Docket Nexus — Federal court records.
Party

Sumner

Federal civil lawsuits naming Sumner.

In this index, 213 federal civil lawsuits name a party recorded as Sumner, most often as a plaintiff (158 of 213). 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 Bristol-Myers Squibb, Merck & Co., Inc, and A-C Product Liability Trust.

213
Lawsuits
55
As Defendant
158
As Plaintiff
11
Open
202
Terminated
1990–2026
Span
10 mo
Median Duration
5.8 cases/yrNamed as plaintiff in 74% of casesRecent filings down

Cases by State

AL — 6 casesAZ — 1 casesAR — 5 casesCA — 0 casesCO — 1 casesCT — 0 casesDE — 1 casesDC — 3 casesFL — 17 casesGA — 12 casesID — 0 casesIL — 9 casesIN — 7 casesIA — 0 casesKS — 0 casesKY — 6 casesLA — 5 casesME — 1 casesMD — 2 casesMA — 4 casesMI — 7 casesMN — 4 casesMS — 4 casesMO — 3 casesMT — 3 casesNE — 0 casesNV — 3 casesNH — 0 casesNJ — 4 casesNM — 1 casesNY — 8 casesNC — 7 casesND — 0 casesOH — 10 casesOK — 2 casesOR — 5 casesPA — 15 casesRI — 0 casesSC — 5 casesSD — 1 casesTN — 4 casesTX — 16 casesUT — 2 casesVT — 3 casesVA — 8 casesWA — 3 casesWV — 4 casesWI — 0 casesWY — 1 cases
HI · 10

Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 10 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19902026
Product LiabilityCivil RightsContractLaborFederal Tax / Statutory Actions

Filings by Year

19902026

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Product Liability73
Civil Rights61
Contract29
Labor10
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions8
Personal Property / Fraud8

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Frequent Opposing Parties

Filtered Contract Clear

29 Cases — Newest First