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Southwest Airlines Co

Federal civil lawsuits naming Southwest Airlines Co, a Airlines & Air Transportation company.

Public CompanyAirlines & Air Transportation

Ticker: NYSE: LUV
Business: Air Transportation, Scheduled
Headquarters: Dallas, TX
Incorporated in: Texas
SEC CIK: 92380

Southwest Airlines Co is a public company in Air Transportation, Scheduled, based in Dallas, TX (traded on NYSE as LUV, incorporated in Texas). It appears in 395 federal civil lawsuits in this index, most often as a defendant (346 of 395). These cases are most often Civil Rights and Labor matters, filed between 1990 and 2026, most frequently in District Court, N.D. Texas. The most common causes of action are Patent Infringement, Employment, and Breach of Contract. Frequent opposing parties include Southwest Airlines, Johnson, and Montgomery.

395

Lawsuits

346

As Defendant

As Plaintiff

Open

365

Terminated

1990–2026

Span

8 mo

Median Duration

11 cases/yrPredominantly defendant · 88%Civil Rights-heavy · 46%Activity steady

Cases by State

PR · 1

Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 28 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19902026

Civil RightsLaborContractAntitrustTrademark

Filings by Year

19902026

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Federal Tax / Statutory Actions18

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Frequent Opposing Parties

395 Cases — Newest First

Schultz v. Southwest Airlines Co

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, S.D. TexasNo. 3:26-cv-00078Filed 03/11/2026
Intellectual Ventures I LLC v. Southwest Airlines Co

Patent Terminated District Court, N.D. TexasNo. 3:26-cv-00782Filed 03/10/2026
Reed v. Southwest Airlines Company

Civil Rights Open District Court, E.D. PennsylvaniaNo. 2:25-cv-07114Filed 12/17/2025
Intellectual Ventures II LLC v. Southwest Airlines Co

Patent Terminated District Court, N.D. TexasNo. 3:25-cv-03097Filed 11/12/2025
Rizzo v. Southwest Airlines Co

Labor Open District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:25-cv-13705Filed 11/07/2025
Intellectual Ventures I LLC v. Southwest Airlines Co

Patent Open District Court, N.D. TexasNo. 3:25-cv-02885Filed 10/24/2025
Baydar v. Southwest Airlines Co

Civil Rights Open District Court, N.D. TexasNo. 3:25-cv-02499Filed 09/15/2025
Mitchell v. Southwest Airlines Co

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, W.D. WashingtonNo. 2:25-cv-01593Filed 08/20/2025
Walthall v. Southwest Airlines Co

Civil Rights Open District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:25-cv-07399Filed 07/01/2025
Southwest Airlines Co v. Actavis Holdco U.S., Inc

Antitrust Open District Court, E.D. PennsylvaniaNo. 2:25-cv-02951Filed 06/09/2025
Intellectual Ventures II LLC v. Southwest Airlines Co

Patent Open District Court, W.D. TexasNo. 7:25-cv-00252Filed 05/30/2025
Carpenter v. Southwest Airlines Co

Civil Rights Open District Court, E.D. MissouriNo. 4:25-cv-00765Filed 05/27/2025
Smith v. Southwest Airlines

Civil Rights Open District Court, N.D. TexasNo. 3:25-cv-00851Filed 04/07/2025
Hughley v. Southwest Airlines

Labor Open District Court, D. MarylandNo. 1:25-cv-01031Filed 03/28/2025
Bledsoe v. Southwest Airlines Co

Civil Rights Open District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:25-cv-01970Filed 02/25/2025
Lanclos v. Southwest Airlines Co

Labor Open District Court, D. ColoradoNo. 1:25-cv-00353Filed 02/03/2025
Anderson v. Southwest Airlines Co

Labor Open District Court, N.D. TexasNo. 3:25-cv-00214Filed 01/28/2025
Strain v. Southwest Airlines Co

Labor Open District Court, E.D. New YorkNo. 2:24-cv-08885Filed 12/30/2024
Intellectual Ventures I LLC v. Southwest Airlines Co

Patent Terminated District Court, W.D. TexasNo. 7:24-cv-00277Filed 11/02/2024
Southwest Airlines Co v. City of San Antonio, Texas

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, W.D. TexasNo. 5:24-cv-01085Filed 09/26/2024
Lee v. Southwest Airlines Company

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, S.D. TexasNo. 4:24-cv-03234Filed 08/28/2024
American Alliance for Equal Rights v. Southwest Airlines Co

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. TexasNo. 3:24-cv-01209Filed 05/20/2024
Davis v. Southwest Airlines Co

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, E.D. MissouriNo. 4:23-cv-01437Filed 11/09/2023
Hilgart v. Southwest Airlines Co

Labor Terminated District Court, N.D. TexasNo. 3:23-cv-01739Filed 08/04/2023
MacCarthy v. Southwest Airlines, Inc

Civil Rights Open District Court, D. ColoradoNo. 1:23-cv-01975Filed 08/03/2023
Transport Workers Union of America, Afl Cio, Local 556 v. Southwest Airlines Co

Labor Terminated District Court, D. ColoradoNo. 1:23-cv-01403Filed 06/02/2023
Cannon v. Southwest Airlines Company

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, M.D. FloridaNo. 6:23-cv-00723Filed 04/20/2023
Comisky v. Southwest Airlines Co

Civil Rights Open District Court, M.D. FloridaNo. 6:23-cv-00657Filed 04/11/2023
Teroganesian v. Southwest Airlines Co

Securities / Commodities Open District Court, S.D. TexasNo. 4:23-cv-00115Filed 01/12/2023
Northcutt v. Southwest Airlines Co

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. TexasNo. 3:23-cv-00084Filed 01/12/2023
Capdeville v. Southwest Airlines Co

Contract Terminated District Court, E.D. LouisianaNo. 2:22-cv-05590Filed 12/30/2022
R2 Solutions LLC v. Southwest Airlines Co

Patent Terminated District Court, N.D. TexasNo. 3:22-cv-02869Filed 12/21/2022
Donaldson v. Southwest Airlines Co

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, M.D. FloridaNo. 6:22-cv-01861Filed 10/10/2022
Jimenez v. Southwest Airlines Co

Labor Terminated District Court, E.D. New YorkNo. 2:22-cv-05313Filed 09/07/2022
Jimenez v. Southwest Airlines Co

Labor Open District Court, E.D. New YorkNo. 0:22-cv-05313Filed 09/07/2022
Southwest Airlines Co v. Scott Moss

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, D. ColoradoNo. 1:22-cv-01342Filed 05/27/2022
Hinton v. Southwest Airlines Co

Product Liability Open District Court, W.D. OklahomaNo. 5:22-cv-00355Filed 04/29/2022
Szoke v. Southwest Airlines, Co

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, S.D. FloridaNo. 0:22-cv-60585Filed 03/21/2022
Reading v. Southwest Airlines Co

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, E.D. New YorkNo. 1:22-cv-00265Filed 01/18/2022
Gregory v. Southwest Airlines Company

Contract Terminated District Court, N.D. TexasNo. 3:21-cv-03236Filed 12/30/2021
Johnson v. Southwest Airlines

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. GeorgiaNo. 1:21-cv-04844Filed 11/24/2021
Monahan v. Southwest Airlines Company

Contract Terminated District Court, W.D. TexasNo. 6:21-cv-00887Filed 08/26/2021
Weaver v. Southwest Airlines, Co

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, D. MarylandNo. 1:21-cv-01891Filed 07/28/2021
Southwest Airlines Co v. Skiplagged Inc

Trademark Terminated District Court, N.D. TexasNo. 3:21-cv-01722Filed 07/23/2021
Cunningham v. Southwest Airlines

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. Puerto RicoNo. 3:21-cv-01328Filed 07/20/2021
Wall v. Southwest Airlines

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, M.D. FloridaNo. 6:21-cv-01008Filed 06/14/2021
Steele v. Southwest Airlines, Co

Contract Terminated District Court, D. ColoradoNo. 1:21-cv-01176Filed 04/28/2021
Southwest Airlines Co v. Kiwi.com, Inc

Trademark Terminated District Court, N.D. TexasNo. 3:21-cv-00098Filed 01/14/2021
Jackson v. Southwest Airlines Co

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. TexasNo. 3:20-cv-03615Filed 12/10/2020
Dunn v. Southwest Airlines Co

Labor Terminated District Court, D. ColoradoNo. 1:20-cv-03535Filed 12/01/2020

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