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The Cato Corporation

Federal civil lawsuits naming The Cato Corporation, a Retail - Apparel & Accessories company.

Ticker
NYSE: CATO
Business
Retail-Women's Clothing Stores
Headquarters
Charlotte, NC
Incorporated in
Delaware
SEC CIK
18255

The Cato Corporation is a public company in Retail-Women's Clothing Stores, based in Charlotte, NC (traded on NYSE as CATO, incorporated in Delaware). It appears in 68 federal civil lawsuits in this index, most often as a defendant (56 of 68). These cases are most often Civil Rights and Copyright matters, filed between 1990 and 2025, most frequently in District Court, W.D. North Carolina. The most common causes of action are Americans with Disabilities Act, Copyright Infringement, and Fair Labor Standards Act. Frequent opposing parties include Gold Value International Textile, Inc, United Fabrics International, Inc, and L.A. Printex Industries, Inc.

68
Lawsuits
56
As Defendant
12
As Plaintiff
2
Open
66
Terminated
1990–2025
Span
9 mo
Median Duration
1.9 cases/yrPredominantly defendant · 82%Civil Rights-heavy · 44%Activity steady

Cases by State

AL — 10 casesAZ — 0 casesAR — 3 casesCA — 0 casesCO — 0 casesCT — 0 casesDE — 1 casesDC — 0 casesFL — 9 casesGA — 3 casesID — 0 casesIL — 1 casesIN — 0 casesIA — 1 casesKS — 1 casesKY — 1 casesLA — 0 casesME — 0 casesMD — 0 casesMA — 0 casesMI — 0 casesMN — 0 casesMS — 1 casesMO — 1 casesMT — 0 casesNE — 1 casesNV — 0 casesNH — 0 casesNJ — 1 casesNM — 0 casesNY — 4 casesNC — 13 casesND — 0 casesOH — 1 casesOK — 0 casesOR — 0 casesPA — 1 casesRI — 0 casesSC — 3 casesSD — 0 casesTN — 2 casesTX — 7 casesUT — 0 casesVT — 0 casesVA — 1 casesWA — 0 casesWV — 2 casesWI — 0 casesWY — 0 cases

Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 4 open2025

Case Types Over Time

19902025
Civil RightsCopyrightLaborContractFederal Tax / Statutory Actions

Filings by Year

19902025
Filtered Contract Clear

8 Cases — Newest First