Docket Nexus — Federal court records.
Party

Smith

Federal civil lawsuits naming Smith.

In this index, 33,871 federal civil lawsuits name a party recorded as Smith, most often as a plaintiff (29,110 of 33,871). 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.

33,871
Lawsuits
4,978
As Defendant
29,110
As Plaintiff
1,381
Open
32,490
Terminated
1990–2026
Span
10 mo
Median Duration
915 cases/yrPredominantly plaintiff · 86%Activity declining

Cases by State

AL — 1,286 casesAZ — 477 casesAR — 488 casesCA — 0 casesCO — 371 casesCT — 209 casesDE — 119 casesDC — 387 casesFL — 3,167 casesGA — 1,460 casesID — 64 casesIL — 1,814 casesIN — 674 casesIA — 153 casesKS — 196 casesKY — 475 casesLA — 1,663 casesME — 76 casesMD — 477 casesMA — 511 casesMI — 894 casesMN — 648 casesMS — 894 casesMO — 619 casesMT — 66 casesNE — 75 casesNV — 97 casesNH — 79 casesNJ — 957 casesNM — 116 casesNY — 1,641 casesNC — 412 casesND — 16 casesOH — 1,680 casesOK — 477 casesOR — 230 casesPA — 4,084 casesRI — 78 casesSC — 866 casesSD — 34 casesTN — 809 casesTX — 2,269 casesUT — 181 casesVT — 30 casesVA — 701 casesWA — 364 casesWV — 1,361 casesWI — 134 casesWY — 59 cases
AK · 62HI · 55PR · 3

Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 1,695 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19902026
Product LiabilityCivil RightsContractLaborFederal Tax / Statutory Actions

Filings by Year

19902026

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Product Liability11,569
Civil Rights9,597
Contract3,822
Labor2,780
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions1,962
RICO / Consumer / Other Statutes1,123

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