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Company · Auto & Vehicle Manufacturing

Tesla, Inc

Federal civil lawsuits naming Tesla, Inc, a Auto & Vehicle Manufacturing company.

Public CompanyAuto & Vehicle Manufacturing
Ticker
Nasdaq: TSLA
Business
Motor Vehicles & Passenger Car Bodies
Headquarters
Austin, TX
Incorporated in
Texas
SEC CIK
1318605

Tesla, Inc is a public company in Motor Vehicles & Passenger Car Bodies, based in Austin, TX (traded on Nasdaq as TSLA, incorporated in Texas). It appears in 307 federal civil lawsuits in this index, most often as a defendant (280 of 307). These cases are most often Contract and Civil Rights matters, filed between 2016 and 2026, most frequently in District Court, N.D. California. The most common causes of action are Patent Infringement, Fraud, and Securities. Frequent opposing parties include The Individuals, Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified On Schedule A, Williams, and Intellectual Ventures II LLC.

307
Lawsuits
280
As Defendant
27
As Plaintiff
104
Open
203
Terminated
2016–2026
Span
5 mo
Median Duration
28 cases/yrNamed as defendant in 91% of casesRecent filings up

Cases by State

AL — 0 casesAZ — 1 casesAR — 0 casesCA — 170 casesCO — 1 casesCT — 0 casesDE — 5 casesDC — 2 casesFL — 18 casesGA — 3 casesID — 0 casesIL — 5 casesIN — 1 casesIA — 1 casesKS — 0 casesKY — 0 casesLA — 1 casesME — 0 casesMD — 0 casesMA — 2 casesMI — 2 casesMN — 1 casesMS — 0 casesMO — 1 casesMT — 0 casesNE — 0 casesNV — 10 casesNH — 0 casesNJ — 6 casesNM — 1 casesNY — 6 casesNC — 3 casesND — 0 casesOH — 4 casesOK — 0 casesOR — 1 casesPA — 5 casesRI — 0 casesSC — 1 casesSD — 0 casesTN — 2 casesTX — 45 casesUT — 1 casesVT — 0 casesVA — 3 casesWA — 4 casesWV — 0 casesWI — 1 casesWY — 0 cases

Open Cases Over Time

2016peak 104 open2026

Case Types Over Time

20162026
ContractCivil RightsPatentFederal Tax / Statutory ActionsPersonal Property / Fraud

Filings by Year

20162026

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Contract82
Civil Rights68
Patent40
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions23
Personal Property / Fraud23
Product Liability14

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Frequent Opposing Parties

Filtered Product Liability Clear

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