings down

Cases by State

AL — 26 casesAZ — 12 casesAR — 9 casesCA — 0 casesCO — 15 casesCT — 6 casesDE — 3 casesDC — 16 casesFL — 42 casesGA — 17 casesID — 1 casesIL — 42 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 29 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19902026
Civil RightsProduct LiabilityContractLaborFederal Tax / Statutory Actions

Filings by Year

19902026

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Civil Rights214
Product Liability203
Contract88
Labor57
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions53
RICO / Consumer / Other Statutes38

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Frequent Opposing Parties

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