Docket Nexus — Federal court records.
Party

Smothers

Federal civil lawsuits naming Smothers.

In this index, 89 federal civil lawsuits name a party recorded as Smothers, most often as a plaintiff (73 of 89). 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 Johnson & Johnson, A-C Product Liability Trust, and 3M Company.

89
Lawsuits
16
As Defendant
73
As Plaintiff
5
Open
84
Terminated
1990–2026
Span
10 mo
Median Duration
2.4 cases/yrPredominantly plaintiff · 82%Product Liability-heavy · 40%Activity declining

Cases by State

AL — 3 casesAZ — 1 casesAR — 1 casesCA — 0 casesCO — 2 casesCT — 0 casesDE — 0 casesDC — 3 casesFL — 9 casesGA — 5 casesID — 0 casesIL — 6 casesIN — 5 casesIA — 1 casesKS — 1 casesKY — 7 casesLA — 6 casesME — 0 casesMD — 6 casesMA — 1 casesMI — 3 casesMN — 2 casesMS — 0 casesMO — 2 casesMT — 0 casesNE — 0 casesNV — 0 casesNH — 0 casesNJ — 2 casesNM — 0 casesNY — 0 casesNC — 0 casesND — 0 casesOH — 3 casesOK — 0 casesOR — 0 casesPA — 7 casesRI — 0 casesSC — 2 casesSD — 1 casesTN — 1 casesTX — 2 casesUT — 0 casesVT — 0 casesVA — 1 casesWA — 0 casesWV — 4 casesWI — 1 casesWY — 1 cases

Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 8 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19902026
Product LiabilityCivil RightsContractFederal Tax / Statutory ActionsReal Property

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19902026

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Product Liability36
Civil Rights19
Contract14
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions7
Real Property5
Labor4

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Frequent Opposing Parties

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