Company · Paper & Packaging

Sonoco Products Company

Federal civil lawsuits naming Sonoco Products Company, a Paper & Packaging company.

Ticker: NYSE: SON
Business: Paperboard Containers & Boxes
Headquarters: Hartsville, SC
Incorporated in: South Carolina
SEC CIK: 91767

Sonoco Products Company is a public company in Paperboard Containers & Boxes, based in Hartsville, SC (traded on NYSE as SON, incorporated in South Carolina). It appears in 181 federal civil lawsuits in this index, most often as a defendant (150 of 181). These cases are most often Real Property and Civil Rights matters, filed between 1990 and 2024, most frequently in District Court, N.D. Illinois. The most common causes of action are Patent Infringement, Fair Labor Standards Act, and Employment. Frequent opposing parties include Village of Rockton, Illinois, Sonoco Products Co, and Vanmoor.

181

Lawsuits

150

As Defendant

As Plaintiff

Open

180

Terminated

1990–2024

Span

3 mo

Median Duration

5.2 cases/yrPredominantly defendant · 83%Real Property-heavy · 45%Activity declining

Cases by State

Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 6 open2024

Case Types Over Time

19902024

Real PropertyCivil RightsContractPatentLabor

Filings by Year

19902024

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Federal Tax / Statutory Actions5

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Frequent Opposing Parties

Filtered Patent Clear

20 Cases — Newest First

Transcend Shipping Systems, LLC v. Sonoco Products Company

Patent Terminated District Court, W.D. TexasNo. 6:22-cv-00165Filed 02/16/2022
Patent Group, LLC v. Sonoco Products Company

Patent Terminated District Court, E.D. TexasNo. 2:11-cv-00077Filed 02/03/2011
Vanmoor v. Sonoco Products

Patent Terminated District Court, S.D. FloridaNo. 0:02-cv-61023Filed 07/23/2002
Vanmoor v. Sonoco Products

Patent Terminated District Court, S.D. FloridaFiled 01/12/2001
Vanmoor v. Sonoco Products

Patent Terminated District Court, S.D. FloridaNo. 1:99-cv-00055Filed 01/11/1999
U.S. Coexcell, Inc v. Sonoco Products Co

Patent Terminated District Court, N.D. OhioNo. 3:97-cv-07099Filed 01/28/1997
Sonoco Products Co v. Eagle Manufacturing

Patent Terminated District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 4:96-cv-02682Filed 09/03/1996
Sonoco Products Co v. Technimark Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 4:96-cv-02306Filed 08/08/1996
Sonoco Products Co v. US Coexcell Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 4:96-cv-02237Filed 07/24/1996
Sonoco Products v. Greif Bros Corp

Patent Terminated District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 4:94-cv-02703Filed 10/04/1994
Vanguard Plastics v. Sonoco Products

Patent Terminated District Court, N.D. TexasNo. 3:94-cv-01372Filed 06/30/1994
Omega Plastics Corp v. Sonoco Products Co

Patent Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 2:94-cv-00892Filed 02/23/1994
Inteplast Corp v. Sonoco Products

Patent Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 2:93-cv-05381Filed 12/03/1993
Sonoco Products v. Inteplast Corp

Patent Terminated District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 4:93-cv-02442Filed 09/17/1993
Trinity Packaging v. Sonoco Products Corp

Patent Terminated District Court, M.D. FloridaNo. 3:90-cv-01005Filed 11/05/1990
Mobil Oil Corp v. Sonoco Products Corp

Patent Terminated District Court, M.D. FloridaNo. 3:90-cv-00952Filed 10/19/1990
Sonoco Products Co v. Vanguard Plastics

Patent Terminated District Court, M.D. FloridaNo. 3:90-cv-00627Filed 07/18/1990
Perma Tubes v. Sonoco Products Co

Patent Terminated District Court, W.D. WashingtonNo. 3:87-cv-00734Filed 11/12/1987
Sonoco Products Company v. Mobil Oil Corporation

Patent Terminated District Court, D. South CarolinaFiled 10/22/1987
Sonoco Products Company v. Continental Pet Technologies

Patent Terminated District Court, D. South CarolinaFiled 10/09/1987